poll! because i cannot brain very well today

[such_heights]

(Confession: I have pretty much stolen this wholesale off toft. See above re. non-functioning brain.)

I never know where people come from these days - which is cool! The mystery is exciting! But I am curious, and so offer you some tick-boxes.

Poll #2825

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 69

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What do you hang out here for?

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the fic
48 (73.8%)

the vids
37 (56.9%)

the tv chatter
47 (72.3%)

the linkspams/roundups
47 (72.3%)

the recs
50 (76.9%)

my winning personality *g*
62 (95.4%)

to keep close tabs on my life
23 (35.4%)

some other reason!
5 (7.7%)

Where did you find me?

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through Harry Potter
26 (38.8%)

through Torchwood
14 (20.9%)

through Doctor Who
14 (20.9%)

through Merlin
15 (22.4%)

through another fandom
2 (3.0%)

through mutual friends
19 (28.4%)

through a meta post/rant etc
5 (7.5%)

through general vidding fandom
6 (9.0%)

through some other thing!
8 (11.9%)

Tick all that apply!

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I predominately hang out on LJ
27 (39.7%)

I predominately hang out on DW
17 (25.0%)

I'm pretty balanced between LJ & DW
29 (42.6%)

I, for one, welcome our new Moffat overlord
44 (64.7%)

I may be a bit in love with Amy Pond/Karen Gillan (and her FACE)
45 (66.2%)

I am saddened and confused that it is not Saturday yet!
41 (60.3%)

Why yes, Doctor Who has eaten my life.
27 (39.7%)

Comments

[amand_r]

I feel embarrassed and sad to admit that I have all three of the most recent DWs on my computer and haven't watched them yet. In fact, the last DW thing I saw was Planet of the dead, despite having ALL OF IT on my hard drive.

Halp mah brain.

[such_heights]

That is a sad story, but it could have a happy ending! *encourages, possibly with proddy sticks*

[amand_r]

Yeah. I'm just too busy!

[gorgeousnerd]

I don't remember how I found you! Maybe Harry Potter? I selected "through some other thing", since I'm not sure.

because i cannot brain very well today

This describes me as well. Hang in there!

[such_heights]

I guess it must have been! I don't remember either though, it's waaay back in the mists of time. :D

[pocketmouse]

Where is the ticky box for 'Matt Smith is inexplicably hot'?

[shewhohashope]

I don't agree with this statement, but after being sad about people calling him ugly for months, this makes me inexplicably happy!

[pocketmouse]

He's not classically attractive (he looks a bit like Odo got better at mimicking humans or something), and MS looks better than 11, for some reason, and it totally took me by surprise, but yum. I told my roommate that if MS and KG are still stuck in the US by the volcano, they can totally come stay with us. *cough*

[such_heights]

That was a terrible oversight on my part! He really is, isn't he?

[pocketmouse]

SO MUCH YES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

[fallingtowers]

I missed that too!

[bells]

I've just added your journal to my reading list. I found you via Doctor Who and follow Friday.

[such_heights]

Aha! Hello and welcome. :D

[avendya]

You expect me to remember... er. I was going to say $number of years ago, but I have no idea what $number actually is. How long ago did I meet you? I don't actually know anymore.

(And you are missing an obvious tickybox: I hang out here because you are a horrible, horrible person who happens to be one of my best friends. ;)

Oh, by the way, thought of something - do you want any US-only DVDs for vidding? You can rip them on my Region 1 Mac, and then transfer the (not, as far as I can tell, region-locked) .vobs. You may - I'll test this on my Merlin DVDs - be able to reburn them to be the correct region for actual watching as well. All right, that might be more work than we'd like, but is LotS going to have a Region 2 DVD release?)

♥ re. not thinking well today

[such_heights]

I think it was the tail end of 2006, maybe? I know I didn't know you terribly well when I got you for Terra's Big/Little exchange, which I think was around then.

Hmm. I will have a think! Honestly, having access to HQ Seeker files anyway, I don't think I'd need the DVDs for that particularly, but maybe some other show.

[avendya]

Yes, but I had met you before that, as you were on my friends list. (Terra limited my possible matches to people on my flist, because my journal was completely locked.)

Your Mac may be old enough to make the DVD drive region-free, so you may be able to play and rip Region 1 DVDs with a bit of work (but less work than ripping them on mine and transferring). What's the part number for your CD drive? (It's in the "about this computer", or whatever it's called, under the menu you access by clicking the top left Apple symbol on the notifications bar.)

