07 December 2012 @ 09:17 am
ATTF: friending time.  
Greetings, best bar on earth!!  Man I have missed this place. This time of year is always so crazy-busy, and there's always so much to get done that it seems to fly by in a kind of haze (I know I've pretty much been doing my own zombie walk just trying to make it through, and a huge shoutout to Bob for some much needed fic therapy; it's totally keeping my ass sane right now.)

But how goes it, y'all? [livejournal.com profile] shenshen77and I were talking the other day and she had mentioned that we hadn't had a good old-fashioned friending meme in a while, and I thought that sounded like a dandy idea. I also think we need a good impromptu dance party and a chance to chat and hang out with old friends and make new ones and just be our awesome selves.

So please come by and introduce yourself. Say a few words about how you found this place or this ship and what your interests are. Check out other people's comments. Feel free to stalk them (in a non-creepy and completely respectful way) and comment crash-- hell, this place was built on comment-crashing (you think I'm kidding but I'm not.) There is no form to fill out becuase I'm allergic to forms. Free jazz all the way, bb. ;)

ETA on the introductions: no need to go into detail on the personal stuff. share as much as you feel comfortable with. i always like being a little cautious on that front, this being the internets and all. <3

Pics, gifs, randomness, chitchat, melarkly, and general bedlam are always encouraged. I've missed you guys. <3

ALSO-- I'm posting a sign-up sheet in the comments for future ATTF posts. We have had some amazing guest hosts and I thank each and every one of you. Y'all are constantly raising the level of discourse (and squee) around here and it's awesome. So for anyone thinking about signing up-- don't be a stranger, m'kay?
 
 
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[identity profile] shenshen77.livejournal.com on December 7th, 2012 03:26 pm (UTC)
So, I'm the one who mentioned that we needed an impromptu dance party ;) And I am all for it, even though I have a Christmas Market right in front of my window at the moment and friends coming over later tonight :D I'll just have them join us or bore them to death with fanwomaning and get them to leave ;D

I can't remember how I found this bar, probably because of my Renner feels and my totally unrelated Hawkeye feels I started looking for fic. And I came upon this lovely bar and have been a faithful patron ever since :) I love the Clint/Natasha pairing, they make for excellent stories and now I'm addicted! All the slow build, the UST, the relationship, the everything! I love this bar!
[identity profile] workerbee73.livejournal.com on December 7th, 2012 03:29 pm (UTC)
omg dude, i'm so sorry about not posting this sooner! my thursday got completely out of control. but i suspect this party will be going on for a while, so if you need to wander off, that's fine. ;)
[identity profile] shenshen77.livejournal.com on December 7th, 2012 03:40 pm (UTC)
Don't worry, totally ok :) I can absolutely relate to the loss of control, had enough days like that :) And all my friends are feeling a little under the weather anyway, so... I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will be a short evening ;) Third round's on me ;D
franztastisch: epic[personal profile] franztastisch on December 7th, 2012 04:29 pm (UTC)
You know what? I should have friended you a long time ago. You know, what with the awesome beta-ing skills and the threat of French bulldogs. :P
[identity profile] shenshen77.livejournal.com on December 7th, 2012 04:44 pm (UTC)
Aw, thanks and yes! So let's do it now :)
franztastisch: winchester[personal profile] franztastisch on December 7th, 2012 04:47 pm (UTC)
Wayyyy! And just so you know, I totally just gigglesnorted at you icon. Oh Renner, your face.
[identity profile] shenshen77.livejournal.com on December 7th, 2012 04:52 pm (UTC)
I love it too!!!! Here, have another :D Your face indeed! Damn, my friends are coming in like 10 minutes...
franztastisch[personal profile] franztastisch on December 7th, 2012 05:05 pm (UTC)
Oh wow. I am totally stalking your icons now. :P
[identity profile] shenshen77.livejournal.com on December 7th, 2012 09:05 pm (UTC)
Woohoo, I have a stalker! Most of them are by glorious inkvoices and daxcat, but some I even made myself :D I love icons!
franztastisch[personal profile] franztastisch on December 7th, 2012 10:11 pm (UTC)
See I would like icon space for more th 15 icons. But then I'd have to pay so... :(
[identity profile] shenshen77.livejournal.com on December 7th, 2012 10:44 pm (UTC)
I have to admit that I caved last weekend and got a paid account just to accomodate more icons *hangs head in shame*

And it's all inkvoices' fault :D Why must she make all these pretty little things????
franztastisch[personal profile] franztastisch on December 7th, 2012 11:08 pm (UTC)
My lack of money ensures that that won't happen to me. I just have to rotate them all.
[identity profile] shenshen77.livejournal.com on December 7th, 2012 11:17 pm (UTC)
I just got my christmas bonus with my last paycheck, otherwise I wouldn't have done it either. I can totally relate, for christmas last year I invited my family to a homecooked meal, as I couldn't affor actual presents... then I got a new job and it's the first one in years that actually pays well...
franztastisch[personal profile] franztastisch on December 7th, 2012 11:21 pm (UTC)
Huh! Thats a good idea actually! Should have offered to cook Christmas dinner this year! :P Though I think my sister would be pretty annoyed by the lack of presents. :P

To be honest though, if I got a decent amount of money, getting a paid LJ account would be pretty far down the list of things to buy. :P
[identity profile] shenshen77.livejournal.com on December 7th, 2012 11:26 pm (UTC)
Right? Sometimes I have those ;) And my mom actually cashed it in on her birthday and she invited my aunt and uncle as well :D So yeah, probably would have been cheaper to just buy her a book :D

Yes, I agree. It was a spur of the moment thing, but I don't regret it (yet) ;D
franztastisch[personal profile] franztastisch on December 7th, 2012 11:36 pm (UTC)
And books are an excellent fallback! :P

Haha I like the "yet".
[identity profile] shenshen77.livejournal.com on December 7th, 2012 11:48 pm (UTC)
Excellent fallback, especially in our family, my brother and I always gift each other books :P

Yes, well so far I haven't had a chance to miss the money ;)
franztastisch[personal profile] franztastisch on December 7th, 2012 11:58 pm (UTC)
Same in our family. Apart from we never see to get enough. :P

Well, lets hope that continues for you then! :)
[identity profile] shenshen77.livejournal.com on December 8th, 2012 12:03 am (UTC)
Well, when I moved this summer my friends and my brother actually offered to start collecting between them and buy me a Kindle when they had to lug the 20 boxes of books from one apartment to the other ;)

They still love me though :D Especially my brother, since he is getting all the thrillers I've read and won't read again as I now know whoditit :D So yeah, I absolutely understand :P

Thanks, I hope so too, would be a first :D
franztastisch[personal profile] franztastisch on December 9th, 2012 02:52 pm (UTC)
Ah. People have suggested I should maybe get a kindle but NO. Books books books. Though I totally understand the need. I found kindles to be very useful when travelling earlier this year.
[identity profile] shenshen77.livejournal.com on December 12th, 2012 09:42 pm (UTC)
Books all the way, my dear! I do think they would be awesome for travelling and reading in bed, though... Ah well, I don't see me getting one in the near future ;)
inkvoices: avengers:past behind you hug (C/N)[personal profile] inkvoices on December 7th, 2012 05:39 pm (UTC)
I thought that I'd already friended you ages ago. Apparently not :S Bad inkvoices!

...Fixed :D
[identity profile] shenshen77.livejournal.com on December 7th, 2012 09:06 pm (UTC)
Bad inkvoices indeed ;) But I adore your icons and your stories and our discussions about betaing and I friended you right back :D