6 months into 2013 and we have successfully survived the Rapture and the Apocalypze and all of the other urban legend type of things. It it is also the end of the month and you know what that means...
IT IS TIME FOR THINGS I LOVE THURSDAY!!!
Here is what I am in love with for the month of June
--This article: 17 Ways to Tell You Have Been in Your Relationship Forever Some points are just very very true and on point.
--To officially be on summer vacation. This school/work year has been hell. It is nice to have a break.
--Pacifica Coconut Water cleansing wipes. Wow are these things good when you are in the heat and can't get your butt to the shower. Helped a lot this month and a great investment.
--Journey savory nutrition bars. Such a great snack.
--BeneFit Bo-ing! concealer. It helps cover up the dark puffy circleness under my eyeballs as well as the redness on my forehead quite well as most concealers I have tried do not.
--The book Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell. It was so good I read it twice in one month and I do not do that. This book was paid it forward to a friend of mine.
--The Tangle Teezer Salon Elite detangling hairbrush. With having long mermaid hair I get lots of tangles and knots and this brush did the trick of getting them out. Plus it did not hurt!
--Excited for this video game to be released:
--Becoming a Sephora Very Important Beauty Insider. Going to reap those benefits!
--Becoming an Offical Sponsor plus a Prize Sponsor for Sugar Slam IV. Read all of the details here: Sugar Slam IV: Ready To Crumble
--This song:
--This video:
--The combination of aloe vera gel and moringa olefera oil (Thanks Natalie Slater from Bake and Destroy!) to clear up the red bumps and patchy,scaly, snakeskin like skin on my forehead.
--Being a guest on two wrestling radio podcasts on the same night. Thanks Angry Marks Network and Kayfabe Wrestling Radio!
--My favorite band Queensryche came out with a new album called Frequency Unknown and it is EXCELLENT. If you look at the album cover, Geoff Tate has a nice message to the band who tried to take Queensryche away from him. Listen to the first single on this new EP and tell me that Geoff isn't making a point:
What are you in love with this month?
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
How To Spot A Hipster
Hipsters.
You either love them, hate them, or are one.
As many of you are aware, I started to learn French last year and right now I am at the Advanced Beginner level. I can read, write, comprehend French well but when it comes to responding/speaking it still is hard for me. But that is not the point of this blog.
In my most recent class which ended last week, Advanced Beginner 202, there were a total of three "hipsters" in my class who either would not shut up, would make things harder than what needed to be, and thought to be so cool and so smart. At one point the professor in French even made fun of one of them. I would constantly call them "hipsters" and my brother would ask me "what is a hipster?" as well as other friends of mine who might not have heard the term. Well here it goes. Here are the signs that you have spotted or know a hipster.
HOW TO SPOT A HIPSTER as according to JoiseyDani
1. If the person is going on and on about vintage clothing stores, wears vintage clothing, shops at any of these stores: e American Apparel, H&M, ASOS, CobraSnake, and Urban Outfitters (uh oh, I buy accessories from Urban Outfitters....), or shops at independent label retailers, you might have a hipster on your hands.
2. If the person wears skinny jeans or skinny pants. (Uh oh...I do that too...) This just does not mean women, men have to wear skinny jeans too. Also hipster men tend to be just as skinny as hipster women. As an alternative, some hipster women might wear high waisted jeans also known as "mom jeans."
3. Wear glasses, even if you do not need them. The more ironic they are, the better. Shuttershades, oversized plastic frames, nerd type glasses, and if the hipster can afford them authentic wayfarers from Ray Ban.
4. Wear ironic shirts. For example: ironic tees, plaid shirts, cowboy shirts, and anything in gingham, plaid, checkers, paisley, vintage florals. Many hipsters sport tops with appliques, images of animals or forests, other images, characters from children's TV, and ironic sayings or even book covers.
5. Find and wear suitable, comfortable footwear. Most hipster shoes include cowboy boots, Converse (looks at my purple and black Converse hi-tops, great *rolls eyes), and a range of flats. If the hipster likes trainers, Classic Reeboks are the way to go. Put it this way, the less effort you put into your footwear, the more of a hipster you might be.
