Random Association Meme...

[ht_murray]

This where I officially give up on keeping up with everyone's birthdays. I fail so hard. I get the little notifications, make a mental note, and then a week later... well, you get the picture. And I feel bad wishing X,Y, and Z a happy birthday when I know I totally snubbed A, B, and C. I'm officially saying, I love you all, and you're all welcome to request something. Don't be afraid to say, "You forgot my birthday, bitch, now pay up!" Cuz I totally would. If it makes you feel better, I once forgot my hubby's birthday. Even scarier, this year I said to him, "Wow, next year you'll be the big _0(insert scary big number)." And he said, "I'm _0 today."

So, it ain't just y'all. Last year, I also thought I was a year older than I actually am. *is ded* And just why are so many of you born in February? LOL.

Now, on to the meme. I got prompted by lovelylora

Random association meme.
Ask me to associate you with five things. When I do this, post this meme and an explanation of your interest in those five things in your journal.

My list was:

1. Jensen
2. Fanfic
3. Farm
4. Wincest
5. Manny Skerrit

1. Jensen


If I was to list my interest in him, the entry would go on forever. Let's just say, I have no other fandoms and no other shows, and I came here by way of Jensen, so that's saying a lot. Just now staring at his name, I totally had the song, "I only have Eyes for You," start playing in my head. So, rather than say how much I love him and why, I'll tell you how I "discovered" him.

This is going to sound utterly ridiculous. Feel free to laugh. When I was in college at University of Wisconsin-River Falls, I used to sing in the church choir. It's very much a suitcase college which is dead on the weekends, because everyone goes home. But I couldn't because I lived to far away and I had to sing on Sundays, so I'd come home from church on Sunday and turn on television, and there'd be nothing on. I stumbled on a little show that reminded me of when I was really little... only not. It was the remake of "Flipper." It became a Sunday tradition. Church and Flipper. Stop laughing. Okay. Laugh. So, I watched it and taped a few episodes, because the kids on the show were the same age as my little sister. Over the summer, I watched 'em with her, and she kept going on and on about Maya (Jessica Alba's character). Maya's hair. And Maya's clothes. And how pretty is Maya, so when I saw the first Dark Angel promo, I didn't really care what the show was about. What I cared about was, "OMG, that's the girl from Flipper!"

So, along came Dark Angel and then Jensen. I have to say, I didn't really pay any attention to him until Berrisford Agenda. Though he did break my heart in Proof of Purchase. After the show ended, I spent way more time trying to figure out where Jessica Alba went. Shut up. Then, I didn't see Jensen again until Supernatural. Okay, I saw a couple episodes of Smallville, (OMG, the guy from Dark Angel!) but even he couldn't make me watch Smallville. When Supernatural started, I fell asleep on every episode, because it was on at 11:00 at night, and I had a 9:00 bedtime. (Hey, a girl needs her 8 hours, and I get up early.) I didn't really have a favorite brother. Just watched the show, cuz it seemed like my kinda thing. Then "Faith" happened, and I have had tunnel vision ever since.

2. Fanfic

Before I ever wrote fanfic, I just wrote. I completed two novels and had done the whole query and submission thing. Never got any takers. I didn't even own a computer, did everything on a word processor. I got a computer in October of 2005, mostly only went online to read the Parelli Forums and then shut it down to write on my word processor. LOL. Then Supernatural happened, and then Faith happened. And I got bored one night and went Googling Supernatural. I came across Supernatural.tv. I read all the forums which were dead back then, and stumbled on one that said, Fanfiction. I was like, "Huh?" And I read some, and went, "People actually do this? They write stories about something they like and post them for other people to read?"

And I have to admit, I'd been doing that in m head forever. I always had alternate endings, missing scenes, or codas in my head, but I never wrote them down. I knew fanfiction was sorta illegal, but I have to say, after doing the two novels and hundreds of submissions and not getting one person to even READ the novel, just the stupid query letter, I really, really wanted someone to read what I was writing. It was so frustrating for me that I got rejected over and over again based on a letter and not on the actual story. So, I took the plunge and wrote a fanfic. And people read it. And they liked it. And I liked that. To be honest, my first few were bad. I thought they were supposed to be, because ya know, I'd only just discovered fanfic. Anyway, a hopeless addict was born. I keep trying to give it up, but when inspiration strikes, I write it, because you never know when it will strike again.

