While I have always been a fangirl, the past 10 years have been mostly fandom focused for me. So here is my self-indulgent thread looking back on the last decade of fandom experiences and some of the people I met along the way!
2010 was my introduction to Doctor Who. That really opened the door for me into online fandoms. I joined DeviantArt because of DW, which is how I found out Sherlock fandom. Then it wasn& #39;t long before I joined tumblr....(pause to reflect on this poor? choice)
While I was living near Seattle I helped organize the first Sherlock Seattle Con - where I met @Morelenmir, who still continues to be one of the best fandom people I know!
Then in 2012, I polled online friends if I should start watching Merlin or Supernatural. They chose SPN. Looking back, as I have over the last 7 years, I know that discovering the #SPNFamily was a life-changing experience. That was also the year of my first @GISH
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2013: I continued to compete in Gish(whes). I co-founded Team Bicycle Touring and we were Runners-Up! I also got to meet Misha that year and give him a birthday present. My first encounter with an SPN cast member - but no pic because my friend with the camera forgot
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2014: I had my first convention photo op with @karengillan and she was so sweet! I can still hear her exclaiming "TARDIS!" in her beautiful Scottish accent when she saw my costume.
2015: Major Milestone
I loved to Los Angeles! Something I had dreamed of doing since high school. Still can& #39;t believe I& #39;ve been here nearly half a decade (and fandom related because I planned my move around SPN VegasCon)
I loved to Los Angeles! Something I had dreamed of doing since high school. Still can& #39;t believe I& #39;ve been here nearly half a decade (and fandom related because I planned my move around SPN VegasCon)
That first con was when I met @Lady_MickeyD & @Miss_MickeyD
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My first SDCC was also in 2015. I went to the first Wayward Cocktails, in my very first cross-play, and got to meet some familiar faces! Still can& #39;t believe this is how I looked when I met @janieloves6 but she seems to like me anyway!
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2015 hadn& #39;t stopped giving yet. I hosted a few SPN watch parties that year and luckily @silentdescant got the invite! We& #39;ve done so much together I would need several threads!
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2016 started out so well! The January @LoudenSwain1 show is still in my Top 5! And afterwards I got to tell Rob how watching him perform brings peace to my soul. A grainy photo, but a beautiful day!
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Later in 2016 I found my better half! While doing Gish that year @nicmanz15 and I discovered not only are we Name Twins, but we had so many things in common. I& #39;m so grateful to know her and have someone to share my love of Borja with!
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In 2016 I expanded my cosplay to include Coach!Dean and it has since won me two CE Costume Contests!
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2017 I got to take my dream trip to England where I was photo-bombed by David Tennant!! (Yes-actual David Tennant!) And I spent some time celebrating my Sherlockian roots because I will find opportunities to fangirl wherever I go
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England was a stop on the way to Rome and my first JIBCon! There I met my sweet friend Sara from Germany, who helped me so much! Got my first solo Jared op and a toned-down version of my cosplay made the J2 panel amazing!
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You can see the moment at 23:25 when Jensen sees me standing in costume at the mic. I still get butterflies thinking of what happened! Thank you @kreespa for filming and posting one of the highlights of my decade!
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2018 is when I got to meet @danielhowell & @AmazingPhil in person! I even travelled out of the country to meet them because I& #39;ll do anything for the fandoms I love! And I got to experience their 2nd stage show with @silentdescant in LA
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I also made my first trip to NYC in 2018 to attend the 100th SPN Con! Not only was the con great but I got to meet @nicmanz15 in person for the first time! She was kind enough to indulge me planning our sightseeing around filming locations for Avengers, Doctor Who, & 30 Rock!
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In 2019 I made my first trip to Austin, Texas to visit @TheFamilyBeer brewery. Great friends and great beer! And one of the owners was kind enough to take photos with us. Nice guy! I think he& #39;s gonna go places.
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I got two more non-SPN ops this year with @ChrisEvans amd @TaronEgerton - who are two of the sweetest guys on the planet! When I choose who to admire, I choose well!
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Rounding out the year, I took my first trip to the Grand Canyon for my birthday! I got to experience this majestic place with @EarleElaine who I had met at BurCon 2016 and who has become a member of our Gish team and a great friend!
Of course this thread can& #39;t capture every moment or every fantastic person I& #39;ve met along the way. But I hope you all know, even if we didn& #39;t meet in person, you have shown me kindness in spades and I wish you all joy and happiness (and fandom dreams) in the decades to come!
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