A Year in Review

Well, more like half a year in review that is almost half a month late in being written. I am not too sure how these things work, since this is a first time and everything. D:

2011.

Hm. If I was anymore dramatic I would say: What a year!! :OO But it was only just quite the year. Obviously it didn't start out all that interesting at all because I am a fandom-driven person and 2011 began with a fandom-less fangirl (a little like a homeless uni student, just sadness all around really OTL).

Hence, my rapid descend into BL manga. Mind you, not that I haven't been reading them before but I was just consuming any and all BL that I came into contact with. I was quite the BL-eating-machine! /proud-ish? XD


And of course, Echochi happened: technically I joined when cheezy announced this baby back in 2010 but it wasn't until 2011 that I started helping the group with Saiyaku! (And now, I am even starting on a new series: Kimi to Parade, who would've thought!) Thank you for all your patience with this noob of a translator! V

Yes and then the inevitable happened. I watched X-Men: First Class. (Enough said, I am still churning out fanfics like I just watched it yesterday.) The fandom has great materials, high-quality fics, huge amounts of AUs and rather popularized kinks, some I approve, some I am still a little queasy about.

One thing that is a little different from my previous fandom experience is the amount of big names in this fandom. If you don't read (I can't though because I have serious dom/sub issues) you're kinda out of the loop. OTL And did I mention these writer's mutant ability for word count? It's eye-opening the amount of writing these people can do.


Still fanfic related because my life doesn't really consist of much outside of this: Discovery of the site AO3. Fantastic for reading fanfics: you want all your specific kinks, you're getting all your kinks. But I am still no good with new things, hence my desperate clinging to Fanfiction.net ;)

XMFC also led me into the world of Western media: action films, comic books, BBC, television series. I can hardly recognize celebrities' faces, let alone their names. But now, I can say I actually live in the Western hemisphere! Most thanks to Tumblr! (And of course, McFassy, my first every RPF: Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy and their bromantic romance that I've come to ship almost as hard as their counterpart Erik and Charles.)

By the way, have I mentioned Tumblr? It's addicting. I guess it is my version of most people's facebook. ;) I even learned how to talk in gifs!

2011 also marked my first stumble into podcasts (sort of like online radio shows)! I got my first taste with /report: They talk about a larger variety television series (these people watch a lot of tv), fanfiction, BL, writing, and of course, porn. So, practically everything I have become over the past year. What I learned: strong like ox(/water buffaloes if I am allowed to spoil their Best & Worst of 2011), lady boners, moonklutz has a lot of FEELINGS, rageprufrock is dead inside, and Western media is pretty much equivalent to homoeroticism on too many levels.

They just wrapped up their season 1 in Dec 2011 and shall be coming back with a season 2 in Feb! (Can't say I won't be looking forward to it!)

Nearly forgot: 2011 marks my first year in university! And it mainly consists of abusing the school's wireless, snacking on crackers and drinking juice like they are my lifeline, and consistent midterms that just won't go away! DD: And it always get me feelin' a little like this: I'm not suicidal, I just can't get out of bed. /nods

It's true.


All in all 2011 was a good year, I'll say :D

Dear 2012, I hope you can top this!! (PS: I am shipping you on top as of now ;D)