6. Work those accessories! I am talking large flower headbands, neon nail polish, pins, bright belts, bird necklaces, patterned and colorful leggings, etc. Don't forget your plugs, piercings, and random scars supposedly acquired through woodwork and other carpenter-like endeavors.
An hipster essential include a courier bag (not a backpack), preferably something from Freitag, that can fit your MacBook, iPhone, and vinyl LPs (never CDs) of your current favorite band.
7. Always mismatch and layer your clothes. The more mismatched the better. Again the "I can not be bothered" look is key.
8. Make sure you know the difference between essential grooming/personal hygiene and hitting a salon just to be turned into a carbon-copy, Hipsters are wellaware of how to pull off the greasy or just-out-of-bed look without any effort.
9. Keep your hair casual. Long unkempt hair, "bed head" is perfectly fine. Greasy hair is okay to some but not others.
10. Whatever is old, make it new again. This, of course, takes a mixture of frugality, respect for some of the past, and a desire to demonstrate that new things don't define you. Basically try to be as ironic and inconsistent as possible as that is the core of the hipster -- carry the latest Apple product in a 1940s doctor bag or an military issued satchel. Commonly known old things associated with hipsters include Parliament cigarettes (and a devil-may-care attitude about smoking laws), Pabst beer, grandparent's clothing (or thrift store finds), bicycles with fixed gears (often ridden to the night clubs), analog cameras, and recycling and reusing almost anything (ingenuity, common sense, and fun fall into this category.)
11.Reject consumerism/materialism. Hipsters are into "niche consumerism". If your purchase helps local retailers, the environment, the mom and pop retailer, and the craft sellers down the road, then it's hipster.
12.Go to where the hipsters roam. Hipsters tend to congregate in very urban settings and they're connected globally thanks to the Internet. In the USA, you'll tend to find hipsters in major metropolitan centers where "anything goes". Be where there are independent art galleries, movie houses, bands, and people. Think New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis, and especially the Brooklyn, N.Y. suburb of Williamsburg (known as the unofficial hipster capital of the world.
13.Be educated. Aim to go to college, as hipsters tend to be well educated in such areas as liberal arts, graphic art, or math (great....another aspect that I fall into....) and science.
14.Most importantly, don't define yourself to others' (denial). One of the key elements of being hipster has been to avoid the label. Don't go around proclaiming your allegiance; to do so would be to start allying with those who like neatly tied-up boxes denoting who is what, when, and where.
15.As far as hipster entertainment, you read great books and poetry by people like Jack Kerouac, Alan Ginsburg, and Norman Mailer. Any other books you think are great. Any books, period; reading books sets hipsters apart from a lot of people. Visit the political science (ack my Bachelors is in Political Science and English), anthropology, and sociology sections of the bookstores and local library frequently. Watch independent and foreign films, as well as attending independent theater productions, such as shows by Ann Liv Young. Watch Wes Anderson, Hal Hartley and Jim Jarmusch movies.Listen to newly emerging, independent music -- hipster artists include Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear, Belle & Sebastian, Electric President, Stray Kites, Jens Lekman, Neutral Milk Hotel, M83, Neon Indian, Neon Neon, Margot & The Nuclear So and Sos, and King Khan and the Shrines.
16.Hone your humor. Be ironic and sarcastic. When asked a question, refuse to answer directly; instead, obfuscate, ask a question in return, or just be plain sarcastic.
17.Some more hipster essentials: Scarves (to wear year-round),Vintage boots, Turntable, An old camera (polariod is suggested.), Fixed-gear bike, Your own garden, Fountain Pen, Any Apple product always updated, Instagram (remember to add a quote that is unrelated to the picture).
So I might have some hipster tendencies but I do not fall into the category. Do you?
Thanks to WikiHow for source material for this blog.
You either love them, hate them, or are one.
As many of you are aware, I started to learn French last year and right now I am at the Advanced Beginner level. I can read, write, comprehend French well but when it comes to responding/speaking it still is hard for me. But that is not the point of this blog.
