My Fandom History

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While I have been desperately trying to ween myself off of Supernatural (temporarily)... I made a MAJOR discovery: FANDOMS! Yes, Fandoms. The alternative to ending a pop culture addiction. From Glee to One Direction, Fandoms have unknowingly taken over the internet, and their home-base, Tumblr.

Tumblr is the most amazing website to a fangirl / fanboy.  It is FULL of gifs (for those of you who don't know what a gif is, it is like those little flip books that you had when you were a kid... except on the internet), pictures, fan fictions, and all other kinds of goodies to loose your self in. Now I bet your wondering what Tumblr has to do with Supernatural, well I'm getting there.

On the corner of Tumblr that I familiar myself with, Supernatural is an everyday occurrence, and if you don't know about it, there is either something wrong with you or you live a sad, sad life. My dashboard on Tumblr is literally full of Supernatural, and a few other fandoms, including The Avengers, Sherlock, and Doctor Who. These fandoms are what I'm hoping will grip me tight and raise me from perdition... to quote Castiel.

Thanks to Tumblr, I have been able to temporarily distract myself from my Supernatural heartbreak while also deepening sore wounds. By spending all free time looking at pictures good the good times, like when... well actually I can't think of an example of this, but just imagine Sam, Dean, Cass, and Bobby all happily alive in the Impala, and discovering the previously mentioned fandoms. Thanks to my god-given-gift, Netflix (I'm so grateful today!), I saw the first series of Sherlock, which might I add is pretty amazing. There are only three hour and a half long episodes on Netflix, and I have already connected with the characters and the plot with my fan-talons (that's what I'm calling them now). I saw the Avengers, and over summer, I'm planning of working on a new level of pale, called Doctor Who.

I'm actually even going to get together with some of my nerdiest friends and have "Nerd Parties" all summer. Starting with, of course, Star Wars, the origin of most fangirls/boys...

I even just know realized that the fan lifestyle runs in my blood. My father is a Star Wars fanboy, and he taught my sister and I, from birth the art of being a fan. I remember that when Star Wars episode three  came out, he woke up at midnight and saw the first showing, then took me out early from school to see it.

All my life there has always been something, whether it be the Jonas Brothers, puppies, or even Twilight. (Yes, I was a proud Twi-hard) My fan history now makes me realize why I get addicted to these things so easily. It is a part of me and my making. In ten years, if I'm still not obsessed with Supernatural, I know that there WILL be something else that has captured my attention, and I'm perfectly okay with that.