Introductory post thing

[elisi]

I'm not good at this, but I figure it can double as a 'If you ever had any questions, go on and ask' posts.

So hello new people! (Also hello new people that just have added me quietly at some point. And hello lurkers! And hello old friends!)

I'm 37, happily married to an independent film maker, Darcy, (this is a new career path for him, but what he's always wanted to do - he finished an MA in film production last year, so he actually knows what he's doing!), and we have three daughters. Miss M (15), Impish Girl (12) and The Cherub (8). All good fangirls. (When we went to see Day of the Doctor in the cinema, Impish Girl and the Cherub cos-played as Eleven and little Amelia, complete with fez & little suitcase. ♥ Darcy is partially named so in my LJ for thinking all the fannish stuff is strange and peculiar - rather like the original Darcy viewed the Bennet family.)


I work fulltime in a local College (mostly 16-18 year olds) in an admin position. Oh and I live in England if that wasn't clear. (Used to be a stay-at-home mum when the girls were small, so I still wonder where all the time went.) Did a foundation course in Art a long time ago. Still love art, but love writing more, I think.

I don't tend to talk much about RL, as I lack the talent for making it sound exiting. Although the stories I could tell from work as something else. Should probably write a book, except I'd get sued. *g*


For fannish stuff, then there's links on my sidebar to selected fic/meta and Master Posts. Both BtVS/AtS & Doctor Who & Torchwood. Although my heart belongs to Eleven, I am still exceedingly fond of Ten, and he was the one who first made me fannish about Doctor Who. <3 My very small claim to fame is that I wrote an essay for Chicks Unravel Time.

In general fannish news, I'm currently trying to actually pull myself together and write the Clara meta I've been thinking about since Christmas. If you're curious, then the whole thing is basically summed up in my icon. (You can also go watch purplefringe's Never Look Away and niyalune's The State of Dreaming, which will give a good background to my thoughts.)

Comments

[flowsoffire.livejournal.com]

I didn't know that about Darcy's career, that's exciting! :D But I knew most of the rest ;) Introductory posts are nice, though! Things get odd online sometimes when you learn about the others' lives by bits and pieces. I'm rather bad at RL talk too, I try a bit but it's generally boring, short-ish updates once in a while ;) Then again I don't have that much of a RL, lol…

♥

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, pleasure to meet you all over again!! *Has happy fits!*

How exciting for Darcy! And ohhh, the girls are getting so big! And older! And my gods where does the time go?!

*hugs you hard*

[honeynoir.livejournal.com]

Aw, adorable cosplaying! ♥

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I hadn't realisedDarcy had gone into films. I will avoid all jokes about lakes and shirts!

I remember you being pregnant with The Cherub...

You know they are really old enough for you to leave them to Darcy for the weekend, in September, and come to Coventry for WriterConUK - then you could talk meta to your heart's content with people.

[poniesandphotos.livejournal.com]

I'm so jealous of all you people that live in the UK. I was born on the wrong continent. It's nice to meet you. Sounds like you're raising your kiddos right!

I look forward to the Clara Meta.

[eaweek.livejournal.com]

Your kids sound adorable, and awww! to the cosplaying! There were so many kids cosplaying at the con I went to last fall--so many little Doctors and companions running around! Though for sheer epic unbeatable cuteness, nothing compared to the little babe-in-arms dressed up as a Dalek. A black onesie with a silver tutu covered in silver balls (like Christmas ornaments), and a headband with an eyestalk. The parents had done up a pair of wooden sticks as a plunger and a ray gun, which the girl was holding, waving around and clacking together. The most adorable thing I think I've ever seen.

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

Pleasure to meet you - you sound pretty cool :)

[geekslave.livejournal.com]

That's so cool about your husband's new career path! It's great that he's getting to do what he always wanted to.

Stacey

[kathyh]

I knew Darcy was interested in film but I didn't realise he'd taken the plunge into independent film making. What an interesting (and scary) thing to be doing.

