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garnigal ([personal profile] garnigal) wrote2016-05-30 11:41 am
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How to celebrate when your friend starts reading fanfiction?

A few weeks ago, my best friend posted to FB that she'd been awake until 3:30am reading. Not that unusual - we both try to avoid it, but sometimes the book sticks you your hand, or your brain won't let it go and you just. have. to. finish.

Then she said it was fanfiction.

You have to understand, she loves TV, movies etc, but she's always been very devoted to canon. So when she started reading fanfiction I was boggled. When she told me it was Draco/Hermione, I started to laugh uproariously. Then I calmed down enough to explain some of the terms we're all so familiar with that she's just encountering now. It's awesome. :)

And on Saturday, we went to Stratford (Ontario) to see Macbeth. Stratford is always excellent, but the staging of Macbeth was some of the best I've ever seen. The witches were phenomenal, the porter totally stole the show. There were some pacing problems, but I'm not sure if that was due to the source, the actors or the direction. Macbeth is an extremely exposition-heavy show, so it could have been the source, especially given how many names there are tossed around. There was a bit of explanation for Derek after the show and during intermission (I'm the theatre and Shakespeare lover in the house, so I'm well-used to providing background knowledge and commentary), but still an excellent show. We don't go back until the end of July to see The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, which should be interesting. We also ran into some friends at the theatre, which was random and awesome. We didn't get dessert or anything afterwards, as we all just wanted to get home, but it was still nice to chat during intermission.

Macbeth in the 2016 playbill. I kept getting distracted because her reminded me of Jax from Sons of Anarchy. And by distracted, I mean hot for the Thane of Cawdor. :)

[identity profile] sylleblossom.livejournal.com 2016-05-30 04:01 pm (UTC)(link)

Yay for fanfics!

Signed,
Long-term fanfic reader

[identity profile] garnigal.livejournal.com 2016-05-30 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I know! I just keep laughing because after 27 years of friendship, how often do you get an entirely new topic to discuss? It's going to be so awesome.

[identity profile] trepkos.livejournal.com 2016-05-30 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
I love Macbeth! And how much fun that your friend is reading fic!

[identity profile] garnigal.livejournal.com 2016-05-30 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Macbeth is a fantastic play, and I'm so lucky to have Stratford Festival so close.

And I'm just thrilled to be helping someone new get into fic.
jerusha: (fanfic writer)

[personal profile] jerusha 2016-05-30 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Hee! That's awesome that your friend is getting into fic.

[identity profile] garnigal.livejournal.com 2016-05-30 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm loving it, but at the same time keep laughing at the absurdity of the situation, since I've been reading and writing fic for so so long.

[identity profile] 1-rhiannon-1.livejournal.com 2016-05-30 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Holy wow, he is a VERY distracting fella!

[identity profile] garnigal.livejournal.com 2016-05-30 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
He kept taking his shirt off too.... It was a good show :)

[identity profile] 1-rhiannon-1.livejournal.com 2016-05-30 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Nice! I'm betting he has an Adonis belt :D

[identity profile] snogged.livejournal.com 2016-05-30 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I love finding out that my friends read fanfic. :)

[identity profile] garnigal.livejournal.com 2016-06-01 02:55 pm (UTC)(link)
It's awesome!

[identity profile] velvetwhip.livejournal.com 2016-05-30 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
That is so great that your friend now reads fanfiction.


Gabrielle

[identity profile] garnigal.livejournal.com 2016-06-01 02:56 pm (UTC)(link)
It's so awesome. I'm going to make her start reading my stuff (and then force her to tell me how awesome I am - no criticism!)

[identity profile] velvetwhip.livejournal.com 2016-06-01 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
*giggles* What are friends for?


Gabrielle

[identity profile] garnigal.livejournal.com 2016-09-09 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh man, she's having a Harry Potter themed 40th birthday party! I"m totally writing her fic for a gift.
double_dutchess: (Have Tea Will Read)

[personal profile] double_dutchess 2016-05-31 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
Congratulations to you and your friend for now being able to enjoy and discuss fanfic together! I'm envious; I don't know anyone in RL who reads fanfic. At least, I don't think so.

[identity profile] garnigal.livejournal.com 2016-06-01 02:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Mention things like slash or non canon pairings... I bet you'll get a few bites!
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[personal profile] desdemonaspace 2016-05-31 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
I think it's great that you have this side of you you can let her in on. (Grammar in that sentence sucked, but you know what I mean.) You're friends, and suddenly, there's this area you now have in common.

I met some new people and the conversation turned to fanfic. I found myself quickly wishing I'd kept my mouth shut, as they DID NOT get it. It's like writing's bastard stepchild or something.

Lovely when someone actually GETS it.
Edited 2016-05-31 03:33 (UTC)

[identity profile] garnigal.livejournal.com 2016-06-01 02:58 pm (UTC)(link)
It's so awesome. Next time I visit her, I'm just taking my laptop and we can sit and exchange links. :)

[identity profile] orangerful.livejournal.com 2016-06-01 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
Macbeth is my most favorite of the Shakespeare tragedies but this one looks extra sexy LOL. Looks like they kept the setting during olden times?

*sigh* one of the few things I miss about my ex was that his mother was a season pass holder to the theater in Washington D.C. LOL. I was so spoiled for years getting to see those shows for free. Miss it.

[identity profile] garnigal.livejournal.com 2016-06-01 02:58 pm (UTC)(link)
He took his shirt off. A lot. It was awesome.

Sad that you don't get to go to the theatre for free any more. :(

[identity profile] badfalcon.livejournal.com 2016-06-24 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Well he is a little easy on the eyes, yes!

[identity profile] garnigal.livejournal.com 2016-09-09 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I was looking back at my recent posts and got all hot and bothered by this picture all over again!

[identity profile] dancingdragon3.livejournal.com 2016-07-04 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
That's awesome about your friend. But reading Draco/Hermione might lead her to some pairings/fics she's not ready for yet, lol. That is one...very line pushing fandom, to say the least.

Very nice pic :-)

[identity profile] garnigal.livejournal.com 2016-09-09 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I've warned her, given her some suggestions about what to look out so she can avoid the darker side of stuff.

And oh my god. He's still so very very hot.

[identity profile] orangerful.livejournal.com 2016-08-04 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
That is the hottest MacBeth I've seen in awhile! Have you seen the new movie with Michael Fassbender as the lead? MacBeth is my most favorite Shakespeare play so I'm hyper critical about it LOL.

(sorry, I got nosy and clicked over onto your journal after your helpful comment about 'Escape the room' and saw this and couldn't resist a comment! Not enough Shakespeare geeks on my LJ)

[identity profile] garnigal.livejournal.com 2016-08-04 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
He was definitely smoking. And extremely talented. I'm extremely lucky to live within an hour of the Stratford Festival in Ontario - Shakespeare (and a couple of musicals, and new plays...) every summer! It's where I first saw Colm Feore - as Petrucchio in a 1988 production of The Taming of the Shrew. It was set in the 50's, and I still remember Colm riding up in on a Harley, with his hair greased back. I was 12 and thought he was amazing.

[identity profile] garnigal.livejournal.com 2016-08-04 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh! Also I just finished a book called The Dark Lady's Mask, a novel about Shakespeare's muse. Highly recommend.

[identity profile] orangerful.livejournal.com 2016-08-06 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I shall add that to my GoodReads~!