If you noticed our submit on social media on Friday, we apologized for not having our ultimate submit final week like we stated we’d. Mockingly, we had been collectively (not a traditional prevalence as we reside on reverse coasts) on a visit for the enterprise we owe partly to our lives spent writing on the web these final 10+ years. We had been presenting at a convention on social media, one other factor we all know a hell of rather a lot about, due to our running a blog life.
Our week was busier than we anticipated, and regardless of having identified that the top of That’s Regular was coming for longer than anybody knew, we didn’t have our phrases prepared.
We all know there have been so many emails/messages/feedback, and to not point out posts from virtually everybody on our group, that we simply haven’t had the emotional capability but to learn. Thanks to everybody who has been part of TN, whether or not massive or small, for the previous 7+ years. And thanks to these of you who’ve been with us because the starting throughout the ol’ Letters to Twilight days going way back to 2008.
Who remembers this? (PS This was NOT our first iteration!)
That’s Regular will exist on the web for so long as we are able to afford it to (hackers depart us alone!). We received’t be eradicating the positioning. Our social media accounts will stay on-line, and chances are you’ll hear from us often, or we could let you recognize the place yow will discover wherever our writers find yourself. Our Group on Facebook will stay lively, so in case you’re searching for somebody to speak popular culture about, there are superb folks there.
Don’t be a stranger. You will discover Bekah on-line @bekahbuttons. Nikki is @itshowtimenikki. And we’ll nonetheless be inflicting havoc, though a bit extra skilled, every day with our enterprise Method Agency.
So with out additional ado, as a result of we’ve taken lengthy sufficient already, listed here are our ultimate letters:
Dear That’s Regular:
After I mirror on the final 7 years of That’s Regular (this month!) and the final virtually 11 years of my on-line writing life, I can solely give you the phrase grateful.
I’m so grateful for this time in my life.
After I wrote my first submit on LTT in December, 2008, I used to be a special particular person. Which will appear obvious- it was over a decade in the past, however I can’t even categorical all of the variations in my life from then till now:
I used to be grief stricken over the loss of life of my mother. I used to be dwelling within the suburbs, which I swore I by no means would. I used to be on yr 2 of a tough marriage. I used to be at a job I hated. I felt no objective or path or any pleasure about life.
In case you’ve adopted my journey over the time since, chances are you’ll know a number of the story. However the in need of it’s: Nikki and I had been mates from school who talked on-line every single day whereas bored at our jobs. We each grew to become obsessed over the Twilight saga and would scour the web for something and every part concerning the books, motion pictures and fandom. We despatched one another the craziest stuff and would die from laughter. In the future (12/8/08!) we determined we’d write about it on the web. We received our first commenter that day (Hey Christa!) and inside a month had lots of of feedback each day. The Twilight web site received us to the purple carpet premieres, to an interview with the creator, to unique “fan website” occasions, and ultimately opened the door for that very Twilight creator to ask us to run the advertising for her movie manufacturing firm.
Somebody employed us
Our enterprise was born out of our love for Twilight.
Twilight modified my life.
And when the Twilight frenzy died down, we couldn’t keep away, so we began Thats-Regular.com, and the web enjoyable continued. Friendships that felt like web friendships within the LTT days grew to become much more real-life. We went on journeys collectively. (Typically they weren’t even comedian con or fandom-related journeys!)
Our enterprise grew. And someplace alongside the best way my each day grief healed right into a manageable ache, and I moved right into a metropolis I really like. I discovered objective in a profession that’s ever-changing, increasing and rising. My marriage ended after 10 years, and I discovered myself in that course of. And as I write this, there are legs and arms of what looks like 3,000 youngsters kicking me from the within (however I’m fairly positive it’s only one 26 week previous youngster), and I’m subsequent to the person I really like who in case you had informed me again in December, 2008 could be my household, I by no means would have believed.
And the way does this have something to do with That’s Regular?
Possibly it doesn’t instantly. However That’s Regular was there throughout this time. It was a constant- A supply of laughter, friendship, camaraderie and distraction from the ache of every-day life. When life received higher it was there to cheer me on. When life received arduous once more, I may neglect about it and write about Aaron Tveit or how unhealthy the final Outlander episode was.
