I Don't Think We'll Have Enough Place Settings.

[rionaleonhart]

On 3 August 2003, at the age of fifteen, I created a Livejournal under the name rionaleonhart.

I moved to Dreamwidth along the way, but I imported all my entries, so this Dreamwidth is functionally the same journal, and I still keep the lights on at Livejournal in case any old friends come by. So I've been keeping the same blog for two decades, from my teenage years well into adulthood.

It's hard to know what to say for this anniversary, really! This journal's been an important part of my life for so long, and I'm so glad that there's still a place for long-form blogging in a forgotten corner of the changing Internet. I've had a blast rambling about anything and everything over the years, and it's been great to share it with you guys.

I'm glad to know the people who've been here from the beginning; I'm glad to know my new friends; I'm glad to know everyone I've met along the way. I don't know if I have any lurkers, but, if I do, I'm glad you're here as well.

Thank you all for being here. I hope I'll still be here and writing in another twenty years.

(My AO3 account also had its tenth anniversary in January. Something about years ending in 3 makes me want to establish long-lasting fandom presences, apparently.)

If there's anything you've ever wanted to know about my presence on Livejournal or Dreamwidth, or about my fandom life in general, or about my ficwriting, feel free to ask in the comments!

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[rionaleonhart]

Thank you!

since you have flawless taste in fandoms

(I kick my High School Musical DVDs under the bed, sweating profusely)

It's hard for me to give recommendations, because I'd describe my taste as 'highly questionable' at best! But here's some anime I both love and think is genuinely excellent:

- Your Name, my absolute favourite film of all time, in which a boy in Tokyo and a girl in a country town start swapping bodies.
- Erased, a twelve-episode anime about a man going back into his childhood body and trying to prevent the abduction and murder of a classmate. (As you might guess from the premise, this one is pretty dark, but, hey, you enjoyed Higurashi!)
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica, a twelve-episode anime with a dark and intense take on magical girls.

You could also take a look at this entry, in which I listed ten canons that really made an impact on me in the 2010s.