Happy Fandom Beauty Day!!

(Pic by my Mum, arm by me, (Well,
technically mum did that too.) Fandom symbols by Mum.)

Note to TFiOS fans: I am a TFiOS fan. I forgot my to draw my "Okay? Okay." bubbles. I'm sorry. Forgive me. Okay? Okay.

You may be saying to your self, "Self? Why has this blogger, writer and dare I say friend, darkened the endless web of the internet with a picture of an arm? And a hairy, pale arm at that?" Or you may just be saying, "Hey! Look an arm!"

Either way, IT'S FANDOM BEAUTY DAY!!!

And by "Fandom Beauty Day," I do not mean the twisted concept that we have as a society of what be pretty.

I mean the glory! the honor! the all over awesomeness that lives in The Fandoms as a whole and in Fandom individuals.

So I bestow unto you a picture of my arm. Also, I be pale and I be hairy. I blameth me Dad, both for the hair and for the way I was just talking just then.

SooOOOoOoo, just in case you don't know what some of the symbols are...

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#DFTBA = Don't Forget To Be Awesome, Nerdfighters/Vlog Brothers John and Hank Green
Red circle with wibbly squiggles around it = Anti-angel symbol, Supernatural
Blue box with flashy red nob on top = Tardis, Doctor Who
Brown triangle with circle and line = The Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter
Orange curly diamond with horns = Rune, The Mortal Instruments
221B = Address, BBC Sherlock
Yellow ring with writing = The One Ring, Hobbit/LotR
Giant red *A* = Avengers logo, Avengers
Orange *B* = Buffy B, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Green shark tooth with a star = Federation symbol, Star Trek/ST:TNG
Red and white circle = Pokéball, Pokémon
Scary blue fork of doom = Trident, Percy Jackson

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So anyway Fanlings, I think we need a symbol. What do you think it should be? A panda? A top hat? A panda IN a top hat? I'll have it figured out by next year.

If you too have an idea for the LastFangirl symbol, and/or and symbol-y arm pic, feel free to post it below.

In conclusion, live it up Fanlings. Today is our day.

*****UPDATE*****

My anti-angel symbol met an unfortunate end involving my upper arm. I wrote "So Get This..." in its wake. RIP anti-angel symbol. You will be missed.

Why Is It SuperWhoLock And Not AvengerGhostPotSlay?

No. I don't regret a thing.
(Made by me)

So today I was saying to myself, "Self? What about the Supernatural, Doctor Who and BBC Sherlock Fandoms make them mesh so well?"

To my way of thinking, it all starts with Doctor Who.

Doctor Who has become a cultural icon. You don't have to have ever seen a single episode to understand a bit of what Doctor Who is about. Plus, it's had 50 years to accumulate fans (for now leaving aside the whole "original series" vs "new series" discussion). To me, Doctor Who brings two essentials to the Fandom Party. (Party! Whoo!)

Wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff:

Reversing the polarity of the neutron flow, anyone? Bees are aliens? Why not! Doctor Who is filled with enough science and physics to allow any one to sufficiently get their geek on and engage their brain as well as their feels.

Hot guys having emotions as they save the world:


Doctor Who is so much more, obviously, but still.


So what about Sherlock? Let's check our two Fandom Party Essentials. Wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff? Check. There may not be time travel, but there's plenty here to engage the intellect. Hot guys having emotions as they save the world? Check. Sherlock may not display his emotions openly, but Watson is a hedgehog made of feels and jam, so it balances out. Cumberbatch's cheekbones alone qualify in both the "hot guy" and "emotions" category. ::fans self::

Supernatural is basically Sam, Cas and Dean, hot guys every one of them, saving the world. The world they inhabit is complex, built on and expanded from traditional boogey-men (Bloody Mary, werewolves, etc.) to a whole ongoing celestial and demonic story arc. (Anywhere there's a bit of a plot hole, just insert a shirtless Padalecki!) Two Fandom Party checks there as well.

That's why I think SuperWhoLock is a match made on Gallifrey. It all just smooshes.

AvengerGhostPotSlay? I have know idea why, but I want it to be a thing now.

So tell me gentle reader: why do you think these three Fandoms mesh together so well? And what other Fandoms do you Fan?