Writing on TN, managing the day-to-day, assembly all of you readers, commenters and writers, attending to know the expensive mates I’ve that I met via TN and my web life, laughing with you so arduous my sides damage, all of it… has meant the world. I hoped I’d discover the phrases at the moment, however.. I nonetheless don’t really feel like I’ve them.
To everybody who I’ve met via this expertise: know you’ve modified my life in some small method. To my web turned IRL finest mates: if we don’t go to Napa like we’ve been speaking about for years (after I can drink once more, please) I’ll spill your secrets and techniques on the web. To Nikki: thank God you could have good concepts if you pee. I’m so excited for the hours of our day we now get again to pour into our enterprise, and actually, actually, actually glad this isn’t something near a goodbye for us.
Know that this time of my life, the just about 11 years of writing (each day at occasions!) on the web, has modified my life in methods I’m scared to consider if it hadn’t been right here. I’m so so grateful to you- to no matter half you had on this little place I co-owned on the web.
Thanks.
Love,
Bekah
Wow, how did we get right here?!
I really feel like I’m standing on the finish of a dusty street, staring into center distance because the credit roll on the finish of our That’s Regular film. A convertible behind me is on fireplace, Bekah to my aspect – reminiscences of hijinks, just a few run-ins with some unhealthy guys, a stop and desist letter (or three), and a high-speed automobile chase later, we wrap up the top of an excellent ‘Thelma and Louise’ meets buddy cop film that has been That’s Regular for, properly… ever.
TN Intern #Eternally: Robert Normalson
And actually how did we get right here? Eleven years can’t be summed up in a single ultimate submit, or a clumsily written film metaphor. I’ve tried repeatedly over the previous few weeks and have failed miserably. I don’t know fairly what to say nonetheless and undecided when or if I ever will. What I do know is that That’s Regular / LTT/ LTR has been the artistic child and fervour challenge of ours for over a decade. ELEVEN freaking YEARS. What was conceived as the following logical iteration of Letters to Twilight and Letters to Rob, grew to become greater than only a place for us to put in writing foolish concepts, and generally severe ideas — laid naked and trustworthy and (largely) unashamed for the world to learn — TN is a spot about actual life. And that takes moxie. We could have gotten our fair proportion of hate mail, and nasty appears to be like, however on the finish of the day we did this. We shared our emotions on fandom and the world, and for a lot of readers, informed them they weren’t alone. Trolls sit behind sock Twitter accounts, actual individuals who use their actual names, write about Tom Hiddleston, and Senate filibusters, and pure deodorant, and college shootings, and the influence of Twilight, all in the identical breath. You may have your ‘too cool for that’ mentality. I’ll take the bizarre, and passionate, and messy, and attention-grabbing each time.
Working example
I maintain seeing random feedback to the impact of TN disappearing after these ultimate posts like a self-destructing message to James Bond. THAT would make me unhappy, and that’s most undoubtedly not the case. This website will likely be round for most likely fairly awhile as an archive together with its social media handles, and the open Fb group (be happy to maintain posting!). Additionally WE will likely be round, I’m most undoubtedly not lacking the inevitable prepare wreck that will likely be S5 of Outlander, nor S2 of A Discovery of Witches, or the upcoming launch of The Winds of Winter. Bekah and I’ve not died! We simply received’t be writing weekly, or managing a website that boasts 20+ superb writers + podcasts + reside Hangouts, and varied different sundry gadgets that want our time and steerage. I don’t see this as a loss of life, simply the top of a tremendous movie trilogy that may function the origin story for therefore many different ventures to come back.
One of many issues I’m most enthusiastic about within the wake of us shuttering TN are all the brand new tasks within the works by our superb group of contributors. I really feel like TN helped plant and nurture seeds of creativity, that we now get to see develop and flourish underneath the extremely succesful palms of our contributors. I do know I’ll be following alongside and cheering, and possibly even displaying up often as a visitor! I’m additionally extremely excited to take a step again, breathe, and keep in mind all of the issues I really like about writing. I would like to recollect HOW to put in writing once more. You see, grinding for eleven years could be enjoyable, however it’s additionally actually exhausting on the identical time. I do know as a result of I’ve written about it a number of occasions on TN.
Who is aware of what the longer term holds… I’m excited to consider that… shortly.
