Flutterings

This packs a punch. And there's a lot of wisdom in it. I'm still in the process of getting over myself (for some of us, it's a life-long process), but I know what you mean, there.

Actually, the only person I know of who "owes" a birthday present around here, is me to you. I mean, two years in a row! And my RL was melting down last year in early May, so I didn't manage it; your birthday fell on the day I had a climatic meeting at work that had been building for months, and I completely spaced a lot of fandom stuff, that week. I do have strong resolutions for next year, however.

Birthdays in fandom are odd. When I wrote that last year, I did see it as a potlatch. But I also notice that it seems like birthday observance in general has declined a bit, at on my flist. Perhaps people are burning out on that.

But even though birthdays are observed on a hit or miss basis, I do see fandom as a big potlatch in general. Look at all the drabbles, art, etc. that people produce, all the time.

Good meta, dear. And you know? That picture of Snape and Miles is still hanging over my desk, today. Quite a few visiting fen have commented on it, too :-)

I hope you're feeling better, too.