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Fangirlism

1. something that you are a serious fangirl of, or that makes you have a fangirl moment; very squeesome. 2. The act of being a fangirl. 3. a fangirl moment.

-- Urban Dictionary

This is a blog devoted to two fangirls' musings. Though we mostly post about games and books, we're interested in a lot of things, so our topics tend to meander all over the place.

We aren't fangirls in the derogatory sense ("a female fan, obsessed with something (or someone) to a frightening or sickening degree. Often considered ditzy, annoying and shallow." - Urban Dictionary); we believe that this other definition that Urban Dictionary provides is more suitable: "less extreme, a female fan who can laugh at their own passion for their particular interest (or even obsession)."

Yes, we know that fanlistings are essentially pointless. Yes, we know that getting too obsessive about any fandom is very dangerous. And yes, we're aware that a lot of the guys we find to be attractive are fictional. It's all in good fun.

The Head Fangirl

El Gosiengfiao
El is a writer by day, gamer/bookworm by night... though for all intents and purposes, she should have become an information designer working in Japan since she graduated with a degree in Information Design and a minor degree in Japanese Studies. She has been described by her significant other as "blunt as a baseball bat with bent nails" because of her brutally honest (blunt) nature. She dislikes vices such as drinking and smoking; the only real vices she succumbs to are procrastination and fangirl squeeing.

El is interested in a great many things, including but not limited to: video games, the realms of fantasy and fiction, art and art history, folkore, anime, manga and comics, and the internet. The things that take up most of her free time as of late are her iPod Touch, Steam games, and work.

You can also find El hanging out at:

 

The Contributing Fangirl

Isa Lacuna
Isa is a slave of commercialism and money, currently juggling a full time and a part time job to satisfy her desire for things. She and El graduated with the same degree in Information Design, and were classmates in a lot of their majors. She plans to go back to school to take up a Master's degree in Literary and Cultural Studies, but shopping and other temptations prove to forestall all efforts in that direction.

When she asked El to describe her, all she got was "talkative." Which was then revised to "Isa can keep talking like a highway bus with no brakes." Suffice to say, Isa has a lot to say about many things.

Isa's interests are spawned mainly by her love of narratives, good, bad or ugly, so she meanders anywhere a good story can be had. Things that take up most of her time right now are her PS3, ogling strangers, and battling the melodrama of everyday life.

You can also find Isa hanging out at:

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