Bear in mind once I stated this was a careless movie metaphor? Effectively, what’s a superb movie with out thanks’s? I say it like, weekly in emails and Vacation playing cards, and I’ll most likely say it on my loss of life mattress, however we couldn’t have accomplished this for so long as we did with out an AMAZING group. Whether or not they had been with us from the beginning, or stayed for under a season, our writers are the perfect, the funniest, the neatest, and one of many issues I’ll miss probably the most. Oh wait, I’m in group chats with like, ALL of them so I’ll speak to you once I lastly wrap up this letter. Thanks thanks a thousand occasions thanks in your creativity and extra importantly, your friendship.
Bekah – we’ve seen the beginnings and the ends of a variety of issues collectively, and we’ll see many extra. Since you and I, we go on. The yin to my yang, the left mind to my proper mind, the one who can repair WordPress when it breaks, and the one who may really get me to complete this letter. There exists no higher companion on the earth to run a media empire with. JKJKlolJK. It’s a dynasty. Now we have a lot forward.
Influencers earlier than that was even a factor.
Thanks expensive readers for supporting us all these years, and for all of your considerate messages that I haven’t gotten via as a result of I’m not able to cry but. You imply the world to us and we thanks in your years of assist, and the way you’ll proceed supporting us within the years to come back.
Once more, we’re not useless.
I really like you, I’ll see you on the internets tomorrow.
With all my love, and hugs, and finest GIFs, properly needs, and thanks for greater than you’ll ever know,
Nikki
One final massive thanks to these of our mates and writers who helped construct That’s Regular into what it’s at the moment. There are such a lot of of you who got here earlier than the group now we have now- thanks!
Only a Small pattern of our group!
And to: Beth, Jamie, Lorena, Katy, Emily A, Amy, Julie, Heidi, Laura, Emily L, Angela, Cassidy, Janna, Brooke, Nikki R, Leanne, Patricia, Courtney, Bea, Megan, Elise, Zanib, Danelle, Jamie C., and Bri: Phrases can’t categorical how grateful we’re to every considered one of you.
A number of years in the past we had been interviewed about Fandom, That’s Regular and our enterprise for inverse.com, and we’ll depart you with the quote (from Nikki) from the top of the article:
We’re not going to cease loving that. We’re not going to cease following our writers and web mates and real-life mates to no matter they do subsequent. We are going to endlessly be saying “That’s Regular” after one thing that… possibly isn’t that “regular,” in spite of everything.
Our week was busier than we anticipated, and regardless of having identified that the top of That’s Regular was coming for longer than anybody knew, we didn’t have our phrases prepared.
We all know there have been so many emails/messages/feedback, and to not point out posts from virtually everybody on our group, that we simply haven’t had the emotional capability but to learn. Thanks to everybody who has been part of TN, whether or not massive or small, for the previous 7+ years. And thanks to these of you who’ve been with us because the starting throughout the ol’ Letters to Twilight days going way back to 2008.
Who remembers this? (PS This was NOT our first iteration!)
That’s Regular will exist on the web for so long as we are able to afford it to (hackers depart us alone!). We received’t be eradicating the positioning. Our social media accounts will stay on-line, and chances are you’ll hear from us often, or we could let you recognize the place yow will discover wherever our writers find yourself. Our Group on Facebook will stay lively, so in case you’re searching for somebody to speak popular culture about, there are superb folks there.
Don’t be a stranger. You will discover Bekah on-line @bekahbuttons. Nikki is @itshowtimenikki. And we’ll nonetheless be inflicting havoc, though a bit extra skilled, every day with our enterprise Method Agency.
So with out additional ado, as a result of we’ve taken lengthy sufficient already, listed here are our ultimate letters:
Bekah’s Last Letter
Dear That’s Regular:
After I mirror on the final 7 years of That’s Regular (this month!) and the final virtually 11 years of my on-line writing life, I can solely give you the phrase grateful.
I’m so grateful for this time in my life.
After I wrote my first submit on LTT in December, 2008, I used to be a special particular person. Which will appear obvious- it was over a decade in the past, however I can’t even categorical all of the variations in my life from then till now:
I used to be grief stricken over the loss of life of my mother. I used to be dwelling within the suburbs, which I swore I by no means would. I used to be on yr 2 of a tough marriage. I used to be at a job I hated. I felt no objective or path or any pleasure about life.
