Le big sigh

[calime]

Huh. A stretch of a rather frantic worky time should be over now, or at least I hope so. Meaning that after recuperating, I might be able to return to important things in life, like fandom, and fic and backlog of the aforementioned...well, you get the picture. Also, chat. Which I had withdrawal symptoms of. And the backache might wanna go away, too.
We've been having rather stormy weather around Estonia and Finland and the Baltic sea, with storm warnings, and ship traffic paused, and sea level rising. So far I hear no big damage in the news...and here it's just been howling wind and some snowy slush and beautiful sky with cloud rags screeching over the skyline like maniacs. The beautiful stuff. Makes me half want to be in the summer house by the sea - autumn storms are really beautiful there in some ways. But I sure am glad our storms are just tiny, and we don't get any of those tropical monsters up here.
Also, on an unrelated note, it's so much fun when you discover that someone you've known on the lines of uni and vet profession and stuff knows HL, and not only know, but has once upon a time been fannish about. Even in this small remote corner of the world. Makes one all warm and fuzzy inside. And ready to share the DVDs *grin*.
ETA: In the connection of the abovementioned fact, in chat with sparklebutch and holde_maid the need for some secure method of ID'ing the fans was put forward. We discussed the relative merits of advanced communicating bracelets (to the betterment of taking over the world) and a tattoo as a marker. We could not decide where the tattoo should be, though. The idea of a dragon on butt has some serious pro factors, as in loyalty, beauty and comfort sense, but could be hard to display. But then, one could always design pants/trousers/skirt with a comfy, see-through window. Hmmm. *Cali contemplates another dragon tattoo* Whaddaya think?


Also, if anyone should ever try to tell you that the concept of 'manana' can only be applied to certain southern-europe-hispanic countries, don't buy it. It's a damn valid concept in certain high-welfare societies situated up north on a rocky peninsula. Believe me, I've experienced it, to my detriment. Argh.

Comments

[sparklebutch.livejournal.com]

On a serious note, a hanky-code of a kind with bracelets or any other item that would look normal to mainstreamers but be recogniseable by fans, that would rule.

I met this Firefly fan when I was visiting my grandmother in a hotel store because I kept saying "shiny" - I didn't because of FF, it was just that they had things that were shiny - anyway, but he recognised me from speech, and that can't normally happen in mainstream enviroment.

[calime]

Mmmm, fanspeak is helpful, too.
Should we try to develop a fannish esperanto? With smoke signals, and unobtrusive dress additions, and language, and stuff *g*? Seriously though, it'd be ..useful

[sparklebutch.livejournal.com]

But we already have fanspeak. some of the sentences we use with each other cannot be understood by a stranger. It's just that those are not code words that can be inserted into a normal conversation like other underground groups.

[calime]

You're right. What I meant was kinda taking it further...for example, on teh intranets it's easier, as English and English fanspeak is generally used. But if I'm conversing with someone in Estonian, well, the terms may wary or not exist at all. I'm finding the same thing to some extent on the Est kink forum, for example. Some use English, some use Est terms, and all together it's a weird mix. Kink, of course, knows no language barrers. Like fannishness.

[sparklebutch.livejournal.com]

The thing about the hanky code and the likes is that you don't have to start conversations and try to secretly find out if the person is fannish (or kinky), it's that you can spot each other from afar, without words; you don't have to ask every person you run into if they're into HL, because you have a button and everyone who likes HL knows you do too.

[anoel.livejournal.com]

It's so awesome to meet fans around you. Glad you found one!