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18 October 2011 @ 10:02 pm
Xiefest is over  
What an incredible weekend... and one that doesn't officially end until tomorrow, as [livejournal.com profile] maybe742 is still here! She flew in from Germany, and shares the "longest distance traveled" prize with [livejournal.com profile] nerilka24, who came from the UK.

[livejournal.com profile] fansee joined us from Philadelphia, [livejournal.com profile] sevigny7, [livejournal.com profile] not_yet_defined and IJ's outlander from nearby Midwestern states, [livejournal.com profile] happier_bunny from right here in Michigan, and my friend Travis ([livejournal.com profile] orlith) flew in from California.

The nine of us watched a selection of episodes from all five seasons, then went back and watched a few scenes to critique Justin's blowjob technique analyze their literary and dramatic significance. We talked about the show and although some had not only never met but had never even interacted with each other online, it was incredible how much harmony we had over virtually everything about the show except outlander's bizarre delusion that Brian can dance.

Travis and outlander flew the Brian-lovers' flag high all weekend, and in general acted like the twins separated at birth they apparently are. It was uncanny!

We watched the 150 minutes of fan videos Bunny put together with our darling [livejournal.com profile] qafmaniac(present in spirit!), including 12 minutes of just brian and Justin's sex scenes that qafmaniac edited together... gotta love her!!!!!

We consumed vast quantities of ziti and lemon bars and just about every other QAF food bunny and I could stomach come up with. We dragged ourselves off to bed late at night, then some of us got up early, swallowed just enough coffee to sustain life, and headed into the woods to walk Rawley -- who LOVED all the extra "roommates," and especially Maybe and Travis, who he's going to miss most of all.

We recounted old fandom wank and dissected our most beloved bad/crack!fic, with Amish!Justin, blindfolded!escort!Justin and serial!killer!mermaid!Brian being the favorites. We even came up with two exciting fandom projects that you'll see soon!

I can't remember another time I felt so happy and full of warmth, laughter and friendship this weekend. I was there with two of my closest friends, along with women I'd never met before but felt like I'd known forever, as well as some of my favorite people in the world, in fandom and out. It was an extraordinary weekend. I'll never forget it!

We had a lot of fun eating the QAF-themed foods, too! I have photos and some video, which I'll post later after I can get my iPhone to speak to my computer, but for now, I just wanted to let you know it was AAAAAAAHHHHH-MAZING! Thank you to everyone who joined us!

AND LONG LIVE QAF FANDOM!!!!!!!!!!!!
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[identity profile] secretsolitaire.livejournal.com on October 19th, 2011 02:29 am (UTC)
I'm glad you guys had so much fun!! ♥
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[identity profile] karen-jk.livejournal.com on October 19th, 2011 03:30 am (UTC)
Sounds fantastic! Thank you for all you do to keep QAF fandom alive! :)
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[identity profile] sjmpets.livejournal.com on October 19th, 2011 04:48 am (UTC)
sounds like you all had a fantastic time. sorry i missed it. will try for the next one.
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[identity profile] ramie-k.livejournal.com on October 19th, 2011 05:20 am (UTC)
Sounds like you guys had a blast! So sorry I couldn't make it, but hope to for the next one!!
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[identity profile] fansee.livejournal.com on October 19th, 2011 10:13 pm (UTC)
Awesomeness Happened
Thank you and [livejournal.com profile] happier_bunny for organizing the weekend. You guys must have spent hours and days watching episodes, shopping, cooking, watching episodes, putting together goodie bags, searching for videos, schlepping, e-mailing, and watching episodes to get ready for us. Everything was perfect! but the companionship and new friendships were even better. I am so fortunate to have gotten to meet [livejournal.com profile] orlith, [livejournal.com profile] maybe742, [livejournal.com profile] nerilka24, [livejournal.com profile] not_yet_defined, and LJ's outlander, as well as seeing you, Bun, and [livejournal.com profile] sevigny7 again.

Thank you guys for making it all possible. Hugs, FanSee
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