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squidgiepdx's The June Something 2020

I actually completed this one back in 2020, which surprised the hell out of me. I will be linking back to my 2020 answers, but I will also put in updated answers as well.

1. What's a new fandom that you've fallen into since the last June Something/in the last year?

In the last year, I have mostly be revisiting old fandoms, but I also got very into Our Flag Means Death.

2020 answer to days 1-3

2. You're stuck in quarantine with two people from different fandoms. Who are they, and who "breaks" first?

In 2020, I picked characters via dice roll. This time around, I had Vexed pick for me. Elliot Spencer (Leverage) & Dean Winchester (Supernatural). I am breaking first because those two will start bickering and it is going to drive me over the edge. We should eat fairly well though and probably be able to find things to watch we can all agree on. We also all keep weird hours, so that should work out. They should also keep each other entertained, which sounds like it would work in my favor, but I keep seeing loud bickering matches my ear plugs will do nothing for, holes in the walls, and pranks gone wrong.

2020 answer to days 1-3

3. Who is the first character that you fell in love with?

I was going to give this a lot of reflection and give what I assumed was going to be a more meaningful, heartfelt answer, but looking at my 2020 answer, I'm keeping it. It's honest.

2020 answer to days 1-3

4. If you were introducing your favorite fandom to someone new, what one episode would you make them sit down and watch?

I whole heartedly stick by my 2020 answer.

2020 answer

5. You get to fuck/marry/kill in one fandom. What's the fandom, and who in the fandom fits each item?

Because I am so multi fandom, I had Vexed pick my top 5 fandoms to do and because I am curious how it compares, I am doing this before I read my 2020 answer.

Batman
Fuck: Okay, this is hard. Everyone I come up with then has the immediate thought of "and then I will die." Selina Kyle/Catwoman
Marry: Alfred, I am not explaining
Kill: Riddler from the Tom King Batman comics run, you know what you did.

Stargate (She just said Stargate, so I'm guessing the whole franchise is open)
Fuck: Okay, this is harder than Batman was for different reasons. Vala Mal Doran
Marry: Jack O'Neill
Kill: Elizabeth Weir

Merlin
Fuck: Gwaine
Marry: Morgana
Kill: Uther

Supernatural
Fuck: Rowena
Marry: Bobby
Kill: Chuck

"Any anime you can age up" Um, I'm going to pretend she just said any anime.
Fuck: Jin (Samurai Champloo)
Marry: Tatsu (The Way of the Househusband)
Kill: Kagome (InuYasha)


2020 answers days 5- 11

6. What is something that has surprised you about a fandom? Like, you expected the main fandom pairing to be X/Y, but the main pairing in fandom is actually X/Z. Or a pairing you expected to be slashed together isn't very popular?

If I had more braincells currently, I'm sure I could come up with a more updated answer, but I also very much stick by my 2020 answer.

2020 answers days 5- 11

7. What is your favorite celebrity interaction from any fandom you've had?

I have still not had a celebrity interaction and my answer from 2020 still stands.

2020 answers days 5- 11

8. What is a kink that fandom introduced you to, and you said, "Yes, Please!"

My answer hasn't really changed.

2020 answers days 5- 11

9. Is there any fandom that you regret getting into?

I can't say there is a particular fandom I regret getting into. Fav characters, sometimes. Pairing, yes. Some fandom spaces, yes. A few former fandom friends, most definitely. On some days, fandom as a whole, despite how it sustains me. There are fandoms I probably couldn't of/wouldn't have gotten into today, if I were started over fresh, but I don't regret them.

2020 answers days 5- 11

10. Besides deathfic, rape/non-con, what is something that, no matter the pairing, you nope out of when it comes to reading?

My original list of Underage, eyeball licking, and scat still stands, but I have gotten a bit pickier in the last few years in that it depends on who wrote it far more than the pairing or what it is. There are things a couple years ago, I would have read anytime anywhere that now, I am like, "no, I only trust these 4 writers to write that."

2020 answers days 5- 11

11. How open are you about being in fandom to your non-fandom friends/family?

If anything, I am less open than I used to be. It does not come up. There are people who think I have no interests or hobbies outside of knitting and my book clubs. If they already know, they already know, but they are not getting anything out of me. I have enough on my plate without the added judgement and ire. Though, one of my book clubs is very into my weird font of knowledge I can pull from. It's the graphic novel book club.

2020 answers days 5- 11

12. What is something you consider headcanon that was never truly resolved in canon?

I stand by my Kouga related natterings from 2020.

2020 answer

13. What is something you think fandom, as a whole, needs? Either literally, like a service, or figuratively, like a 'head slap'?

I am surprised that my 2020 answer is nearly verbatim what I was going to type now. The one thing I would add is media literacy classes for everyone.

2020 answers days 13 & 14

14. Watch this video (or just read the lyrics). What pairing does this song remind you of and why? (I did not include the links, but the song is "Superman" by Ronan Keating)

After a fresh listen and not looking at my 2020 answer, my first thought is Jack/Daniel (Stargate SG-1). Why is hard to describe. The first two verses could easily be said by either of them. "Well, I'm no Superman/But I'll love you the best I can" is a very Jack thing to say. The flying references. It just all kind of works.


