What is a *fangirl*? - Meet Elizabeth

"Yeah. I mean, it was a good movie. Kinda long, but it was alright."

"Are you kidding me? It was the most awesome... most epic... Wow. That was way beyond just a "movie." That was an experience. Whoa." Elizabeth was in her usual post-Fellowship of the Ring-viewing exuberance, her adrenaline pumping and feeling like she could take on an army of orcs single-handed. She had just seen it in theaters for the fourth time and on this occasion she had somehow talked one of her less-enthusiastic friends to come along with her.

"I'm just not sure what the big deal is. It was a good movie and some of the actors were really hot, but..."

"But nothing. It's the single greatest, most epic story told since...creation. It's amazing."

Ah. The line is drawn again. That hard line between fan - and fangirl. While some still clung to the thought that the term fangirl only applied to pig-tail-wearing teeny-boppers, Elizabeth was fighting everyday to change the stigma. She wasn't just a fan. She was a fangirl. And proud of it.

"Although, I admit," said Elizabeth's friend, "now that I've seen it I think I understand you a lot better."

Exactly.