In case you’ve adopted my journey over the time since, chances are you’ll know a number of the story. However the in need of it’s: Nikki and I had been mates from school who talked on-line every single day whereas bored at our jobs. We each grew to become obsessed over the Twilight saga and would scour the web for something and every part concerning the books, motion pictures and fandom. We despatched one another the craziest stuff and would die from laughter. In the future (12/8/08!) we determined we’d write about it on the web. We received our first commenter that day (Hey Christa!) and inside a month had lots of of feedback each day. The Twilight web site received us to the purple carpet premieres, to an interview with the creator, to unique “fan website” occasions, and ultimately opened the door for that very Twilight creator to ask us to run the advertising for her movie manufacturing firm.
Somebody employed us
Our enterprise was born out of our love for Twilight.
Twilight modified my life.
And when the Twilight frenzy died down, we couldn’t keep away, so we began Thats-Regular.com, and the web enjoyable continued. Friendships that felt like web friendships within the LTT days grew to become much more real-life. We went on journeys collectively. (Typically they weren’t even comedian con or fandom-related journeys!)
Our enterprise grew. And someplace alongside the best way my each day grief healed right into a manageable ache, and I moved right into a metropolis I really like. I discovered objective in a profession that’s ever-changing, increasing and rising. My marriage ended after 10 years, and I discovered myself in that course of. And as I write this, there are legs and arms of what looks like 3,000 youngsters kicking me from the within (however I’m fairly positive it’s only one 26 week previous youngster), and I’m subsequent to the person I really like who in case you had informed me again in December, 2008 could be my household, I by no means would have believed.
And the way does this have something to do with That’s Regular?
Possibly it doesn’t instantly. However That’s Regular was there throughout this time. It was a constant- A supply of laughter, friendship, camaraderie and distraction from the ache of every-day life. When life received higher it was there to cheer me on. When life received arduous once more, I may neglect about it and write about Aaron Tveit or how unhealthy the final Outlander episode was.
Writing on TN, managing the day-to-day, assembly all of you readers, commenters and writers, attending to know the expensive mates I’ve that I met via TN and my web life, laughing with you so arduous my sides damage, all of it… has meant the world. I hoped I’d discover the phrases at the moment, however.. I nonetheless don’t really feel like I’ve them.
To everybody who I’ve met via this expertise: know you’ve modified my life in some small method. To my web turned IRL finest mates: if we don’t go to Napa like we’ve been speaking about for years (after I can drink once more, please) I’ll spill your secrets and techniques on the web. To Nikki: thank God you could have good concepts if you pee. I’m so excited for the hours of our day we now get again to pour into our enterprise, and actually, actually, actually glad this isn’t something near a goodbye for us.
Know that this time of my life, the just about 11 years of writing (each day at occasions!) on the web, has modified my life in methods I’m scared to consider if it hadn’t been right here. I’m so so grateful to you- to no matter half you had on this little place I co-owned on the web.
Thanks.
Love,
Bekah
Nikki’s Last Letter
Wow, how did we get right here?!
I really feel like I’m standing on the finish of a dusty street, staring into center distance because the credit roll on the finish of our That’s Regular film. A convertible behind me is on fireplace, Bekah to my aspect – reminiscences of hijinks, just a few run-ins with some unhealthy guys, a stop and desist letter (or three), and a high-speed automobile chase later, we wrap up the top of an excellent ‘Thelma and Louise’ meets buddy cop film that has been That’s Regular for, properly… ever.
And actually how did we get right here? Eleven years can’t be summed up in a single ultimate submit, or a clumsily written film metaphor. I’ve tried repeatedly over the previous few weeks and have failed miserably. I don’t know fairly what to say nonetheless and undecided when or if I ever will. What I do know is that That’s Regular / LTT/ LTR has been the artistic child and fervour challenge of ours for over a decade. ELEVEN freaking YEARS. What was conceived as the following logical iteration of Letters to Twilight and Letters to Rob, grew to become greater than only a place for us to put in writing foolish concepts, and generally severe ideas — laid naked and trustworthy and (largely) unashamed for the world to learn — TN is a spot about actual life. And that takes moxie. We could have gotten our fair proportion of hate mail, and nasty appears to be like, however on the finish of the day we did this. We shared our emotions on fandom and the world, and for a lot of readers, informed them they weren’t alone. Trolls sit behind sock Twitter accounts, actual individuals who use their actual names, write about Tom Hiddleston, and Senate filibusters, and pure deodorant, and college shootings, and the influence of Twilight, all in the identical breath. You may have your ‘too cool for that’ mentality. I’ll take the bizarre, and passionate, and messy, and attention-grabbing each time.
