grammarwoman: Nick and Charlie smile at each other (Heartstopper)
When I said I fell hard for "Heartstopper", I mean I fell HARD. I think it was during my third watch-through that my enabling husband said, "Maybe you should start clipping as you watch?" because he knew before I did that I was going to be vidding this show. Bless him.

The reminder of More Joy Day popped up last week, so with so many "Heartstopper" feels swirling in my brain, I was helpless to resist. The fact that this got made at all is a miracle. My vidding laptop is positively ancient, so old and cranky that Vegas Pro takes 5-10 minutes to load, and every time I switched to a different application like Avidemux to clip the next several parts, or Firefox to look up something, VP would then have a hissy fit and lock up for another 5 minutes of blue-circle-not-responding before it would let me back in. I might have quit out of despair if the song had been any longer than two minutes. (That's a lie. I totally would have kept at it, but would have been even more full of ARGH about it.) I even had to uninstall and reinstall VP just to get it to let me render the last version.

So it's not the shining gem of a vid that I aimed to make, but I still loved pulling it together (aside from the technical issues) and hope that people find themselves smiling while watching. I love fandom, and I love More Joy Day, and I am maxed out on Heartstopper squee, so here you go.

This is dedicated to [personal profile] heresluck, for being a creator and sharer of joy.

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grammarwoman: Nick and Charlie smile at each other (Heartstopper)
...In my defense, it's only been six months this time since my last post. Pretty much all of what I said then is still true.

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HOWEVER. The bright and shining light in all this was being run over by the squee bus for Heartstopper right at New Year's. After a busy round of visiting and hosting, I sat myself down on the couch and thought, "Hey, this looks entertaining for the little brain space I have right now."

I dunno why it took me this long, considering all of [personal profile] heresluck's posted joy and vids. Why did I not see the appeal sooner? Sometimes I am the last to the party, after the other guests have left and the host has moved and someone else lives there now. I made up for the delay in my intensity of absorbing it all. I watched all through both seasons three times in a row, to the point that I think Netflix was pulling shit out of a hat to suggest as something else to watch. (Grey's Anatomy? NCIS? Shut it and queue up the next HS episode, please!) I dabbled in watching interviews, and scrolling Tumblr, and basically drinking from the Heartstopper firehose. MADE FOR ME.

I mean, there's absolutely nothing I can say about it that hasn't been said, but EEEEE! Stories of young queer love, and found families, and supportive actual families, and friends who hang out in close physical proximity with hugs all around. I have found my delayed grumpiness at the strikes depriving me of more post season 2 interviews, and now I have to wait SO LONG for Season 3. ARGH. My adorable husband has taken to saying things like "You're looking twitchy. How many hours has it been since you've watched Heartstopper?" and letting me veg out to rectify the situation.

Hi! Turns out I'm still a fangirl. *flails*
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