3. Farm

I say I grew up on a farm. Truth is, I grew up in a lot of places, but the farm was home. We never owned any of the places we lived in, so eventually, my parents would just stop paying the rent or whatever, until we got kicked out, and then we'd move somewhere else. We did (when I lived with my parents) once have a farm. A great uncle or something owned the property and let us live there and farm it for free. We got a bunch of heifers from my uncle, and we were dairy farmers. Only my dad was never cut out to be a farmer. He just never had any work ethic, and I doubt he'll ever have one. I love him, but he's about as responsible as a twelve-year-old. My mom knew nothing about farming and still ended up doing all the work. We kids were too little, and I'll admit, some of my best memories are of running through the pastures all summer long in my underwear and swimming in the creek. I absolutely loved that place.

Then, my parents separated. We moved to a lot more places, mostly in town. Then, my parents got together again, and we moved to the country, but didn't have a farm, but my dad worked on one. WE had ponies. So, I was happy. Then, my parents divorced, and we moved with my mom in town. Then we moved back with my dad. Then, one day the electric company came and turned off the power, and my dad took us to Grandma's for the weekend and pretty much never came back. So, then I spent my last two years of high school living and working on my grandparents farm. And since my grandparents lived there my whole life, I say I grew up on a farm, because that's the only real home I remember.

My uncle runs it, now, and I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I adore the man. I would love to go back up there and help him run it, but I could never convince Dan to do it, and I know a lot of the family drama I ran away from will just come back to kick me in the ass, so it's probably a bad idea.

4. Wincest

I read it and I write it. It's a funny story, actually. I had just discovered fanfic, ya know? I didn't know about headers and warnings and stuff. And the first wincest fic I read actually did have a warning for wincest, but I thought it was a typo. I had no idea what slash was either. So, I read the story, and it was actually pretty tame, but I did finish it and review it by saying, "Did Dean just kiss Sam?" And the author tigriswolf replied back and said, "Oh, they did a lot more than that."

I probably should have been shocked. I dunno. I just wasn't. I said, "Hmm, people write them as a romantic couple? I wonder if there's more of that." So, I never had any aversion to it. I dunno if that makes me sick.

I converted my Tracer to reading it. I discovered sn_slash and read it religiously. Probably every fic that was posted in 2005 and 2006 in that comm, I read. And when I found some I liked, I'd send her the links. And she said she read 'em but skipped the sex scenes. So, I started copying them into word and editing out the sex scenes with little things like "Ooh, they have sex here for a really long time." It really didn't take long to convert her. Then, she turned me onto J2 by saying, "Don't hate me... but I read this and I liked it..." And I read it, and I liked it, and yeah. Now I hardly read Gen at all. I just like an extra layer.

I had never written any sex before, so it took me awhile to get up the nerve to write any wincest myself. But well, I took the plunge. Most of my stories are still pretty tame, because I believe the story has to be about the relationship first and the sex has to be a natural extension of the relationship. I don't write a story just to have the excuse to get them having sex. If it feels like I need the sex, then I put it in, if not, I'm fine with a nice fade to black.

5. Manny Skerritt

Okay, I loved Castiel from the first time I saw him. It took me awhile to watch any of the Misha vids or interviews, cuz I felt a little like I was cheating on Jensen. LOL. But then I did, and I ADORE HIM. See, I'm the Mishus now. I still don't watch every vid with him in it, because four years of being on dialup made me video leery. I'm getting over it. And I actually used to watch Nip/Tuck. (Ironically, I let my hubby get DirecTv because I refused to watch the Fox channel after they cancelled Dark Angel, lol. Ah, serendipity is amazing.) I think the first season of Nip/Tuck started airing right after we got the dish, and I was ridiculously stuck on F/X cuz they had Buffy showing like four episodes a day and I hadn't seen Buffy since season 2, because we moved out in the country and didn't have cable. I only watched the show the first couple seasons, but when I saw the Manny Skerritt promo with Misha... HAD TO WATCH.

And I'm so glad I did. Cuz bendy Misha is the most awesome Misha ever, and while Jensen will always be my number one with a bullet, Misha can totally stay around as long as he wants. And I probably will check him out in any future projects. Though now I totally want to see him in like a Kung Fu movie playing Master to some Grasshopper and demonstrating the way to... align his chakras.



So, man, I talk a lot when I get going. I should probably post a little every day instead of saving stuff up until I break my LJ, but oh wells. I'm going to bed now, so I won't get right back to you, but if you wanna play, please do. *smooshes*

Comments

[layne67.livejournal.com]

I probably should have been shocked. I dunno. I just wasn't. I said, "Hmm, people write them as a romantic couple? I wonder if there's more of that." So, I never had any aversion to it. I dunno if that makes me sick.

