thuviaptarth | State of Fannish Panic

Fanvid Love Meme
No panic. I am resigned to being the world's slowest commenter and trying to hit two or three people per day. I am choosing who to comment on by arcane metrics involving whether or not I've left you feedback in the past two years. So, you know, no comments doesn't mean I don't love your work.

(ETA: This doesn't mean you have to comment on me! I am feeling much more competent than last week. Two weeks ago. Whatever.)
Yuletide
I told myself I would default if I had nothing by the morning of December 10, and I had nothing by the morning of December 10. I am now feeling so relieved I am thinking of doing my original assignment and a bunch of pinch hits as Treats. But I make no promises.

Do not worry, Yuletide writer! I will comment on your story anyway. I am sorry you got stuck with such a slacker, though.
Festivids
I was doing my thorough, foresighted, and carefully labeled pre-clipping by scene and theme, the way I do for any fandom I think I might vid more than once, and I was feeling bored and overwhelmed and pressured by the deadline and not sure I could manage even a vidlet by the deadline and having second thoughts about the vid idea and wondering if I should go with the backup song, which was probably too long for me to complete in the time allotted but had a much more solid idea, and -- then I said, "Fuck it," and ditched the pre-clipping in favor of tossing things I knew I'd want on the timeline and going from there. I feel much happier now. Also much more likely to have something workable by the deadline.

I used to like deadlines because they forced me to produce things, but I am rethinking this. I am not as inspired by adrenaline rushes as I used to be.

State of Fannish Panic

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