Ohmygoodness, too many comments already to read them all. (I'd like to, really, but there's also this work thing that kind of needs some attention...) But what a lovely idea. And as my name suggests, delurking is exactly what I need to do:
1. Tell us something about yourself: I'm 31. I can't believe I'm 31. Blue-state American. Married. Novelist. A big ol' lit-geek, and having ongoing problems reconciling my literary snobbery with my overwhelming love for Smallville. 2. Likes: Getting so immersed in a story that I forget where I am. Lex. Caviar. Peaches. (Not together -- ew.) Clex. Popping bubble-wrap. Swimming. Very hot baths. Being immersed in things, generally. 3. Dislikes: Current American politics (don't get me started). Hypocrisy. Cooked carrots. Running. Most of what passes for "fashion." (And for god's sake, would somebody please introduce Erica Durance to her waistline?) 4. What got you interested in Smallville? Well, believe it or not, my second novel (still in progress) centers on a character who some people believe is a new messiah. And this character, even as a child, knows that there's something different and very special about herself. So when I heard there was a tv show about a young Clark Kent, I felt like I had to watch it. And then I got completely sucked in, because I developed this fascination with Lex and his character arc, and how he'd develop from this cynical but hopeful sweet woobie into a supervillain. As for what drew me into SV fandom (since I'm not fannish about anything else) -- I think I was bored one night and surfed online until I found a story by Lenore. And then I read every single thing Lenore ever wrote in SV, because it was that good. And then I found Te, and Jenn, and Lanning, and then I had to admit I was addicted. 5. What are your favorite SV episodes? Shattered, Memoria, Onyx -- episodes that center on Lex make me happy. Also, Heat, because it just cracks me up. 6. What SV fanfic do you reread most often? It's embarrassing to admit, but I've read Lanning's "Identical" series three times in the last 8 months. And that stuff is LONG -- it's a couple novels' worth of text. But it's SO GOOD. I reread "Sleep While I Drive" when I'm sad and want something sweet to cheer me up. 7. Random facts: Last fall, on a whim, my husband and I both dyed our pubic hair hot pink. It lasted a month or two and made me giggle every time I thought of it -- on a train, at the dentist, etc. We're thinking of doing it again. We're also thinking of maybe having a baby sometime not too far off. The two possibilities are unrelated.
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1. Tell us something about yourself: I'm 31. I can't believe I'm 31. Blue-state American. Married. Novelist. A big ol' lit-geek, and having ongoing problems reconciling my literary snobbery with my overwhelming love for Smallville.
2. Likes: Getting so immersed in a story that I forget where I am. Lex. Caviar. Peaches. (Not together -- ew.) Clex. Popping bubble-wrap. Swimming. Very hot baths. Being immersed in things, generally.
3. Dislikes: Current American politics (don't get me started). Hypocrisy. Cooked carrots. Running. Most of what passes for "fashion." (And for god's sake, would somebody please introduce Erica Durance to her waistline?)
4. What got you interested in Smallville? Well, believe it or not, my second novel (still in progress) centers on a character who some people believe is a new messiah. And this character, even as a child, knows that there's something different and very special about herself. So when I heard there was a tv show about a young Clark Kent, I felt like I had to watch it. And then I got completely sucked in, because I developed this fascination with Lex and his character arc, and how he'd develop from this cynical but hopeful sweet woobie into a supervillain. As for what drew me into SV fandom (since I'm not fannish about anything else) -- I think I was bored one night and surfed online until I found a story by Lenore. And then I read every single thing Lenore ever wrote in SV, because it was that good. And then I found Te, and Jenn, and Lanning, and then I had to admit I was addicted.
5. What are your favorite SV episodes? Shattered, Memoria, Onyx -- episodes that center on Lex make me happy. Also, Heat, because it just cracks me up.
6. What SV fanfic do you reread most often? It's embarrassing to admit, but I've read Lanning's "Identical" series three times in the last 8 months. And that stuff is LONG -- it's a couple novels' worth of text. But it's SO GOOD. I reread "Sleep While I Drive" when I'm sad and want something sweet to cheer me up.
7. Random facts: Last fall, on a whim, my husband and I both dyed our pubic hair hot pink. It lasted a month or two and made me giggle every time I thought of it -- on a train, at the dentist, etc. We're thinking of doing it again. We're also thinking of maybe having a baby sometime not too far off. The two possibilities are unrelated.