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Come to the SV social

"I would like to extend to you an invitation to the pants party. The party with the...with the pants. The party with pants."
"Brick, are you saying there's a party in your pants and I'm invited?" (Anchorman)

No, actually the party is in the comments of this entry! Come and join the fun and meet new people in SV fandom. I would especially like to encourage you quiet folks lurking in the back--even those of you without livejournals of your own--to drop by and introduce yourselves. We're all a pretty friendly bunch here, and we like to make new friends. Fandom is more fun when you get involved and meet people, so why don't you stop by and say hi?

Here's a little mini-questionnaire, almost completely stolen from

svmadelyn's glee week social, in case you need a conversation starter, but feel free to answer as many or as few questions as you are interested in answering:

1. Tell us something about yourself:
2. Likes (characters, ships, genres, TV shows, actors, real life stuff):
3. Dislikes (characters, ships, genres, TV shows, actors, real life stuff) :
4. What got you interested in Smallville?
5. What are your favorite SV episodes?
6. What SV fanfic do you reread most often?
7. Random facts (favorite food, color you wouldn't be caught dead wearing, pets' names, number of pairs of shoes you own, where you would live if you were a billionaire, etc.)

Happy delurking day! Come join the party!

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I can't believe that I haven't dropped by before now. I also can't believe that the SV social is still going on! Holy crap! I'm seriously impressed with you all!!

So, to answer the questions:

1. Something about myself: I'm a grad student (just go my first MA!! yay!!) who is having a crisis on what she wants to do (Boo!!). I like India and Cultural Anthropology and Words and irony and people. I like people a LOT, but I'm also a bit shy around big groups of people. Like - say -- this crazy thing. Aiee! I'm also a dogcathorseprettymuchanyanimal person. ;P

2. I love CLex. I love Lex and Clark is nearly any incarnation. I LOVE to hate Lionel! There was never a darker day than when SV tried to convince us that Lionel had reformed. The very idea!!

I'm also a fan of Chloe and occasionally Lois, though I often feel that her character is too heavily written.

I also love making icons and fanart.

3. I dislike the way Lana is portrayed on the show. Everytime I begin to think that she has the potential to be interesting, the tensions and consequences that made her interesting vanish. It's a damn shame. Not the least because we have to watch so much of her screen time. I also dislike cruelty, rudeness and people who try to prop themselves up by knocking others down. Seriously not cool in my book.

4. How did I get interested in SV? Hah! Funny story! I was lurking big time in Highlander, where I was eating up the Methos/Duncan fic and feeling sad that I hadn't actually seen many of the episodes. There was a huge uprising of talk about Teh Gay on Smallville and after a year of resisting, I kind of started watching the second season. It certainly helped that CLex had much of the fantastic epic conflict that I liked in HL. It also helped that several HL writers were there to bridge me to knew authors. Not I'd have to say that I'm way more SV than I ever was HL. :)

5. Perry! Why does no one ever say Perry? I loved it! Lex comes to Clark's rescue when Perry is grilling Clark in the bar. He looks like a fucking avenging angel! And then when he goes postal on Perry to protect Clark. Plus, I like dork!Clark loosing control of his abilities.

I also like Heat, Zero, Transference, and Prodigal.

6. Which fanfic do I read most? That's hard. I reread most stories. But, if I have to go for which ones I've read most... Well. I reread "Seedy" and "Tomorrowland" from Rhi pretty frequently. I've also reread "Omiai" and "All American" from Too Much Plor and nearly all of Lenore's stuff, but the one single fic that I have read more than any other is Jenn's "Fetish." Clark touching Lex = GUH!

7. Random facts. Crap. Um. Ask me questions or name a topic and I'll give a random fact in response.
('Cause right now I got nothing.)

Holy crap, you just pushed the comments to page 4!

Glad you could make it!

You're right, Perry is hilarious. I wonder why it doesn't make most people's lists?

Random question: whose your favorite theorist in anthropology?