[elisi]

See I am USELESS at talking about RL. *g*

Anyway, yes, 'tis rather daunting. But he's making some money now, so that's good. :)

[elisi]

I didn't know that about Darcy's career, that's exciting! :D
I am REALLY not good at talking about RL...

Things get odd online sometimes when you learn about the others' lives by bits and pieces.
This. You know all the important stuff (such as their opinions on fannish matters, and their shipping preferences), but only vaguely where they live (America? Somewhere in the middle?) and work etc (something in an office. And she has a girl friend.) ;)

I'm rather bad at RL talk too, I try a bit but it's generally boring, short-ish updates once in a while ;) Then again I don't have that much of a RL, lol…
Yeah, I feel the same way? And all the most interesting stuff I can't tell anyway because it's too personal.

[elisi]

Hello Stranger, who are you? *eyes narrow* Have we met before? You seem familiar... [insert own Clara joke]

How exciting for Darcy! And ohhh, the girls are getting so big! And older! And my gods where does the time go?!
Time just DISAPPEARS! /o\

[elisi]

Photo here. :)

[elisi]

I hadn't realisedDarcy had gone into films. I will avoid all jokes about lakes and shirts!
He's a producer, not an actor. Well, mostly - he's currently acting in a little student production. But. He is far more interested in being behind the camera. You are welcome to make producer-related jokes. (Oh god, we can't watch ANYTHING without him critiquing and analysing EVERYTHING. 'I wonder what camera they used for this?' 'The set designer is doing interesting things' 'Their sound guy should be shot!' 'If I was editing this...')

I remember you being pregnant with The Cherub...
IKR? That seems like not long ago at all. And now she's this long skinny thing...

You know they are really old enough for you to leave them to Darcy for the weekend, in September, and come to Coventry for WriterConUK - then you could talk meta to your heart's content with people.
Oh, plenty old enough. And I've thought about it, but it depends on various factors that are still in flux.

[elisi]

I'm so jealous of all you people that live in the UK. I was born on the wrong continent. It's nice to meet you.
You too! And I was born in Denmark, but grew up in the Faroe Islands (see these two posts).

Sounds like you're raising your kiddos right!
They're good girls! And love a wide selection of stuff, including (but not limited to) Doctor Who (obviously), My Little Pony, Adventuretime, Minecraft, Dan & Phil (youtubers), Ouron High School Host Club and other things I forget.

I look forward to the Clara Meta.
It's all about that leaf...

[elisi]

Your kids sound adorable, and awww! to the cosplaying!
Photo here. :)

the little babe-in-arms dressed up as a Dalek.
I saw pictures of that!

[elisi]

Thank you! ♥ (Let's hope I don't spoil it! *g*)

[elisi]

He's very happy. And a bit stressed. But happy. :)

*uses Darcy icon*

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

(Oh god, we can't watch ANYTHING without him critiquing and analysing EVERYTHING.

I can well believe it - D-d was like that when she was just doing GCSE media studies and so I am just imagining that about tenfold!

[elisi]

I will spare you what he'd say about 'media studies'...

[flowsoffire.livejournal.com]

This. You know all the important stuff (such as their opinions on fannish matters, and their shipping preferences), but only vaguely where they live (America? Somewhere in the middle?) and work etc (something in an office. And she has a girl friend.) ;)
Yes, exactly—I chuckled at "somewhere in the middle", but it's so true ;)

Yeah, I feel the same way? And all the most interesting stuff I can't tell anyway because it's too personal.
Getting that… ;)

[elisi]

Yes, exactly—I chuckled at "somewhere in the middle", but it's so true ;)
America is BIG, yo. I'm not going to learn all the states unless I'm going there. *g* (It's hard enough keeping on top of Europe...)

[flowsoffire.livejournal.com]

Haha, this so much. I only know a handful of the states, I generally use time differences to roughly locate people… ;)

[elisi]

Heeee, me too! :D

[flowsoffire.livejournal.com]

Except when DST messes it up… ;)