How do you feel? If you read the blog with any kind of regularity, you may have noticed a couple of Amanda’s blogs as of late. She’s going through a bit of a weird time when it comes to fandom and Duran Duran, and I don’t think she’s alone. I know I see and experience… Continue reading Do Crowds Make You Feel Lonely?
Tag: fandom practices
These Are Days of Hit and Run
We fans are funny. Things are taken incredibly personally, and we will fight to the death to defend our principles, but why?
As I walked on, I realized I was going up
Happy Monday! I can already tell how this week is going to go, because today I needed to update WordPress, which is the editor, along with the engine that makes our website work (kind of). This new version of WordPress is significantly different, and there’s a bit of a learning curve for it. I can… Continue reading As I walked on, I realized I was going up
So today my world it smiles….and inspires
Not gonna lie, I’m in a mood…and I’m sick of fan squabbling. I have a friend named Alana. (Hiya Alana!!) She is battling cancer, and she’s having a rough time. I worry for her. Her battle is far more important than anything I’m going to deal with today or tomorrow, that is for damn certain.… Continue reading So today my world it smiles….and inspires
Fandom Made Me a Happier Person, Too!
I apologize for my tardiness with today’s post. The past 24 hours have been rather unkind. My home, which was spotless on Saturday, now looks as though it has been hit by a hurricane. There is a film of dust everywhere, combined with layers of plastic, tape and yes, paint. Speaking of which, I have… Continue reading Fandom Made Me a Happier Person, Too!
People stare and cross the road from me
What constitutes crossing the line? Where exactly are your boundaries for what you will or won’t say online? Mine fluctuate based on the circumstance, I suppose. Amanda and I have been known to give one another a rough time, even mock-threatening to leave one another stranded on the side of a road somewhere, but that’s… Continue reading People stare and cross the road from me
Inside my dark pit of despair and self-loathing
Today’s post comes from the file marked, “Things you’re not going to get to do after all”. I don’t know if anyone remembers, but Amanda and I were invited to the Pop Culture Conference in Indianapolis to give a presentation on a paper we’ve been working on about the uniqueness of competition within female fandoms.… Continue reading Inside my dark pit of despair and self-loathing
Since when did being a fan become a bad thing: Crazy Some’d Say
I could probably just post this picture and be done with the blog for today, because it probably says everything (and much, much, more) than I’m about to say anyway. I am consciously reminding myself that sometimes, the toughest blogs to write turn out to be the ones most needing to be read. Yes, I… Continue reading Since when did being a fan become a bad thing: Crazy Some’d Say
I can find my own way
I am reading plenty of excited posts from people headed to see Duran Duran at the Apollo Theater tonight. I love when the band tours, because social media exudes positive energy towards the band! Last week, I was completely caught up in my Duran Duran fandom journey, spinning within the fandom vortex. This week—I’m about… Continue reading I can find my own way