The Friday Five!

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:05:14 GMT

Didn't expect to make another post so soon after my last -- does two posts in two days count as spam? -- but this week's thefridayfive questions were too good to pass up.

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1. What was the reason you began a Dreamwidth or LiveJournal account (or both)?
Heh. It was a bajillion years ago -- long enough that I actually had to start on one of the LJ spinoff sites because LJ invite codes were so hard to get -- and the one thing that drew me to the format above all others was moodthemes and icons. Even to this day, eternal sticker-hoarder that I am, they remain one of my great true joys, and one of my forever favourite parts of the platform.

2. How many DW or LJ communities do you subscribe to?
Seventy-five! Not quite as many as I did on my old account, but a decent amount. Some of my long-running faves have gone idle -- or simply out of commission -- however, so it's a wee bit quieter than that number would suggest.

3. Do you have a favorite community or one you check out often to see what's new?
My all-time favourite community, may it forever rest in peace, will always be hc_bingo. I mourn its demise every single day, even as I understand, appreciate, and respect the mods' inability to continue maintaining it amidst their ever-increasing personal challenges.

As to active comms... I've found so many brilliant stories -- including some in fandoms I don't even know! -- through fancake... and I'm eternally grateful for my supply of prompt / bingo communities (and always on the lookout for more) to scratch my inspiration itch.

4. How did you pick your user name?
It's a song by the Badlees! And, honestly, one I should've used long before now because I love it a lot.

5. If you could change your user name, would you?
I mean, I did. I could've just used a rename token on my old account for the same effect, but I wanted a clean state after too many false-start restarts. At the heart of it, though... that's pretty much all this little space is, a renaming of my old identity, and a smaller circle of people to disappoint, annoy and/or frustrate with my mindless blathering.

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