My Fannish Brain [annerb]

I'm feeling strangely listless this week. I was prepared for fannish overload, but maybe it is pre-series end depression that keeps me from watching my favorite episodes and posting comments to all of the super cool fannish love posts that are going on everywhere. I can't even settle to writing and I'm feeling stupidly overwhelmed, like if I don't finish these fics before I watch the last episode I may never get them done. Maybe I just need reassurance from some of you vets that fandom doesn't dry up and die the moment the last ep airs (and yes, I know there will be movies and such, but still).

Well, here is the fic list. Fics I am determined to finish. Someday. (roughly in order of how finished they are)

1. ~~String Theory~~. It's going well, overall, I just can't get through the next bit right now.

2. Moebius Inversion. Original SG-1 in Egypt. I must finish this one. I have the first two parts beta'd and done. Just have to finish part three.

3. Siren. Sam. Vala. Space Pirates. Need I say more? I have been dying to get to this one, but I sort of promised myself I would finish String Theory first. But I'm just itching to give this one some serious writing time. I mean, Vala gets to call someone a manwhore. It's solid gold.

4. Serendipity. This is the tentative title for my

sjficathon entry. I'm kind of stupidly in love with this one. Sam and Jack from a non-angsty angle and I can't say anything more without giving too much away. But Jack gets snarky and Sam good naturedly rolls her eyes in long suffering annoyance. Done!

5. ~~Splintered~~. Super-dark, Sam whumping, Jack whumping, H/C epic. The one I have been teasing Strix with for ages. MUST WRITE THIS! Down Here Among The Wreckage

6. Tides. Sam/Teal'c fic for

siggy63 and

lorettakay. Birthday fic guilt usually works really well on me. Plus, this is something I have never tried before. New shinys are usually easier to finish.

7. Relativity. Quantum Mirror fic. Even though I swore I would never write one of these. Heavy on the S/J.

8. ~~Kat's Fic~~. Though I have been teasing

katcorvi with a Celine Dion songfic, I actually have something else in the works for her. And for once, it's not crack. Who would have thought. But it does include Daniel making another alien conquest of the female variety. And little kids using Teal'c as a jungle gym.

9. Sequels. At some point I seriously considered sequels for Outside the Lines, Out of Context, Egeria's Legacy, and Exodus. I'm not holding my breath.

10. ~~Beneath the Stains of Time~~. Apocafic for

apocalypse_kree. Nothing more than whispers in the back of my mind, currently. But I took a general prompt and so have endless choices. Haven't even decided what 'ships I may or may not include. Done!

11. The Tricky One. This is a season four fic I started years ago. I think I have accepted that I will never write it, but I have much love and did a crap load of research for it (like reading real books and everything!). It was supposed to be my next big, long, involved, mythological fic after As the Gate Turns, but then Outside the Lines ate my brain and it got shoved off to the side.
Well, there's the list. I will not abandon SG-1 fandom until they are all done! (Oy. I'll be 109 years old, waxing poetic about the good ole days to young'uns who are like 'you used to have to type? The internet is sooooo old skool.' And I'll moan about the youth of today having no culture or work ethic.)

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This is a really good idea--and fun to see what's going on inside your head.

I'd be curious as to your ideas for Sam and Vala pirate fic...because this has also struck my brain as a Very Good Idea. I may have the odd notion that Sam gets stuck off-world when taken over by Jolinar and might meet up with Vala or something like that...and I may possibly have this crazy idea I'm not sure about in breaking up the OTP.

*blinks at notion that Sam/Jack don't end up together happily in love with 2.5 kids and a dog*

In unrelated news...

*is fuming at sam/jack list.*

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I find the fic to do list helpful. Maybe writing it all down and seeing it there makes it all a little less overwhelming. :) Ah, the Sam and Vala fic. I have the first two or three chapters done and would be happy to post them, naughty WIP style, but I was worried about having two WIPs up at once. But I really don't think I will completely finish String Theory for a loooooooong time.

If it makes you feel better about breaking up the OTP, just think of it as an AU. *Of Course* the Sam and Jack in this reality are happily together. But it doesn't mean it didn't work out differently somewhere else. Maybe Jack died or something. Sniff. Or she never met him. :)

Oh, dude, do share. What are the batshit insane up to these days? I need some entertainment.

