Name of the Fangirl: Jessica
What is her fangirl interest?
Doctor Who, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Robot Chicken, Men in Black 1 2 & 3, District 9, Transformers, Avatar, Tron: Legacy, the list goes on and on and on.
As for music, I love Sigur Ros, Bjork, The Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, Justice, Vampire Weekend and many others.
Why did you decide to shine the spotlight on this fangirl?
It’s hard to explain why I deserve the spotlight though. I guess all of us has a unique way of expressing ourselves in regards to the fandoms we love. I know I have a different way of expressing it to most fan girls.
Sure I only have one HU item (which I love) and such, but that’s besides the point. I guess I need to have faith in myself and just express my fandom in my own unique way. i.e fan arts and so on.
How does this fangirl express her fandom?
Mainly fan arts is how I express my fandom. In which I post them on my deviantART account. Music is also a key factor for inspiration as well. I have to admit that I love reading fan fictions as well. That also tends to give me a motivation boost to do more fan arts!
Did I forget to mention that I collect tons of pictures and screenshots from the internet that are of my favourite fandoms? Yes. I do that and keep it in my computer so I can admire it again and again. I regret nothing. My current fandom is everything Star Wars. Thanks to Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Robot Chicken Star Wars, it makes me love this franchise again.
I also participate in Wheelchair Quidditch Australia on some occasions in which a friend of mine is the founder of. I had once played Wheelchair Quidditch not too long ago and I quite enjoyed it. (if you’re not familiar with Quidditch, think of Harry Potter) It does give me confidence in expressing my fan girlness to others that has the same passion as me in regards to the fandoms we love.. I quite fit in to their inner circle.
Stephen Stanton has created the Star Wars Around The World book tour on Facebook in which I participated in when the book came to Sydney late last year here. The book is still traveling the world as we speak.
As for conventions. Here in Sydney around June 21-23, we have Supanova Pop Culture Expo. I have been there a few times in the past. I have met a few voice actors over there as well. I’m hoping to go to Supanova this year as I will become part of the Art Wave program as some sort of a mentor. Hopefully Clare will convince Ben to take us to said expo. I’m hoping it’ll refresh my inner geek by going to that expo!
These are what I do to express my fandom.
What is her favorite quote or personal motto?
Try not to beat yourself around the bush and not put yourself down. I have the tendency of doing that on most occasions and I need to stop that!
What is her favorite fangirl item that she cannot live without?
Apart from my TARDIS dress, my iPad. I cannot live without my beloved iPad because I put the pictures and screenshots that I collect and took from the net and put it in my iPad. It’s mainly my Star Wars and Star Wars: The Clone wars pics. Shh!
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