Gator Bites | Notre Dame of Maryland University

Wow, I haven't updated this in eons. Sorry about the lapse in time. Being sick isn't fun, and neither are migraines. I did celebrate Diwali, (The Hindu New Year) in October, and went to the Monster Mash in the Feely International Center and the Baltimore Paranormal Investigator's night as well. It was all a lot of fun, and I liked it a lot.

I'm doing a project for my COM210 class and if anyone's interested, feel free to contact me about participating. There are going to be two events: one that takes place on the 12th of November and a second one that takes place on the 19th. I'm in charge of the one on the 19th. It's going to be on women and relationships, but is going to focus specifically on the Internet and "fandom".

What's fandom, you ask? You all are probably part of it, you just never knew it. This is the definition, according to Wikipedia:

Fandom (from the noun fan and the affix -dom, as in kingdom, freedom, etc.) is a term used to refer to a subculture composed of fans characterized by a feeling of sympathy and camaraderie with others who share a common interest. Fans typically are interested in even minor details of the object(s) of their fandom and spend a significant portion of their time and energy involved with their interest, often as a part of a social network with particular practices (a fandom); this is what differentiates "fannish" (fandom-affiliated) fans from those with only a casual interest.
A fandom can grow up centered around any area of human interest or activity. The subject of fan interest can be narrowly defined, focused on something like an individual celebrity, or more widely defined, encompassing entire hobbies, genres or fashions. While it is now used to apply to groups of people fascinated with any subject, the term has its roots in those with an enthusiastic appreciation for sports. Merriam-Webster's dictionary traces the usage of the term back as far as 1903.
Fandom as a term can also be used in a broad sense to refer to an interconnected social network of individual fandoms, many of which overlap.

No, you don't have to be hardcore-Even if you're just a regular fan, contact me.

Aside from this project, what really stressed me out this semester was mid-terms. I know it's stressful in general, but when you have 18 credits, it's really hard to study for 6 classes and do projects as well. Two of them are Women's College classes, so it was even more frustrating because they were on different dates. Even if I had more time to study, they were also harder, IMO.