I was in the LOTR fandom before this, still am actually, and over there they were slashing the elf twins as well as Faramir/Boromir. I didn't come across any wanks there on those fictional incests ( well, maybe there were, IDK ) so it came as quite a surprise to me to discover that there're people in the SPN fandom who are very much against Wincest. I've always thought that as long as you're able to draw a line against fictional and real life, then having a liking to fictional incest is just one of many kinds of kinks that people have. Though I have to admit, before I discovered that there're many people who think like me on the internet, I kinda thought that there was something wrong with me for liking slash so much. So you're definitely not alone in never having any aversion to slash in general and wincest in particular!

[tru-faith-lost.livejournal.com]

You're right. I try to stay away from the incest wank when I see it, because a part of me can see why people would say, "that's not my thing," but it really irks me when people are so vocally ANTI like being louder makes you right. LOL. I always thought of it as love stories and never thought of it as porn, and while I'm sure someone will see that and construct a huge rambling argument as to why it is just porn, I beg to differ. I'm so glad I'm not the only one. *smooshes you*

D'ya want some words to associate?

[layne67.livejournal.com]

I almost lost a long-time friend once when we argued about wincest. He's still on my flist but unfortunately the damage has been done :(

Sure, gimme!

[tru-faith-lost.livejournal.com]

Yeah, matters of opinion are not always worthwhile discussions. :(

Okay, random list of randomness.

1. LOTR
2. Fanfiction
3. Kids
4. Jensen
5. Supernatural

God, my prompts are so lame, LOL. If you have one you like better, you can change it, and no one has to know. LOL.

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Got it!

[unplugged32.livejournal.com]

JENSEN...you know, he's just so...Jensen, and I don't need any reason other than that to adore him:)

{{squishes you}}

[tru-faith-lost.livejournal.com]

He IZ. ZOMG. I swear, I get a little sad and depressed if I don't get my daily Jensen fix. The dude just... is my happy place. Which is probably really, really sad, but I don't care.

*smoosh*

D'ya want some words to associate?

[unplugged32.livejournal.com]

YES!!

[hoveringon.livejournal.com]

'Faith' is when I noticed and fell head over heels for Jensen too.

[tru-faith-lost.livejournal.com]

I know! How could you watch that episode with him so sick and hurtie and just... willing to let it all go... and not love him to teeny tiny pieces. He owns my soul that man.

D'ya wanna play?

[country_bee.livejournal.com]

Ooh, can I play?

[tru-faith-lost.livejournal.com]

Oooh, yes you can. Lemme see.

1. Canada
2. Cows
3. Country music
4. Jensen
5. Feet

[darkmerrick.livejournal.com]

Have a large comment. :)

I've never done the happy birthday to everyone's posts because I'm sure I'd always forget. I do them here and there, especially if I know someone's down that day, or if they have awesome plans or something. Otherwise, I don't worry about it unless they mention it in a post, and I'll wish it to them then.

Berrisford Agenda will always be my favorite Dark Angel episode, probably mostly because it's the only REAL characterization/background of Alec we get, at least in my opinion. I've loved Jensen since Days, though, so I could be biased. :P Mm, Faith. I could see that episode swaying you easily.

I forget what life is like without fanfic. I forget people don't know what it is, lol. My best friend introduced me to Buffy/Angel fic in like 6th grade.

I love reading Wincest, but I'm not sure I could ever write it. Although I said that about Petrellicest, and THAT happened. lol. Just gimme time, I guess. :P

[tru-faith-lost.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I originally started doing the birthday thing because I know there are a lot of people on my list who don't ever really post anything in their journals and I wanted a chance to say, hey, I know you're out there, and I'm glad you're here. But I'm not really a happy birthday wisher in RL, and as my flist grows to... well probably more people than I've probably ever actually met in my life, I just can't keep up. I feel guilty, but yeah, I don't wanna be phony either.

And Berrisford Agenda... when I first watched it, I was actually a little disappointed that it wasn't more related to the mytharc of the show, but the piano scene made me watch it over and over again just like every other episode, and when I got the DVDs it was the first epi I watched. He just started to take over my soul just then. I mean, acting or not acting, no one can get that in touch with music unless they've got something real in their souls, and that's what I love about him so much.

