Proof that fandom is everywhere.
Oct. 11th, 2007 07:14 pmThe writing center at our fine univeristy, where (if I get my act together) I am going to be working in a few short weeks, has a webpage.
Our fearless leader wants us to give little bios and a photo for said webpage.
Hmm. Anyone who knows me is well aware that I am paranoid of a RL/internet mix. I regularly google my own last name to be sure that I'm not out there.
I do have some sane reasons for this, but mostly it's my latent tendency to want to live in a mountain shack surrounded by barbed wire. And chickens. Chickens definitely figure in that picture.
Let's say I didn't greet the idea of "Gee, let's put your name and photo on the internet!" with a great deal of enthusiasm.
I wondered how bad the security really was. I picked up one of the tutor's names -- someone I'll be meeting with on Monday -- and dropped it into Google. I instantly found, yes, her page on the tutoring website. It was the first link in fact. Then I found her Livejournal.
Irony of ironies, she's in fandom. Reads fanfic. Mostly anime now, but she's been in the HP fandom. Knows
copperbadge and
mctabby and
musesfool. Has a post by an old friend Cordelia bookmarked.
Also, she sounds really fun.
Think she'll be freaked out that I know all this?
How does one broach this? Because my first thought is "Whoo-hoo, whee! Yes, I realize I found you in a highly successful stalking test but, yay! You're in fandom, too!" *twirl* *dance*
ETA: In other news,
wildernessguru is out in the wilderness, backpacking. The house is quiet and I will probably get my tons of Sanskrit homework done.
*sigh*
Sure is quiet around here without him.
Our fearless leader wants us to give little bios and a photo for said webpage.
Hmm. Anyone who knows me is well aware that I am paranoid of a RL/internet mix. I regularly google my own last name to be sure that I'm not out there.
I do have some sane reasons for this, but mostly it's my latent tendency to want to live in a mountain shack surrounded by barbed wire. And chickens. Chickens definitely figure in that picture.
Let's say I didn't greet the idea of "Gee, let's put your name and photo on the internet!" with a great deal of enthusiasm.
I wondered how bad the security really was. I picked up one of the tutor's names -- someone I'll be meeting with on Monday -- and dropped it into Google. I instantly found, yes, her page on the tutoring website. It was the first link in fact. Then I found her Livejournal.
Irony of ironies, she's in fandom. Reads fanfic. Mostly anime now, but she's been in the HP fandom. Knows
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
Also, she sounds really fun.
Think she'll be freaked out that I know all this?
How does one broach this? Because my first thought is "Whoo-hoo, whee! Yes, I realize I found you in a highly successful stalking test but, yay! You're in fandom, too!" *twirl* *dance*
ETA: In other news,
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
*sigh*
Sure is quiet around here without him.