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Well, I'm *on* the list in an effort to laugh at the crazies, but today it was all about Sam-hate and how she's an awful person for trying to find happiness in a socially responsible and mature manner (ie--go out with Pete). Obviously, she broke poor ickle Jack's heart with her refusal to talk about her feelings (although Jack never EVER talks about his).

Also, her character post-threads sucks and is only around so she can say all the technical lines the boys can't remember.

Of course, there was the summary dismissal of all her other romantic interests as lunatics and/or jerks, and I am just surprised that they didn't mention incest. (Oh wait, they did that last week).

I have a rant I want to post, but it will do no good, so I'm sitting on it. (I know fandom's been here before, so I'm completely okay with not stirring things up any more than they already are).

I'd encourage you to post it to the list, but it would be purely out of a desire to see the resulting explosion and I like you far too much to do that to you. :) Nothing can penetrate the skin of the batshit insane. Sam only has one purpose, after all, having Jack's babies. Going out with Pete just makes her a slut.

I actually had to cut myself off cold turkey a while back, they were driving me completely insane. You have the friendlier climes of LJ now to fill your fannish needs. Not that the sjlist can't, say, provide entertainment every once and a while.

But posting a little something on your journal saying why Sam isn't a giant waste of space now that Jack is gone wouldn't hurt. And it might make you feel better. :)

posting a little something on your journal saying why Sam isn't a giant waste of space now that Jack is gone wouldn't hurt.

It's true. I'll have to do this once I've settled down a bit.

Wow, there was a really nice, vicious little bout of Daniel bashing in all of that too, wasn't there?

Ah yes, the list that almost made me hate my own OTP. There were a few very logical and well-spoken people involved that should really move to LJ and forget about that list...

I'm trying to decide if it is comforting that things never really change. Those same people are saying the same stupid things. Though I can't even work up the energy to be appalled because I am so unsurprised. I just feel sorry for their limited life. Never to know the joys of zipping down the Multishipper Highway. :)

Wow, there was a really nice, vicious little bout of Daniel bashing in all of that too, wasn't there?

Yes. And the incest thing...it's so unfounded!

/fume

Ya know, I think there is sort of an early summer malaise going around. Everyone I know is sort of in a funk this week. Strange.

I've been lulled into watching Stargate SG1 from the beginning, but other than that, I can't work up any strong feeling for the finale. But YAY! for your determination to finish all your SG1 fic. I eagerly await your offerings.

Hmmm...I hope that's all it is. May it pass quickly. Maybe I should follow your example. I have been watching snippets of the marathon showings this week. I picked my way through Watergate just to see Daniel say, "But it's Swiss!" Hehehe.

Let me just say first that Splintered and Siren sound absolutely awesome. Even if they're not done by far, I'm excited to read them when they're finished.

Trust me, fandom doesn't dry up after the last eps air. At least not fandoms with dedicated fans, and I think Stargate has many dedicated fans. I mean, my first fandom was a show that finished airing nearly five years before I even got into it, and it was nowhere near dead by the time I got there. It's still going strong and it's been two years since I've written for it! I think SG-1 will be okay ^_^

Yay! So glad to hear! And maybe the ending of the show will actually help me finish all these fics, because I won't be distracted by new post-eps and such. Here's to hoping. :)

I don't think I'll be able to hold off on Siren much longer. I'll see what I can do. Hehe.

5. Splintered. Super-dark, Sam whumping, Jack whumping, H/C epic. The one I have been teasing Strix with for ages. MUST WRITE THIS!

OMG! What do you need me to do so you CAN write this? Should I drive out there, and I can get you coffee and run errands so you can sit and type??

And what the HELL? Why are you even mentioning abandoning the SG-1 fandom?? Nooooo! *clings*

I'm getting all maudlin over the end too, but I think fandom will go on a good long time after even the movies cease to appear. Like decades. Look at all the excellent people coming into fandom right now! Look at all the excellent Sam/Jack people who have found us lately!

Hehe. I did say I would be 109 years old when that happened! :) You are right though, we have been blessed with an influx of fresh faces and it's great!

