Aftermath

[soc_puppet]

Thanks to everyone who participated in Lurker Day--whether it was posting something to share with other people, delurking, or lurking with pride, you helped make it a bigger success than I thought possible ^___^ I kept a record of all the links I could find to posts for Lurker Day here (and I did do some digging around to find some of them), though I think there might still be a few out there ;) Lemme know if you have one up so I can post a link to it? (Also, some people I know might want to stop by yutaya's ^_~)

And I'm going to stop talking about that now before I degenerate into this whole Christmas Carol-esque speach about how the spirit of Lurker Day should be kept all year round, and how it's okay to delurk 'late' or on any of the other three hundred and sixty-four (point two five) days of the year, and to celebrate lurking then, too. Which of course makes me begin wondering about the three spirits of Lurker Day and so forth, so I really should shut up now. So! To distract the both of us, here's a wonderful meme ganked from bard_linn:

Many human beings find it very hard to believe in themselves. They often doubt their self-worth or their actions

Comment here and I’ll tell you what I admire about you or what you have done that I think is amazing. Then post this in your own journal if you like.

I will compliment you to the best of my abilities, even with cramps and painkillers [TMI]and boy does that ever give the appointment for my first ever papsmear bad timing![/TMI] So come distract me from my woes!

Also, a question for the ages: Could Chris Lu do a kip-up on ice? Because even without a cowboy hat that would be damn impressive.

Oh, and There She Is and Cake Dance are the cutest things ever. Really. You should go watch them now.

Comments

[jeva-chan.livejournal.com]

*still dancing with the elation she posted in her LJ*

Sorry I missed Lurker Day...can I make a belated post? :D?

[soc_puppet]

*is joyful with Jeva*

Absolutely ^___^ I'm still tempted to extend this first Lurker Day for the entire weekend, since people are still just finding out about it or finding out that they've missed it.

Also, I have to get to my doctor's appointment in, like, ten minutes, so I can't gush over you properly now T-T I promise to give you a proper self-esteem boost when I get back! In the mean time, you should content yourself by visiting yutaya's LJ ^_~

*is actually commenting on a lurkee journal O.o*

[yutaya.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

---15 minutes ago....

*is going about the usual lurking business*

"(Also, some people I know might want to stop by yutaya's ^_~)"

....Huh? Why? *shrugs and goes back to whatever she was doing*

-15 minutes later-

Oh yeah! I said that thing didn't I!?

(Heehee <3 for jeva_chan)

*hearts*

[soc_puppet]

*snickers*

Almost forgot ^^;

[soc_puppet]

Oh, also, you are totally awesome for actually giving me fanart. That has only happened unprompted a total of three times in my author career, and only once more if you include prompts/trades. And it's good art, too ;)

Re: Almost forgot ^^;

[yutaya.livejournal.com]

really? One would think that someone as talented as you would get more fanart.... (And...it's not very good, really. I was just fooling around with artpad on the day I discovered it.... *shifty eyes*)

I got hearts! *dances*

[soc_puppet]

It's true, flatterer ;) Haven't the foggiest idea why, though I could hazard a couple of guesses. It tickles me pink that, of all the things you could have drawn when you stumbled over artpad, you happened to choose my story. Warm fuzzies all over and all that.

Very much so, yes ♥

[soc_puppet]

And now, self esteem boost time!

You are my co-conspirator for the YonKyuu AU which is sorta just sitting on my shelf at the moment, looking at me and twitching its little plunny nose but not actually doing anything and my Eternal Rival ♥ I really enjoy our conversations and spamfests. You egged me on for Magical Girl Icka, and gave me some pretty good ideas in the process. You seem like a really cool person IRL, and if I could bring you up here to live with me, I would. Your fics make me smile and are really well written. And if anyone needs and deserves a self-esteem boost, it's you.

