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Well, 2010 is over and done with, and quite frankly I'm really glad it's gone. It's been a really horrible year chez Blaize, and while some of that horribleness is going to overlap into 2011, I am determined this year will be much, much better.
Most of the horror of 2010 was due to the ongoing work happening in, on and around our building and our flat. It began in March and was supposed to be finished by October at the latest. And then it was definitely going to be done by Christmas. And now, we have no idea when it will end, if ever. My current bet is on May. Which is not a pleasant thought.
And then December was the month from Hades. Short version goes thusly: "oh it's a bit nippy isn't it?", internet disappears, comes back, disappears again, continues to do this dance every now and again to keep us on our toes, "oh wow snow!", "bloody hell, go away snow", Mister Blaize catches a very evil flu, pipe bursts into our kitchen, I catch the flu of doom, "more snow?", postal chaos, transport chaos, more bloody snow, the blessed relief of Christmas with the whole family, back home to find another pipe has burst, no cold running water for three days, hogmanay. And that genuinely is the short version.
But through the whole of last year, one of the main things that kept me going was how amazing fandom can be. You guys were awesome as always, and the explosion of Inception fandom was spectacularly unexpected and massively entertaining. And it taught me that I really should be lurking less and getting involved more.
So, if I did New Year's Resolutions (which, in theory, I don't) that would be mine - participate more in fandom. More commenting, more picspams, more meta, more joining in discussions, actually posting my creations to crafting comms like I've been meaning to, maybe even more fic. Just more.
In closing, ICICLES OF DOOM!
Most of the horror of 2010 was due to the ongoing work happening in, on and around our building and our flat. It began in March and was supposed to be finished by October at the latest. And then it was definitely going to be done by Christmas. And now, we have no idea when it will end, if ever. My current bet is on May. Which is not a pleasant thought.
And then December was the month from Hades. Short version goes thusly: "oh it's a bit nippy isn't it?", internet disappears, comes back, disappears again, continues to do this dance every now and again to keep us on our toes, "oh wow snow!", "bloody hell, go away snow", Mister Blaize catches a very evil flu, pipe bursts into our kitchen, I catch the flu of doom, "more snow?", postal chaos, transport chaos, more bloody snow, the blessed relief of Christmas with the whole family, back home to find another pipe has burst, no cold running water for three days, hogmanay. And that genuinely is the short version.
But through the whole of last year, one of the main things that kept me going was how amazing fandom can be. You guys were awesome as always, and the explosion of Inception fandom was spectacularly unexpected and massively entertaining. And it taught me that I really should be lurking less and getting involved more.
So, if I did New Year's Resolutions (which, in theory, I don't) that would be mine - participate more in fandom. More commenting, more picspams, more meta, more joining in discussions, actually posting my creations to crafting comms like I've been meaning to, maybe even more fic. Just more.
In closing, ICICLES OF DOOM!
Happy New Year, and here's to a fantastic 2011 for us all!
