schmevil | One time only

Consider me posted. So there.

- Andrea

*finds it ironic you're using your 'Death to Memes' icon on a post about doing a meme*

If I'd had it my way, Irony would be my middle name. Instead it's Channel, or some variation thereof.

Whyfor Andrea? Most of our interaction is on AIM, where you alternately stimulate my lazy brain, drive me totally insane and entertain me with the details of your wacky RL. Your lj doesn't really function in quite the same way as you do in real time, though. Funny that.

I keep you around for 2 reasons:

1) Your rants can be thought provoking.

2) Your rants can be damned funny, in a point-and-laugh-at-the-people-who-don't-get-it, kind of way.

I respect your bitchiness and your intolerance of stupidity. Gets me every time. That you use the phrase 'the fuck?' onlist on a fairly regular basis endears you to me and that you reproduce your posts on your lj so I don't actually have to read all those terribly scary lists, is just fabulous for me. I really don't have the patience to tool around. Your journal is like an archive of intelligent Remus-snark. Hell, the way you over think everything - it damn well has to be good stuff. *g*

Wait. Thought of a third reason. If I read your journal regularly, I can have a fairly good idea of what insane line of questioning you will pester me with next. Yes, I do remember the hours long conversation about Harry's sleeping habits. ^_-

*watches you suspiciously* You know, you have to love me. It's in the rules. ;)

You know I'm only keeping you around so that when I stab you in the back, I have an extra sharp knife, right? *g*

Let's see. I first friended you after a series of chats that

seperis dragged me into. We had some fun and I really enjoyed teasing you. Especially fun was threatening to kill Lex and I still enjoy that to this day. *g* You seemed a little sweet, a little mooky, a little goofy, and you really are. I only occasionally read your fic, though I respect you as a writer and I don't share many of your interests - I shun Everwood with great passion and RWRfic bores me - but you bring out something in me that not many people do. You're cute in a way that doesn't make me want to punch you in the back of the head and sometimes you make me like happyfic, which I very much resent, but I can accept. So you see, I'm using you for the way you bring a little balance to my fandom personality. -.-

That you've betaed almost all my SV fic that doesn't figure into it. Not at all. Nope. La la la there was no betaing.

I also enjoy the rare flashes of evil that shine through the Good Witch Glinda thing you've got going on. Wicked!Caro is sexyhot thing. I am waiting for the serial killings to commence - it's always the quiet ones. But really, sometimes you seem too nice to be true and since the whole Weekend At Lionel's thing proved otherwise, I am kind of hoping you'll go off on the fandom some day, in either a wacky or angry fashion.

The chance to tease or possibly shock you also helps keep me on my game. *g* You're right when you suggest that I love to mess with you - it's ridiculously fun. The chance to subvert your RWR OTP ways is also something I can't let pass me by. I will one day convince you that Lex/Jonathan could be a good thing. Then you will stab your eyes out and run screaming from the room. But I will have been right.

Oh, and you introduce me to interesting new people. Which is sometimes good and sometimes not. ^_- There are certain people I fear you will someday drag me into chat with. *cough* You know of whom I speak. Say not the names of the evil-ish ones!

PS: In my next fic Clark is going to kill Lex and marry Lana.

PPS: And then Jonathan and Lionel get together, in an alliance of Doom and bring Lex back from the dead. They share him as their zombie fucktoy. They don't take turns.

*eyes you*

*raises hand*

mmkay.

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tstar78, I friended you after meeting you in chat. We didn't connect as quickly though and certainly not on a personal level. I'm not sure that we've really managed to work up to a real friendship, though we always seem to enjoy ourselves when we meet up, in AIM or in comments. Specifically, your journal is sometimes damn funny, though I get the impression that you're holding back. I sense untapped reserves of both bitchiness and quality humor. You sometimes manage to surprise me, which is a rare pleasure - I can pretty successfully predict how a given lj fiend will respond to something, but not always you.

You also owe me fic and I have to take every opportunity to stalk you for it. That means randomly popping up in your journal to make unreasonable demands. And god fucking dammit, woman! Where in all the nine hells is my fic? *stamps cloven hoof* *breathes fire*

You have spark. You have not yet annoyed me even once (frankly, that's shocking since everyone annoys me; clearly we haven't been interacting nearly enough). You're always fun, even when you're boring. *g*

I'm in. *grins*

Gah. I want one of those too. And possibly that icon. Did you make it? Can I snag it?

- Andrea.

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Hit me.