Splintered....yes. Must work on that one. But seeing as how I don't even have an ending dreamt up yet....might take a bit. And these darn ficathons that I am incapable of saying no to! My new kryptonite apparently.

I should have a writing retreat for everyone. The backyard is looking awfully shady and inviting right now. Did I mention S'Mores?

Mostly happy endings after lots of whump are always good. ;)

I'll be sticking around in this fandom for awhile, assuming they don't kill off Sam. Too many wonderful, interesting people in this fandom to abandon it anytime soon.

Star Trek fandom is still going strong, so...

Hmmm...happy ending you say? Well, it can't be flowers and babies happy, cause I don't plan on them really coming back from what I've got planned for them. At least not completely. :)

Wow...there's a lot going on in that fantastic brain of yours and it fills me with glee. There's a lot in there to love and that you're even thinking of a S/J fic with my name on it makes me feel all loved. Thank you!!!

I'm so hitherthitherandyon about the series ending tomorrow night. I'm eager to see what they do and I'm very unspoiled for it, and yet I don't want it to be over. Yeah, the movies will be full of squee and a chance to hum online about all the glee, but it's not the same.

The XF fandom is still going strong, but it's true that I rarely discuss the show or read the fic anymore. I do keep up with good friends I made there, mostly thru LJ, but also via email. Every now and again I read some fic or catch an ep and I am struck by how wonderful the show is. I'm sure I'll follow that pattern with SG1, but I know I'll be reading String Theory for as long as you're posting it.

This is possibly why my brain has been feeling so helterskelter lately, but just writing them all down helps.

I am unbelievably unspoiled. I'm fairly astounded that I managed it. I've even given up watching the "Next week on Stargate" blurb which makes each episode that much more enjoyable because I have no idea what might appear. I must be the only person still surprised when Jack randomly shows up for episodes. I just squee at the screen and my cats scatter for cover.

Looking forward to discussing the final ep with you tomorrow! (Do you have iChat set up yet?)

I'm embarrassed to admit that I haven't. They want me to sign up for some long term service that costs $$$, so I haven't. Email me and tell me what your chat name is and I'll revisit iChat and see if I can get it to work and for less.

If you squee when Jack shows up, well, that explains the echo because I squee, too. I really hope he's there tomorrow, but I don't hold out great hope.

Costs money? Wha, huh? It is completely free as far as I could tell. I certainly don't pay anything to use it. I think I just linked it up to an account I was already using, AOL's IM, if I recall correctly. I'll have to ask a wiser Mac friend and get back to you.

As for tomorrow, I have zero expectations of anything, so I am hoping that leaves a wide open door for being pleasantly surprised.

Are you guys planning IM stuff without me.\??

Traitors.

Apparently so, but with my ineptitude for figuring out stuff, there's no need to worry because we may think IM, but will I be able to do it? Probably not. Still, I may take Six to work with me today and try and figure out the IM stuff. I haven't looked at it since about a week after I got her.

Ok, if I do figure this out, don't I need to know yours and Annerb's sekrit IM names?

Ooh, this all looks so good! I can't wait to read the Sam and Vala as space pirates one especially!

Yes, we do both have an inordinate fondness for pirate fic, don't we? And plus, we don't hate female characters. Yay us! :D (Sorry, been reading too much stupidity in general not to take a moment to celebrate our fannish solidarity. :)

I feel your malaise and raise you a side of cranky :)

Your list of fics looks very exciting. You should write all of them! :) (and no leaving the fandom! There's much, much, much more sand for us to play with)

now I'm tempted to do my own WiP list only....I think it would scare me.

Uh oh, cranky? We'll have to do something about that. Cookies?

No plans on leaving fandom, I have no where else to go! I simply meant that even if I do find something else, say, in the next decade or so, I still have to finish all of this! :)

Go for your own WIP list, even if to only make me feel better. Heheh.

Just one of those days where I wake up to newspaper articles which piss me off and then encounter one too many people who seem to want to make me want to punch them...but tonight's bike ride helped. I made cookies last night. They are yummy!

Hee! So even if you find another fandom, we still get to keep you around here. I'm good with that!

