it's been nice knowing you

[erilyn]

No, I'm not flouncing out of fandom, but I am about to start studying again (professional qualifications), and this is gonna be much more time consuming than university, alas. So my fandom participation and much of my social life has to take a backseat for big chunks of the next twenty months (assuming I pass everything first time, which is a necessity if I am to have any chance of not going insane).

I will try to keep up with f-list and twitter, but there will be times when I probably shouldn't. RL friends - it's not that I don't want to see you guys, and I won't be a total hermit during semesters, but I will be passing on a lot of social occasions, especially during the day on weekends.

God, I'm totally depressing myself :(

Oh, and there's basically no break between the first and second subjects, the next one starts a week after my exam. But there are breaks (between 5 to 9 weeks) between subjects after that.

Confession - while I've been dipping my toes into American Idol stuff, it's not really been for the fic, but I would totally read AI gen stories about wacky tour antics, especially if they featured Adam and Kris getting over-protective big brother-ish because Allison meets a guy (or girl). Hell, it could be a bandom crossover (I'm trying to think of people young enough and awesome enough for her - omg, Allison/Cassadee is too much adorableness in one pairing). But not being into the fic is a good thing, given the whole "needing to cut back on fandom time" thing.

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[hnix.livejournal.com]

:(

But good luck!

[i-naiad.livejournal.com]

:(

It's a good thing you aren't in it for the fic; the good stuff is hard to find. Mostly I'm in it for the macros and gifs.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I can probably do stuff in the evening (sometimes) but lovely all-day outings to yum cha/shopping/movies/drinks are pretty much out most of the time, I need to do a lot of study on the weekends.

This course is going to fucking KILL ME. I do not know why I thought this was a good idea.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Macros and gifs are A+++ :D I can't really get into Adam/Kris - I love their friendship but just can't really go there.

[i-naiad.livejournal.com]

RPS is all original characters for me now, I've realised. At least in these post pop days where I don't pay much attention to cannon.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

probably a good way to be :)

Speaking of which, I read some original character slash recently (aka I bought a gay historical romance book) and it was terrible. I'll stick to the free stuff online.

[i-naiad.livejournal.com]

It does make life easier. I'm not anywhere as involved emotionally, despite reading a lot. Of course, I haven't really had the mental capacity for actual novels recently, so that helps.

Have you read Hero? Or the Dreyfus Affair? They were quite good.

[trumpeterofdoom.livejournal.com]

:O Daily emails possible?

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I won't be completely gone, like I said I'll try to keep up with things, but around assignments and exams I might not be around much. I'll definitely check my email everyday (I'm so addicted to the internet, this is gonna be hard!)

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I've been meaning to read Hero, I remember iibnf recommending it. But I think I know the ending to Dreyfus Affair - wait, I think I'm getting it confused with The Frontrunner - yes, I should read Dreyfus Affair too :)

But neither are rollicking gay Georgette Heyer romances of my dreams. Thank god for bandom recasting of Pride and Prejudice, that filled the void for a little while ;)

[withdiamonds.livejournal.com]

Good luck with everything, and I hope we'll see you around every once in a while, to say hello at least.

[i-naiad.livejournal.com]

Some voids are rollicking gay romance shaped, it's true.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

At least at times, I'll appear to be around as much as normal, but I just had an information session about the course, so I'm being a trifle melodramatic (but not by much) about how bad it'll get.

The lack of RL social life isn't much of an exaggeration though, alas!

[trumpeterofdoom.livejournal.com]

Oh know exactly what you mean. In fact when I had to buckle down and study, I usually cut out the social stuff altogether and increased my internet time a little bit just so I could stay sane.

I suspect email will be a lot better. *g*

[littlerhymes]

Good luck with your studies! I'm sure you will do awesomely. :D

(Also I have to admire your dedication - any time I vow to absent myself from the internerds, I inevitably crumble, lolsigh.)

[turlough]

Lots of good luck!!!

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

Hero? I do not know it...

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

I'll continue DLing stuff so you can catch up on it when you get free brain time again.

[digital-diva.livejournal.com]

Good luck!

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Good luck with everything!

[jocondite.livejournal.com]

Good luck with all that, darling. ♥

[elegantcrimes.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Lots of luck and we'll miss you round here!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bettina_/]

Good luck with everything! *hugs*

[morebliss.livejournal.com]

We'll just be here staring at pretty boys and girls till you get back. :D *glittery smooches*

[vaudevilles.livejournal.com]

You are going to totally kick ass on the course. And it will be worth it.

But WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! And you are still coming to get__together aren't you? *meeps pathetically*

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Totally, it's the weekend after my exam for the first subject, which is why I could book to come in the first place :D

[shihadchick.livejournal.com]

Good luck, dude, that sounds exceptionally hard core. *wishes you much success and also more free time than you're expecting* <33

[shihadchick.livejournal.com]

*threadjacks*

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY THANK GOD.

\o/

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

You all have permission to laugh at me when I end up posting and participating MORE THAN EVER over the next few months :D

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

If anything major happens, please do email me, cause it might be during a time when I'm not keeping up with things so closely :)

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

My boss describes it as two years of hell, and that's one of the more optimistic views /o\

[shihadchick.livejournal.com]

Ohh my GOD. That sounds epically horrendous. *is making big o_O! eyes* Go forth and Smite Posterior, dude.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I won't be gone entirely, but I wanted to whine about it, and explain why I'll be not around at times :) It's more my offline social life that's gonna see a definite and signficant reduction for the duration, online will probably vary over the semester.

And if MCR tour during the next two years (which is quite likely) and it's at a bad time study-wise, that's the most nightmarish scenario of all :(

My priorities, let me show you them ;)

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D I am dreading this so much.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Isn't it a novel about a gay superhero? I could have sworn you'd talked about it...must have been someone else :)

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

thank you! social-wise, I'll probably be able to do stuff in evenings sometimes, it's all-day outings that are going to be mostly out of the question.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

mwah, what a perfect description :)

I will not be absent entirely, just even more vague and erratic than usual.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

thank you! :)

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

thank you (I'm so dreading this *g*)!

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

thank you! :D

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

thank you, I'm gonna need it :)

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, that was me. D'oh! I totally forgot. It's sweet. You wanna borrow? When you finish studying, that is.

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

I finish work 8.10 most nights. Monday-Wednesday I wouldn't be keen on spending time out, though. Not on 'school' nights.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I was thinking weekend nights :)