Entries tagged with politics

After taking almost an entire month off a the end of previous term, it's time to get back on the OTW horse. I'm staying on as a Translation chair (I think this counts as my second term in charge, though it will be a first one that I'll be a sole chair through the entire thing) and a Tag Wrangler (Teen Wolf tags haven't broken me yet, though my sanity can be questioned), but I'll be joining Communications as a staffer this year (so that's new and exciting).

I also haven't divorced Fanlore yet and I keep editing it. My eclectic taste in fandom is evident in my contributions history and it's a bit scary. It's as if I'm in a long term relationship with several, but having flings right and left. I am such a fandom slut (and proud of it!).

Fandom wise, I only have one major thing planned for 2013 which is a Teen Wolf/Inception fic I'm working on where Arthur and Stiles are brothers. I am writing it, but it's a slow process.

For the first time in 4 years, it looks as if I won't be taking part in the spn-j2-bigbang on LJ, unless I can come up with a plot for a fic before January ends. I'm so sentimental about that bigbang, though. It was a first one I ever completed and it showed me I can write loooong complex fics.
I will miss it sooo...

The beginning of the term is always a tricky moment staffing wise, so I can't really say what's going on right now, but the work has officially started, yay! And the plans for the new term will get made and all... and I probably shouldn't be writing entries at 7am but I was just so excited about the new term.

Happy 2013!

So I'm staying up all night to watch SourceFed's coverage of the American election. Me being Polish and living in Europe, I treat it less like "OMG my life is going to change forever if one of them wins" and more of "let's see how crazy can the Kardashians get". Yes. American politics is my reality TV. I apologize if my approach offends someone, but the way Americans do politics deeply fascinates me.

For starters, I can't get over the two party system. I mean, sure, in Poland anyone who gets enough signatures from the public can run for President and it usually means that I have to go vote twice - the first time to weed out the serious candidates and the second to vote between the two guys with the biggest support. It's tiresome, yes, but at least with more than two parties you get all the platforms and points of view represented.

The thing I've been fascinated the most lately is the fact that a third party presidential candidate has to *sue* for the right to participate in a presidential debate. It's like watching America's Next Top Model where Tyra picks two favourites early on and the rest of the girls are forced to do outrageous things just to get an edit in the final episode that airs.

Which is why I'm up at 2am with coffee in my hand and Skittles in front of me waiting to see who wins.

And I have surprisingly good grasp on English at 2am... o.O

To pass the time, I've been editing Fanlore today. I started a page for WaTchers the Virtual Series, which was a fan-made Buffy spin-off. It ran for 5 years and people involved in it put enormous amount of time and talent into it.

It's also really important to me, because a) I did translations for them in early season 1 and b) I met my best friend, briefly my girlfriend there. She was also doing translations for them and we got talking and it turned out that she was going to the same high school as me. 9 years later we're still close friends and I met the majority of the Polish fandom through her. So to say WaTchers has a special place in my heart would be an understatement. I love them with all my heart, even though I never finished reading the show... <3

I might edit something else in between the coverage, we'll see. I don't trust my English this late at night.

I hope your candidate wins, flist. *crosses fingers*

Welcome to the 2013 term

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