Too often, students become wrapped up in the strange culture of Fandom Island, never looking past its boarders to see the wider world. This class is an opportunity to explore the mainland on a regular basis, and take in some of the wonders that this planet has to offer. Students will travel by portal to various points of interest all over the ( Read more... )

From cityscapes to icebergs, each week we will look at a different type of terrain, and one thing you can do to make your life easier. Please be aware that there is no syllabus to this class, because Ghanima is a cruel woman and does not want you to have time to prepare for each scenario ( Read more... )

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. )

So as we mentioned here, this Sunday's Fight Club will be tag-team fights! We're asking people to sign-up with a partner, and then we'll RNG pairs together. Sign-ups close Friday at noon, and yes, this is open to alumni too, if you know you're going to be on the island ( Read more... )

Ghanima is looking for a pair of minions TAs for World Mythology, to be determined by the whims of the RNG. Duties include passing out handouts, posting for me if I get eaten by RL, and, if there's a myth you're passionate about, the opportunity to teach class that day ( Read more... )

I said I'd post this again, and lo, I have ( Read more... )

Here is a sample for how the thread for Truth or Dare should work...