Fandom Year in Review. Sort of.

[thegrrrl2002]

I was going to do that end-of-the-year fandom roundup meme, but basically I can summarize 2011 by AND THEN I FELL IN LOVE WITH DANNY WILLIAMS. ( I fell in love with Steve, too, but that took a little longer.) I wrote 43 H50 fics in 2011! Many of them are fairly short, plus several were co-written with the lovely and talented delicatale. Still, for me, that's a lot of words.

I also finally started watching Merlin this year, which I am enjoying immensely. The guys are adorable but while I read fic every now and then, it's not something I'm hugely fannish about. I've fallen for Suits in a big way, though, and I'm waiting impatiently for the new season to begin. That's the one thing that bugs me about USA shows, like Suits and White Collar--the seasons are way too short.

I seem to have fallen out of fannish love with SPN. I'm still enjoying the show, but I miss Castiel and it's just not grabbing me like the previous seasons have. It was fun while it lasted.

Okay, now I need to get my ass in gear now and do a bit of cleaning for my guests tonight. And get started on the snacks--I plan on trying out this Tiki Snack Mix. Pineapple and bacon, how could it go wrong?



And in honor of the coming new year, have some random Steve and Danny:














Okay, so this one is Alex and Scott, but they're just so adorable.



Happy New Year!

Comments

[elandrialore.livejournal.com]

I ENTHUSIASTICALLY ENJOY YOUR RANDOM DANNY AND STEVE, ALWAYS!

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

YAY! ::SMISHES YOU::

[lunachickk.livejournal.com]

I am so happy that you began writing H50 fic this year. *hugs you*
My Steve/Danny obsession sort of snowballed and I can't get enough of them. :)

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

Aw, you're so sweet! ::smooches:: So many good people in this fandom, it's fun and silly and I love it. :D

And yeah. Steve/Danny is a very happy place for me!

[wpadmirer.livejournal.com]

I'm totally with you about Danny. Without Danny, Steve wouldn't work at all for me. It's Danny that brings out Steve's goofiness!

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

Exactly! Danny seems to bring out a totally different side of Steve. I'm not sure I'd be watching the show if there wasn't any Danny in it.

[sheylindria.livejournal.com]

That second last picture...is that a hickey on Steve's neck just next to his adam's apple?!?

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

Yes, I believe that it is. :D Danny must have gotten carried away.

[sheylindria.livejournal.com]

That would probably explain why Steve can't tear his gaze away from Danny's mouth, even when talking at him :)

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh, yes. I look at that cap and think "JUST KISS HIM ALREADY, STEVE, YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO".

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

My love for Danny has definitely been a defining characteristic of this year.

Love the random picspam!

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

Yay! Thank you! Oh yes, Danny truly captured my heart. He's fabulous. :D

[springwoof.livejournal.com]

Yay! Happy New Year to you! I hope you write lots more H50 in 2012!

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

Thank you, you are very sweet! There will definitely be lots more H50 fic in my future!

[bellalaine.livejournal.com]

Alex and Scott, Danny and Steve, doesn't matter. They are adorable. The Dorks.

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

Oh my god yes. SO ADORABLE.

I've watched that gag reel a zillion times and I still giggle at them.

[bellalaine.livejournal.com]

Oh God same here. Its hilarious. Those two are so freaking cute!

[gyri.livejournal.com]

This was much enjoyed!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm so glad!

Happy New Year, sweetie, I hope it's a fabulous one for you. ::hugs you tight::

[gyri.livejournal.com]

Awww! ::returns tight hug::

I hope for you, too!!!

[d_odyssey.livejournal.com]

I was overjoyed when you started writing H50 fic. Always a good day when you post something new. The way I look at it with Steve and Danny - can't have one without the other! Have a very happy New Year/2012. Thank you for all the fic and pics in 2011.

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

Thank you, you are so sweet! I'm having a lot of fun with Steve and Danny. :D I'm glad you are too!

