Also, I Genuinely Believe That Oxford Is Silent Hill.

[rionaleonhart]

I seem to remember that there was a 'Five/Ten/An Infinite Number Of Fannish Confessions' meme going around a while ago, and I thought 'hey, that could be fun!'

But then it occurred to me that I, er, don't really have much to confess. At least, not that I can think of. I think I've already mentioned most of my shameful shameful fannish secrets. 'I AM IN LOVE WITH AN RPS THREESOME' or 'I CAN'T STOP WRITING CROSSOVERS HELP' wouldn't exactly be news, would it?

However, I was able to come up with four things:

- I am a colossal feedback addict. I'd forgotten what the feedback high felt like until I wrote and posted a couple of fics very recently. The problem with this is that I'll sometimes be tempted to put up a subpar story just for the feedback (yes, it's awful, I know), and then I'll come to my senses after two hours, take it down and hide from the community for a while in shame.

- I will write absolutely anything if the idea pesters me enough. I can't write smut to save my life, but I can be persuaded to write almost any concept, no matter how ridiculous. It's why I always end up writing ridiculous crossovers and parrotmonkey/elf romance. Some of you have already taken advantage of this by suggesting insane fanfic ideas to me until I snap and write them, damn you.

(I love you all really. Some of the fanfics I'm most pleased with have come out of evil persuasion by you people.)

- I don't like Terry Pratchett. I have tried and tried to like the Discworld books, but I just can't. I'm sorry. I couldn't even get into Good Omens, even though I really like what little I've read of Gaiman.

- I am attracted to the wrong Top Gear presenter.

Comments

[thebaconfat.livejournal.com]

I'll come to my senses after two hours, take it down and hide from the community for a while in shame.

Dude, I am SO RELIEVED that I'm not the only person who does this. At the same time, though, I can't believe you have those kind of crises, because honestly Riona, you're brilliant. YOU MUST COME TO TERMS WITH THIS FACT.

The only Terry Pratchett book I've read is Guards! Guards! I spent the whole time going, "By all rights, I should love this to pieces. Why am I not loving this to pieces?" It was weird. I still intend to try reading another one sometime, but, uh, no idea when that sometime will be.

[rionaleonhart]

I can't help having these crises! I'll put something up and then I'll panic and think 'THERE'S NO PLOT AND THE WHOLE REASON I WROTE IT WAS BECAUSE I WANTED TO DESCRIBE THIS CHARACTER AS LOOKING LIKE A POODLE AND WHAT IF PEOPLE WHOSE OPINION IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME SEE THIS AND THINK "WHY DID I EVER ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH RIONA, OBVIOUSLY SHE IS RUBBISH AND I WILL NEVER SPEAK TO HER AGAIN"?' and then I will take it down and cower in the horrible fear that somebody actually read it.

If you think I'm brilliant (and I thank you!), obviously I want to keep you thinking that I'm brilliant and not reveal the side of me that writes completely substanceless ramblings and gratuitous sex.

[thebaconfat.livejournal.com]

SUBSTANCELESS RAMBLINGS AND GRATUITOUS SEX ARE THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE INTERNET

What I am saying, really, is that if you were to create a super-secret filter where you posted the things you're ashamed of, I would totally want to be on that filter. You wrote Encounter. It is not possible to undo my thinking that you're a genius.

[rionaleonhart]

AND ON A COMPLETELY UNRELATED NOTE YOU SHOULD REALLY WATCH TOP GEAR. I HAVE TO WARN YOU THAT IF YOU ARE LIKE ME IT WILL MAKE YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH A REAL-PERSON THREESOME AND THEN HATE YOURSELF FOR IT.

THAT WAS PROBABLY THE WORST ADVERTISEMENT FOR ANYTHING EVER.

SERIOUSLY, I THINK YOU MIGHT LIKE IT.

[thebaconfat.livejournal.com]

SURE, RIONA, BECAUSE I REALLY NEED MORE SELF-LOATHING IN MY LIFE.

HONESTLY.

(I would like to watch it, and Squeem is telling me good things about Life On Mars, but at the moment I have no access to a computer that doesn't completely and totally suck. So watching things that aren't available for rent on DVD is just not an option. D:)