I maintain seeing random feedback to the impact of TN disappearing after these ultimate posts like a self-destructing message to James Bond. THAT would make me unhappy, and that’s most undoubtedly not the case. This website will likely be round for most likely fairly awhile as an archive together with its social media handles, and the open Fb group (be happy to maintain posting!). Additionally WE will likely be round, I’m most undoubtedly not lacking the inevitable prepare wreck that will likely be S5 of Outlander, nor S2 of A Discovery of Witches, or the upcoming launch of The Winds of Winter. Bekah and I’ve not died! We simply received’t be writing weekly, or managing a website that boasts 20+ superb writers + podcasts + reside Hangouts, and varied different sundry gadgets that want our time and steerage. I don’t see this as a loss of life, simply the top of a tremendous movie trilogy that may function the origin story for therefore many different ventures to come back.
One of many issues I’m most enthusiastic about within the wake of us shuttering TN are all the brand new tasks within the works by our superb group of contributors. I really feel like TN helped plant and nurture seeds of creativity, that we now get to see develop and flourish underneath the extremely succesful palms of our contributors. I do know I’ll be following alongside and cheering, and possibly even displaying up often as a visitor! I’m additionally extremely excited to take a step again, breathe, and keep in mind all of the issues I really like about writing. I would like to recollect HOW to put in writing once more. You see, grinding for eleven years could be enjoyable, however it’s additionally actually exhausting on the identical time. I do know as a result of I’ve written about it a number of occasions on TN.
Who is aware of what the longer term holds… I’m excited to consider that… shortly.
Bear in mind once I stated this was a careless movie metaphor? Effectively, what’s a superb movie with out thanks’s? I say it like, weekly in emails and Vacation playing cards, and I’ll most likely say it on my loss of life mattress, however we couldn’t have accomplished this for so long as we did with out an AMAZING group. Whether or not they had been with us from the beginning, or stayed for under a season, our writers are the perfect, the funniest, the neatest, and one of many issues I’ll miss probably the most. Oh wait, I’m in group chats with like, ALL of them so I’ll speak to you once I lastly wrap up this letter. Thanks thanks a thousand occasions thanks in your creativity and extra importantly, your friendship.
Bekah – we’ve seen the beginnings and the ends of a variety of issues collectively, and we’ll see many extra. Since you and I, we go on. The yin to my yang, the left mind to my proper mind, the one who can repair WordPress when it breaks, and the one who may really get me to complete this letter. There exists no higher companion on the earth to run a media empire with. JKJKlolJK. It’s a dynasty. Now we have a lot forward.
Thanks expensive readers for supporting us all these years, and for all of your considerate messages that I haven’t gotten via as a result of I’m not able to cry but. You imply the world to us and we thanks in your years of assist, and the way you’ll proceed supporting us within the years to come back.
Once more, we’re not useless.
I really like you, I’ll see you on the internets tomorrow.
With all my love, and hugs, and finest GIFs, properly needs, and thanks for greater than you’ll ever know,
Nikki
One final massive thanks to these of our mates and writers who helped construct That’s Regular into what it’s at the moment. There are such a lot of of you who got here earlier than the group now we have now- thanks!
Only a Small pattern of our group!
And to: Beth, Jamie, Lorena, Katy, Emily A, Amy, Julie, Heidi, Laura, Emily L, Angela, Cassidy, Janna, Brooke, Nikki R, Leanne, Patricia, Courtney, Bea, Megan, Elise, Zanib, Danelle, Jamie C., and Bri: Phrases can’t categorical how grateful we’re to every considered one of you.
A number of years in the past we had been interviewed about Fandom, That’s Regular and our enterprise for inverse.com, and we’ll depart you with the quote (from Nikki) from the top of the article:
We’re not going to cease loving that. We’re not going to cease following our writers and web mates and real-life mates to no matter they do subsequent. We are going to endlessly be saying “That’s Regular” after one thing that… possibly isn’t that “regular,” in spite of everything.
As a result of who desires to be regular, anyway?