Fandom Snowflake Challenge - Day 1
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maplemood
Day 1
In your own space, talk about your Happy Place—the things that give you joy, calms you or keeps you sane.
I don't know that I have one specific happy place, actually. I spend a lot of time reading and writing in my bedroom, but since I also spend a lot of time in there doing and/or stressing out about doing homework and other school projects, it's not exactly a completely stress-free sanctuary. I have good memories of almost every library and bookstore I've ever been to, especially my college library and the bookstore that's within walking distance of it, though. And I love the ocean and beaches, especially Bethany Beach and Rehoboth Beach in Delaware; driving down there is always fun and weirdly peaceful, since you get to see the land go from very mountainous (or at least hilly) to pretty much postage-stamp flat. I love crossing the Bay Bridge, I love getting to the point where you can smell the ocean in the air, and I love sitting on the sand and watching the waves. Wading in is fun, too, though honestly I'm too jumpy to ever get that far--I've been bowled over a couple times and the sensation of being held under by the waves is always going to freak me out. But I still do love the water.
Fannishly, my happy place tends to be whichever book or TV show or movie I'm most obsessed with at the moment. This past year, that meant a lot of Marvel and Stranger Things, and also Star Wars, Sicario, and Penny Dreadful. I love stories with a strong sense of found family and also a strong sense of place--I need the feeling of being able to dip into a different world for a while. I'm pretty sure I first got hooked on this from being read The Chronicles of Narnia and Lord of the Rings when I was younger, and even though they don't all have to be fantasy worlds anymore, my biggest soft spot is still reserved for those.
I don't know that I have one specific happy place, actually. I spend a lot of time reading and writing in my bedroom, but since I also spend a lot of time in there doing and/or stressing out about doing homework and other school projects, it's not exactly a completely stress-free sanctuary. I have good memories of almost every library and bookstore I've ever been to, especially my college library and the bookstore that's within walking distance of it, though. And I love the ocean and beaches, especially Bethany Beach and Rehoboth Beach in Delaware; driving down there is always fun and weirdly peaceful, since you get to see the land go from very mountainous (or at least hilly) to pretty much postage-stamp flat. I love crossing the Bay Bridge, I love getting to the point where you can smell the ocean in the air, and I love sitting on the sand and watching the waves. Wading in is fun, too, though honestly I'm too jumpy to ever get that far--I've been bowled over a couple times and the sensation of being held under by the waves is always going to freak me out. But I still do love the water.
Fannishly, my happy place tends to be whichever book or TV show or movie I'm most obsessed with at the moment. This past year, that meant a lot of Marvel and Stranger Things, and also Star Wars, Sicario, and Penny Dreadful. I love stories with a strong sense of found family and also a strong sense of place--I need the feeling of being able to dip into a different world for a while. I'm pretty sure I first got hooked on this from being read The Chronicles of Narnia and Lord of the Rings when I was younger, and even though they don't all have to be fantasy worlds anymore, my biggest soft spot is still reserved for those.
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Date: 2019-01-06 01:14 am (UTC)Oh, gosh, I just love little worldbuilding details like that, clever stuff that let you know the author really put a lot of thought in. It's also such a practical detail, which I appreciate. And from what little I know of Miles, he seems exactly the kind of character I'd fall for hook, line, and sinker, so I really do need to check the books out.