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Hey, remember when I talked about doing that list of my 50 favorite fics from 50 different fandoms? Apparently I'm really doing it now?

Like, I've narrowed it down to 70 fandoms, and there are...brackets.

And apparently MANY of my favorite stories are crossovers; there will not be a crossovers category. Because choosing between, say, Father Goose Tales and 35 Minutes and The Key's Watcher...I would cry.

Dear Fandom:

I love you. All of you, from the people who decided that, you know what, BtVS crossovers should totally have a dedicated archive (MY PEOPLE), to the old-school fans who wrote letters arguing "the Premise", and yes, even the crazy, crazy Twihards. I may not ever want to speak to some of you, but, deep down in my soul, I love you.

Because fandom is a culture where no one has to be ashamed of their ENTHUSIASM, whatever it might be for. I can clap my hands for updates, or eat ramen so I can buy an $80 con pass, or spend 27 hours straight staring at my monitor because the story is just. that. good. and you won't call me crazy, or tell me it's just a show, or lecture me on how sci-fi novels aren't "real books".

Fandom, you've changed the way I think and speak and watch TV; fandom, because of you, I have deep thoughts about The Nanny. You are crazy and brilliant and bitter and gleeful and vicious and kind and sexy and generous and amazing and did I mention crazy? Because there is lots of crazy (good and bad). But I never want to leave you.

Love always,
Strina