In my most recent class which ended last week, Advanced Beginner 202, there were a total of three "hipsters" in my class who either would not shut up, would make things harder than what needed to be, and thought to be so cool and so smart. At one point the professor in French even made fun of one of them. I would constantly call them "hipsters" and my brother would ask me "what is a hipster?" as well as other friends of mine who might not have heard the term. Well here it goes. Here are the signs that you have spotted or know a hipster.
HOW TO SPOT A HIPSTER as according to JoiseyDani
1. If the person is going on and on about vintage clothing stores, wears vintage clothing, shops at any of these stores: e American Apparel, H&M, ASOS, CobraSnake, and Urban Outfitters (uh oh, I buy accessories from Urban Outfitters....), or shops at independent label retailers, you might have a hipster on your hands.
2. If the person wears skinny jeans or skinny pants. (Uh oh...I do that too...) This just does not mean women, men have to wear skinny jeans too. Also hipster men tend to be just as skinny as hipster women. As an alternative, some hipster women might wear high waisted jeans also known as "mom jeans."
3. Wear glasses, even if you do not need them. The more ironic they are, the better. Shuttershades, oversized plastic frames, nerd type glasses, and if the hipster can afford them authentic wayfarers from Ray Ban.
4. Wear ironic shirts. For example: ironic tees, plaid shirts, cowboy shirts, and anything in gingham, plaid, checkers, paisley, vintage florals. Many hipsters sport tops with appliques, images of animals or forests, other images, characters from children's TV, and ironic sayings or even book covers.
5. Find and wear suitable, comfortable footwear. Most hipster shoes include cowboy boots, Converse (looks at my purple and black Converse hi-tops, great *rolls eyes), and a range of flats. If the hipster likes trainers, Classic Reeboks are the way to go. Put it this way, the less effort you put into your footwear, the more of a hipster you might be.
6. Work those accessories! I am talking large flower headbands, neon nail polish, pins, bright belts, bird necklaces, patterned and colorful leggings, etc. Don't forget your plugs, piercings, and random scars supposedly acquired through woodwork and other carpenter-like endeavors.
An hipster essential include a courier bag (not a backpack), preferably something from Freitag, that can fit your MacBook, iPhone, and vinyl LPs (never CDs) of your current favorite band.
7. Always mismatch and layer your clothes. The more mismatched the better. Again the "I can not be bothered" look is key.
8. Make sure you know the difference between essential grooming/personal hygiene and hitting a salon just to be turned into a carbon-copy, Hipsters are wellaware of how to pull off the greasy or just-out-of-bed look without any effort.
9. Keep your hair casual. Long unkempt hair, "bed head" is perfectly fine. Greasy hair is okay to some but not others.
10. Whatever is old, make it new again. This, of course, takes a mixture of frugality, respect for some of the past, and a desire to demonstrate that new things don't define you. Basically try to be as ironic and inconsistent as possible as that is the core of the hipster -- carry the latest Apple product in a 1940s doctor bag or an military issued satchel. Commonly known old things associated with hipsters include Parliament cigarettes (and a devil-may-care attitude about smoking laws), Pabst beer, grandparent's clothing (or thrift store finds), bicycles with fixed gears (often ridden to the night clubs), analog cameras, and recycling and reusing almost anything (ingenuity, common sense, and fun fall into this category.)
11.Reject consumerism/materialism. Hipsters are into "niche consumerism". If your purchase helps local retailers, the environment, the mom and pop retailer, and the craft sellers down the road, then it's hipster.
12.Go to where the hipsters roam. Hipsters tend to congregate in very urban settings and they're connected globally thanks to the Internet. In the USA, you'll tend to find hipsters in major metropolitan centers where "anything goes". Be where there are independent art galleries, movie houses, bands, and people. Think New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis, and especially the Brooklyn, N.Y. suburb of Williamsburg (known as the unofficial hipster capital of the world.
13.Be educated. Aim to go to college, as hipsters tend to be well educated in such areas as liberal arts, graphic art, or math (great....another aspect that I fall into....) and science.