Your journal is like a very fascinating fandom melting pot. There's some Remus, some Rogue, some everydamnthing that catches your fancy. You talk about whatever you like, whenever you like and you always do it with a little bit of panache and without particularly caring what anyone else thinks. At times I think you post too much and I'd like to make you laugh more often than you seem to, but I like that you're so opinionated and confident - other fen should be so lucky to have your cojones. I like the way you get annoyed by stupid fen and badfic - you and

idiotparade need to get together. You have standards and are unapologetic about your elitism. You know exactly how smart you are and you don't pretend otherwise, or pander to the less endowed. You're not afraid to be meta, or wanky and you tackle the bigger fandom and fic issues with grace.

Lately, your Remus entries have been making me rethink a character that I didn't really notice the first time I read PoA. Between you and

vesania_aeterno, I think I'm beginning to like him, though I don't always agree with your assessment of his character.

I'm always interested in your thoughts on Buffy, because while I'm no longer a part of the OL fandom, its still my favourite show and I like to read good in depth analysis of it. Correction - I like to read smart in depth analysis. Also, I enjoy your Xander-love - it's all too rare OL.

You also tempt me with your Movieverse fic and though I've vowed never to read another Xfic, I'm close to breaking that vow because your summaries are always so enticing.

I respect you and I'd like to get to know you better.

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Why not? Count me in.

To my mind, you're like part of a set of fen that I don't have much contact with and who are all much more sane and nice than I am. Sometimes reading your entries is like seeing fandom as some far away world that I've never visited - that's how far apart our experiences can be. It's refreshing to step back and reassess things and your entries can make me look at a different part of fandom - a less apocalyptically Slytherclaw part of fandom. I like your healthy dislike of the terminally boring and stupid and your occasional snark is tasty. *waves With 50% More Snark banner*

If I remember correctly, we met through

experilarmus12 and

antiplebe, which is as good a recommendation, as any, and I was pleased to see you've joined

badficsupport. You need to post about that Little House fic, btw. We've never chatted, but we need to at some point, and get to know each other better. I suspect you're bitchier than you first appear. *stares*

*takes the bait*

Meme me, baby.

Greedy Cedar. You just want to hear me go on about how much I love you. Well, ok.

We first met through

mctabby. You were looking for new people to add to your friends list and she recommended me. It was a while before we had any substantial contact, though I do remember that we bonded over the song "Wish You Were Here". It was an unsure acquaintance at first - apparently you were intimidated by sweet lil me, something I'll never be able to fathom - but after we met in chat, it seemed to go smoother. Now you're one of my favourite online people and we know all kinds of disturbing things about each other. You suckered me into actually reading H/D, made me like J/Lu and are slowly but surely pushing me into write R/D. We run

badficsupport together and regularly complain about the same fics.

I like your wickedness and your snark, which is paired with the kind of sweetness that makes you a dangerous lady. -.- You're very intensely emotional - you feel things deeply - but you're also highly intelligent. You're smarter and more analytical than you think, and more talented too, than you imagine. You infuse your prose with all the depth of emotion that you experience and it's richer for it - I think I've called your stories lush and layered, a time or two. You share my dislike of the profoundly stupid and your entries often point me to discussions that have need of me. ^_- You're a complicated personality and you fascinate me, even now that I know you very well.

Sometimes you take things too seriously and I feel obligated to make you laugh, or just tease you endlessly.

I always enjoy reading your library-related entries and you have me considering the field very seriously. You make it look fun and fulfilling. That you review books and work with teens is unspeakably cool.

You're also evil, but still much nicer than me, which makes it fun to be a Bad Influence.

BRING IT ON!!!!! >:0

(Okay, the icon is supposed to intimidate you. Just so you know)

Far as I remember, you friended me first, so maybe you should tell me why you keep me around. *stares*

The first thing I remember learning about you, is that you're a grad student that once studied creative writing and then switched into lit, and that some of your students are dumb as a post. Some of your posts back then were so damn funny and intelligent that I just had to friend you back. Your posts continue to be disturbingly enlightening about what it's like for the other side of the school population. Sometimes they make me want to drop out of school and become an itinerant farm worker. Sometimes they make me want to double up my efforts and raise my GPA.

I like that we disagree on a few fandom things, but always do so without getting emotional about it. I'm always interested in what you have to say, because I know I'll probably be looking at something in an entirely new light.

You like camp, I like camp, we can like camp together! You have an easy and attractive sense of humor - you make me want to laugh along with you. I like that you don't take a lot of fandom issues particularly seriously, but still manage to say something intelligent about them.

