re: five years of wrecking

it’s amazing to me how quickly time has passed since wreck-it ra/lph came out. at the time, i had stopped watching disney movies (for whatever foolish reason), but something about this one had caught my eye given the clear understanding and love of video games in it. it was the first movie i was excited for in a long while -- you could call that a sign of fate, eh? i remember watching the first bootleg that came out and falling totally in love with the characters, the world, the story, and all the little knicks and knacks that made it what it was. at the time i was in a horrible place in just about every way you can think of, but this movie was (and still is) such a comfort, a breath of fresh air, an escape from all the bullshit.

i still remember making my felix blog all those years ago! crazy how i started off with him, right? even playing him back then was a whirl: seeing all the incredible, gorgeous fanart that came out, the beautifully written fanfiction, being immersed with all the kind and hilarious fans that the film had. and then jumping onto the turbo bandwagon maybe a week or two later? well that was even better!

no fandom was perfect, and wi/r in its hay day for sure had its issues, but the time spent in it when it was thriving was some of the happiest fandom days of my life. i never got so involved in a fandom before, never before was a fandom so accepting and chill and just overall so fun. especially playing this guy -- seeing people light up when turbo was around, making people’s days, making them laugh, even laughing with jokes myself was the absolute best.

i’ve got this guy written so down pat that he just comes naturally to me now, and i never thought i’d say that about a muse! but playing this jerk for a course of 5ish years has brought me so many happy memories, so much laughter, so much growth--and hell, best of all? i met the most amazing people through him, most of whom im lucky to still call friends and speak with--i even met the love of my life through this movie!

so while what i write really has no direction, i want to say thank you--thank you all for the good times, the laughter, and the continuous happiness that this movie and fandom has consistently brought me over the years. i sure as hell wouldn’t be who i am today without it!