LOL, most of my family and friends still don't know what fanfic is. They're like... you're still writing? When can I buy it? LOL.

I admit, compared to some of the J2 I write, my wincest is pretty tame, but I don't think that has anything to do with it being incest. I think it's because in the scope of canon, I feel like I know them better than I do J2, and it starts to be a little like watching people you know have sex, which I don't really have a kink for. LOL. Most of my J2 is so AU that they're still just actors in roles to me, so I don't have any problem saying, I need them to have really hot angsty sex here. LOL.

D'ya want some words to associate?

[darkmerrick.livejournal.com]

Yeah. To me, birthday's aren't really that important once you pass 21, except maybe like 50, but it's still nice to hear every once in awhile, but at the same time, it can come off as very phony too.

It was the first ep I watched when I got the dvd's too. It's the one episode I remembered best from the show. I remember reading that he doesn't play piano, but just learned that song, and only later did I learn that he's musical in general, but I just remember thinking "that's pretty much dedication right there, to learn something so complicated from scratch." So, yeah.

I'm not sure my mom does, but she seems to know all sorts of things I wouldn't expect her to. Most of the people I talk to either read it or make fun of me for reading it. And my creative writing profs occasionally bring it up in class, depending, which is always amusing to me.

Wincest and J2 for me isn't always about the sex, anyways. It's all about how the love/lust/connection comes across on the page, not necessarily just the words of it. If that makes sense. Although I do appreciate a good PWP from time to time.

Sure, I'll take some words, why not? lol.

[tru-faith-lost.livejournal.com]

I know, about the piano playing, I mean. You just don't FAKE it that well without a LOT of practice, and why would he even go to the trouble, considering they'd hired a hand double, if he didn't really have a passion for acting and for music. I just love that boy over and over again.

Five words, okay. You're kinda new, so these might seem a little shallow, go as deep or as shallow as you like.

1. Supernatural
2. Storyfinders
3. Writing
4. Filmmaking
5. School

[badfalcon.livejournal.com]

can i play, please?

[tru-faith-lost.livejournal.com]

Hee! Okay! You're kinda new on my list, so I hope these aren't too shallow.

1. Chris/Steve
2. Starduck
3. Music
4. Supernatural
5. Abby

[rebekahfair.livejournal.com]

*wants to play*

[tru-faith-lost.livejournal.com]

Okay! You're also kinda new on the list. So, lemme try.

1. Supernatural
2. Eyecon
3. Bigbang
4. Florida
5. J2

[vanae.livejournal.com]

I love the explanations. Feels like I know more about you but that the "more" is something I already knew. Hee, it makes sense in my head ;)

Heh, Jensen. He's just... yeah. He's the guy *nods*
I saw him first in Dark Angel too. I noticed him but didn't really think further than "aww". I didn't follow the show as such and gave up on it (bought it on DVD later on, though, and Alec was/had potential to be squee worthy). When I finally started watching Supernatural my first thought was "Omg, no! It's that bad actor from Gilmore Girls!" (*pets Jared*) and my second thought was "Omg, yes! It's that cute guy from Dark Angel!" Fell for him right then... then fell for Dean in Phantom Traveler, and the rest, as they say, is history. Anyway, most important thing here, really, is: Flipper! Flipper is nostalgia at its best.

I do the ficcing in my head too... it's almost getting to be a bit of a ritual before I fall alseep. Plotting. Never get any further than that, though. Can't seem to get it out on paper.

Also, MISHA! Mmmm...

Not sure I'll be fun to play with. Don't really contribute a whole lot :) Oh, and I like the talking.

[tru-faith-lost.livejournal.com]

LOL, I can totally remember watching Flipper when I was like 3 or 4. I remember the theme song and an episode with exploding mines in it. Those were good times. Haha. I never saw Gilmore Girls, so Supernatural was the first I saw of Jared, though from the Supernatural.tv board, I learned he'd done House of Wax, so I let my hubby buy that DVD. I said, "I think that one of the guys from that show I watch is on that." LOL. He wanted it for Paris Hilton. After watching that, though, I didn't really go looking for any more Jared movies, cuz UGH, what an impression. Haha. To be fair, I have Devour burned on DVD that a friend sent me ages ago and I've never watched it, either. Jensen is just the shit for me. LOL. I can't even see anyone else when he's around. I'm totally screwed.

*smooshes you* Here's some words for ya, even if you think you won't be interesting. Cuz I think you will.