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*braces self* Okay, let me have it.

*thinks*

We don't interact very much. We should change that.

Your appeal lies in your dry wit. You're less of a character than some of the fiends on my list, but you're an interesting read, nonetheless. I just reread bits of your journal and reminded myself of some of your more memorable posts. I'd like to see you meta more often because I think you have the intelligence to draw out some really fascinating issues and the humor to treat them lightly enough that they would never become tedious. I enjoy reading what fandom-commentary you do post, very much.

I like your RL posts, especially stuff about work or your beauty-treatment odyssey. I'm not sure why I like them, except that it's nice to hear about such things without having to wade through a mile-wide river of invective and whining. You're cool in the classic sense - smart, a little distant and very much together.

Well, I certainly don't know why someone as cool as you would friend me! :P Do tell! ;)

You need to post more. Lots more. Post, post, post.

I don't recall the circumstances of your showing up as one of the fiends on my list, which is unusual. I think you just sort of seeped in, like osmosis. It's likely that

mctabby sent me your way, or you my way, yenta that she is. See, the thing is, you're just a part of what I perceive as one very wonderful community within the HP fandom and a valuable one. We're not interested in the same characters or themes but I find it valuable to read your posts (and one day your fic) and learn something new about Minerva or Moody or the books or the fandom itself.

On a personal level, you're sweet, humble, endearing and occasionally very funny. Reading about you and your cats is very cute, I have to admit. Like

alchemine, I'd like to see you meta more often, because I think you'd be good. You're a contender! *cough*

We don't have much in common but I like you, which is enough for me. ^_- One day I want to trap you in chat and get you to tell me all about Minerva, who I don't have good handle on, as a character.

Oooh. Me. Me. Unleash!

1) You're one of the smartest people involved in HP fandom, even if you've been hiding in the outskirts lately.

2) I can actually read your journal straight, entry after entry after entry.

3) You frequently post interesting essays that provoke even more interesting commentary and thoughts.

4) You argue like you're playing chess.

5) You're a bit arrogant. I like that.

6) You have passion.

7) You're intolerant of stupidity and post regularly to that effect.

8) You don't pull your punches.

Andrea kept talking about you during our arguments and linking me to you're posts. "Kristi says this, Kristi says that," was so regular that I finally decided to just friend you. It was easier to go to the source, than to have her go through the motions of recounting a particular argument. After reading your journal, I realized that I actually did like you quite a bit and enjoyed your posts and what I could see of your personality.

*joins in, slightly nervously*

We met in chat. Eventually we were the only ones left in the room and we started talking about our respective studies. I admired your art and you admired my stories. It was a good start. We met a couple more times in chat, then started IMing each other, sporadically at first and now we speak just about every day. We now know some of the most intimate details of each others lives and share deep trust and caring. You're one of a very few people that I feel really comfortable with - I can express the most ridiculous ideas and petty emotions without worrying about how you'll think of me. You're unfailingly supportive of my ventures, but can tell me what the flaws in my thinking are. Your life, in terms of day to day activities, is very different from mine and I like hearing about it. Geology intriuges me as it never has before. ^_-

Lately, your RL has been a little consuming, so your journal entries have mostly centered on that. I don't necessarily miss your fandom posts, since I know you well enough that stuff your boyfriend or sister, are meaningful and important to me. What's important to you, is important to me.

I love seeing your new pictures and watching you progress as an artist. I love that you take criticism well and are honest about your strengths and weaknesses. You're very pragmatic. I also like seeing the photos that you occasionally post - always very cool. *g*

I like your sense of humor, which you don't exercise nearly enough. *scolds* And I like that we can talk about dolphins, magma and flying alien jellyfish, all in one conversation. You have a beautiful sense of wonder and don't dismiss things out of hand.

I have to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, don't I? *grins*
I'm just hoping you won't say 'Oh, shit! Why do I have her friended?'

Oh, shit! Why do I have you friended?!

Our lives aren't radically different, but enough that I enjoy hearing about the things that annoy you and the things that excite you - your concerns are never boring to me because they aren't my concerns. You're one of the people on my friends list that make me stop and remember that it's not all about me. ^_-

You're intelligent and your meta is excellent. I enjoyed your post-OotP posts very much and I wish you'd post more often. *pokes* Particularly, your character analysis was good, because you approached the novel in a rational and unbiased fashion.

