Introductions!

[narceus]

So you've found your way over to openingyourselfuptojoy , I see.  That's great!  We're thrilled to have you.  Welcome to our communal madness!

Of course, that's the thing about communities: they only work because of their members.  So go ahead, guys, and introduce yourselves here.  Meet some of the people you'll be tossing squee and ideas around with.  Let us know who you are.

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my "Glee" story

[jakia]

/waves.

I made a dreamwidth account just for this community. Ya'll should feel special. ^_^

I watched my first episode of Glee in November of last year because I heard Darren Criss, who I followed with a mild interest thanks to StarKid, was going to be in it, and I wanted to see how he did. So I watched "Never Been Kissed" and had never been more confused in my life. Why were they singing? What was with the dancing? Don't these people have jobs?

But then I got a hold of the first season of Glee, and marathoned through it. At that point Glee had become my guilty pleasure--I watched it casually, mostly for the catchy musical numbers, and I didn't really think too much about it. It was only after "Prom Queen" that I realized that, oh crap, I care about these characters. I am invested in this story. How did this happen?

I didn't actually join the fandom until after "New York" aired, and it was mostly because I wanted to see if the rest of the world was as excited as I was over Sam and Mercedes dating. (Answer: they were, but not to the extent I was hoping.) So I read the whole two Samcedes fanfics that existed at that point, and was a happy person.

Then I got a job (where I still work now, actually) that involve long hours doing absolutely nothing in front of a computer, and what better way to past the time then by reading fanfiction? So I read every Glee fic I could get my hands on, and eventually got turned onto the amazing meta this community produces.

And suddenly this shallow, guilty-pleasure show I was watching for the catchy musical numbers? Wasn't so shallow anymore.

In fact, it was actually sort of brilliant.

I just hadn't been paying enough attention.

Re: my "Glee" story

[needs_more_green]

Yay! First intro post. :D

(We have a similar sort of "discovery of Glee" story, hee)

It is most good indeed to have you here!

Re: my "Glee" story

[likeasouffle]

I joined Dreamwidth just for this community too! :)