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[elucreh]

So exactly one year ago today, I announced to the world that I knew which one wore flipflops, and therefore I possibly needed to be smacked with a ruler.

As I told liketheroad when she did an end-of-the-year meme, every time I did one, all my answers ended up being, "bandom bandom bandom boys bandom friends bandom stories bandom bandom bandom." So I decided to do an end of the year review on my bandomversary instead.



This has been the most...incredible year. I have learned that Zack is my favorite, that Spencer in a beard is the prettiest thing on the earth, that all of My Chem are enormous dorks, that Brendon and cuddles are the surest way to touch my heart. I have learned that I am head-over-heels for Greta Salpeter, and that I love her band's sound.

I have found a muse that makes me want to write and write and writewritewrite--do you know I have posted NINE fics this year, and have fourteen in progress? The year before I posted two.



More--MOST OF ALL--I have found the most incredible friends. I have people whose days I can make brighter with a single LJ comment, and who return the favour. I have people who listen to me cry. I have discovered that one of my favorite people in the whole damn world lives in New Zealand--how would I ever have discovered that if we weren't both fathoms-deep in love with Panic at the Disco? How would I ever have written anything without harriet_vane filling my head with bunnies and liketheroad squeeing at me until they were all written? All of you have listened to me and laughed with me and squealed with me, and I'm so incredibly touched and honoured and lucky to have you in my life.



So I want to say thanks:

Thanks to Skids, who made me read it.

Thanks to emilyray, sociofemme, and calathea, for loving bandom in public so that I let her make me read it, since I knew they had good taste.

Thanks to all my pre-bandom friends, who didn't hit me with rulers, and who have stuck by me despite my tendency to flail over tiny ridiculous boys.

Thanks to Panic, the Hushies, MCR, FOB, and all the others for existing, for being themselves, for their music and their lives and their ridiculousness.

But most especially, thanks to all of YOU, whom I've met through our mutual insane love of these people, for being awesome friends, and for being yourselves--the girls I've come to love, adore, and positively cherish in this past year.


It's been an incredible trip for that girl a year back eying Ryan's makeup with faint alarm and telling her friend that she was sure these boys were very nice, they just weren't her type. I know she mocked and rolled her eyes and turned up her nose. I'm absolutely positive she never dreamed she'd arrive in a place where she adored this band so much she saw them perform three times in four months.

Thank god for awesome fic, that made her change her mind. Thank god for ridiculous boys, who made her fall for them. Thank god for the world's most amazing friends, who welcomed her right on in.

Thank god for bandom. It's been an awesome year.

Comments

[harriet-vane.livejournal.com]

NEVER LEAVE ME. I AM SERIOUS.

♥ ♥ ♥

[elucreh.livejournal.com]

I AM PHYSICALLY INCAPABLE, I WOULD PINE AWAY.

<3333333333333333333

[munkykiss.livejournal.com]

you're adorable. stop it! ♥

bandom brought me lots of kickass friends too and for that, I'm forever grateful. Also, your icon is the BEST.

[elucreh.livejournal.com]

Concept totally stolen from Rachel's sister, of course. *G*

[imntsaying.livejournal.com]

*TACKLES YOUUUUUU*


I got home and got your package and now I can't stop grinning or wearing it and THANK GOD FOR YOU, OKAY????

lovelovelove.

[elucreh.livejournal.com]

I had a hard time picking what yours should say--I hope I picked something you at least, like, recognised.

I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT THOUGH. &you;

[maple-mahogany.livejournal.com]

*is happy for you*

It's a little odd how heartachingly happy PATD can make you, isn't it? I think I've decided to quit trying to figure it out. They just have magic or something.

[elucreh.livejournal.com]

I know, right? Terrible, terrible, awful day, and then Panic at the Disco releases a Halloween Music video with synchronised dancing, and suddenly the WHOLE WORLD is SUNSHINE.

[openmydoors.livejournal.com]

That is the most happyfying round-up I've read so far. And I'm technically not even in bandom! \o/

[shihadchick.livejournal.com]

Happy bandomiversary, bb!

*twirls you and ADORES SO SO MUCH*

Also, kind of hilarious because just today at work I was thinking in one of my mental-LJ-posts-which-never-get-posted "and then I decided that Big Bang was important enough that I needed a face-to-face meeting with my beta. On the other side of the world. (Note: LIE. I wanted that because she is AWESOME; the betaing is just pretty pretty icing on the cake. :D)"

I am so so glad that you are in bandom and that we get to have youuuuuuuu in our lives. <3<3<3 *adores you so so much*

[elucreh.livejournal.com]

That adoration just comes right back at you, srsly. You are the one of the fabulousest things about this place, and you just make me smile all over my silly face. <33333333

[shihadchick.livejournal.com]

*can but flail and make heart-hands at youuuuuuuu*

[tanisafan.livejournal.com]

I'm not gonna lie, I got all mushy on the inside! My bandom year has been the most amazing year, too! *hugs you*

It's been more of a slippery slope for me, because I already loved Panic's music for a long time before I knew what their stupid precious faces looked like, but I apparently made an 'omg I give up and will just read fanfic and watch picspam for the rest of my life now, okay?' post in April, so I did cave in an epic way at one point :p.

[mrsquizzical.livejournal.com]

you gave me greta!

ilu!

Late comment brightens evening?

[flamingsword.livejournal.com]

Rereading that post makes me think of

Also, I was having the surreal experience of thinking of bandom from Zack's perspective today, and here is what I came up with.
1. Zack deserves to be a fan favorite, because he has to deal with us. And get 4 potheads to things on time. EVERY DAY. My respect for him knows no bounds.
2. A day in the life of Zack Hall must be like an episode of Jeeves and Wooster and Wooster and Wooster. And Smith. COMEDY GOLD IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, OMG WHY CAN'T I WATCH THIS SHOW!!
3. Have you been reading Panic's blog? I wish Zack would write a post, I 4REALYREALZ do.

Thank you, that is all.

Re: Late comment brightens evening?

[flamingsword.livejournal.com]

Edit: Re-reading that post makes me think of all the filk music that I was going to share with my flist, but keep forgetting about. Must fix that.

Re: Late comment brightens evening?

[elucreh.livejournal.com]

ALL THESE THINGS ARE SO, SO TRUE

ALSO, I WOULD PAY SO MUCH MONEY TO WATCH THAT SHOW