Happy fic-versary me! Or fan-versary?

The point being, I have posted my first fanfiction exactly one year ago. It seems like yesterday, yet sometimes, it feels years ago. Today´s post will probably be full of cliché lines.

Since I am celebrating my ficcing, allow me to say that ftf is starting to kick my ass even more than remix did. Now this sentence would have been cryptic for me on so many levels just a year ago. Now, it just means I have discarded yet another plotline and about a page of a story today. I will have to sincerely apologize to hyphen-chan. I will also miss the entire remix posting for reason stated below, and I am kind of sorry because challenge/exchange posting period is fun fun fun *pouts*

I have no own writing to celebrate today with (am I lame or what?), but I want to link this hilarious and fluffy j-rock drabble (yes, apparently such a thing exists!) that my sister has written for me two days ago. It is full of dry, not so secretly sexually charged humor of one glowing j-rocker, and I had laughed so hard reading it *___*

And I am not sure if I have ever linked this one, a “Maru-centric” (only not really) drabble by beltenebra, prompted by a song from Paradise Kiss soundtrack. Another very funny and cute treat for me.

Since I am talking fandom, Ryo´s latest Jweb made me go @__@ (oh, oh). It touched some of my latest sensitive spots, and somehow I would like him to go back to “Let´s do our best, I´ll work hard from now on!” entries because … actually, I just wanted to link it (community locked!).

Since I am having this “celebration”, it seems only fitting to say that the 12 months have been one hell of a ride. I am glad I have tried out all the things I did, including a challenge, an exchange, a round of remix and *le gasp* modding a community. The last event, me being one of the moderators/maintainers of ryoda_love, has come to its end at the beginning of this week. I am still feeling kind of sad about it, but I will get over it eventually.

It was loads of fun. I liked the good and the bad about it, really. It has also become a good opportunity for some character study and has been overall a great experience. When it comes to the issues that I feel are important, I tend to be rather blunt. On my journal, or when talking to my friends in RL or IM I can afford that luxury because we know each other, respect each other and tolerate each other, and it won´t be taken as an offense. Or I hope so. But when expressing my views in the community, when enforcing a rule, addressing some tricky issue, you have to measure twice before you put anything out there.

I have struggled and tried my best to come across as not condescending, but understanding. But at the same time, a mod should have (in my opinion) a certain level of (friendly) authority. It was certainly a challenge to word explanations when turning down a submission from moderation queue, when expressing my love for certain fics in Highlights or when addressing a hot issue as a moderator. I still wanted people to rate their fics properly and warn for rape or death, damn it!, but I guess being gentle yet to the point is the key. I might have learned a lesson in diplomacy and public performance. Or not. It is upon others to judge.

The challenge and the exchange were fun too. Advertising is yet another thing that a person should be able to do properly (while not coming across as too desperate). All in all, there was a lot I learned and there were loads of new people I met, randomly chatted with, made maybe mad or maybe a bit happy. I do not regret the time I spend doing it. I am sure the community will do just fine without me, even forget me in the spam of a week or so (internet life is way too short), but I would like to think I have left some kind of trail behind. I will be conceited and say that maybe my work as well contributed to the fact that ryoda_love has become livelier (in my eyes). I like the community a bit more for cooperating with me so well for the past few months. Sorry I wasn´t able to last longer …

In RL I have had a funky job interview this Wednesday. I will found out whether I have passed the first round sometimes next week. On my way to that company´s office, I had passed three cranes and several excavators, and suddenly I felt at home. I really want that job!

I also spend about 6 hours on the train going to Prague where the interview has taken place and back. I thought I´d write something, but I only scrolled down some legal text on the way there and slept on the way back. I did start this sequel to And there were spies, but it turned out having a completely different atmosphere than the original story, so IDK.

Today, after I got soaked during about 150 m of walk to the tram station because it was pouring so much, I took a train back home yet again. I, again, planned to write, but ended up finally reading The Race is On (and here comes Pride in the backstretch). I think that reading pron on a train is much more dangerous than writing some. Thank god my phone is small and no one would probably be able to read across my shoulder. But I had a few giggle fits and the road flew by, so I am content.

I am leaving for a ski trip tomorrow, so I´ll most likely be “off” for the entire week. DX Just when I thought I´d be able to catch up at least with KAT-TUN! But I can´t wait for the sunny ski slopes of Italy. Which is why the weather forecast says that it will snow for the most of the week. Italy has been getting on my nerves lately, and this is its last chance to make up with me. I hope it doesn´t let it slip.

I am off to bed, I am getting up at 3:30 am to watch Slovak hockey team (get beaten) play Canada in the semifinals of the Olympics. Not many people would have guess us being in semis before the tournament, but these guys have finally pulled through. I hope they can get a medal because this was an awesome generation that is slowly getting old, and they would deserve some luck. I seriously hope we won´t end up like Russians of Finns today. Good night and have a good week, I will try to not break my leg ;D

Long post is long, sorry!!!

PS: See the icon? That is me flailing over Arashi´s Troublemaker! ♥