So it looks like everyone is back to Dreamwidth, eh? Despite the fact my last "real" post here was at the beginning of 2016, it's pretty cool to see activity back here again. I do enjoy the Tumblr format and I had a lot of fun making gifs there but I also really enjoy the journal format as well.

I am probably going to go on a friending spree as well, at least so I can try to have a consistent list of people I want to follow if we change platforms. (FYI, I have been following post_tumblr_fandom for news about post-Tumblr options and the different decentralised options sound pretty cool!)

But to those who are new or existing, hello, I am Mithborien. I lurk a lot and despite being an adult, I have yet to master the skill of being social. I primarily make vids these days and in fact have made 13 vids that I never got around to posting to Dreamwidth. They are, however, all available on AO3. It's 50-50 whether I get around to actually backposting them to Dreamwidth. I am pretty into Marvel at the moment, especially all things Captain America. Although to my great sadness (and fear of the looming upcoming Avengers movie) I have never made a proper Steve Rogers vid.

But in regards to vidding, there's a bunch of cool things which are happening:

• Festivids 2018 is now live and I received an awesome vid called "Escape". It's a Darius/Sonia vid from The Hitman's Bodyguard. It has a completely different vibe from the movie but it's super awesome! (As an aside, I am super pleased that Festivids is still going. It's one of those fests that I look forward to every year.)


• Spring Equinox signups are also now open (and close on the 3rd of February). For me, Equinox is the vidding challenge I participate in when I am not making a Festivid.


• I also stumbled upon a post by trelkez about a Make a vidshow using only your own vids Challenge which sounds pretty cool. Does a vidshow of all the vids you failed to post to Dreamwidth count?


• There's also a vidbigbang which sounds cool. Totally not something I'll be able to complete this year but hopefully it runs again next year. Is there a Vidding Mini Bang? Not to step on anyone's toes but that's probably more along my capabilities at the moment.


• Escapade are also accepting Vidshow Submissions until the 3rd February, which I will probably be submitting to. Attending overseas conventions is a little beyond my reach but it's cool that I can send my vids instead.


• Also is anyone running a Vidding newsletter? I feel like there is a bunch of vidding stuff happening that I am only randomly stumbling upon.

*looks at that viddingland comm that I made and never did anything with*