[such_heights]

I just searched Mail, and you added me on December 6th, 2006! Aw. <3

And, hmm. Under disc burning it says 'MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-857D', is that what you mean?

[avendya]

It's only been three years? I would have totally guessed longer than that.

And, yes, that is flashable! Fair warning: making your DVD drive region free is at your own risk, and voids the warranty on the DVD drive. (However, if it were my computer, I'd do it in a heartbeat. Then again, I have no qualms voiding warranties.) If you want to, though, start here. (I'd say the macbook-fr.com one looks like your best bet.)

[such_heights]

*bookmarks* Thank you! Not sure when that will come up, but handy to have.

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

I'm so lame - I only just realised I could use my LJ to comment here. Trust the ticky boxes tempting me out of hiding!

Anyway, hi! And as to the last question, I'm a lot in love with Amy Pond right now, not just a bit. New Who makes me very happy. :D

[such_heights]

My masterplan is revealed! *evil laughter* :P

And goodness, yes, it is my happy place too, so much! I cannot wait for the next episode.

[iambickilometer]

Some other reason for keeping tabs on your journal: because all the cool kids are here. :D

I'm not sure if Sam counts as a mutual friend, or a mutual fandom, so I put down 'other' for that, too.

and I AM NOT CAUGHT UP TO DOCTOR WHO, WOE IS ME.

[such_heights]

Haha - that is true! Also, I am pretty sure Sam is a one-man fandom, yes. :D

WATCH IT. IT'S GOOD FOR THE SOUL.

[iambickilometer]

The Cafe is a bizarre phenomenon, but I love it hard.

I WILL AS SOON AS I HAVE THE TIME but I have to watch the second part of End of Time with my sister and our schedules are not often in sync.

[liseuse]

HI, I AM NOT THE TARGET AUDIENCE AND I LOVE YOU.

[such_heights]

♥ ♥!

[liseuse]

I just have no idea when we ended up on each other's flists! I mean, it's got to have been through HP, but I just don't know when! Or how!

(I got your e-mail, btw, and it's on my task list for this afternoon!)

[such_heights]

Oh, you know what I think it was? nest_of_spiders! Because I'm reasonably sure I didn't have you added before then. Aw, that was a fun time. :D

[liseuse]

Ah! That makes sense! I loved nest times, they were so much fun.

[nekare]

You forgot to add 'because of my awesomeness!' in the first poll! tsk tsk, missy. :D

[such_heights]

... I assumed that was a given. :D

[glass_icarus]

Hee! I, like Ave, cannot remember exactly how or when we met, but it must have been through HP since that was how I got into fandom to begin with. Also, it was probably in 2006, since in 2005 I was still mostly lurking, heh.

[such_heights]

Blanketforts, I think! That's where I started out, anyway, and it's where I met a whole bunch of people like you and Terra and melandry, etc. Happy times!

[sunnyrea.livejournal.com]

AMY POND'S FACE IS MINE! *cough* I mean, uh, woo...

[such_heights]

Well, as long as you share! :D

[lyras]

*looks at answers to first question*
*considers hiding stalkerish tendencies*
*fails*

[such_heights]

Ahahaha - from you, a compliment! <3

[secondsilk]

I think it must have been HP, way back in the depths of Internet-time.
I might have only added you as a friend relatively recently, though. I do not remember! You are too naturally a part of my flist/dwircle.

[such_heights]

I'm pretty sure it's been quite a while! I remember you pre-name change and everything.

[st_aurafina]

I said Doctor Who, but actually, I think I kind of know you from HP, too... All the fandoms, blurring together into one mega-fandom.

[such_heights]

This is true, they do that! Especially the Brit pop culture phenomenon ones.

[fly_to_dawn]

Oooh, um, did we meet around 2008? It took me ages to pluck up the courage to friend you, which is silly, seeing as you're one of the friendliest people I've ever met online :D

[such_heights]

Aw! And yes, that is very silly - I am about as scary/intimidating/etc as a puppy or something.

[shopfront]

Ack, I think I just accidentally shut my written up and unposted comment. *headdesk* Apologies if I've missed it appearing and am double posting, in any case.

I suspect I stumbled across you through your Merlin vids, but you're on my reading list because you write interesting posts, and you're one of the yay femslash and women people. They're awesome people. I like to gather them up, because I sometimes feel like I have years of a boyslash centric fan social circle to compulsively make up for, oh the deprivation. ;)

[such_heights]

Aw! That is lovely to hear - I am all about sharing the lady love. :D