29 April 2013

Origins: Hannah, Part II

In the first part of this post, we covered the first half of my life as a nerd. From cats, to science, to boy wizards, to HTML and nerdy fan websites.

Part II is here now, and instead of a fancy intro, lets just start.

HERE WE GO.



PHASE 10: FANFICTION

Oh man. Guys.This is the first time in the history of this blog where I have actually had to stop myself from panicking and deleting all of this. Maybe, since this is the first one of the post, you'll somehow forget about it by the end?

This is a chapter of my life that I guess I am just now facing...and now that I think about it, I think I've maybe only told a few people about this.

So here it goes.







Hey Mom and Dad, remember when I used to write a ton in middle school? Filled like....12 notebooks?  Yeah. Yep. It was Fanfic.

I'm sorry if I've broken your hearts.

What kind of fanfic, you ask through your tears? Does it matter?

Luckily for the world and my future children, I have since disposed of said notebooks in a way that most shameful things can be destroyed: by fire.




PHASE 11: THEATRE

Because of Lord of the Rings (see part I), I decided that I would really love to be an actor, mostly in order to marry Elijah Wood someday. But after I was in my first play (Sherlock Holmes) I was addicted.

This phase lasted about 5 years, and I even applied to universities with the plan to get a degree in theater. My focus? Shakespeare. Man, I loved Shakespeare. I just got Shakespeare, you know? Until I realized that Shakespeare was really the only thing I liked about theatre.

Also...high school theater kids?







PHASE 12: BAND



Oh man. BAND. Band was great, but if you were ever in band, you know that when you are in one of the band classes, you end up doing everything else, including...

Jazz band, pep band (the only way you could get me to a sports event), I was in marching band.

I hung out in the band room at lunch.



PHASE 13: WELSH 

The Welsh language isn't nerdy, and neither are my reasons for learning it. What made it nerdy was my friends and family. I made the mistake of saying something to them that they will never, ever forget.



I have never lived it down.

(Though I would like take this opportunity to tell thousands of people that Erika up there actually owns an Elvish dictionary. WHO IS THE NERD NOW, MELLON?! Hah. Loser.)



PHASE 14: FANART

This is just becoming a secrets-about-Hannah free-for-all, isn't it. Buuuut since I'm putting it all out there, I may as well just go all the way.

I draw fanart.

I'd like to say I don't, because (most) fanart is the scariest stuff you'll ever see. (Go ahead. Stare at that. Think about it a little. Cry if you have to. I did.) The scariest fanart resides in the darkest corners of the internet, where none go besides those few who type in "The Avengers as Ponies" (Don't...google that.)

I'd like to say my "fanart" is more character study, since I'm an illustrator and it's good to practice character design...right?

But I'll let you decide for yourself. Behold, an example of my fanart.



Yeah, no. Sorry guys. If you are truly meant to see it, you will know where to look.


PHASE 14: VIDEO GAMES

I'd always liked playing video games with my family and friends, but they were usually the really simple, multiplayer games.

A little while ago, though...I truly found the joy in playing a first person game. It has only gotten worse since.




And then when I did every single (let me repeat that, every single) quest that was available in Skyrim, I thought I would be done with games forever.

But nope. I found Minecraft. I found Borderlands. I started playing the Sims again.

Someone is going to need to lock me in a room by myself without any technology whatsoever and never allow me to leave that room.


PHASE 15: CATS STILL

Yep. Cats still. I don't think I ever got over it - and the internet certainly hasn't helped at all. 

I wanna fall asleep buried in kittens every single night.





PHASE 16: Nerd Rock Bottom

It's all over, you guys. I'm on the downward spiral. My Mom, in her moments of self-validation for birthing a nerd, always said "Just don't hit Nerd Rock-Bottom..."

I think I've hit it, Mom.






I think I've hit it hard.


44 comments:

Unknown said...

Too bad I had already seen The Avengers as ponies...

Marlee said...

OMG drama kids. i love that. and i wish you had majored in theater and were currently directing a crappy production of "the importance of being being earnest."

Melanie said...

Oh. my god. This is pure gold. Thank you for sharing.

Shannon said...

LOL! I was in band too and eating lunch in the band room was totally a thing! HAHA!

Anonymous said...

if you haven't watched and become obsessed with Doctor Who, Sherlock, and/or Supernatural you are not at nerd rock bottom there is still hope for you yet don't give up

Meghan said...

You must tell us what kind of fanfiction you wrote!! Tell us your shhhhiiiiippppssss!!!

Erika Eddington said...

I've never even read the Elvish dictionary!

(I think its spelled 'Melon'. Maybe)

The Painted Lady said...

I'm so glad that you exist in your nerdy state because it validates so many parts of me!

...and...the batman/superman fanart...I am in a state of horrified shock that I fear will stay with me forever.

musingsfromthecorner said...

I have most of those qualities, except I'm a dedicated reader of fanfiction and have yet to create fanart. My Sherlock, Big Bang Theory, and anime/manga obsession knows no bounds.

I'm glad that I'm lucky enough to attend a high school where hanging out in the band room is acceptable. Woo ~

Tom said...

This is awesome! Never stop doing this.

LDon said...

But the Avengers as Ponies fanart is awesome! As well as the pony jedi, pony versions of anime characters, pony versions of video game charact...ers... pony versions of politicians...

You know, maybe we have gotten a tad out of hand.

Sofia said...

Your fanart is fantastic! :)

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This post is great!

Unknown said...

I have read every single one of your posts.
What do I do.
Help.
Help me.
Maybe...maybe my cat will give me comfort...

Unknown said...

I found the fan art! Bwahahaha!

Awkward Mormon Girl said...

Fan fiction, you say? *whispers* Me too. Ever fry anything published on Mugglenet?

Polkadot Marionette said...

I find it somewhat creepy that I managed to go through either the same phases or some slight substitutions (replace "band" with "orchestra" etc) in almost exactly the same order. I feel you on the rock bottom though - push through and you'll find the next thing!

Marcy Appl said...

I had a lot of similar phases... Especially the video game phase. "It's March?" lol

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