Get Over It - Fey's Fandom Bitching Post

I hate when I can't tell if I'm being oversensitive, or if I have a valid reason to be a bit irked. I have a lot of issues when it comes to...appreciation and credit, I guess you could say. And sometimes I can be insanely irrational, and it kind of bothers me that I can't tell the difference anymore. :/ Ah well.

(No, I'm not going into detail, it's not worth it.)

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Next item on the agenda!

I know I repeat this every so often, but for the love of Hohenheim and all that is Elric, fandom is not as serious business as some people make it out to be! I'm talking, of course, about the long going wars over pairings/characters/what have you. I don't keep people who pairing bash/character bash/seriously get offended or upset over differences in pairing and favorite character preferences, so I am lucky in that I rarely see the sort of stuff that gets me het up on my my Flist.

But I am in a lot of communities, and I have to deal with it there. And I'm going to be blunt: if you're so damn invested in a pairing, character or series that you will defriend or yell at people over having a difference of opinion? Get off the computer and get a new hobby. Fighting or getting seriously worked up over what amounts to a bunch of pixels or printed letters infused with a fictional personality is ridiculous. Pretendy make-believe time is for fun, and real living and breathing people are more important than fictional ones. And all those people you're yelling at and insulting and degrading over the internet?

Yeah, those are the living breathing people.

(Not that it does any good to post this here, since my Flist is made up of sane people, but sometimes I just need to say it to make myself feel better.)

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I think I need to seriously and honestly stop setting myself up for disappointment. A handful of people know what I'm talking about. I know, I know, after my big angst fest I go and put myself through it again.

If I was feeling particularly snarky, I'd start experimenting, but I've already done enough data gathering on 'popular pairing fics get more recognition and feedback than non-popular pairing fics' over the years that it's not exactly worth it. And I'm not being bitchy here, when I say that. It's just how it works out. Popular pairings = more people interested in reading = more readers. That's what it boils down to - the more people who are interested in a certain type of story, the more people are going to read a story that contains it. I know some people can get defensive about statements like that, and just want to smooth any inadvertently ruffled feathers.

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I have a great deal of cleaning and whatnot to do today, and I'd better get to it. I woke up at a reasonable hour, oddly enough, despite having a hellish night. Back, legs, head and stomach were all bothering me. What can you do?

Con and Cosplay Planning - Getting an Early Start

Argh, cleaning. Some days I love it, some days I hate it. Today, I hate it. I'm finally tackling the damn bedroom, and I've cleared the floor. On one level, I know it doesn't matter that much. I'm only in there when I sleep, and no one else sees it but me. But there's this little voice in my head that says 'you're an adult, clean your damn room'.

Anyway, since I was thinking about cosplay and my next con - which will be PCC again - I decided to a) start planning my costumes and b) check the site to see what's up, when it is, etc.

Um. Holy crap, Wil Wheaton is a guest. I adore Wil Wheaton. I have since I was a much younger gal, hooked on Star Trek. And now I appreciate his writing and his brilliant mind. I've always, always wanted to attend a con where he was a guest, because I've heard nothing but how witty, friendly, and awesome he is. So I'm thrilled.

On to costumes!

I'm thinking, since it's Phoenix Cactus Comic Con, that I should do the comic costumes I've been planning. Which means:

Rose Red of Fables, in her 'Pirates of Upstate New York' ensemble. I get to make a cutlass! Needed Parts: Grey pants, red sash, white shirt with rose design, white rose choker, blue bandanna, cutlass, two pistols, short red wig.

Nico Minoru/Sister Grimm of Runaways. I honestly can't decide which of her outfits to do. I'm thinking the white shirt/black tie/maroon skirt from volume #11. That or the aristocrat-esque black jacket and maroon skirt with bandanna from #2-6. Either way, they're easy to put together/make, and I can use my real hair. I just need to go nuts with my extra-strength hair cement stuff to get the right spikes. And I'll have her staff, which is recognizable, so....

Suggestions as to which Nico outfit to do would be greatly appreciated! Black and White jacket outfit, best pic I could grab without being spoiled for the shirt and tie outfit.

I know I'm starting super early, but maybe if I start way in advance, I won't be rushed like crazy the week before. Six months should be enough time.

Right?