1. Denmark
2. Supernatural Wiki
3. Jensen
4. School
5. Wainwrights

[a-carnal-mink.livejournal.com]

Pick me! Pick meee! :)


Also - Okay, I loved Castiel from the first time I saw him. It took me awhile to watch any of the Misha vids or interviews, cuz I felt a little like I was cheating on Jensen.

*snorfle* I feel kinda crazy for admitting this, but... I completely understand. X-D

[tru-faith-lost.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, I know cuz duuuuude "There can be only ONE!" God, I loved Highlander. But dude, if I was into polygamy, life would be so sweet. Cuz...*g*

You wants to play? Wheeeeee!

1. Aussie
2. Jensen
3. Writing
4. Misha
5. Grammar

[fufaraw]

You and I have discussed both Wincest and J2 and you know my (admittedly, perhaps asshat) viewpoint on both.

I had some sort of anti-Dark Angel snit going and never watched when it aired. I never watched Dawson's or Smallville. SPN was the first thing I'd ever seen Jensen in, and the pilot was so exactly the type of thing I never watch (I won't see F13 or MBV) because they genuinely frighten me. I avoid roller coasters, too. I switched the channel. I was surfing the night Dead in the Water first aired, and Dean with Lucas drew me in, so I decided to keep watching. Faith made me a true fan of the show. Then I watched the DA dvds, and the season of Dawson's and the season of Smallville Jensen was in, and found a dl of the Still Life pilot. I rented Devour, ferpetesake. So yeah. I like Jensen.

I've always written. Two drawer novels under the bed, a score of journal volumes, some poetry, magazine articles. Fanfic...defeats me, for the most part. I have trouble veering from canon, though I can follow and nod when someone else writes something good.

It's my birthday. Please, m'um, may I have some words?

[tru-faith-lost.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!

Haha, I won't ask you to discuss slash.

I can relate about Dark Angel. I was so pissed that they snubbed it for Firefly that I've never watched Firefly. I hear I'm really missing out, but I don't see the point watching it now, since it never really got a resolution either, which is my biggest complaint about DA.

I have no trouble twisting canon into something else, but it's hard too, because I get upset when I read great fanfic and canon stops measuring up to my expectations, which is why I read a lot more AU and slash stuff these days.

Okay, so words for you. Cuz you are awesome and should have fun talking about yourself on your birthday. Here ya go. *smooshes*


1. Tarot
2. Jensen
3. Drama
4. Language
5. Supernatural

[fufaraw]

Oh, I'm *fine* with slash. It's not my default, but I have no problem with my slash-colored glasses.

Thank you for the wishes, and the words. I'll post my responses in my LJ.

[i-o-r-h-a-e-l.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love reading this. :D Thank you so much for telling us more about yourself.

But - Flipper! That's Elijah there. Was he with Jessica Alba? I didn't even realize. heheh.

Then "Faith" happened, and I have had tunnel vision ever since

*sighs* I know the feeling.

:D

[mad-about-dan.livejournal.com]

Aww sweetie don't worry... I suck at remembering dates and ages of people XD remembering dates is just not my thing LOL

And yessssss I could talk about the wonders of Jensen Ackles all day ;D

[datenshiblue.livejournal.com]

Hello new friend! ^^

This is very scary:

Before I ever wrote fanfic, I just wrote. I completed two novels and had done the whole query and submission thing. Never got any takers. I didn't even own a computer, did everything on a word processor.

This is why:

I wrote and completed 2 novels. I sent one around and almost got a bite from a small publisher but then not. I did this all on a typewriter.

This was a Long Time Ago. Good thing I have a secret supply of pixie dust so that I never grow up age.

Many years later I discovered anime because of a show called Gundam Wing on Cartoon Network on cable, when it was young and less weird. :) Via the net, I found GW fandom and mailing lists - this predated LJ, which I ended up on because all my mailing list GW fan friends started migrating over.

I found fanfic for GW and excitedly jumped in and started writing TONS for a while. Those were productive, creative days.

after doing the two novels and hundreds of submissions and not getting one person to even READ the novel, just the stupid query letter, I really, really wanted someone to read what I was writing. It was so frustrating for me that I got rejected over and over again based on a letter and not on the actual story. So, I took the plunge and wrote a fanfic. And people read it. And they liked it. And I liked that. To be honest, my first few were bad. I thought they were supposed to be, because ya know, I'd only just discovered fanfic. Anyway, a hopeless addict was born.

