Happy Yuletide!

[sistermagpie]

Hope everybody had good holidays if they've already had them, or will have a good holiday if you're getting ready for them.

On a fandom note, this year I realized that even though I've never actually been involved in Yuletide, I still look forward to it as part of the season. Yesterday jlh patiently answered all my questions about how it works. I don't know how to explain it since like I said it's not something I'm really involved in, but for some reason I love it when my flist starts getting ready for it and working on it. I know there was some controversy a while back about whether it's a Christmas fest because of the timing, and obviously I can't speak on how anybody else feels about it, but to me it seems really inclusive. Either the date is part of Christmas or it's just a day of getting stories.

Anyway, it makes me appreciate fandom this itme of year. The idea of so many people accepting a fun challenge of writing a story for someone else and getting one in return in all these little fandoms that celebrate shows, movies and books that don't get as much love during the year? I can't imagine another hobby does anything I like as much as that.

Happy Yuletide everyone!! I hope you all get awesome stories!

Comments

[ava-jamison.livejournal.com]

I don't quite understand Yuletide yet myself. But Yay, Fandom!

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

However it actually works, it makes me feel merry!

[ptyx.livejournal.com]

Er, is there a list of all the Yuletide 2009 fics? I couldn't find it.

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

I'm probably the wrong person to ask, but there should be a list somewhere. I think this year they moved to Archive of Our Own adn the reveal would have been yesterday.

[ptyx.livejournal.com]

I could find it already, thank you :)

[magnetic-pole.livejournal.com]

On a fandom note, this year I realized that even though I've never actually been involved in Yuletide, I still look forward to it as part of the season.

Me, too. It makes me happy about fandom. Happy Yuletide to you! M.

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

I love the thought of everybody creating stories for other. It's fandom at its best. Hope you had a good one!

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

You know, the reason that I did Yuletide THIS year was that LAST year I felt so out in the cold when, during December, it was almost all anyone could talk about.

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

Ha--I can completely understand feeling that way! It's like suddenly everyone's all working on something. Hope you had a good time doing it!

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

I did! And it was really nice to get to throw my 2 cents in for what I wanted to have written.

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

Just the idea is fandom at its best. Hope you had a great one too!