Katy+Fantasticism

VD (not a disease...Vampire Diaries) has been on hiatus for the past few weeks, and will remain so until mid-March, limiting the amount of traffic I've noticed on the site. This, in conjunction with that fact that I guess vampire drama isn't that interesting to me, has made me want to look into something else.
 * 03.09.10

So, from here on, my main focus will be on The Office. I will periodically check VD for updates, but most of my information will now stem from The Office. I'll be doing more or less the same thing as I did on VD - joining forums, looking at fan works, etc. To conclude I will do a small comparison of the two forums in terms of community, activities, etc.**

Here is a screen shot to start; it's just of the main screen. **
 * The Office website: http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/.


 * Updates to come!**

Okay so I started to update my profile and look at the boards and whatnot. It kept telling me there was a communications error whenever I tried to update so here is a screen shot of what it looks like ... pretty typical. Oh yeah...fail on my part. I forgot to actually activate my membership. Here's the start to my profile: **
 * 03.17.10

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 * Also, here is a screen shot of a post I replied to. Too bad John Krasinski is engaged :(

Here is my profile actually completed. It has an Office skin : ) One thing I've noticed on The Office boards that's different from VD is that they actually labeled me as a "Newbie," unlike in VD which had no such labels. On VD the only way to tell how active I was is to look at the number of posts I have, but on The Office one it actually deems me a Newbie; gotta make my way up!
 * 03.18.10

Here is a screen shot of just when I have updated my profile, etc. **

Okay it's been awhile since I've posted my goings-on, so I'll just summarize. Nothing huge has happened; everything is pretty low key and steady. I have however over the past couple weeks felt a bigger sense of community than I thought on the Office site. I've come to recognize certain fans and we have become "friends" and I tend to seek them out whenever I am online. We haven't branched out or anything like added each other on Facebook, but that actually makes me appreciate the community aspect more. I know I will only and always find one of these people on the Office site, and that makes me feel like it's more private and more community-like.
 * 05.04.10

Vampire Diaries is pretty low-key as well; I haven't been as active in that one as in The Office site (I actually still like The Office ha) simply because it didn't really keep my interest.**

-Vampire Diaries is actually based on the books, which I have not read, but about which I'm learning a lot from the website. In the forums people compare and contrast the books with the show; there seem to be a lot of differences! -So here is the link to the main site: [] -And here is the link to the forums, which I partake in: [] -I am also in the process of looking into their wiki. -UPDATE 2/17: Vampire Diaries is on a hiatus until mid-March. UPDATE 2/21: Vampire Diaries has been officially OK'd for a second season.


 * //Screenshots//**