Fandom Snowflake Challenge #1

I'm participating in the Snowflake Challenge again! I'm actually modding this year, and this was my post. But I finally got around to making my entry as well.



I updated my profile post and sticky post. Updates to the profile included removing old comms and interests that aren't as relevant anymore. For my sticky post, I added a section about what kinds of things I plan on talking about here and I added two fandoms to my list of tiny fandoms: Dark Rise and Realm of the Elderlings. Hurray to finding books that I love enough to squee over them on my blog!

2024 Fandom Year in Review

I grabbed this from goals_on_dw.

Year End Questions

1. Your main fandom this year?
It’s a complicated question? I haven’t participated in fandom much this year. I’ve been most active in Sims communities online and also I guess Reddit in general? I want to get away from Reddit though because I HATE contributing content to social media companies that monetize views of MY WORK and then show me ads to make themselves money. FUCK THAT.

2. Your favorite film watched this year?
I really need to get better at tracking this. :/ I am pretty sure it was this year that I wanted the Dungeons and Dragons movie and I really loved it. It was fun and funny and I had no preconceived notions going in so I came out entirely happy with it.

3. Your favorite book read this year?
Easy one! Fiction fave was definitely Fool’s Fate by Robin Hobb. Runner up was Dark Heir by C.S. Pacat. Nonfiction fave was Catherine the Great by Robert Massie.

4. Your favorite TV show of the year?
I watched a LOT of Traitors (US, UK, New Zealand, Australia) and of course I really enjoyed House of the Dragon. Those were probably my favorites, but I think I watched quite a few good shows this past year. Seriously, how are people tracking their watching habits? Reading is easy to track because it takes longer but my husband and I fly through shows so quickly!

5. Your best new fandom discovery of the year?
Probably the one I’m most excited about is the marchmetamatterschallenge and the Meta category on SquidgeWorld. I love meta and I really want to start posting mine there for ease of access.

6. Your biggest fandom disappointment?
I really can’t think of any huge disappointments? I guess we’ll just say that I continue to be disappointed that Winds of Winter is still not out lol.

7. Your TV boyfriend of the year?
Oh definitely Anthony, the blue Wiggle. Silver fox. *chef’s kiss* <3 Did I mention I have a toddler now?

8. Your TV girlfriend of the year?
Not sure if it counts, but I’ve really been appreciating Selina’s gorgeous curves in my Veep rewatch. Julia Louis-Dreyfus is FIT. Apparently my “boy/girlfriend of the year” answers are just me being horny?

9. Your biggest squee moment of the year?
Finally getting book 2 of the Dark Rise series, probably. And to think that was way back in January of 2024!

10. The most missed of your old fandoms?
I mostly miss the cohesiveness of livejournal HP fandom circa 2004. But Harry Potter fandom itself is still alive and well, honestly. Wolfstar was the second most popular ship on ALL OF AO3 last year!?

11. The fandom you haven't tried yet, but want to?
I still need to finish Arcane, so hopefully that. And as soon as I finish Realm of the Elderlings I want to jump into that fandom too.

12. Most anticipated fandom event for 2025?
Suppoooosedly we’re getting book 3 of Dark Rise this year? That will be it, if so. No official release date yet.

Snowflake Challenge #2: Your Fannish Origin Story

Challenge #2


In your own space, talk about your fannish origin story. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.


( Baby-sitter's Club, Xena: Warrior Princess, Harry Potter, and Nostalgia under the cut! )