14.Most importantly, don't define yourself to others' (denial). One of the key elements of being hipster has been to avoid the label. Don't go around proclaiming your allegiance; to do so would be to start allying with those who like neatly tied-up boxes denoting who is what, when, and where.
15.As far as hipster entertainment, you read great books and poetry by people like Jack Kerouac, Alan Ginsburg, and Norman Mailer. Any other books you think are great. Any books, period; reading books sets hipsters apart from a lot of people. Visit the political science (ack my Bachelors is in Political Science and English), anthropology, and sociology sections of the bookstores and local library frequently. Watch independent and foreign films, as well as attending independent theater productions, such as shows by Ann Liv Young. Watch Wes Anderson, Hal Hartley and Jim Jarmusch movies.Listen to newly emerging, independent music -- hipster artists include Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear, Belle & Sebastian, Electric President, Stray Kites, Jens Lekman, Neutral Milk Hotel, M83, Neon Indian, Neon Neon, Margot & The Nuclear So and Sos, and King Khan and the Shrines.
16.Hone your humor. Be ironic and sarcastic. When asked a question, refuse to answer directly; instead, obfuscate, ask a question in return, or just be plain sarcastic.
17.Some more hipster essentials: Scarves (to wear year-round),Vintage boots, Turntable, An old camera (polariod is suggested.), Fixed-gear bike, Your own garden, Fountain Pen, Any Apple product always updated, Instagram (remember to add a quote that is unrelated to the picture).
So I might have some hipster tendencies but I do not fall into the category. Do you?
Thanks to WikiHow for source material for this blog.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Le Geek Carousel #8
Well hello everyone! We are 11 days away from Chrishankwanzakahmus but here I am with some early geeky links! Enjoy!
What? DC Comics' Gail Simone Has Been Removed as Writer of Batgirl.
Calling All Geek Girls! Join the STEM Program at The Huffington Post.
The Hunger Games was the most googled movie in 2012.
Found a new web series to enjoy...and yes Felicia Day is in it -- MY GIMPY LIFE
Love the new The Wolverine poster.
Hannibal prequel casts Gillian Anderson as his therapist.
Progress! NJ Teen Girl meets with Hasbro about Easy Bake Oven.
So who is the villain in Star Trek into Darkness? JJ Abrams and Benedict Cumberbatch discuss it.
Colton Haynes is cast for Arrow.
Angry Birds is getting a movie in 2016, Yep you read that right.
Here is the first full trailer for Man of Steel. I am not a Superman and this gave me goosebumps.
Lets hope this does not get cancelled in two seasons -- Eliza Dushku to co-star in The Saint reboot/remake.
What? DC Comics' Gail Simone Has Been Removed as Writer of Batgirl.
Calling All Geek Girls! Join the STEM Program at The Huffington Post.
The Hunger Games was the most googled movie in 2012.
Found a new web series to enjoy...and yes Felicia Day is in it -- MY GIMPY LIFE
Love the new The Wolverine poster.
Hannibal prequel casts Gillian Anderson as his therapist.
Progress! NJ Teen Girl meets with Hasbro about Easy Bake Oven.
So who is the villain in Star Trek into Darkness? JJ Abrams and Benedict Cumberbatch discuss it.
Colton Haynes is cast for Arrow.
Angry Birds is getting a movie in 2016, Yep you read that right.
Here is the first full trailer for Man of Steel. I am not a Superman and this gave me goosebumps.
Lets hope this does not get cancelled in two seasons -- Eliza Dushku to co-star in The Saint reboot/remake.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Le Geek Carousel #7
Why hello all to another edition of Le Geek Carousel! I hope all of my readers are having a splendid Friday as well as a splendid countdown to the holiday season. I just came home from a make up French class and now I am ready to share some of the geek news I saw this week with you. Lets get started!
Director exits Highlander remake. Good. Maybe it will not be made now.
Fan of Battlestar Galactica? Be part of a LARP game in Sweden.
New poster for Man of Steel.
Museum of Mathematics opens in NYC on December 15th. Oh yes I will be visiting.
