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[aesc]

Six years ago today, aesc came into the world.

I think it was Aja who invited me to join, because it's where all the cool kids had started hanging out, back in the day when plain-text emails on Yahoogroups had started to lose their appeal. It was sort of amazing, thinking that I could format for italics, instead of doing the ** for emphasis. Heh, it's funny, a review of "Scrap of Humanity," which was written during the pre-HTML period, complains about the asterisk!italics, and I've always wanted to ask if this person was ever in fandom in the days before HTML-capable email or before fanfiction.net gave the option to format text.

Anyway. It's pretty amazing, thinking of all the cool people I've met in my time here, like cedarlibrarian and her totally awesome parents, mrkinch who put up with me on a very long road trip to Boston, dogeared who is just as lovely in person, smilla02 who took in a more or less complete stranger for a week (and, I suppose, I have to include her husband *g*), le_mot_mo who also loves Austen... And all of you I've yet to meet, especially ashkitty and haydenthorne, whom I've known forever, and means you sheafrotherdon and siriaeve and amberlynne (who still needs smooches for the Hewlett!panda). And so many more; I'm not the most social, get-out-and-meet-everyone person, but I seriously, seriously would not mind it if any of you happened to wander into my life in corporeal form. Why?

You are all really, really cool, talented, smart people, and we need more of you in the world ♥♥♥

Comments

[tardis80.livejournal.com]

happy lj-versary :) you probably don't know this, but I knew of you before I came to LJ and even heard of SGA. Know a little fandom called Gundam Wing? and then i came to lj and saw you stories and art, and learned that it was you that wrote those lovely stories. :)

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Know a little fandom called Gundam Wing?

Ohhhhh my goodness, yes :D Wow, I was still in undergrad when I was in GW fandom--it got me through my last two years of my degree!

[toft-froggy.livejournal.com]

We are happy you're here! Happy LJ birthday! :D

[aesc.livejournal.com]

*hugs!* I hope you'll be able to make it to K'zoo this year. Cruel Fate cheated you last time, and banged you up in the bargain :|

[beadattitude.livejournal.com]

:snugs:: We are so lucky to have you! You're a treasure! Happy LJ birthday, sweetie.

[aesc.livejournal.com]

*snorfles youuu!!* I will be heading up your way in December/January... *suggestive look*

[bitter-crimson.livejournal.com]

*dons party hat*

WHO BROUGHT THE CAKE?? (THERE IS CAKE, RIGHT?)

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Just the kind of crappy half-stale cake in the downstairs cafe :( :(

NOW I WANT CAKE OM NOM.

[cathalin.livejournal.com]

Thank goodness you came "into the world"...

*Raises glass to getting to see more of your amazing fic and art, and getting to know you better, in the year ahead.:)*

I feel lucky to share a fandom with you.:)

[aesc.livejournal.com]

♥♥♥!! Fandom is so good for meeting awesome people, but I think SGA has been the best... I feel so fortunate to have met so many great, talented, generous people (you know, like you) here ♥

[lavvyan.livejournal.com]

Happy LJ-Anniversary! \o/

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Yayyy, thank you! I'm still so happy to be here :D :D

[dogeared.livejournal.com]

Spooks says to tell you that you give good scritches, and so are welcome anytime. :D

♥!

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Eeeee, yowly Spooks *snorfles him and you!*

[haydenthorne.livejournal.com]

Remember when you needed an invitation in order to open an LJ account? My, how times change. *hugs*

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Ohhh yes! And the days before you could customize your LJ layout beyond changing the colors... Oh, how it changes! It's good to know that some things are constant *hugs you!*

[amberlynne.livejournal.com]

♥

[aesc.livejournal.com]

*SMOOOOOOOOOCHES YOU!

[lenyia.livejournal.com]

Happy LJ birthday! ♥

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Yay, thank you! It is of great happiness!

[ribby.livejournal.com]

Happy LJ-versary!

*tiger-tackles you, just for old times' sake*

*hugs*

~Kris

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Eeeeeeeeee!!! *is duly tiger-tackled!*

[winkingstar.livejournal.com]

woop woop, indeed! :D

Happy LJ-versary!

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Woop! Thank you! :D

[ashkitty.livejournal.com]

You are awesome and will be the best empress of the Yukon the frozen north could hope for. :) Also, you should come see me in Wales.

[aesc.livejournal.com]

\o/ One day my empire will be established, and I will rule from the fastnesses of the frozen north!

You can be my trusted lieutenant in Wales and the Isles :D

[tropes.livejournal.com]

<3<3<3

[aesc.livejournal.com]

*hugs you!!!*

[just-ruth.livejournal.com]

*grins* I knew you back when you were putting my stories on your website. I'll buy you another cup of coffee next time you're in Rochester.

[aesc.livejournal.com]

I've discovered a very cheap way to get to Rochester (oh Southwest with your nonstops to Buffalo!) so I think I'm going to be heading that way a bit more often! I will be passing through v. briefly in December (just spending the night on my way to NH), but I think I'll be back there in March, for spring break. Hurrah!

[stillwaters11.livejournal.com]

Happy lj-Anniversary!

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And awwww, winsome JFlan :D

[bmouse.livejournal.com]

Happy LJ-versary, I'm glad you're here!

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Awww, thank you! Me too :)

[cesperanza.livejournal.com]

I was a grumbly anti-LJer when I stared, but honestly, it's all been worth it for getting to meet cool people like you.

[aesc.livejournal.com]

I think I joined because it finally dawned on me that filtering messages in my inbox was really really annoying :D But then I was all "ooooh, HTML formatting!" and that was, as they say, history.

[ainsley.livejournal.com]

Happy aesc-birthday! You have achieved a remarkable level of maturity for so few years. *smooches*

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Heee, I am an old soul! Either that or my brain matures at approximately 5 times the rate of my digital body :D

[pollitt.livejournal.com]

Happy LJ Anniversary!!

You are fantastic--in LJ form and bugging you instant messaging :)

[aesc.livejournal.com]

:D :D :D *hugs you!*

*stalkerriffic*

[eatsyourface.livejournal.com]

I, too, knew of you from the GW days. I was sad to see ontheqt.org disappear. =(

Either way, happy lj-birthday! =)

*disappears*

Re: *stalkerriffic*

[aesc.livejournal.com]

*is stalked!*

I am sorry for ontheqt.org, though :|

[rivrea.livejournal.com]

Happy LJ anniversary!

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Thank you!! ♥!

[le-mot-mo.livejournal.com]

Oh-- *hugs hugs hugs* This made me all teary-eyed. *sigh*

I've missed you and some of the other girls terribly lately. WaT and London both seem so long ago and when I look at the pictures, I wish I could turn back time. Hopefully we'll meet again-- soon. :o)

*hugs*

PS: As a fellow Austen-fan-- have you seen 'lost in Austen' already? The premise is kind of silly, but it's so well done and I love it to bits. :o)

[aesc.livejournal.com]

*hugs you up!* I miss all of you guys so much!!! The Atlantic needs to be MUCH easier to get across :( :(

[mrkinch.livejournal.com]

*glomps* (in honor of the old days^^) Late, but still here, and so glad that you are here, too!