OOC: Surviving (and Thriving) on Fandom Island!
Moving somewhere new can be disconcerting at the best of times. Moving dimensions, however, brings with it entirely new paradigms of thought.
Moving to Fandom, in turn, takes those new paradigms of thought, blindfolds them, spins them in circles, and then sends them wandering off in random directions with a paper tail stuck to a thumbtack in hand. It doesn't matter where (or when, or how, or even why or who) you're from. You've got a lot to get used to. Therefore, we invite you to join two of Fandom's time-and-space displaced teachers, Captain Algren and Lady Ghanima, as they help you navigate the basics of transportation, currency, manners and local customs, and the unique "Odd" that is Fandom High. Even if you're a returning student, we invite you to join the class, and learn how to see and understand cultural relations and transitions through the eyes of your classmates.
Tentative Syllabus:
because no (lesson) plan ever survives first contact with Fandom High intact...
Week One: Welcome to Fandom High: The Basics! Electricity, indoor plumbing, television, setting your alarm clock.
Week Two: What Makes Fandom Different: Gremlins and alternate realities and invasions, OH MY!
Week Three: Transportation and Communication! Planes, trains, and automobiles, plus phone, newspapers, internet, and radio.
Week Four: Gender & Sexuality, far, far far more fluid than you initially thought. And don't trust the glitter.
Week Five: TBA -- Depending on Island Whims
Week Six: TBA -- Depending on Island Whims
Week Seven: FITTING IN. For the final, there will be an off-campus field-trip. Try not to traumatize the Normals too badly. Unless you do it on-purpose. Then it's funny.
Class List:
Cassidy
Christian
Raven
Rilla Blythe
Jason Todd
Rebakah Cooper
Nyota Uhura
James of Krondor
Proto
Shane Gooseman
Diana Hansen
TA: Annja Creed, Class of 2010 (spiritandsword).
Questions? Comments? Pie? Dirty icons?
Moving to Fandom, in turn, takes those new paradigms of thought, blindfolds them, spins them in circles, and then sends them wandering off in random directions with a paper tail stuck to a thumbtack in hand. It doesn't matter where (or when, or how, or even why or who) you're from. You've got a lot to get used to. Therefore, we invite you to join two of Fandom's time-and-space displaced teachers, Captain Algren and Lady Ghanima, as they help you navigate the basics of transportation, currency, manners and local customs, and the unique "Odd" that is Fandom High. Even if you're a returning student, we invite you to join the class, and learn how to see and understand cultural relations and transitions through the eyes of your classmates.
Tentative Syllabus:
because no (lesson) plan ever survives first contact with Fandom High intact...
Week One: Welcome to Fandom High: The Basics! Electricity, indoor plumbing, television, setting your alarm clock.
Week Two: What Makes Fandom Different: Gremlins and alternate realities and invasions, OH MY!
Week Three: Transportation and Communication! Planes, trains, and automobiles, plus phone, newspapers, internet, and radio.
Week Four: Gender & Sexuality, far, far far more fluid than you initially thought. And don't trust the glitter.
Week Five: TBA -- Depending on Island Whims
Week Six: TBA -- Depending on Island Whims
Week Seven: FITTING IN. For the final, there will be an off-campus field-trip. Try not to traumatize the Normals too badly. Unless you do it on-purpose. Then it's funny.
Class List:
Cassidy
Christian
Raven
Rilla Blythe
Jason Todd
Rebakah Cooper
Nyota Uhura
James of Krondor
Proto
Shane Gooseman
Diana Hansen
TA: Annja Creed, Class of 2010 (spiritandsword).
Questions? Comments? Pie? Dirty icons?