So I sit here, at
1am, writing a fanfic that the ever-lovely Tara inspired me to write….when I
felt the need to type up a blog post. A
lot has happened since I last wrote an update on 2Thine….the main thing is that
I have a new Fandom. DOCTOR. WHO.
But I'll get into that later. I have acquired two new fandoms this summer. Doctor Who and Avatar: The Last Airbender. I'm so in love with both. So many feels, so much awesomeness and perfection. But this is besides the point of this post. As we get nearer and nearer to Celebration VI (ONLY 16 FREAKING DAYS AWAY) I feel the dire need to discuss my very first true fandom, the one that all this *gestures to life* has spawned from.
Star Wars.
First, allow me to
shed some light on the subject….(major props to anyone who gets that quote…;D)
Without Star Wars, I
definitely DEFINITELY would not be the person I am today. Back in 2010 when I got into Star Wars for
the first time….*wow, that was a while ago* I was a really lonely kid who was
honest-to-goodness trying to find her place in the world. I can remember my mother bugging me about
finding something I'm passionate about and following my dreams...but what where
they?!
For those of you who
don't know my Star Wars story (heck who hasn't, I've told it a billion times!)
I was a hater before I became a fan. My
sister liked TCW and I would make fun of it.
Pfftttt….I look back on the episodes I made fun of with shame, seeing
they make me freak out now. ;)
To put this
honestly, I only watched A New Hope to get out of doing chores. My parents were doing yard work and I was
watching my sister Glory inside. I was
supposed to be doing the dishes and laundry….but I decided to watch Star Wars
with her instead. Best. Decision. And
Shirking Of Responsibilities. EVER.
I watched A New
Hope. I loved it.
I ate up the first
half of Empire Strikes Back. I was crushed when we had to go to church that
night because we had to stop the movie.
We came home and I finished it. I
distinctly remember my mom asking me what I thought so far, and my answer was
something along the lines of "It's cool….Han and Leia are cute….I really
like Luke, he's hot…." and my mother's reply was something along the lines
of "NO YOU CAN'T LIKE HIM!!!! I HATE HIM HE'S WHINY AND ANNOYING!!!"
>.> Thanks mom.
The rest his
history. I watched Return of the Jedi
that night and cried. I'd definitely
found something amazing.
Now that I think
about it, I cannot even remember what I did before Star Wars. It has made me such a different person….I
have friends, I do all sorts of things because of Star Wars.
As soon as I learned
how cool Star Wars was, I learned how uncool it was to like it. Seriously.
I was made fun of, called names, picked on, teased, by my own family as
well as people I considered friends at the time. I was (and still am thought I'm much prouder
now) known as the "Geek" or "Nerd". Ya know what?
COOL. SWEET! TITLES.
It wasn't long
before I did research and got so into Star Wars there was no escape. It sucked me in. DEEP. I went to Star Wars Weekends with my sister
and dad and had NO CLUE WHAT WAS GOING ON.
Thinking back, I probably could've seen Savanna or one of my other
friends. Vanna, how weird would that
be?! xD
I almost wish I could go back and see that day….where I was so confused
and weirded out by all the awesomeness.
I had no idea what anything was!!! I got to meet Ashley Eckstein and she
gave me a Her Universe sticker.
Ha. Her Universe.
I followed that site RELIGIOUSLY.
I checked every day for it to officially open. When it did, I commented constantly on the
blogs. I made friends. It became a message board. YES. PERFECT.
I was thrilled. I was on it
constantly. Long road to nowhere for my
parents….I was hooked on the internet, there was no escape. Next thing I knew, I had my own blog, my own
forum, twitter, gmail, Facebook, Tumblr, Skype and more!!! :O It was crazy.
All this *gestures
to life* because of Star Wars. Me seeing
those movies was definitely a "God Thing" because there is no way in
the galaxy it could've happened by chance.
I've met so many people. My best
friends, my sisters, my writing buddies, my inspiration,
my….husbands…..(husbandS…) xD and many more.
If you went back in time and told 12 year old me that I'd be going to a Star Wars convention and meeting up with internet friends, she would've told you you were completely insane. Maybe I am completely insane. But that's okay. I've got a ton of equally as insane friends who I love very dearly….*glances at Autumn*…;)
So CVI is right
around the corner. Do you realize how
EXCITED I am for this?! I get to spend
FOUR WHOLE DAYS with my favorite people doing our favorite things. FANGIRLING OVER STAR WARS!!!!! Fandom time!!
Speaking of Fandoms....if I never had seen Star Wars, none of my other fandoms would've existed. My obsession with Steve Rogers? That was only because Tara bugged me to see the movie until I eventually did. My love for The Avengers? All on Tara.
X-Wing Pilots? Tara and Lareen all the way….
Luke, Mara, Han,
Leia, EU in general….I'll blame Nanci for this one….her fanfics had me hooked
on Luke and Mara from the start. Always
and forever my favorite FF author (besides my friends' stuff we write
together).
Avatar and Legend of
Korra? Tumblr, baby. If I didn't like Star Wars, or Avengers, I
wouldn't have joined Tumblr. I wouldn't
have seen all the Korra spam and wondered what the heck it was, and then
proceed to watch it. And then
Avatar.
Doctor Who….I'll
blame this one on two people. My awesome
friend Ashley Tahg and equally as awesome friend Chris. Ashley told me my mom looked like River Song. Mom liked what she saw in River and decided
to pop in on Netflix. Chris is my
enabler when it comes to Doctor Who, because he's seen it all!!!! :D We talked
about it for quite a while….goodness.
Such cool people like that show. XD Now I get why!!!
Lord of the
Rings….blogger thing. I knew friends who
liked it, tried it, loved it, obsessed over it, yeeuup.
SEE ALL THE
FANDOMS??!!?!! I AM WHO I AM BECAUSE OF STAR WARS. The only thing that I loved before Star Wars
was Disney, but that's a family thing since I grew up with it. ;D
I'm listening to the
Star Wars A New Hope soundtrack while typing this. SO MANY FEELS. I am beginning to realize that in exactly 16
days I will be hearing the beautiful soundtracks for FOUR DAYS STRAIGHT while
living it up in a galaxy far far away with my most awesome friends. I cannot WAIT to see everyone at CVI!!!!!! :D
Well…...this has
amounted to ranting, hasn't it? So
ultimately, 6 movies, many friends, websites, fanfics and joyous moments later,
I'm a hardcore lifetime Star Wars fan, and I'm very, very proud. Don't get me started on this….as you can see,
I'll just go on and on for days. May the
Force be with you my friends…..see you in 16 days!!!! ;)
P.S. My parents are the most to blame for all of this.....though we had a rocky start with the world of fandom, quite honestly they are the worst at enabling me to be who I am. ;D I love it. Thanks mommy and daddy!!! Or should I say Han and Leia? Or should I say River and....dad.....? Are you the Doctor? I'm not too sure, that might mess with my head a bit too much.....(oh look more ranting)
