I contributed a LOT to the fandom this year and I loved every second of it. I had to leave a lot off the list, including my numerous screen capped photo manips, liked tweets by the cast, retweets by GDT himself. I had to cut it down to 9, so here are my favorites parts of 2018. ENJOY!
#9: Admittedly a guilty pleasure, Stan Lee’s Lucky Man wasn’t the greatest show, but for a hungry Rupert Penry-Jones’ fandom, it hit the spot perfectly! Samuel Blake was devious, smart, tortured, and lovely. I loved making gifs & manips to show support for the show!
#8: 2018 proved to be a year that I pushed my photoshop skills beyond what I imagined was possible. Clearly, it was the Year of the Gladiator, but I blame Quintus for that. He remains to be an incredible well of inspiration.
#7: I found SO MANY Ultra high definition, 4k, & True High definition promos to share with the entire fandom. I put them all on Imgur, which doesn’t downsize (and ruin high definition images). Find them all here: https://imgur.com/a/HukWLLh
#6: For Xmas this year, I commissioned 12 absolutely lovely artworks. I did this because I felt the fandom needed a jolt & also, I wanted to give support to artists during the holiday season. <3 Happy Holidays!
#5: I procured MANY Strain items this year, including this original artwork from the Mister Quinlan comics. I met Edgar Salazar (for the 2nd time) at SDCC this year & he had with him TWO original panel sketches, which I gobbled up immediately. Thank you Edgar! I hope you have an incredible year. #Cheers
#4: Fox auctioned off all their strain props this year & I made out like a bandit! I nearly won an entire Quinlan ‘Hero’ costume (Coat, Jacket, Vest, Shirt, Pants, Belt Buckle, Shoes, Glasses) among OTHER things I’ve not posted yet. The items went well with my screen used Bonesword. SCORE! When I find the time to display my collection, I’ll be sure to post more pictures.
#3: One of the events this year that caused quite a stir in the heart of the true fandom was Guillermo del Toro posting intimate pictures of his Bleak House! I created a twitter moment to save all of the great things shared, and he promised more, so I hope we’ll get further insight into his collection in 2019.
#2: Yesterday, I posted the final action chapter of my longfic, Straining for Originality. I know most people look down on fanfic, but I’ve used it as an exercise to practice world building and character development. When I started on this endeavor, I never imagined it would become the most popular Strain fanfic in the world, but here we are. This will be my last fanfic. I think I’ll try my luck at original fic next. Wish me luck 2019!!!
#1: Ah, & here we are. IMO, the best event of the year. Rupert made my year by sending me the most lovely tweet. I know it will disappear in two months, as all of his words lately are fleeting, but this made my year. It kept me going & kept my spirits high when much hate was sent my way. Thank you Rupert.
I’m not sure what the next year will hold, but I hope it’s full of adventure and accomplishment for each and every one of you!
Cheers my friends! HAPPY NEW YEARS!
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