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It's that time again folks! I did one less piece than usual this time around, but i think the total effort put in is equal and i'm quite happy with how i've done.

There we go! It was so fun this time around, and I can't wait for next year!

So I'm not really good at blogging unless something important/noteworthy is going on. I think that I should rectify this, because after years of following other blogs and learning all about people, it feels sort of intrusive and odd to know so much about others who know barely anything about me. Also there's a bunch of stuff that I've wanted to talk about and new-found creative energy that I have no idea what to do with. So I think I'm going to start with a bit of an IRL update.

So Wave Three of BBB happened (or is happening, rather). I did art as per usual, and I'm actually really happy with the pieces that I made this time around, as I felt more into it and found a motivation technique that actually works, which is AWESOME \0/. Yeah, so that'll be posted tomorrow for all to see.

Another thing I've been thinking about/working on is one of those in-the-pipeline for years kind of projects, which apparently will be a graphic novel, if it ever gets finished (which I really think it will). I could ramble about the story for ages, despite not having written a finite plot yet, so for know I'll just say that it's called 'Jazz!', it's set in 1920's New Orleans and follows the life of an androgynous witch doctor... yeah, I don't know where that idea came from, but everyone I've told about it seems intrigued/excited, including the future artist of the project, who is making character designs as we speak .

Also; Cosplay! It's still a hobby I'm invested in, which culminated in a DeviantArt account, which is here: TheCosplayDumpBox It's basically me and my friends messing about in costumes, and currently includes cosplay from Bandom, Homestuck and Hetalia. The Bandom pictures are mostly born out my resemblance to basement!Gerard in appearance and general essence, which has caused my friends to want me to do an ask blog on Tumblr, which I might do if I can build up enough of a tolerance to my own face.

So apart from those things, not much has been going on with me recently. Well, apart from the whole YouTube RPF fandom revolution that

greedy_dancer is leading, which is filling me with happiness because I've been waiting YEARS for people to appreciate Youtubers with me. Thanks for that G_D! But I'm going to be making posts and primers about all of that later.

So, let's hope this productivity thing sticks, huh? :)

Okay. So i did some art for

synonomy for BBB Wave One. Here it is:

1. The clinic. When i was reading i couldn't help but picture the clinic in my head as this super-bright, fucking adorable place. So i thought i'd put it on paper.

2. Drake. I AM SO PROUD OF HOW THIS TURNED OUT. SRSLY. This one is my favourite, despite the fact that my scanner made it really faint (my apologies for that). But yeah, Drake was the first thing i wanted to capture after reading the story, and i think i did pretty damn well.

3. The kissing scene. This last one was a last-minute sketch that i (the genius that i am) decided to do on the deadline day. I think it could've been better with more time/work, but this scene was so adorable that i couldn't not try to draw it. My scanner also wreaked havoc over this one, but i'm still glad i included it.

So there we go! If you haven't checked out the story yet i highly recommend it, it is all kinds of adorable. And all of the other fanworks that people have produced, of course. It's been awesome, can't wait for Wave Three! \0/

I only seem to post things when there's a beginning or end: the beginning of my fandom life, the end of my favourite band. Now this.

( This is a grief-filled rant about my dog, so if you don't wanna read that, PLEASE DON'T CLICK ME )

After a day of eating my feelings and trying to put off the inevitable, i decided to make this post. I know a lot of you guys have already made posts about this, but i just couldn't bring myself to read them all, so i apologise if i basically repeat what you've said.

The saddest thing about all of this i think, is that we kind of all knew that MCR were going to end, or at least go on hiatus for a while. But (idk about you guys, but at least i felt that) no one was really expecting this. I thought that Gerard was going to focus on comic books for a while, Frank and Dewees were doing Death Spells, Mikey was (hopefully) going to sort his relationships out and Ray was going to carry on being a social enigma (srsly, he never tells us what he's doing). I know they are all doing those things and i'm happy for them, but to know that they're *never* going to be a band again. It's just depressing. (Also as someone who has never seen them live, i am particularly saddened by this). And i am aware they could reunite in 10 years, but it won't be the same.

I've been worrying about the fandom all day. I know that you guys will still continue to be in this fandom, (or at least i hope you will) the FOB hiatus has shown me how persistently fannish you all are. :) But i can't help but feel like after a month or two some of you won't want to be here anymore. And this scares me more than you know; i just got here. After two years i finally plucked up the courage to talk to all of you lovely people, and i don't want that to go to waste.

This news will most likely hit my creativity hard in terms of writing, but i haven't been writing much anyway, so it's pretty much a moot point. I'm just not ready for this; for such a change in fandom. I'm still struggling through irl things at the moment and for my main and (pretty much) only fandom to get hit as hard as this; it's going to be pretty horrible.

But as ever we're all going through this together. I have hugs for all of you if you need them and we'll all be fine if we keep going.

So, yeah. Those are my thoughts. Now i'm going to eat a plate of garlic bread whilst my parents sing drunkenly to Barry White downstairs. What is my life?

xoxo

I've been a Bandom lurker for almost 2 years (I'm sure I've broken some sort of record) and I've decided to change that now. For a long time I've watched people write brilliant stories and make amazing art/podfic etc. and I've been scared. Scared to join in and face the prospect of being less talented than everyone else or not fitting in. I know that it's pretty stupid, but it’s how I've felt for a long time, and I still feel like that; but I've decided not to be an idiot anymore and just try.

I've been suffering from perpetual writer’s block for a long time, even longer than I've been aware of Bandom or fandom in general. Every time I attempt to create something; I look at it, see it as something stupid and never finish it. I’m trying to fight this, but it may take me a while.

About 6 months ago, I tried to escape this rut by doing art for

bandombigbang 2012, using a previous account. I did finish the art (it was for Make It Loud by

brooklinegirl ) and it got a surprisingly lovely response, but it somehow didn't stop the block I've been in.

So now, after all of this time watching Bandom from afar, I've decided to get off my backside and do something. I've made new LJ and DW accounts with the new username that I've been using on my Tumblr and Twitter for a while. Here, I will (hopefully) post fic and possibly art and generally get more involved with fandom things.
It probably won’t be very good for a while as I've not done a lot of writing/drawing for a LONG while, but please bare with me whilst I get on my feet.

There are a lot of people in Bandom who I like and admire, but I've never really talked to anyone, so if you want to say hi; please feel free. It would make my day.

Anyway; I think that’s all I have to say. So… yeah.

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