Eighth Grader tells Hasbro to Man-Up the Easy Bake Oven. Personally, this should have been done eons ago.
Here is the poster for Star Trek Into Darkness.
"Fifty Shades of Grey" Porn Adaptation sued by Universal Studios
Disney is eyeing three different actresses for Cinderella lead. Who would you pick?
CW's Wonder Woman has Diana going back to her roots. EXCITED!!!
Grr! False Alarm! Sir Patrick Stewart is not part of X-Men: First Class...yet.
No!!! Please don't go! Karen Berger leaving DC Entertainment.
Director exits Highlander remake. Good. Maybe it will not be made now.
Fan of Battlestar Galactica? Be part of a LARP game in Sweden.
New poster for Man of Steel.
Museum of Mathematics opens in NYC on December 15th. Oh yes I will be visiting.
Eighth Grader tells Hasbro to Man-Up the Easy Bake Oven. Personally, this should have been done eons ago.
Here is the poster for Star Trek Into Darkness.
"Fifty Shades of Grey" Porn Adaptation sued by Universal Studios
Disney is eyeing three different actresses for Cinderella lead. Who would you pick?
CW's Wonder Woman has Diana going back to her roots. EXCITED!!!
Grr! False Alarm! Sir Patrick Stewart is not part of X-Men: First Class...yet.
No!!! Please don't go! Karen Berger leaving DC Entertainment.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Le Geek Carousel #5
This week's Le Geek Carousel is brought to you by the first time attending, first time WINNING 2ND PLACE Allenberry Murder Mystery Weekend participant, the one and only Joisey Dani! This past weekend was a lot of fun and if you like playing Clue, I suggest you go. Well anyway...lets get on with the show!
Cory and Topanga will be on the sequel of Boy Meets World!
Watch out village in Serbia -- There is a Vampire on the loose!
I agree Harley Quinn. Your latest costumes are kind of weak.
From Bryan Singers Mouth -- PATRICK STEWART and IAN MCKELLAN to be in X-Men: First Class!
Is Joseph Gordon Levitt Going to play Batman in the Justice League movie?
Five Comics to get a dude into comics from a girls prospective.
One of my favorite horror movies, Psycho, is getting an series on A&E called Bates Motel.
A ZOMBIE SCHOLARSHIP??? I am not in college anymore so you apply! Deadline is 12/31/2012.
Spiderman 2 Set for Filming in London
Here is a plot synopsis for Star Trek into Darkness
Cate Blanchett in talks to play Evil Stepmother in a new Disneylive action Cinderella movie.
Next week is the Hobbit week on Colbert Report.
Christmas Gift? Wonder Woman caped pint glass
Robert Zemeckis Just Waiting for the go-ahead for Roger Rabbit sequel.
YES CW NETWORK! Casting Begins for Teenage Wonder Woman TV Series titled Amazon.
Cory and Topanga will be on the sequel of Boy Meets World!
Watch out village in Serbia -- There is a Vampire on the loose!
I agree Harley Quinn. Your latest costumes are kind of weak.
From Bryan Singers Mouth -- PATRICK STEWART and IAN MCKELLAN to be in X-Men: First Class!
Is Joseph Gordon Levitt Going to play Batman in the Justice League movie?
Five Comics to get a dude into comics from a girls prospective.
One of my favorite horror movies, Psycho, is getting an series on A&E called Bates Motel.
A ZOMBIE SCHOLARSHIP??? I am not in college anymore so you apply! Deadline is 12/31/2012.
Spiderman 2 Set for Filming in London
Here is a plot synopsis for Star Trek into Darkness
Cate Blanchett in talks to play Evil Stepmother in a new Disneylive action Cinderella movie.
Next week is the Hobbit week on Colbert Report.
Christmas Gift? Wonder Woman caped pint glass
Robert Zemeckis Just Waiting for the go-ahead for Roger Rabbit sequel.
YES CW NETWORK! Casting Begins for Teenage Wonder Woman TV Series titled Amazon.
