It's my vidderself birthday!

[f1renze]

On this day one year ago, I doomed myself to becoming a vidder.

the e-mail that started it all --

From: "f1renze"
To: kitkatbyte@yahoo.com
Subject: tutorial?
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 11:59:23 -0600

Hi Wendy, oh vid guru,

I was wondering if you know of any basic tutorial out there for vidding with Windows Movie Maker. I'm not looking for anything fancy at all. It's just that I've wanted to try vidding so badly forever now but didn't think I had the equipment. Then aidapearl told me the movie maker comes with XP, so now that I know I have it, I'm overwhelmed with excitement. I'm a pretty quick learner with anything technical, so I'm hoping it'd be good enough for me to take a shot at it.

Thank you so much! :D
Flo

I asked for a tutorial, but got a vidding buddy and wonderful friend.

Oh, and I never learned WMM :))

I wondered if I should celebrate. It was either by remastering some older vids or taking down crappier ones (clearly not mutually exclusive). Then I realized they're almost at opposite ends of The Continuum Of Feelings Toward My Own Stuff, and for once I stopped myself from being overly dramatic, and did nothing.

On an unrelated note, I can't believe L Word is starting next Sunday. I haven't heard anything about S2. Is it worth subscribing to Showtime 3 months earlier than planned? No storylines, please. Just tell me if it's going to be exciting/angsty/lame? I care mostly about Shane.

Comments

[shape5.livejournal.com]

I only know very minor things, nothing about Shane, other than she's there. Would you mind knowing Marina spoilers?

[f1renze.livejournal.com]

Well I heard that she won't even be back. Is that it?

[par-avion.livejournal.com]

You've only been vidding for a year? Wow! You learned a lot in a short time!

I don't know anything about the upcoming season, but I agree that Shane is the best thing about the show.

[f1renze.livejournal.com]

You learned a lot in a short time!

This is so nice to hear, thank you! These days I don't have nearly the same pace as in the beginning.

I agree that Shane is the best thing about the show.

Absolutely. But what is up with her S2 hair!

[lennongirl.livejournal.com]

You mean you just started one year ago?
*blinks*
Wow. Now I'm even more in awe :D

[f1renze.livejournal.com]

Does that mean I can still get away with stuff by making innocent faces and saying "but I'm a newbie...?"

[par-avion.livejournal.com]

They changed her hair?!?

::sad::

I haven't even seen the promos.

[lennongirl.livejournal.com]

Haha! Maybe?
:P
I can't imagine a situation where you'd need to do that, though.

[mcfeste.livejournal.com]

so is that, like, a magical e-mail? does it work if someone sends it to you? :P

happy vidderself, and --

...and for once I stopped myself from being overly dramatic, and did nothing.

thank god. if you're ever planning on cleaning house, warn everybody first so i can make sure i've got 'em all saved. whew. don't scare me like that.

[f1renze.livejournal.com]

before:





after:



are you weeping with me yet...

[f1renze.livejournal.com]

so is that, like, a magical e-mail?

Hee! Was I lucky, right? I think it's just in Wendy's nature to be so willing to help. Looking back, I'm now kind of embarrassed about the e-mail. If I had read something like this sisabet post then, I might've been scared off altogether. But I dunno, I was very determined. How else was I supposed to stop those visuals from haunting me in my sleep?

Anyway. Guess I'm one of those who, in sisabet's words, "had better roads than others".

[f1renze.livejournal.com]

I can't imagine a situation where you'd need to do that, though.

Oh, there are plenty, my friend.

[shape5.livejournal.com]

Well, umm, yes. Except I now found episode summaries for the entire season, so I know more stuff. It looks like an interesting season Shane-wise (also for Alice and Dana, I'm just assuming because they're the other characters i actually stand). But there's always the less than legal option of bittorrent...

[f1renze.livejournal.com]

OMG SHANE ANTICIPATION HEE! And I'm with you -- Dana is my second fave character, and Alice the third.

there's always the less than legal option of bittorrent...

I know, but I have this thing about original airings, especially with season premieres. I need to get over it 8-|

[lierdumoa.livejournal.com]

Oh, hey, that means my 1 year anniversary is coming up! I started a couple of weeks after you, I think. We've come so far!

::is proud of us::



Oh, and I never learned WMM :))

Wah, you're lucky. WMM caused me permanent scarring.



And Shane? Rocketh.

[mcfeste.livejournal.com]

damn. she scary. :) good for her, though. i'm just as clueless as anyone who's never done it before, but yeesh, it's crazy how lazy some people are. i might have done the same thing you did, though, and prayed for somebody not to do the work for me, but you know, kind of hold my hand a little. :)

[kitkatbyte.livejournal.com]

Awww flozie >:D<

Then I realized they're almost at opposite ends of The Continuum Of Feelings Toward My Own Stuff, and for once I stopped myself from being overly dramatic, and did nothing.