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::twitches in nervous anticipation::

I honestly don't remember who friended whom first and that's because we don't actually interact all that much. We seem to be locked into watching each other with fascination but not actually crossing paths, for the most part. It's not the worst of lj relationships. *g* Initially, my interest was sparked by your FAP posts. You seemed like an intelligent 'Claw, who genuinely had things to say. That impression has be born up by your journal, for the most part. -.-

We hate some of the same people and like some of the same people, but there's enough difference that it keeps things interesting.

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Well, okay. After that intro to all of this it would take someone quite strong to resist.

I am not that strong. Go for it!

You rec fic and you're amusing. You have a light, unchallenging humour that makes for a change from some of the other people on my friends list. You often include links to interesting fandom goings on.

svmadelyn=palate cleanser and source of valuable information. -.-

I don't get a strong sense of your personality from your journal - I still have only the vaguest ideas of who *you* are, if you see my meaning. It's not that you don't make personal posts... it's more that you don't seem to infuse your posts with your youness. *g* I'm interested in figuring you out though, as I'm a sucker for a puzzle.

Mmmkay. I'm assuming something along the lines of "You looked vaguely interesting but I still don't know you very well. Hopefully you'll stop rambling about Buffy now you've seen the finale." ;)

The fact that you're Lasair isn't enough? ^_-

I've been meaning to friend you for some time, but I never got around to it, until you produced the lovely Amanda icon that I nabbed. You're smart and you're just snarky enough to edge into bitch territory. We play in different corners of the fandom sandbox in HP, but I suspect that if I was actively involved in Buffy/Angel or HL, right now, we'd be agreeing on more than a few things.

Hit me. *evil*

As requested, I'm skipping everyone else to do yours first and that should be all the answer you need. *g* How could I not have you on my fiends list?

To my recollection, we first met through McT and Fide's journals and went on a commenting-spree that spread across at least 6 threads, all of which went well over 50 comments. One of the first things we ever talked about was leather and we quickly moved on to molotov cocktails and torture methods. Throughout it all you were tolerant of my insomnia-inspired crackheadedness (read: you called me names and offered to put me out of my misery).

We made plans to immolate certain well-known fandom figures - I recall with great fondness the plot to set up a sat-feed and a rack in Someone's apartment - and talked about how, if we could get a hold of some polyjuice, we'd write the fifth book with Potter dying a particularly ignominious death, the Weasley's contracting venereal diseases and going into hiding and Granger piked. I'm convinced that we were ever to meet in person, we'd take out at least a small city, before dinner.

I'm constantly amazed that we've never gutted each other, as such two arrogant bitches are wont to do and that we still laugh at all the same people. It's rare that I find someone who's even more of a depraved bitch than I am, and don't feel compelled to kill her off.

Whenever I see that you've updated I know that I'm either going to see you tear some intellectually stunted child to bits and bits, or you'll be doing something for your girl. The former is an intense pleasure and the latter is just amusing. *g* You're good for pointing out all the good scuffles and enabling my own fits of rage - I've lost count of all the vases I've broken because you pointed out some new travesty of a fic, review, thread or miserable excuse for a person. I look forward to your fics and the inevitable kerfluffles they cause among those people (dammit! Irish wizards, now!), as well as the sheer wicked fun of 'em. There are few things as entertaining as listening to you plot Potter's death. You should kill him more often.

You're also good for getting me to think beyond the Snape. If you hadn't dragged me into the T/G thread at FAP, I don't think I would have met many of the people I'm now close with. I also wouldn't have had the pleasure of shutting down the thread and being IMed by moronic fangirls shrieking about how ebil I am. Yours were some of the few non-Snape fics I read, in my early days in fandom, because they had the kind of sensibility I could respect and enjoy. You still manage to rec exactly the kinds of stories that I love.

You're honest, funny, vicious, unforgiving, twisted and a little goofy. Just a little. You need your own talk show.

We hate all the same people and you have excellent taste in girls, music and clothes.

Reason? Who needs a reason, right?

Yeah, cutting this off now, but of course, I could go on. -.-

Why do you keep up with me despite me ehining about exams and my hand all the time?

Me, me!

Heck, why not? I'm in.

All right, I'll bite: why the heck do you put up with my library!school!wibbling?

Sure. *nervous*

Y'know. I looked this post over the first time. Took pity on you. Thought 'oh, well. Everyone's entitled to one or two mistakes. God knows I am...' BUT. But then you had this most recent entry, linking me to here, and now I can't resist. I want to _know_. *crack-addict like stare*

... ee?