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lonelyglory

Name: Michelle Greene

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October 25, 2012 9:16 pm My roommate got to see me slowly go from cautious but optimistic to an emotional wreck with each page further I progressed into this issue. I warned her ahead of time that there was a chance I might start crying at the end of it and yeah... the prediction wasn't wrong in that regard. It was a wonderful issue and a great way to end a great run with some of the best art I've yet to see.
October 22, 2012 11:38 pm I find the presence of the meme a bit frustrating if only because I know so many wonderful guys who have to deal with me rambling on and on, who have given me awesome suggestions on what to read and have all around be really welcoming in regards to comics. It's things like this that sorta snap me out of my nice little bubble and force me to realize that there are indeed people out there who still think like this -- who associate "female" and "nerd" as two completely opposite sides of a spectrum that cannot possibly exist within the same person. Even if it's a joke, the implication's still there and it doesn't help the mindset at all... Also -- I've received a couple comments implying that I chose my major to be surrounded by guys and not because it genuinely interests me enough that I would want to make a career out of it. I didn't make much of it since I didn't have anything I needed to prove to them, but the whole gatekeeping phenomenon in relation to things that are usually associated with "nerdy" does get kind of annoying.
September 11, 2012 10:39 am As a fairly new reader of comics I've found that trying to get into *everything* that's suggested to me is a really bad idea, but I've had a good friend of a number of years who knows my interests inside and out and he was the one that pointed out a handful of series I could start out with based on my interests. I've since branched out to find stuff on my own, but I'm sure that his initial guidance helped me a ton with breaking through that initial mindset barrier of "But there's just so much, how will I ever find a place to start?" The guys at my LCS have also been highly helpful as well -- not just the amazing shop owners, but also the other people who frequent the shop. Barring one or two awkward instances where I was too oblivious to notice that a guy was hitting on me until after the fact, conversations/debates/discussions have been genuinely interesting. I've also found out that suggesting comics right out of the blue really doesn't work with spreading the interest. If I'm having a genuinely interesting conversation with someone I know is trying to get into comics but doesn't know where to start, I might segue into quietly suggesting something along the topic lines. This happened last week with a friend at work and Phonogram and she's told me she's absolutely loving it. I only own Rue Britannia and haven't gotten around to getting The Singles Club, but she's already declared she's gonna go get it herself and lend it to me when I get around to it.