boost: Delightful Riffing at fail_fandomanon

[jesse_the_k]

I read fail_fandomanon when I wish to exercise my brain but not enough to actually think or write or put pieces together. (Unlike Twitter, the political discussion is firmly gated to other threads. Unlike TikTok, it's blessedly static text.)

This totally silly and non-wanky thread explores the vital topic of fabric* in fandom:

https://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/524762.html?thread=3175894490#cmt3175894490

Keep expanding for all the delicious comments.

* Where fabric is actually autocarrot for fanfic, but that doesn't stop the great discussion.

Do you have an online self-soother?

Comments

[esteefee]

https://www.instagram.com/cats_of_instagram/

like:https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cg4o9dLpsEq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Oh my goodness.

[jesse_the_k]

There are many days when that second cat perfectly represents my mood. It's wonderful to externalize that feeling (the better to gently laugh at myself.)

Re: Oh my goodness.

[esteefee]

look, I'm not saying that cat is me, but that cat is me.

[bluedreaming]

What a delightful thread! I’m always a little nervous to dig into that community because I find wank stressful, so a direct line into happiness is delightful.

If I need a mental break and I don’t want to read, I like to watch making-type videos like soap-making, leather-crafts, dioramas, book-making, etc.

[jesse_the_k]

Mmmm, yes, observing clever hands at work is rewarding.

I love Yixing Clay Teapots on YouTube because they've been made that way for 500 years. That long view puts my current miseries in perspective.

[fred_mouse]

I scroll tumblr. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get the balance right and sometimes end up scrolling well past the pleasurable and into the obsessive-and-should-have-gone-to-bed stage.

Unfortunately

[jesse_the_k]

I have also found myself scrolling at 10:30pm and wondered, "WTF are you doing???"

[tarasacon]

That community is one heck of a rabbit hole!

[jesse_the_k]

Decades' worth -- sorry.

[tarasacon]

It’s okay! I was amused by fabric woes and have a few new fanfics to try! :)