Happy New year to you! ::hugs::

[ms-artisan.livejournal.com]

Wheee! Random Steve and Danny = happiest place!! :D

"..SO I KNOW WHEN TO DUCK!" I am SO glad that is not a phrase that randomly comes up in RL, or I would be perpetually giggling. ;)

I am very pleased to have made your acquaintance this year -- Bestest 2012 to you!

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

That scene is one of my all time favorites. And being able to see outtakes of it is SO AWESOME. I love it when Alex laughs.

And thank you sweetie, I'm very pleased to have met you too! Fandom is an awesome place because of people like you. ::hugs you up tight::

[ms-artisan.livejournal.com]

*smishes you back* in between STARING AT YOUR PICS MOAR!

(seriously, do Steve's hands always look so soft and manicured on his gun, or has he been getting into Gracie's hand lotion?)

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

>>Pineapple and bacon, how could it go wrong?

And now I have this image in my head, of Danny finding those snacks in Steve's fridge and going "That... That is so wrong, Steven. So, so wrong." :D

Happy New Year!

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

Happy New year to you too!

And oh yes, I'm sure Danny would be traumatized by that snack mix. :D And he would be sure to let Steve know. It turned out quite tasty, though. I highly recommend it!

[verasteine.livejournal.com]

AND THEN I FELL IN LOVE WITH DANNY WILLIAMS. ( I fell in love with Steve, too, but that took a little longer.)

I basically did the reverse. But hey, the result's the same, right? :) I love your fic and I love your random picspams, so thank you for sharing those. Happy New Year!

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

Right back at ya, sweetie! And thank you. :D

Steve and Danny are so great together. I wish we could get an entire ep with them stuck in an elevator together or something. Although I'm sure Steve would manage to ninja his way out. :D

[verasteine.livejournal.com]

An entire ep in an elevator. Where it gets hotter and hotter, so they end up taking their shirts off and bickering at each other and saving the world via phone? Sign me up.

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

It would be THE BEST EPISODE EVER!

[finduilas-clln.livejournal.com]

YAY STEVE AND DANNY!

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

STEVE AND DANNY FTW!!!

[dotfic.livejournal.com]

Steve and Danny! ♥ Your H50 fics are definitely on my list of "awesome things about fandom in 2011."

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you, you are so sweet! ::hugs you up::

Wheee! New Year!

[honoria.livejournal.com]

*smishes you*

Re: Wheee! New Year!

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

Yay!! ::smooches::

[hillshollow.livejournal.com]

What’s not to love about Danny?

I think he’s a contrasting fascinating puzzle.

This is a man that screams about regulations but by rebels against them by having a very non-regulation haircut. He yells at Steve about stupid stunts and doesn’t think twice about playing chicken with a jet plane. He loves to stand by 6’1 Steve and play ‘look at tiny, harmless old me, the SEAL did it’ and yet this is the same guy that never backs down from a fight. He plays a great dim and clueless Lt. Columbo as he shrewdly nails the perps to the wall. He appears to be incompetent about technology and yet uses the state of the art stuff around the office like an ace.

He comes off as this unsophisticated blue-collar dude at first until he drops the act and you get to hear the size of his vocabulary and the big words in it. He says a lot and yet how much do we REALLY know about him? His background is still pretty much a mystery. :)

Danny’s perhaps the most interesting character on the team.

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

Great points! I definitely find him to be the most interesting character on the team. And I love that he is presented as blue collar, for the most part.

Danny is made of awesome. :D

[hillshollow.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the convey Danny’s blue collar roots very well for the most part.

Though Danny does have college degree or he wouldn’t have the stripes on his arm. And I don’t think a lot of people appreciate what a FEAT it is to be a sergeant at Danny’s age.

You can believe he’s a firefighter’s son. Except for the take-out thing they have Danny do. Everyone that grew solid blue-collar eating out was a rare treat. We learned early to cook and bag our lunch because it’s cheaper. It amazes me that everyone assumes that Danny is broke. I kind of side on him being ridiculously cheap squirrel.

LOL! All Danny’s got to do prove his blue collar roots is show Steve the toothpick or wooden match trick in the tire valves trick and my crush would be complete. ;)