This is apparently not any of the 3 pairings I listed in 2020! I only actually still agree with 1 of my 3 answers from back then. Go figure.

2020 answers days 13 & 14

15. When it comes to writing or art, what is your source for ideas/inspiration? Do you just brainstorm? Rely on talking to others? Workshop? Or do you hang out in prompting communities?

This answer remains unchanged.

2020 answer

Apparently there was a bonus question? I didn't find it when I was collecting the questions anew, but it was in my posts from when I did it in 2020: Bonus question 2020



<user name="squidgiepdx">'s The June Something 2020 <b>1. What's a new fandom that you've fallen into since the last June Something/in the last year?</b> <b>2. You're stuck in quarantine with two people from different fandoms. Who are they, and who "breaks" first?</b> <b>3. Who is the first character that you fell in love with?</b> <b>4. If you were introducing your favorite fandom to someone new, what one episode would you make them sit down and watch?</b> <b>5. You get to fuck/marry/kill in one fandom. What's the fandom, and who in the fandom fits each item?</b> <b>6. What is something that has surprised you about a fandom? Like, you expected the main fandom pairing to be X/Y, but the main pairing in fandom is actually X/Z. Or a pairing you expected to be slashed together isn't very popular?</b> <b>7. What is your favorite celebrity interaction from any fandom you've had?</b> <b>8. What is a kink that fandom introduced you to, and you said, "Yes, Please!"</b> <b>9. Is there any fandom that you regret getting into?</b> <b>10. Besides deathfic, rape/non-con, what is something that, no matter the pairing, you nope out of when it comes to reading?</b> <b>11. How open are you about being in fandom to your non-fandom friends/family?</b> <b>12. What is something you consider headcanon that was never truly resolved in canon?</b> <b>13. What is something you think fandom, as a whole, needs? Either literally, like a service, or figuratively, like a 'head slap'?</b> <b>14. Watch this video (or just read the lyrics). What pairing does this song remind you of and why? (I did not include the links, but the song is "Superman" by Ronan Keating)</b> <b>15. When it comes to writing or art, what is your source for ideas/inspiration? Do you just brainstorm? Rely on talking to others? Workshop? Or do you hang out in prompting communities?</b>

romancingmcshep’s fest (McShep and happy endings only) will start posting February 14 through February 29. They already started posting their daily McShep Advent Chocolate Box reveals on the first as a lead up to the event. This year’s chocolate box is full of wonderful podfics.

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sga_saturday is hosting their companion fest, Romancing SGA, “For all other SGA pairings (and McShep unhappy endings), Any pairing, any state of happiness is welcome.” Posting is also February 14-29.



AND

stargatefests is hosting Romancing SG-1, which is for SG-1 & SGU.
Running parallel to the other two fests, Romancing SG-1 will have fairly broad guidelines:

The focus should be SG-1 characters but crossovers of any type are welcome!

Posting will be February 14-28.

You can define 'romance' any way you want: truuu lurve, first time, happy endings, sad endings, strong friendship, friends to enemies, whatever. Nothing is off the table.

Any SG-1 characters, any length fic, any type art, any podfic. Whatever you'd like to do!

You are required to use AO3 warnings.

For all three:
Posting of art, fic (drabble to epic is welcome), podfic, moodboards, playlists, is open on the respective DW account and/or on their Ao3 collections.

Challenge #15

Fandom Snowflake Challenge's 2023 Fandom Wrapped!

Your top 5 fandoms for 2023 were:
1. Batman
2. Stargate Atlantis/Stargate SG-1
3. TTRPGs/D&D
4. Our Flag Means Death
5. Avatar the Last Airbender
HM: Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)

Because this varied wildly depending on platform, I have included those too:

Your Instagram top 5 fandoms for 2023 were:
1. Batman
2. Our Flag Means Death
3. Good Omens
4. Supernatural
5. Avatar the Last Airbender

Your YouTube top 5 fandoms for 2023 were:
1. ASMR
2. Knitting
3. TTRPGs/D&D
4. Batman
5. Cult of the Lamb

Your AO3 top 5 fandoms for 2023 were:
1. Batman
2. Stargate Atlantis
3. Stargate SG-1
4. Merlin (BBC)/Violet Evergarden (anime)/Sherlock Holmes
5. Good Omens/Supernatural/The Witcher/Interview with the Vampire (TV)

Your top 5 fandom spaces (Discord, Twitter, etc.) in 2023 were:
1. AO3
2. Instagram
3. YouTube
4. Dreamwidth
5. Spotify

The top 5 things you did to contribute to fandom in 2023 were:
1. Reading fic
2. Reacting to fic
3. Watching fan vids
4. Watching gaming playthroughs
5. Creating fandom playlists/writing fanworks (even if only 3 got posted)