This too is scary, if you substitute GW for SPN which came along much later for me and has its own story. ;)

[tru-faith-lost.livejournal.com]

Howdy new friend!

It IS scary. Y'know, the first novel I wrote was on looseleaf paper in a binder. And then, hubby gave me a typewriter, which was a nightmare, because I took keyboarding in high school, and I'm a pretty fast typist, but I'm not terribly accurate. The backspace key is my friend. You make just one error on a type-written page and try to correct it and the whole page looks like crap. So, I was in seventh heaven when the word processor came a long (25 dollars at a garage sale and it still works, woohoo!)

I have a feeling there are a lot of people like us. Publishing is just a ridiculously HARD business to break into, and right now it's probably harder than ever, because the book is falling out of grace. I love books. I love the way they look on a shelf. I love the way a bookstore smells. I love the pages between my fingers. But I'm a lazy SOB and do almost all my reading online.

Now, I'm at the point where I feel like, if I really am going to spend as much time writing as I do, then I need to break out of fanfiction somehow, but I'm really not convinced I could ever get published without self-publishing. Hello, cannot afford. So, I'm actively pursuing e-publishing which won't make me rich, but at least it will be some sort of step up.

I've heard of GW, but to be honest, my knowledge of anime is pretty much Sailor Moon and the Final Fantasies. I actually wrote an SPN fic once which implied Dean is Tidus. LOL. I have a feeling if I got hardcore into anime, I'd be hooked for life. Hmmmm, maybe once SPN is done...

*glomps you* I love new friends. And someone who likes to write. I love discussing that whole process. Hope I don't put you off with my chronic foot in mouth disease. I'm seeking treatment, but it appears I'm addicted to toe jam, and it's more addictive than crack...

[datenshiblue.livejournal.com]

Publishing is an insane business, it's inbred and if you don't have an agent forget it. ;P

I think self publishing on the web is the way to go, even if it doesn't make millions. Just like self distribution on the web is the way the music industry is going. The Industry bigwigs hate it.

*grooms* Don't worry about foot in mouth disease, I has it! You mean you couldn't tell from the thread where we met? ;D

Do you feel like having a go at some associations for me to write about?

I definitely enjoyed reading yours. The way you talk about Jensen is endearing and reminds me of when I bought DA and watched all of it in like a week or something. Even the first season, so I would know the world Alec was going to be in, and so I could see Ben. I was already enamored of Jensen from Spn by then. My Sam/Jared infatuation came along later and stuck around to dig into my soul. I am definitely polyamorous. ;)

[athynto.livejournal.com]

I know you posted this a while back but RL has been a bitch and only now I managed to kick my butt in commenting.
The story you told about becomming a fan for supernatural allmost reads like my own. I was a fan of Dark Angel, was even shipping for Max and Logan (eww, yeah i know). Then the second season started and the second Jensen takes of his shirt I fell, and I fell hard. lol. I became a huge fan of all the fics out there about Max and Alec. But the show was allready gone when I started reading those (I live in germany and we got it a lot later) so after reading all those fics I craved more but they were only dripping in. Because the heat was allready gone. So after a while I lost track and got hooked on something else. After a few years, when my Lord of the Rings RPS slash crush had finally calmed down I was bored and started looking for new things, in that search I stumbeld over the old sites I surfed while looking for Max/Alec stories and found out Jensen was doing a new show. Supernatural. The first season had allready been shown in the US and I just took a risk and ordered the box from an UK DVD sale site, you couldn't get them in germany at that point. I think if I remember correctly I watched them all over a long weekend. And just like you, after Faith I kind of have tunnel vision since. I drive all my family and friends crazy with it. I even made my sister watch the first season in a row when she came over to visit. (she is a fan now too btw) I had to get a new computer and a new internetaccount so I can watch it online instead of waiting when it's finally on TV in germany.
But the fics? Oh my god, there are so many. Supernatural had nearly as many fics on the fanfictionnet as Stargate. And Stargate was in its tenth season while Supernatural was in its first. How crazy is that?
At first I only read gen fics and RPS because the wincest thing made me shy. But once I started reading wincest I couldn't stop. I don't know what it is about those two brothers that you can't get them out of your head. It feels like a drug or something. They are made for each other. And don't get me started on Jensen and Jared. Guh. They make my head gooey.
Ok sorry for this much to long post but I just had to get it off my chest. And thank you for posting. I love reading your thoughts even if I'm mostly a lurker. Lots of hugs.