Friday, November 23, 2012
Le Geek Carousel #4
HAPPY BUY NOTHING FRIDAY! Thats right -- BUY NOTHING. Why does the day after Thanksgiving have to mean give into your primal urges and buy more stuff you probably do not need anyway? So on this day I give you a hearty geek carousel to keep you entertained that does not cost you a dime! Besides, after Chrishankwanzakah sales are the BEST!
--First and foremost, I need to make this announcement first. My BFF Nerd Herder Veronica and her husband Damian have secured a very special guest for their podcast on December 7th. If you are a fan of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, you must listen to their podcast on December 7th at 9pm EST. Why you might ask? THEY HAVE A LIVE, ON AIR INTERVIEW WITH THE ONE, THE ONLY, JASON DAVID FRANK. Thats right ladies and gents, Tommy the Green Ranger as well as Tommy the White Ranger. This is an episode NOT to be missed. Here is the link: Nerd Herders Radio
--This needs to be made into a television show. Seriously. Smallville lasted 10 years.
--I am allergic to cats but this is cute: "Oskars First Toys wins Friskies' best cat video
--*smacks head* Yes because Battleship was so good....Award Winning Playwright Jez Butteworth Hired to write an ASTEROIDS movie. No, really.
--Jane Goldman to Write "Pinocchio for Robert Downey Jr. and Tim Burton
--FINALLY! Makeup Artist Rick Baker to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
--I do not want to see The Hobbit but I might just have to shell out the money for this: Star Trek Into Darkness to debut first 9 minutes in IMAX sneak preview
--This is pretty funny and well edited.
--As I start my Christmas advent calendar I am definitely making some Star Wars Snowflakes
--My ban on NYCC might have to be lifted for this: Operation BatGirl
--Shakespeare Choose Your Own Adventure? HECK TO THE YES PLEASE!
--New story posthumously from Ray Bradbury "Dear Santa"
--Yes! Tyreese is coming to AMC's The Walking Dead!
--I am still excited Huntress is coming to CW's Arrow. Here are 5 more pictures of her.
--More Reasons for me to spend money to see The Hobbit and then leave.
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--First and foremost, I need to make this announcement first. My BFF Nerd Herder Veronica and her husband Damian have secured a very special guest for their podcast on December 7th. If you are a fan of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, you must listen to their podcast on December 7th at 9pm EST. Why you might ask? THEY HAVE A LIVE, ON AIR INTERVIEW WITH THE ONE, THE ONLY, JASON DAVID FRANK. Thats right ladies and gents, Tommy the Green Ranger as well as Tommy the White Ranger. This is an episode NOT to be missed. Here is the link: Nerd Herders Radio
--This needs to be made into a television show. Seriously. Smallville lasted 10 years.
--I am allergic to cats but this is cute: "Oskars First Toys wins Friskies' best cat video
--*smacks head* Yes because Battleship was so good....Award Winning Playwright Jez Butteworth Hired to write an ASTEROIDS movie. No, really.
--Jane Goldman to Write "Pinocchio for Robert Downey Jr. and Tim Burton
--FINALLY! Makeup Artist Rick Baker to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
--I do not want to see The Hobbit but I might just have to shell out the money for this: Star Trek Into Darkness to debut first 9 minutes in IMAX sneak preview
--This is pretty funny and well edited.
--As I start my Christmas advent calendar I am definitely making some Star Wars Snowflakes
--My ban on NYCC might have to be lifted for this: Operation BatGirl
--Shakespeare Choose Your Own Adventure? HECK TO THE YES PLEASE!
--New story posthumously from Ray Bradbury "Dear Santa"
--Yes! Tyreese is coming to AMC's The Walking Dead!
--I am still excited Huntress is coming to CW's Arrow. Here are 5 more pictures of her.
--More Reasons for me to spend money to see The Hobbit and then leave.
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Friday, November 16, 2012
Le Geek Carousel #3
Well it is Friday so we all know what this means....it is time for..
LE GEEK CAROUSEL!!!
I hope all of you had a fantastic week. I will admit -- this feature of mine is very fulfilling and satisfying my geek girl. Share it with your friends who might need some geekdom distracting.