It wasn't me!!! *frantic look around* It was HER! *points up*

However, on things I will take credit for... My fav theorist is either Lila Abu-Lughod or Nancy Scheper-Hughes, though I like Paul Farmer's writing a lot. And my favorite ethnography by huge heaps and bounds is Phillipe Bourgois' "In Search of Respect". Mmmmm! Tasty anthropologists!

I also like Abu-Lughod a lot. I haven't read Bourgois, but that book looks really interesting--I'll have to add it to my ever-growing list!

It's really fantastic. I have huge admiration for him and his work. I should warn you that it is also painful at times.

Are you interested in Anthro... well. That's dumb. Clearly you are interested in Anthro. Who is your fav theorist and what is your interest? :)

Well, I took some cultural studies classes in the 90s where we read a fair bit of ethnography, but most of it is pretty ancient stuff like Geertz and Barbara Myerhoff (who I really do love, mostly for "Number Our Days" rather than her stuff on the Huichol.

okay, this is wierd. Now I'm the first one on the page. What happened to that Renee girl?

Weird! I guess she deleted her entry.

Nah. I think she bribed someone to get on page 3.

OK: random question. Do you like rollercoasters? It's a beautiful, sunny day today and I wish I were at a theme park right now, swooping around on a rollercoaster.

Yes!! I love wooden rollercoasters best. The loop-de-loop ones just don't impress me. They look scary when you are outside the gates, but when you're on the coaster, you can't feel anything. Big hills, on the other hand...! Wheeee!

I also love that bastard child of rollercoasters and swimming pool - The log ride. :D

I'm so glad Summer finally seems to be here. I was getting really sick of rain.

when SV tried to convince us that Lionel had reformed. The very idea!

Too true. Not that Lionel is unmitigated evil, but seriously, good-Lionel is boooooring.

Lex comes to Clark's rescue when Perry is grilling Clark in the bar. He looks like a fucking avenging angel!

That is indeed a cool scene.

(just go my first MA!! yay!!)

Yay for you!

I like words too. And India. I really need to go back there someday.

Nice! Where were you in India?

Glad to meet you. :)

I was in India when I was 11. My parents worked at an international school there for six months. We were in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu. So it was rather a while ago. I hear the town has a gotten a lot more built up since then, and I bet if I actually went back there, it would be so different. We were also in Mahabalipuram for a bit, and I think Delhi. I'm not entirely sure, since I was a kid and so wasn't always paying attention.

I always leave off some of the best eps when I try to think of my favorites. Perry is definitely one of them. I want him to come back and do another ep now that Lois is on (if they would only *please* let her get interested in journalism.) And Heat. How could I have forgotten that one? Clark is too cute in it. But isn't he always?

Clark is always too cute. What a cuteypants.

Also a dork. :)

"Omiai" is such a cool story. I reread that, as well as her RPS, very frequently.

Hmmm, random question.... Sunrises or sunsets?

It is a great story. Rose Emily does character so fricking well. All her stories are such a pleasure to read.

As for sunrises or sunsets... Um. Sunsets! I like how they are so relaxing. Sunrises are also accompanied by a to do list for the day. :)

just got my first MA!! yay!!

Congratulations :D I'm coming up on my MA dissertation - tell me it's not as scary as it looks (I'm guessing the MA was in Cultural Anthropology? Or was it something else?)

it was in cultural anthro, but in my program we don't write theses. We have a scary ass essay exam. So... sorry. I can't offer much in the way of reassurance. :/

I'm sure you'll do well, though. I'll keep my fingers crossed! :)

Perry! True! No one ever remembers that ep... It was really great. Thanks for reminding me! *g*

I'm an animal person, too! :D Perry is, indeed, a good episode, but I always forget it! Mind if I friend you?

D'oh! I was just going through my inbox and found your comment. I'm so sorry I was so slow to reply.

Of course, I don't mind if you friend me! I'm friending you back, too. :)

There was never a darker day than when SV tried to convince us that Lionel had reformed. The very idea!!
I absolutely agree! He was such a magnificent bastard, now he’s just dull.

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