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June 22nd, 2006
So, off to Moonridge.
June 22nd, 2006 10:48 pmTomorrow we're heading off for a three-day weekend at Big Bear Lake, so that I can attend my first Sentinel fandom event. It's not a con, and not an overly organized kind of thing -- it's a fundraiser for the small zoo there, the Moonridge Animal Park. They take in rescued and injured and abandoned wildlife, help with rehabilitation, and provide long-term or permanent homes for them. A good animal cause, and a nice little place. I've been there before (to the zoo) -- Peter and I spent one of our anniversaries at Big Bear.
One of the actors from The Sentinel goes to participate each year (it's his favored charity, after all) and, I guess, sort of handles various animals while an auction goes on -- fans bid to "adopt" the animals, with all money going to the zoo. There was also an online auction where authors donated stories, artwork, etc. for bidding -- I believe it raised just about $18,000 this year. These are dedicated fans! And generous, too. I've not yet met any Sentinel fans in real life (except darling![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
klostes, of course, who isn't active in the fandom any more), and actually have only a few online friends -- a bit odd, since the fan fiction really took over my life a few years ago! But I've had my hobbit ladies for so long, and once I had my friends list kind of established, it seemed like a slow, difficult process to add to it. Inertia? Already expending too much energy? Don't know, really -- I just know that my Sentinel "presence" has been much less than my initial Lord of the Rings activity. LOL! It's probably just that I'm that many years older now! Bleh.
Anyway, forth I shall go, feeling a little bit timid and shy. Oh, you Hobbitconners who have seen me drink myself into utter rioutousness and foolishness, don't laugh! Yes, I *am* still shy sometimes. Those early days, we were all so active online, and remember the hobbitpiles in the chatrooms? By the time I met the hobbit crew in real life, I already felt like I'd known them for years. None of that is happening any more, so this really is venturing out among strangers. But -- they're all nice people online, and I expect to make several new friends this weekend. *Fannish excitement with quiet squeeing!*
One of the actors from The Sentinel goes to participate each year (it's his favored charity, after all) and, I guess, sort of handles various animals while an auction goes on -- fans bid to "adopt" the animals, with all money going to the zoo. There was also an online auction where authors donated stories, artwork, etc. for bidding -- I believe it raised just about $18,000 this year. These are dedicated fans! And generous, too. I've not yet met any Sentinel fans in real life (except darling
klostes, of course, who isn't active in the fandom any more), and actually have only a few online friends -- a bit odd, since the fan fiction really took over my life a few years ago! But I've had my hobbit ladies for so long, and once I had my friends list kind of established, it seemed like a slow, difficult process to add to it. Inertia? Already expending too much energy? Don't know, really -- I just know that my Sentinel "presence" has been much less than my initial Lord of the Rings activity. LOL! It's probably just that I'm that many years older now! Bleh.Anyway, forth I shall go, feeling a little bit timid and shy. Oh, you Hobbitconners who have seen me drink myself into utter rioutousness and foolishness, don't laugh! Yes, I *am* still shy sometimes. Those early days, we were all so active online, and remember the hobbitpiles in the chatrooms? By the time I met the hobbit crew in real life, I already felt like I'd known them for years. None of that is happening any more, so this really is venturing out among strangers. But -- they're all nice people online, and I expect to make several new friends this weekend. *Fannish excitement with quiet squeeing!*
