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Signs That College Has Ruined Me

1. Temporarily derailing a fannish conversation (and now, of course, I can't remember which fandom it was. Bah) with theoretical analysis of the topic.

2. Physical incapability to watch Rent without taking notes.

3. Notes include, alongside WTF was that glitter Mimi is not Raven and Roger's voice is too angry rock for this, phrases like Audience participation of Over the Moon - Mark's breaking 4th wall - is this alienation?, Contact & I'll Cover You - Angel's death - intensely theatrical, and Audience: a lot of college-age, give or take 5 yrs, and then middle-aged socialites. Who does this play speak to? Who did it originally speak to? Does the audience makeup mean that it's lost its impact, ability to shock?

4. Ridiculous excitement at the mention of Carnegie Mellon in an actor's bio; serious consideration of staying after show just to say "HI I GO TO YOUR SCHOOL, DID YOU KNOW [teacher]" to this ensemble member.

5. Temptation to analyze significance of Dean's love of old music rather than contemporary rock, particularly in light of "Dream A Little Dream."

6. Vain attempts to not think about semiotics with regards to the meaning of objects while rereading Still Life With Woodpecker. (Tangent: Leigh-Cheri and River Tam -- both priestesses of objects?)

7. Enthusiastic description of multisyllabic words like "chthonic" and "eschatological" to ceph on the way home from dinner.

So. I just dropped a letter in the mail, addressed to Cheryl Cain, c/o Mutant Enemy Productions.

Is this the act of a fangirl?

Yeah, definitely.

It is also an act that could solidify a contact in Hollywood? A contact who knows Joss Whedon and co.?

I sure as hell hope so.

It's also probable that the self-proclaimed token girl hasn't gotten a lot of fanmail -- or indeed fangirling -- so I'm glad to be filling that niche. She deserves some fangirling! She wrote freaking "War Stories"!

JESUS CHRIST, BURGESS IS THE YELLOW-EYED DEMON.