I can do that. *ponders list*

I understand. I know it is pathetic and sticking one's head in the sand never accomplished anything, but I have pretty much given up the news. Too sensationalist, too gory and too damn depressing. (That's pretty much why "The News" in my house refers to the Daily Show)

Maybe that is another reason to write fic. We can create our own happy endings where idiots like Kinsey get snakes in their heads and kicked out the proverbial air lock.

I oscillate on the news (I refuse to watch the sensationalized tv crap though) because I really like knowing what's going on, but sometimes it isn't worth the blood pressure rise or scaring the cat because I'm shouting at the paper :)

It was actually funny this morning - I was getting ready for work, came downstairs, saw the headline that pissed me off and slammed my water bottle on the table. My mom looked up and said she was going to hide the paper so I couldn't see it before I left cause she didn't want me starting the day in a bad mood. Oops.

DEFINITELY a good reason to write fic :) (and, maybe in fic-world there'll be a president who supports scientific funding that isn't defense related and...*right. not ranting*)

maybe in fic-world there'll be a president who supports scientific funding that isn't defense related

Hahahaha. Hahaha. *wipes eyes* Hahaha. *clutches sides*

Oh, wait, you were serious. A president who supports scientific funding and the environment.

Sounds like someone's been drinking. Pass some of that my way pretty please. ;)

A girl can dream! I mean, some presidents have been better than others in that regard....

*dreams really hard*
*passes flask*

(maybe if we pass the flask to enough people it'll happen?)

Wow! That is some list!! The good news is that I definitely have something to look forward to!! :) More Annerb fic - Bring it on!!!

I had my list up on my journal, but took it down and put it in my WIP journal. Maybe I should update it and put it back where it was in the first place. A little teaser is always good, and since it's longer than yours, I'll be sitting on the rocking chair right next to yours trying to figure out them newfangled contraptions the younger generation is using to communicate. :)

heheh. Always helpful to know someone is looking forward to them, should get my fingers typing faster.

You have a separate journal just for your WIPs? Wow. I bow to your WIP superiority! Good to know I'll have a rocking chair buddy. :D

Yes, hurry and write some more. In the immortal words of Jeff Goldblum, "Faster. Go faster. Must go faster!" :D

My WIP journal was started because I needed something to help me keep track of everything, especially since I have a tendency to write a snippet here and a scenario there. I'm never sure if I will ever use a particular snippet/scenario, but it might come in handy somewhere and now I have a place to store it, and with tags, be able to either read it later and maybe come up with yet another plot or be able to find it down the road when I need it. Besides, the journal also works as an excellent backup system, which of course, is really important stuff. :)

We'll keep on plugging away on our fic and encourage others to sit with us in the spare rocking chairs. I'm sure there will be a whole lot of people joining us.

Hey, remember, in 1969, they cancelled a sci-fi show called "Star Trek".

Hmm...sounds somewhat familiar. :) That certainly *is* encouraging though. But something tells me the average fan is much more fickle now, considering how much less effort it takes to be in a fandom these days. Can you imagine what it must have been like pre-internet days? Geez. :D

Oh, and welcome back to the land of El Jay!

Oh, and welcome back to the land of El Jay!

Thanks. I really do lurve my flist. Eljay = Love

*clings, limpet-like, to Stargate fandom and to you*

They'll have to prise me away with a series of focused explosions. Which, you know, my rl peeps may well be contemplating, given the amount of time and effort I spend on Stargate...

I sort of strangely love the idea that String Theory is going to go on, and on, and on, for a good while. It gives me something to look forward to. Also, Siren sounds fantastic. *g*

What a fabulous list, I'm drooling.(The letter before D and after B is not working on my laptop to exkuse the weird spelling) I hate it when a show I love ends. I know just how you feel. Imean I get all hest akhey whih is silly but there you go. Of kourse I shall have to insist that you keep writing for all eternity orese I shall e round with small khildren to stalk you unmerkifuly. I'm going now to throw my laptop throught the window. {{{{{hugs}}}}} and write like the wind!

*hugs* I'm still four eps behind on both series! Eep, didn't realize the end was sneaking up so fast! I know what we're diong the next two nights! :D

Don't worry. I still have love of shows that ended YEARS ago, many years ago *cough*1994*cough* and write a little here and there. But I've always written that way. I'm sure you'll stay going strong! :D