Well let us get started now shall we?
I have no problem with admitting this -- I have read The Twilight Saga. Well with that series ending in the film version: Deadline has posted a trailer for The Host, another Stephenie Meyer book.
Oxford Dictionary names "GIF" as America's Word of the Year
Some more casting announcements for Joss Whedon's S.H.I.E.L.D.
Here is some Star Wars VII Speculation. Read it...if you dare!
Young Romance and it feels so good....DC Comics reignites Young Romance with Valentine's Day special.
You know I had to include the trailer for World War Z. ZOMBIES UNITE!
First Catwoman, now Robots -- Anne Hathaway joins the cast of Steven Spielberg's "Robopocalypse
Some spoilers concerning Pepper Potts and Iron Man 3.
Set Photos from Thor: The Dark World, which I am the excited about.
LE GEEK CAROUSEL!!!
I hope all of you had a fantastic week. I will admit -- this feature of mine is very fulfilling and satisfying my geek girl. Share it with your friends who might need some geekdom distracting.
Well let us get started now shall we?
I have no problem with admitting this -- I have read The Twilight Saga. Well with that series ending in the film version: Deadline has posted a trailer for The Host, another Stephenie Meyer book.
Oxford Dictionary names "GIF" as America's Word of the Year
Some more casting announcements for Joss Whedon's S.H.I.E.L.D.
Here is some Star Wars VII Speculation. Read it...if you dare!
Young Romance and it feels so good....DC Comics reignites Young Romance with Valentine's Day special.
You know I had to include the trailer for World War Z. ZOMBIES UNITE!
First Catwoman, now Robots -- Anne Hathaway joins the cast of Steven Spielberg's "Robopocalypse
Some spoilers concerning Pepper Potts and Iron Man 3.
Set Photos from Thor: The Dark World, which I am the excited about.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Le Geek Carousel #2
Thanks to everyone who love this feature! I enjoy sharing news that has a geek/nerd center of gravity as well as sharing my fandoms with the world. With that said, lets get this weeks Carousel started!
Yes! "Boy Meets World" follow up show in the works!
Look! It is a zombiefied Coraline! Mixing my two favorite fantoms -- zombies and Neil Gaiman! Can not handle it!
Are you a girl who likes superheroes? Well do not expect a superhero toy in your McDonalds happy meal as according to McDonalds superheroes are only for boys.
Give me the story of Alice + Jasper! Stephenie Meyer won't rule put the possibility of more Twilight
There is an actual Krypton? GET OUT!
Abe Lincoln better be part of this: New Vampire Hunter tv series coming!
For those that love Steampunk and knitting, this is a book for you!
Start to get excited for S.H.I.E.L.D! SHOOTING SCHEDULE HAS BEEN POSTED!
Here is an awesome cos-play music video from London Comic Con
When Disney bought LucasArts, one of the questions I constantly heard was "Is Princess Leia a Disney princess now?" I do not think so, but this video is pretty funny.
Marvel NOW! Gets and All-Female Team of Fearless Defenders. One of them as my name.
Here is the trailer for Warm Bodies. I suggest reading the book first.
Yes! "Boy Meets World" follow up show in the works!
Look! It is a zombiefied Coraline! Mixing my two favorite fantoms -- zombies and Neil Gaiman! Can not handle it!
Are you a girl who likes superheroes? Well do not expect a superhero toy in your McDonalds happy meal as according to McDonalds superheroes are only for boys.
Give me the story of Alice + Jasper! Stephenie Meyer won't rule put the possibility of more Twilight
There is an actual Krypton? GET OUT!
Abe Lincoln better be part of this: New Vampire Hunter tv series coming!
For those that love Steampunk and knitting, this is a book for you!
Start to get excited for S.H.I.E.L.D! SHOOTING SCHEDULE HAS BEEN POSTED!
Here is an awesome cos-play music video from London Comic Con
When Disney bought LucasArts, one of the questions I constantly heard was "Is Princess Leia a Disney princess now?" I do not think so, but this video is pretty funny.