[bard-linn.livejournal.com]

Me~~~~~~~~~~

I'll have to plan to have something for reserve for next years Lurker Day. *realizes that's during student teaching*

[soc_puppet]

*spends an hour digging through HoS archives to refresh her memory ^^;*

Okay, you went in for a lot of angst in your writing, which I generally ignore I'm afraid. Oops? However, you wrote some really great fics that I ended up really fond of: your crack was funny, your characters were IC, and your ideas were original. I've promised myself that one day I will get off of my lazy rear and actually read some of your more recent work. You also seem really dedicated to the things you work on and believe in, as evidenced by this year's and last year's Lent.

Oh, and you make really great memes ;)

[bard-linn.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Been a while since I've written anything applicable, huh?

Thank you so much! And I'm glad the meme seems to be taking off. ^_^

[wren-chan.livejournal.com]

*ganks meme and goes back to poking at Faith tai Harmony

[soc_puppet]

Let's see, where do I start? You wrote/are writing me crossover yuri. You actually know what Sailor Moon is and why it really is cool. Your ideas are original and your writing style is pretty and fun to read. And your crossovers are possibly even more cracked out than mine, so that gets double points. You are all-around awesome ♥

[wren-chan.livejournal.com]

Well, so far it's crossover shoujo-ai, but Mako-chan did think rather fondly of Kazuha-chan in the showers...

*grins* Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon was my first! (First anime, first manga, first crush on an animated girl...)

*bows* I just write what sounds goodish. ^^; *giggles* It's a funny place, my head, and I hang out with pepple weirder'n me. *eyes gamlain* Hee! Double points! I am the rocking-ness. Sankyuu!

[soc_puppet]

Close enough.

One day I need to write an essay on my anime and manga firsts. Sailor Moon was the first manga I ever read, but Cardcaptor Sakura was the first one I owned.

You are very much the rocking-ness, yes ♥

[lyzzle.livejournal.com]

:D ♥

[soc_puppet]

I don't know you very well yet, but I look forward to when I do. You seem like a cool person from what I've seen so far. You were one of the first to make a Lurker Day post on your own LJ, which gave me a confidence boost and hope that more people would see it and join in the festivities. I haven't actually read much of your fics, but what little I have makes me want to read more; you seem like a very competent author with a good grasp on characterization, something I value highly in fanfic. In short, I like you a lot, and I'm glad we met at CFUD ^_^

[lyzzle.livejournal.com]

It's a proven fact that people who meet at CFUD are 123554q545155 times more likely to become friends. </bs>

Loooove. :D I'm glad you like my characterization, rly, because that's the thing that gives me the most willies.

I am currently crushed underneath a very large and heavy Writer's Block, but I'm certain the search-and-rescue plot-bunnies will be here any day now. ¦D

In short: ♥

PS: MORE PEOPLE SHOULD GET IN ON LURKER DAY, FOR SERIOUS. >O

[soc_puppet]

*has three friends from CFUD, yay!*

*chips at Writer's Block with a chisel made of old Plunny fangs*

Re PS: It is a proven fact that people getting in on Lurker Day makes me a very happy holiday-originator-person. So yes, they very much should ♥

[lyzzle.livejournal.com]

*has two or three audience friends from CFUD -can't keep track- and one that was friends before and is now a camper :D*

Re-re-PS: Holiday-originator-persons are way, way up there on the List Of The Coolest People In Teh Wurld, For Rlz.

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

I, for one, enjoyed Lurker Day! Still felt stalker-ish, but no one seemed to freak out on me, so it's good. Applause to you for the brilliant idea ^_^

[soc_puppet]

Yay, fellow Iowa person! The first person I've met on LJ that I have high hopes of meeting someday at a con. (You go/are going to Anime Iowa, right? Right?!) And someone I can gush about Detective Conan/Magic Kaito with too, which is a major plus ^___^ Pretty much none of my IRL friends are interested in it, so ;_; Also? Cool fics and stuff ♥ And you seem like a great person, too ^_^

I am soooo looking forward to Lurker Day next year. I'm hoping that by year three it'll get at least three degrees of seperation from me ♥ Yay for no freak outs! Most of the time I figure, if it's public, it's fair game ^^; That's how I stopped freaking out about people delurking on my LJ. *is embarrassed to admit that she freaked out even once, even if it was silently*