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What does your username mean?
"The Juggler," which is the first numbered card of the Major Arcana in a Tarot deck. This card is more commonly known in English as The Magician, and is associated with the alchemical figure of Hermes Trismegistus. Trismegistus is my preferred username but I'm LeBateleur everywhere someone else has snatched Trismegistus up first. (In fannish areas of the net, I was Trismegistus on ff.net...but got TOSed after they instituted their no NC-17 policy. Trismegistus is also one of my pseuds on AO3 and Discord).
What's your origin story? Is it fannish?
I've been writing and posting fanfic since the days of Usenet and Yahoo MLs, and back in the day I used to run a major website hosting fics featuring Alex Krycek from the X-Files. I was pretty active during Livejournal's heyday but life put most of my fannish activity on hiatus until a few years ago. I write tons of stuff but am more circumspect about posting it now than I once was. That said, I've toyed with the idea of reworking and reposting my earliest fics, which were written with plenty of enthusiasm but less attention to characterization than I might these days prefer.
What is your default icon about?
For about the past two decades, my default icon has been a picture of sweet woodruff. This is my favorite herb, for the shape of its foliage and flowers, its beautiful scent, its shady habitat, and its use in flavoring May Day wine. It has nothing to do with fandom, but ties to one of my other major interests--gardening.
Tell us anything else you want to share publicly that would help people know how to interact with you.
I love both meta and inarticulate squee, so I don't think there's a wrong way to interact with me. Anyone is welcome to read, subscribe, rec, or comment!
What does "fannish identity" mean to you?
"Fannish identity" is a useful term for the part of me that enjoys speculating about and (over)analyzing books, movies, manga, video games, or other media, getting gleefully enthusiastic about said media, and often doing the above with a group of other likeminded people, in person or online.
これで以上です。