Hi hi hi! I added you. Welcome! Babble is great ;o)
I still enjoy HP, and I still enjoy much HP fic. I even enjoy lame H/D that I think is not well-written, because I am a complete sap. But also because to me Maya stuff was kinda like another fandom completely.
I adored the way her fics had that blend of angst and humor. I think that must stem from me being such a Joss girl...
The funny thing is, before Whedon, I could take or leave the laughs. I've always been extremely serious--not in person, but in what I liked, what I gave my thoughts to, and what I think is important. But then I found BtVS and it sort of--rocked my world. I take so many things way much less seriously than I used to, and now I'm finding the things I used to like that don't have that sprinkling of humor ironic in a way I didn't see before, and in a way they're perhaps not meant to be.
Now I rather think having humor in something elevates it--there's a chance for self-awareness there. Sorry to go all meta, but I've been thinking about it a lot recently! In short, I think it's great to have both the laughs and the pangs.
Re: I shouldn't be posting insane comments at 8 am.
I still enjoy HP, and I still enjoy much HP fic. I even enjoy lame H/D that I think is not well-written, because I am a complete sap. But also because to me Maya stuff was kinda like another fandom completely.
I adored the way her fics had that blend of angst and humor. I think that must stem from me being such a Joss girl...
The funny thing is, before Whedon, I could take or leave the laughs. I've always been extremely serious--not in person, but in what I liked, what I gave my thoughts to, and what I think is important. But then I found BtVS and it sort of--rocked my world. I take so many things way much less seriously than I used to, and now I'm finding the things I used to like that don't have that sprinkling of humor ironic in a way I didn't see before, and in a way they're perhaps not meant to be.
Now I rather think having humor in something elevates it--there's a chance for self-awareness there. Sorry to go all meta, but I've been thinking about it a lot recently! In short, I think it's great to have both the laughs and the pangs.