I was a Teenage Fangirl.

[cherry]

Inspection of my user info reveals a rather startling fact -- I recently missed the five-year anniversary of this journal.

Five years. I'd be a fandom dino if I'd stuck around in any given fandom for any length of time. I've adjusted to my role as a perpetual neophyte, though looking back, I'd really thought I'd be well on my way to internet famous by now. Oh, the fancies of youth.

Looking back, I also find it rather remarkable that anyone flisted me at all. My first entry is rather representative of the blathering, internet-awkward entries I used to post, often daily, and sometimes multiple times per day. As for the writing -- well, let's just say that at that point, I fit in perfectly at ff.net.

Look, I was 16, okay?

I've made a number of amazing friends through this journal -- some of you, I feel like I've known forever; some of you have taught me an amazing amount about writing, about approaches to visual design, about vidding, about constructing logical arguments; some of you never fail to make my day brighter; some of you I now consider in the same breath as the people I see every day.

I'd just like to say thank you, for that. And to those of you who've been around since the start -- thank you for putting up with me when I was just another teenage fangirl.


The one thing I do regret: Choosing the pseudonym 'Cherry Ice.' This is not a name that engenders confidence. I mean, it's not 'Princess Scarlett Darquemist Elvenstar,' but it's pretty darn close.

Comments

[ex-thissuga.livejournal.com]

hee. you could always buy a lj-rename token, and find something else that has cherry and not the ice - like cherryisdabomb or something. *G* also, I say 'Kira' and everyone here is like, 'who?' and I say 'the chick who should be coming to dexcon!' and they say 'oh, yeah!'

[cherryice.livejournal.com]

Hee. My site is currently titled 'Cherry Bombs,' and my hit counter tells me that I get a number of Google refers from some soon-to-be-very-confused amateur explosion enthusiasts.

That really has nothing to do with this conversation, but it makes me smile.

also, I say 'Kira' and everyone here is like, 'who?' and I say 'the chick who should be coming to dexcon!' and they say 'oh, yeah!'

Aww, it's so sweet of you to pretend like those other than yourself want me there. *G*

I will totally try to make it, but I just don't know where I'm going to be working, yet. The fact that I don't have a summer job lined up yet is driving me BONKERS.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bounce_/]

*pokes* Dude. I'm coming and I want there to be at least one person other than Dex and Rossi that I've ever spoken to there and I know you. Please come?

[cherryice.livejournal.com]

I am going to try, but I cannot promise anything. *is sad*

Why do I not have a job yet? *KERPLODES*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bounce_/]

Because job hunting is horrible and sucks giant monkey balls?

I completely understand if you can't come but I really hope you can make it, since it sounds fun.