Fangirl Life Tip #1

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#1- The First Fandom.

Everyone is a part of some fandom, whether they wish to admit it or not. Only those of us who are at ease with our nerd/geek-ship can truly come to terms with the fact that we are, in fact, a fangirl or boy. Everyone is familiar with their first fandom, just the mention of it sends you back down memory lane either with a pleased "ah yes, good times", or the more common: "what was I even thinking when I started that?". For now, let's dip our toes into that very first time we watched a show or read a book and thought "this is the One, this is my favorite".

Personally, when I was little, I absentmindedly joined the Pokemon fandom. I traded cards, played the Game-boy games, everything. But I was young and didn't know what 'fandom' meant, so I never could attribute anything to it sadly.
Let's explore this 'fandom' for a moment. According to Urbandictionary.com the word means: "Fan Domain 
A domain in the internet about a comic, a book, a tv show, a video game etc. There are several fandoms all around the internet, where fans converge and the comunities are really big, many have forums, fanfics, fanart, etc." or " The community that surrounds a tv show/movie/book etc. Fanfiction writers, artists, poets, and cosplayers are all members of that fandom. Fandoms often consist of message boards, livejournal communites, and people. " or the most accurate: "A cult that will destroy your life"

So go out and find that first fandom. Try something new! It may not be your technical 'first' fandom, but it counts if you're trying out a new genre. If you usually stick to books, go watch an anime or a nice episode on the BBC. The world is big, and the world of fandoms even bigger. Good luck.

Foreverandalways

Ave

Ave's suggestions of the day

• Anime
• xxxholic
• Ouran High School Host Club
• My Neighbor Totoro
• Book
• City of Bones
• The Thief Lord
• Fallen
• Manga
• Dawn of Arcana
• Black Bird
• Black Butler
• Show
• Doctor Who
• Rizzoli and Isles
• American Horror Story
• Movie
• Pirates of the Caribbean
• Fast and Furious
• Iron Man
• Miscellaneous
• Homestuck
• Welcome to Night Vale