Your top 5 most appreciated fandom contributions were:
(I really wasn’t sure how to answer this one)
1. Comments & kudos I received despite a definite lack of posting on my part
2. Having access to appreciate the works of others
3. The bounty of well written kinktober works on AO3 that kept me alive during October
4. Anytime anyone posted fan art that wasn’t AI generated
5. Finding thriving community for older fandoms on Instagram/all the Our Flag Means Death memes

Bonus questions:

Your fandom personality in 2023 was:
Panicked Gremlin

In 2023, you discovered:
Whole new genres of ASMR to explore, new genres of Batboys fanfic to explore, Jason Todd Hockey AUs, & the InuYasha side of Instagram

Your fandom home in 2023 was:
Snuggled in a pillow fort w/ my other phone & a pair of headphones

Item #1:
lilly_c is planning a Stargate Big Bang. She's looking for it to cover the entire franchise, Gen, het, and slash (from her wording, I would assume femslash is included with slash) are welcome, and multiple word count levels might be included. She has a planning post here where she is looking for feedback from potential participants. Aside from leaving comments on her notes, there is also a poll.

Item #2
Wizard World Virtual Experiences is having a virtual Stargate Con from Jan 30th to Feb 6th.

There will be a FREE live Q&A on Jan 30th, viewable on Twitch, Facebook, and Youtube. (A re-watch party is listed on Feb 3rd with no info.) Considering where it is being streamed, I don't think you need a ticket for the free event, but I also don't know.

You can also purchase private live video chats, virtual photo ops, pre-recorded messages, and autographs from all of cast participants. Prices vary wildly between cast members and items to be purchased.

Cast members from SG-1 and SGA participating are: Joe Flanigan, Paul McGillion, David Nykl, Teryl Rothery, Corin Nemec, Cliff Simon, and Alexis Cruz.

Information is here.

I made this table to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Stargate awhile ago, but forgot to post it. For this table, I have gathered a list of the "traditional" wedding anniversary gifts for the first 25 years. It could work for any flavor of Stargate and really anything else you wanted. Feel free to borrow it for anything you want.

Enjoy.

1.	1st – Paper or Clock	2.	2nd – Cotton or China	3.	3rd – Leather or Crystal or Glass	4.	4th – Fruit or Flowers or Linen or Silk or Appliances	5.	5th – Wood or Silverware
6.	6th – Iron or Candy or Wood	7.	7th – Wool or Copper or Desk Set	8.	8th – Pottery or Bronze or Linens or Lace	9.	9th – Pottery or Willow or Leather	10.	10th – Tin or Aluminum or Diamond Jewelry
11.	11th – Steel or Fashion Jewelry	12.	12th – Silk or Linen or Pearls	13.	13th – Lace or Textiles or Furs	14.	14th – Ivory or Gold Jewelry or Animals or Animal Items	15.	15th – Crystal or Watches
16.	16th – Coffee or Tea	17.	17th – Wine or Spirits	18.	18th – Appliances	19.	19th – Jade	20.	20th – China or Platinum
21.	21st – Fire (theme)	22.	22nd – Water (theme)	23.	23rd – Air (theme)	24.	24th – Stone (theme)	25.	25th – Silver

<table border=2 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=2> <tr> <td>1.</td><td>1st – Paper or Clock</td> <td>2.</td><td>2nd – Cotton or China</td> <td>3.</td><td>3rd – Leather or Crystal or Glass</td> <td>4.</td><td>4th – Fruit or Flowers or Linen or Silk or Appliances</td> <td>5.</td><td>5th – Wood or Silverware</td> </tr><tr> <td>6.</td><td>6th – Iron or Candy or Wood</td> <td>7.</td><td>7th – Wool or Copper or Desk Set</td> <td>8.</td><td>8th – Pottery or Bronze or Linens or Lace</td> <td>9.</td><td>9th – Pottery or Willow or Leather</td> <td>10.</td><td>10th – Tin or Aluminum or Diamond Jewelry</td> </tr><tr> <td>11.</td><td>11th – Steel or Fashion Jewelry</td> <td>12.</td><td>12th – Silk or Linen or Pearls</td> <td>13.</td><td>13th – Lace or Textiles or Furs</td> <td>14.</td><td>14th – Ivory or Gold Jewelry or Animals or Animal Items</td> <td>15.</td><td>15th – Crystal or Watches</td> </tr><tr> <td>16.</td><td>16th – Coffee or Tea</td> <td>17.</td><td>17th – Wine or Spirits</td> <td>18.</td><td>18th – Appliances</td> <td>19.</td><td>19th – Jade</td> <td>20.</td><td>20th – China or Platinum</td> </tr><tr> <td>21.</td><td>21st – Fire (theme)</td> <td>22.</td><td>22nd – Water (theme)</td> <td>23.</td><td>23rd – Air (theme)</td> <td>24.</td><td>24th – Stone (theme)</td> <td>25.</td><td>25th – Silver</td> </tr><tr> </tr> </table>

This is my general wishlist of things that I am generally afraid to ask for. It will be updated regularly.

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last edited Dec 21, 2023