aria: ([narnia] kings and queens)
valinor spider party ([personal profile] aria) wrote2011-01-02 02:59 pm

why don't they teach logic at these schools

Because I like to (preemptively?) announce the ridiculous things I am into: I seem to be getting genuinely, properly fannish about Narnia. This is as weird and surreal to me as it would be if I suddenly became properly fannish about Lord of the Rings, because ... IDK, these are the fandoms of my heart, and they give me FEELINGS, and it seems weird to mess about with them.

But I do know why this is happening! I adopt active fandoms for one of two reasons: [a] they are lovely and delightful, and the things that I don't like aren't worth bothering about too much, and the things that I love are worth elaborating on, so I just want to keep playing in the world; or [b] the things I love are worth elaborating on, but the things I don't like are worth FIXING, and I am damn well going to do something about it. (So due South is in the former category, and Doctor Who is often in the latter -- but not this last season, hence me not really generating fic.) The things that I love but am not actively fannish about, meanwhile, are either [c] delightful and complete enough in themselves that I will enjoy them and leave them be, or [d] a bit like the category b material, only the things that need fixing are too damn big. And Narnia has always sort of been in this last category for me.

The thing that is skewing it dangerously from [d] to [b] is the Voyage of the Dawn Treader film, because it flipped the FIX FIX FIX switch in my brain. Now I am unfortunately applying it to everything, from theology/philosophy to timelines to worldbuilding. HELP.

Brb, off to keep reading Carpetbaggers and stare at Edmund watch Prince Caspian. /o\
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[personal profile] labellementeuse 2011-01-02 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
a) that's hilarious, but b) also totally awesome! I completely look forward to it.

[personal profile] feverbeats 2011-01-02 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
HAHAHAHAHAHA
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[personal profile] littledust 2011-01-02 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
THIS EXCITES ME V. MUCH, ESPECIALLY AS I AM SEEING DAWN TREADER W/ HOUSEMATES TONIGHT.
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[personal profile] sophia_sol 2011-01-03 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
Narnia! Active fannishness! THIS CAN ONLY BE A GOOD THING.
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[personal profile] starlady 2011-01-03 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
I started the research for my Problem of Susan fic today. Where 'research' = looking at the Narnian chronology and reading about St. Hilda's college on Wikipedia.

So, um, HIGH FIVE FOR FANNISHNESS.
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[personal profile] trinity_clare 2011-01-03 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
\o/ \o/ \o/
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[personal profile] cofax7 2011-01-05 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
Erm, thank you! And I'm glad you're enjoying it!