Welcome to Blinks of Hope

 Hi there!

 Welcome to Blinks of Hope, a blog about the thoughts of a random fan girlie. Here I will cover topics from deep dives to tv shows, fan culture, fashion, thrifting, books, and so much more. I wish to make this a place exploring the phenomena of the fan girlie as one myself, explore different fandom communities especially dominated by women, and why there is such a bad connotations usually specifically for things enjoyed by largely women rather than men (I mean the answer of course is misogony but I would like to still write about my thoughts on this in terms of specific fandom communities). This is my escape from the sometimes ugly reality to focus on things I enjoy and I hope that this could become a similar escape to you as well.

So why the name Blinks of Hope?

Well I don't know about you but for me being a fan girlie or in other words escaping into my favourite tv shows, supporting my favourite artists by going to their concerts, listening to their music and watching their content, as well as getting lost in books about cliche love stories are all things that bring me joy especially at times when it felt like there was no hope to be found. Being a fan girl has allowed me to experience those blinks of hope and moments of joy when it really felt like everything was falling apart and I know that this applies to so many people. Sometimes it is so frustrating to feel judged just for liking something that may have literally saved your life at some point due to giving you that small moment of happiness. Fandoms offer a great space for community and to find friends but I want to add just one more place into the wide world of the interweb where people can come to read and share their thoughts in the comments on their favourite things. I also want to note that though I keep talking about fan girlies all genders are of course welcome here and everything should be kept respectful and fun for everyone!

And who am I then, the writer behind the screen?

Well I am just a random fan girlie in university who has way too much time on her hands (she says as she is writing this at a time when she really should be sleeping). I am just a girl who loves to watch some dumb teen movies and tv shows, has gone down the kpop rabbit hole, could write about her thoughts on very silly things very extensively, and could probably often be defined as basic with my love for iced coffee and Olivia Rogdrigo, Taylor, Swift, as well as Sabrina Carpenter featuring on my playlists among many other talented artists. I have seen most k-dramas out there but same goes for most American sitcoms, and even British detective shows, I have a broad taste in music, movies, tv shows, and books but probably mostly enjoy the more silly and full of fluff categories of the latter three. To be honest I was never a big reader and still am not but some books I just really cannot put down, they just usually are the ones on the silly side while in all honesty I really struggle to get through a lot of the great and well regarded books everyone should read for the sake of common knowledge. 

 Sometimes when people ask me what types of books, movies, or tv shows I like I feel embarrassed to answer honestly but then other times I wonder why is that? What is wrong with the things I like because there must be some sense in me investing all this time in doing these things at least for the simple fact that it is something I enjoy and it anyways does not affect anyone else in any way. Or maybe even more importantly sometimes people ask me why I like these things and honestly I cannot answer really, watching tv shows as a form of escape is something I have spent a large amount of time doing and is something I have done since I was probably 12 years old, it is just something I do and it is something a lot of people do, probably most. This is another reason why I wanted to start this blog because I want to actually find out what have I learned from all this because there must be something and what really is the reason why this is the way I have enjoyed spending my time for all of my teen years. So just maybe this blog is also a place where I can finally figure out an answer to all these questions... who knows, anyways the main point is to have fun so I just hope you have fun with me as I solve this mess of thoughts running around in my head!

 I wish you a lovely day but if it's just a whatever type of day remember that's okay too!

xoxo 

your favourite fan girlie... and yes I agree this is probably the gringiest way to end this post but I have decided to embrace the "to be cringe is to be free" attitude towards life so this is what we are going with... I mean this whole blog is gringe but tbh it's partly on purpose, we are here to have fun and if this is your vibe tag along and if it isn't feel free to close the page.