Sunshine Revival: Friending Meme
Jul. 31st, 2025 08:47 amI guess I'm doing the Friending Meme on
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Maybe you struck up a conversation while you waited in line for the roller coaster. Maybe you and a questionably large group of friends all tumbled out of a van and walked in together. However it happened, you're now here at the Carnival with your friends. The best experiences are all the richer for having fun and interesting people to share them with. Let's all get to know each other and make some friends to hold our hands during the scary rides or split a basket of fries with.
Basics
Name: MerricatB
Age: A lady never tells...but I'm 40ish
Location: USA (derogatory)
Other blogs/socials: Ao3 and Tumblr
Dreamwidth Stuff
What do you post about? Probably writing? Fandom? I'm not sure, I just got here and have no idea what I'm doing yet.
How often do you post? Occasionally?
What communities, if any, are you involved in? I joined for
smallfandomfest
What kind of accounts do you like to follow? LGBT+, writing, fandom
Fandom Stuff
Fandoms: Sense8 is my main hyperfixation and the reason I'm here. Other movies/shows I'm into: AMC Interview with the Vampire; NBC Hannibal; Good Omens; Our Flag Means Death; The Old Guard (not the sequel blergh); Killing Eve; a bunch of other LGBT+ shows I can't think of at the moment.
Favorite Characters: Wolfgang Bogdanow; Kala & Rajan Rasal; Felix Berner from Sense8
Ships: Wolfgang/Kala/Rajan + Felix
Things you're into but not fannish about: LGBT+, writing, semi-goth stuff
I Designed This Meme So I Get To Ask Weird Stuff
Explain your username: Merricat Blackwood was the protagonist of my favorite book: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson.
Favorite season (it's ok if it's not summer): Fall. Summer is a hard pass for me.
What's your vibe? Weird and off-putting?
What is your summeriest fandom? (You can interpret this however you like….): Not sure I have one of those.
Opening song on your summer mixtape: I'd opt out of summer but for fall probably Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon

Maybe you struck up a conversation while you waited in line for the roller coaster. Maybe you and a questionably large group of friends all tumbled out of a van and walked in together. However it happened, you're now here at the Carnival with your friends. The best experiences are all the richer for having fun and interesting people to share them with. Let's all get to know each other and make some friends to hold our hands during the scary rides or split a basket of fries with.
Basics
Name: MerricatB
Age: A lady never tells...but I'm 40ish
Location: USA (derogatory)
Other blogs/socials: Ao3 and Tumblr
Dreamwidth Stuff
What do you post about? Probably writing? Fandom? I'm not sure, I just got here and have no idea what I'm doing yet.
How often do you post? Occasionally?
What communities, if any, are you involved in? I joined for
What kind of accounts do you like to follow? LGBT+, writing, fandom
Fandom Stuff
Fandoms: Sense8 is my main hyperfixation and the reason I'm here. Other movies/shows I'm into: AMC Interview with the Vampire; NBC Hannibal; Good Omens; Our Flag Means Death; The Old Guard (not the sequel blergh); Killing Eve; a bunch of other LGBT+ shows I can't think of at the moment.
Favorite Characters: Wolfgang Bogdanow; Kala & Rajan Rasal; Felix Berner from Sense8
Ships: Wolfgang/Kala/Rajan + Felix
Things you're into but not fannish about: LGBT+, writing, semi-goth stuff
I Designed This Meme So I Get To Ask Weird Stuff
Explain your username: Merricat Blackwood was the protagonist of my favorite book: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson.
Favorite season (it's ok if it's not summer): Fall. Summer is a hard pass for me.
What's your vibe? Weird and off-putting?
What is your summeriest fandom? (You can interpret this however you like….): Not sure I have one of those.
Opening song on your summer mixtape: I'd opt out of summer but for fall probably Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon
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Date: 2025-07-31 04:47 pm (UTC)good to see you're doing the sunshine revival challenges! I hope you have fun with them :)
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Date: 2025-07-31 04:54 pm (UTC)IWTV is soooo good! When I first saw the original trailer I thought it was going to be awful and I'm thrilled I was wrong. Cannot WAIT for season three. I was somewhat obsessed with the books in high school but lost interest around Memnoch and never picked them back up. But I love what they changed from the books. It works so well with the race-switching and timeframes changed. And their casting OMG. Spot on with everyone!
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Date: 2025-07-31 07:31 pm (UTC)As for IWTV, I also had reservations about it, but I saw one gif of Jacob and Sam in episode 1 and I was completely sold. I remember watching the series and going a little crazy over the INSANE chemistry those two have on screen. I can't wait for season 3 to get a glimpse into this Lestat's background. I've loved most of the changes they've done so far and even though I've felt some trepidation regarding Gabrielle's storyline, I have faith in the creators.
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Date: 2025-07-31 07:44 pm (UTC)Agreed on their chemistry OMG and they're like absolute besties IRL which is so cute to see. There are a LOT of storylines that are going to be absolutely wild if they continue into the other books. Marius and Armand's story is super problematic too. But they cast Jennifer Ehle as Gabrielle which should be awesome no matter what.
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Date: 2025-07-31 08:30 pm (UTC)As for polyam shipping day, you can also submit late entries. It's a recurrent event, so it happens every month except March and October, when the
Also, YES OMG JENNIFER EHLE AS GABRIELLE I?M SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT!!! I can't wait to see more of Armand as well.
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Date: 2025-07-31 09:13 pm (UTC)Assad is so good as Armand. And both Daniels, and of course both Claudias. Did you watch the Mayfair Witches? I never read any of those books and the show was just nowhere near the caliber of IWTV.
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Date: 2025-08-01 12:32 am (UTC)And regarding my Sense8 fic for the Small Fandoms Fest? Well, I don't think I'll be able to complete it today. It hasn't been a good writing day for me. But if I complete it, I'll definitely post it anyway :)
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Date: 2025-08-01 01:03 am (UTC)