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Fandom as A Ferris Wheel -
Jul. 25th, 2025 08:59 pmIt was well over 90 degrees today, got up to 96 with a heat index of 106. So, I think that translates as ...40 C, and 50 C? We weren't taught the conversions well when I was in school? They started to teach us - in or around the fifth or sixth grade, then decided it was too hard and gave up. (Basically the adults didn't understand it well enough to pass it down to the kids. When I state that the American Educational System is lacking, I'm not exaggerating.)
As a result of the heat, I went out in brief snippets. Luckily it wasn't that bad when I set off to work at or around 6:50 am. I got a matcha latte at Gregory's around 10 am, still not too bad. At noon - when I got a salad at Pret, it was around 90, and I was only out for about twenty minutes - ten were in Pret, and by the time I got back it was 92. It rained while I was on the train going home (it's air conditioned) and by the time I got off the train cooled down a tad due to the rain. So overall? Not too bad. I work near the harbor and the east river and South Brooklyn doesn't get that hot. (I live and work on islands. NYC is basically a series of islands. Manhattan, Staten Island, Long Island (encompasses Queens and Brooklyn), the Bronx, Governor's Island, Roosevelt Island, Liberty Island, Ellis Island. So the air smells like it does near water, and the weather acts the way it would near and around water. Having lived landlocked (with no water nearby), and near mountains but not water (Colorado Springs) - I can tell you I prefer living near water. It comforts me. I need trees, flowers, and water. Also grass. I do not need to grow it. I just need to be near it. )
The Ferris Wheel
Journaling Prompt: Life in fandom goes through ups and downs. Reminisce about the "wild ride" of your time in fandom or in other online communities.
Sigh, yes. I have a complicated love/hate relationship with fandom. Also, mixed feelings about being a fan myself. As a result of this? I tend for the most part to lurk on the outskirts of it, or jump in and jump out again. It's rare that I participate.
I've participated in a few here and there. Buffy/Angel and to a lesser degree Whedon fandom. ( Read more... )
As a result of the heat, I went out in brief snippets. Luckily it wasn't that bad when I set off to work at or around 6:50 am. I got a matcha latte at Gregory's around 10 am, still not too bad. At noon - when I got a salad at Pret, it was around 90, and I was only out for about twenty minutes - ten were in Pret, and by the time I got back it was 92. It rained while I was on the train going home (it's air conditioned) and by the time I got off the train cooled down a tad due to the rain. So overall? Not too bad. I work near the harbor and the east river and South Brooklyn doesn't get that hot. (I live and work on islands. NYC is basically a series of islands. Manhattan, Staten Island, Long Island (encompasses Queens and Brooklyn), the Bronx, Governor's Island, Roosevelt Island, Liberty Island, Ellis Island. So the air smells like it does near water, and the weather acts the way it would near and around water. Having lived landlocked (with no water nearby), and near mountains but not water (Colorado Springs) - I can tell you I prefer living near water. It comforts me. I need trees, flowers, and water. Also grass. I do not need to grow it. I just need to be near it. )
The Ferris Wheel
Journaling Prompt: Life in fandom goes through ups and downs. Reminisce about the "wild ride" of your time in fandom or in other online communities.
Sigh, yes. I have a complicated love/hate relationship with fandom. Also, mixed feelings about being a fan myself. As a result of this? I tend for the most part to lurk on the outskirts of it, or jump in and jump out again. It's rare that I participate.
I've participated in a few here and there. Buffy/Angel and to a lesser degree Whedon fandom. ( Read more... )