I think you made the right choice. :D

[kitkatbyte.livejournal.com]

Yes but not everyone would really *get* what I was trying to say and work as hard as you to do well. You are more of a perfectionist than me, so it was totally fun nudging you in the right direction :D

[sweetestdrain]

Oh my god, do not delete any vids. The fandom would cry. Even if they look crappy to you, they are still classic. :X Which ones were you thinking about.. *shudder*... taking down?

I heard that Shane (and Alice and Dana too) gets more a chunk of the storyline this season. That makes me happy, cause Shane's my favorite, and the whole Bette/Tina plot first season drove me a bit nuts.

Also, I like Shane's new hair. And Alice's. :">

[sweetestdrain]

P.S., happy vidder-self birthday! >:D

[kitkatbyte.livejournal.com]

THAT is what *I* keep telling her!!!

[nerdanel.livejournal.com]

Happy Anniversary! Hmmm, what can I say that you don't already know of my thoughts on this...

I think that you probably didn't know when you sent that email one year ago today how many lives would be touched as a result of that short little letter. Yours. Wendy's. And then how many others? And you know I'm not exaggerating this. How many people have had something in your vids move them. Remind them what they love about QAF, or the other fandoms into which you have branched. Teach them something about real life that they can extrapolate from what you've done. You know of how it has changed your own life, and you wrote about that in your post, but it's done even more than that, as incredible as your own changes were. What a journey. And it's not over yet. I can't wait to see where it leads you - and your vid audiences - next.

- Bethany

[stellarlee.livejournal.com]

Happy Vidding Anniversary >:D<

I know I totally suck when it comes to commenting regularly, but I seriously just love every vid you do. I have a bunch of them on my computer in a special f1renze folder and I watch them all the time :"> You're so v.v. wonderful and talented and I'm so grateful for being able to witness your awesomeness ;)

[juteux.livejournal.com]

AWWWW! Happy vidding anniversary and happy Wendy anniversary. :x:x:x:x:x

[sogay.livejournal.com]

Happy vidder bdayishness! I usually can't kick out a fanvid more than once a year, so congrats on the major accomplishments like woah in that timespan.

There was this 20 minute S2 promo airing called "All L Breaks Loose" that made me very excited about the new season of The L Word. I can't find the file online anymore, so I can't link you to it. But it was chock full of S2 spoilers, so you may not have wanted to watch it anyways.

Shane still looks unbelieveably hot, and it looks like there may be more emphasis on her character the next season. I'll be very vague here. Shane gets a surprising new roommate. And there is a new character introduced that catches her interests, but she is still hurt about the last "relationship" she was in in S1, so it's an upward angst battle... Ilene C. said that Shane actually believed that if she ever feels again, she would actually break.

I don't know how spoiler-free you want to be about it, so I'll leave it at that.

And no hair cut can take away Shane's hot, I assure you. Here's some S2 pictures:

[f1renze.livejournal.com]

Which ones were you thinking about.. *shudder*... taking down?

I wasn't even sure :)) Those candidates for doom changed every other hour :-L I wonder if other vidders are more consistent in their feelings about their own stuff...

;askljf I'm so glad you watch the L Word too, because you - I want to be in the same fandoms with you. And Shane and Alice and Dana :x:x:x but Bette and Tina :-w |-)

I think Shane's hair won't matter to me at all as soon as I hear HER VOICE :-< And yes, Alice's new hair is cool.

[f1renze.livejournal.com]

How are you so nice to me :-<

When I sent that e-mail, all I wanted was just to get those images out.of.my.head. It was supposed to just be a couple weeks of matching clips to SSS :))

[nerdanel.livejournal.com]

I can be mean if you would like. Or just one-track and obnoxious. GO WATCH ANGEL. :-W :-P

[f1renze.livejournal.com]

Everything you just said about Shane is just PERFECT. Thank you so much a;skfj I am so excited. Maybe I'll subscribe early after all :-s

And I need Shane icons. Surely you have made some ;;)

I've seen versions of that second picture. I love so much :x

and yes,
no hair cut can take away Shane's hot, I assure you.

It's the voice, the voice [-o<

[f1renze.livejournal.com]

I don't even waste the 15 minutes allotted for breakfast in front of my computer without a new episode playing! And I just finished BtVS S7 in three days! [-(

[f1renze.livejournal.com]

:* Hope you've warmed up from watching filming, caitiepants :( Miss you >:D<

[f1renze.livejournal.com]

I wanted to say something that's not totally lame but just -- thank you :">

[f1renze.livejournal.com]

I think Shane is a combination between Faith and Brian Kinney.

[f1renze.livejournal.com]

I think you made the right choice. :D

I don't dare imagine the wrath of my vids' step-mother otherwise :-ss

[lennongirl.livejournal.com]

But not when it comes to vidding, I believe;)

[lierdumoa.livejournal.com]

I think Shane is hot sex on toast.

[ragingpixie.livejournal.com]

happy anniversary, my floziebear :-*

[f1renze.livejournal.com]

two weeks later i knew i was doing something because ms. ragingpixie liked it.

:*:*:*

[ragingpixie.livejournal.com]

lkjfasdlfadf :-j

[par-avion.livejournal.com]

NOOOOOOOO!

::cries::