Marvel NOW! Gets and All-Female Team of Fearless Defenders. One of them as my name.
Here is the trailer for Warm Bodies. I suggest reading the book first.
Friday, November 2, 2012
New Feature: Le Geek Carousel!
Stemming from Gala Darling's Friday feature of various links and articles she has found on the Internet that she found interesting, I decided to do a Geek Carousel of where every Friday I post various links of stories/news in the geek fandom world that might be relevant. Hope you enjoy!
CALLING ALL MY HUNGER GAMES PEEPS: Mockingjay Parts 1 and 2 has found a director
Aww RIP Nyan Cat
Amazing Spiderman 2 will have Electro as its villain. Do not know if I agree.
YES! Huntress and Manhunter on the CW's Arrow!
I guess I have to start reading this series now: Locke and Key to get a three movie deal
I am not a gamer but a Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 trailer featuring ROBERT DOWNEY JR? Okay...maybe I will play. Maybe.
Some information about the Captain America sequel including the villain.
Did you participate in All Hallows Read? The Mary Sue did!
New X-Men Movie slated for 2014 to be directed by Bryan Singer. Yay?
A JACK O LANTERN THAT PLAYS TETRIS? ITS PUMPKTRIS!
Finally here is the link for my friends podcast -- NerdHerders -- which has been #1 in the ratings for the past 6 weeks. Are you listening?
That is all for this week! Make sure to check in next Friday for more Le Geek Carousel!
CALLING ALL MY HUNGER GAMES PEEPS: Mockingjay Parts 1 and 2 has found a director
Aww RIP Nyan Cat
Amazing Spiderman 2 will have Electro as its villain. Do not know if I agree.
YES! Huntress and Manhunter on the CW's Arrow!
I guess I have to start reading this series now: Locke and Key to get a three movie deal
I am not a gamer but a Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 trailer featuring ROBERT DOWNEY JR? Okay...maybe I will play. Maybe.
Some information about the Captain America sequel including the villain.
Did you participate in All Hallows Read? The Mary Sue did!
New X-Men Movie slated for 2014 to be directed by Bryan Singer. Yay?
A JACK O LANTERN THAT PLAYS TETRIS? ITS PUMPKTRIS!
Finally here is the link for my friends podcast -- NerdHerders -- which has been #1 in the ratings for the past 6 weeks. Are you listening?
That is all for this week! Make sure to check in next Friday for more Le Geek Carousel!
Saturday, January 21, 2012
I Will Never: Read This Book
Through the power of TheMarySue.com, which in my opinion is the best website for geek girl culture, I found this website/blog called Being Geek Chic and she had this fantastic blog post called I never: read this book. It got me thinking -- I am a book worm; what books will I never read? Well here it goes..
1: Any book by the lame brains on Jersey Shore. I am talking these titles: A Shore Thing by Snooki, Here's the Situation: A Guide to Creeping on Chicks, Avoiding Grenades, and Getting in Your GTL on the Jersey Shore by Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, The Rules According to JWOWW: Shore-Tested Secrets on Landing a Mint Guy, Staying Fresh to Death, and Kicking the Competition to the Curb by Jenni Farley, and so on. Here is why: Most of these books I have mentioned are ghost-written meaning they did not put in the grueling work that it takes to write a book. Also, as a New Jerseyian; an Italian-American New Jerseyian at that, these books just put a foul taste in my mouth as now most people view us as these type of people and it is sickening.
2: Dollhouse by Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian. Ugh. I do not need to know every waking thing about these socialites. Are they smart in the realm of business as they have trademarked themselves? Yes but sometimes you just need privacy in your life. Mystery does go a long way.
3: Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Plus On Stieg Larsson by Stieg Larsson. This selection I might get a lot of flack for. I used the 100 page rule for the first book and I could not get through it. Incredibly boring as well as if anything is overhyped as the flavor of the month, I tend to shy away from it.
4: Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy by Caroline Kennedy. Another book that falls into the invasion of privacy. Also Caroline Kennedy has done nothing except come out of the right womb and has not had to work for anything in her life. Ugh.
What books fall into your I Will Never Read list?
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