I figured I should finally get around to putting up one of those "about me" posts...

[incognitajones]

Bio/demographical basics:
Canadian, caucasian, live in Treaty One territory. Have been online one way or another since 1997 - yes, I'm that old. Cis woman, married to a guy, two children.

Fandoms, historical and current:
I discovered online fandom through X-Files (Usenet and Gossamer, woo!), migrated to Tolkien fandom when the Lord of the Rings movies came out, spent some time in Buffy/Angel, and then stepped back for almost a decade while real life was very busy. Had brief flirtations with Heroes, Deadwood, Firefly, Parks and Rec, and a few more.

At the moment I'm really only active in Star Wars fandom (sequel trilogy and Rogue One flavours) and various tiny literary fandoms.

Other things I watch or have watched enough of to discuss, though I don't really keep up with fandom for them: The Expanse, The Mandalorian, The Good Place, Marvelous Mrs Maisel, Westworld, Game of Thrones.

If a canon includes things like spaceships, spies, intrigue, and/or female warriors or soldiers, I'll probably be interested in it. I'm also a multishipper whose strongest negative feeling about any ship is generally "eh, not for me, but you do you." If you have strong beliefs about fictional depiction equalling endorsement, we likely aren't going to see eye to eye.

Desert island books: The Lord of the Rings, Always Coming Home, Persuasion

Other interests: reading, writing, libraries (I work as a public librarian), music, hockey, and surviving as the parent of two teenagers.

[Current as of early 2021]

Comments

[glorious_spoon]

*waves*

I think I knew most of this from following your tumblr, but also: how IS Marvelous Mrs Maisel? I've heard varying things about it

[incognitajones]

Hmm, hard to say. I watch it mostly for light entertainment & costume porn, so I don't engage with it very deeply. I never watched Gilmore Girls, but of course they share a creator and people say they're quite similar, so whether you liked that show might be a good barometer.

I cringe at certain scenes in which Midge is steam-rollering over everyone else. But Susie (her butch friend/manager) is wonderful, and I like the behind the scenes comedy club stuff; the way Midge always has cutting put-downs for douchey men is extremely satisfying. And the sets, and the period clothes!! It feels like time-travelling back to the 50s.

[elperian]

I really do think the depiction/shipping = endorsement trend is a Tumblr phenomenon and one I could do without. Even when it's my NOTP, it's also obvious that it's none of my business why someone is shipping something *shrugs* They talk about the slippery slope but it's such a moving goalpost argument that I just don't bother with it.

I love the desert island books!!!

[incognitajones]

Once I realized that the people who bash certain ships as problematic, abusive, or what have you always make an exception for one of their own ships which is Totally Different! somehow, it became a lot easier to ignore them.