The Life of a Fangirl

It's not just reading the books . . .

I'm sure popular fandom books have had a lasting effect on my fellow fangirls and I, and now I will be visiting the Curse of the Fandoms. The Curse of the Fandoms is basically the lasting effect of book - reading.

The Hunger Games - Never being able to read/hear the following words the same again:

- District

- Rebellion/Revolution

- Bow/Arrows

- Cornucopia (yes, there is such a thing)

- Mockingbirds

- Capital/Capitol

- Trident

Divergent magic words:

- Crows/Ravens

- Tattoo

- Train

- Simulation

- Serum

- Fears

- Dauntless (yes, such a word does exist)

- Brave

- Faction

- FOUR (duh)

Percy Jackson - suddenly transforming into a genius in Greek Mythology:

Teacher: Does anyone know about Greek Mythology?

PJ fan: *gasps*

*pushes classmates away* Step aside, peasants.

PJ fan: ONCE THERE WAS A TITAN NAMED KRONOS WHO HEARD THAT HIS CHILDREN WOULD BECOME GREATER THAN HE, SO HE SWALLOWED HIS CHILDREN BUT SINCE THEY WERE IMMORTAL THEY LIVED IN HIS STOMACH AND THEY AVENGED THEMSELVES AND SLICED KRONOS UP AND NOW ZEUS AND HERA RULE OLYMPUS TOGETHER AND SOME OTHER GODS AND GODDESSES ARE POSEIDON AND HADES WHO ARE ZEUS'S BROTHERS AND DEMETER THE GODDESS OF AGRICULTURE AND ARTEMIS THE GODDESS OF MAIDENS AND HUNTING AND APHRODITE THE GODDESS OF LOVE AND BEAUTY AND ATHENA THE GODDESS OF WAR AND WISDOM AND APOLLO ARTEMIS'S BROTHER GOD OF THE SUN AND PROPHECIES.

PJ fan: *takes a deep breath

PJ fan: *sits back down*

Stupid mortal classmates: Wow