Okay... I'm going to jump in late. I love reading all the comments people have left.
My user name comes from the character Queen Mab in Arthurian legend and mentioned in Shakespeare's R&J. I fell in love with Miranda Richardson's portrayal of Mab in the miniseries, Merlin from the 90s and also had a real thing for Mercutio in the 1996 R&J movie (though I really liked Claire Danes in that too)... and the Mercutio monologue where this couplet struck me "And in this state she gallops night by night Through lovers' brains, and then they dream of love" And so I started using Mab as my goth handle, back in the days I used to frequent clubs and fetish nights, then when I started writing and sharing it online, it just made sense to use it.
My layout is a simple lj one because I have no idea how to muck around with that. I like it because it's simple and has rainbow tabs. My quotes say Mab's Mad Musings which... I think is pretty accurate. I don't post personal stuff often, more because I don't think people really want to read it, than me being secretive. I switch back and forth between being outgoing and extremely introverted. I was misdiagnosed as bipolar for about ten years and during that time the meds they gave me really messed with my head and made things hell... then lo and behold, when I was pregnant with my baby (now 2 and a half) and had to go off them all, my brain righted itself and I feel like ME again. Then they diagnosed me as ADHD and I'm doing a million times better with a wee bit of ritalin.
The other quote: "I may be getting older, but I refuse to grow up" has been a staple to my family since I was born. My grandmother had a paper sign with this quote proudly displayed in her dining room and basically the whole family rose up to meet the challenge. We're all very much kids at heart.
I use my journal to promote my fics when I archive them at Ao3, for HP fanworks recs, and an occasional blip about me or to pimp another community. It's all rather boring.
Congrats on your nomination! I got a notification too, just yesterday. I was nominated for Lucius dark!fic and thought that was rather cool and flattering and very unexpected.
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Date: 2013-10-26 04:50 am (UTC)My user name comes from the character Queen Mab in Arthurian legend and mentioned in Shakespeare's R&J. I fell in love with Miranda Richardson's portrayal of Mab in the miniseries, Merlin from the 90s and also had a real thing for Mercutio in the 1996 R&J movie (though I really liked Claire Danes in that too)... and the Mercutio monologue where this couplet struck me "And in this state she gallops night by night
Through lovers' brains, and then they dream of love"
And so I started using Mab as my goth handle, back in the days I used to frequent clubs and fetish nights, then when I started writing and sharing it online, it just made sense to use it.
My layout is a simple lj one because I have no idea how to muck around with that. I like it because it's simple and has rainbow tabs. My quotes say Mab's Mad Musings which... I think is pretty accurate. I don't post personal stuff often, more because I don't think people really want to read it, than me being secretive. I switch back and forth between being outgoing and extremely introverted. I was misdiagnosed as bipolar for about ten years and during that time the meds they gave me really messed with my head and made things hell... then lo and behold, when I was pregnant with my baby (now 2 and a half) and had to go off them all, my brain righted itself and I feel like ME again. Then they diagnosed me as ADHD and I'm doing a million times better with a wee bit of ritalin.
The other quote: "I may be getting older, but I refuse to grow up" has been a staple to my family since I was born. My grandmother had a paper sign with this quote proudly displayed in her dining room and basically the whole family rose up to meet the challenge. We're all very much kids at heart.
I use my journal to promote my fics when I archive them at Ao3, for HP fanworks recs, and an occasional blip about me or to pimp another community. It's all rather boring.
Congrats on your nomination! I got a notification too, just yesterday. I was nominated for Lucius dark!fic and thought that was rather cool and flattering and very unexpected.