Tim Burton and the Con Man!

When I think of Tim Burton this is what I think of...

From HERE

and this:

I know he's done other things like these:

Found HERE

And some of them are dark, some are lighter but all Tim Burton has a slightly off quality too it. Now as a kid I really didn't like Dumbo. With the weird "high" scene and the older styles of cartooning, that even as a kid of the 80's I found was strange.

As a live action Dumbo I'm not sure if they are thinking more of a CG Elephant or real Elephant but I have a hard time believing that it will be a kid friendly movie. All I can picture is Tim Burton/ Salvador Dali styled Elephants flying over the Circus tent.

What do you think of this revelation??

On another note have you seen this??

Image from their Indiegogo

I would TOTALLY watch this show. I'm quite thrilled that they are fully funded in less then 24 hours. As a geeky individual in a geeky community I have one question: Did they really think that something with Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion would NOT get funded? Seriously??

Heck with the increase in shows like the Guild and Table Top and even Sherlock and the MARVEL INSANITY.... are we surprised that a show about actors in the Convention world gets a lot of buzz?? No not really. If anything I'm wonder why it wasn't done before. Also this opens up a whole slew of possibilities of Guest Actors/Actresses being on the show... which is very very very exciting.

Well, for now I will go revel in the possibilities of a comedy I may enjoy and the confusion bestowed upon me by Dumbo.

Until Next Time.
Keep On Geekin' On.
Angie

Passion and Embracing your Geekdom.

I wasn't sure what I should write about today. I've been really hung up on the pocket letters and pen pals lately but I feel like I've been neglecting my other joys of Geekdom. At the same time I've been embracing something new and seeing where it has been taking me.

Wise Words found HERE

I keep having to remind myself that there is no rules or limitations on what you enjoy. There are no specifics on how you get there. There are no Right ways or Wrong ways on why you are doing something the way you are doing it.

This year has been a year of a lot of changes in my life and there are a TON of things that I am experiencing and trying to experience that I haven't before.

One of the cool things is being a part of communities like IGGPPC and recently getting some non (or less) geeky pen pals in the Pocket Letters club.

But there are SO many other things that I want to try. One of them is truly embracing Cosplay. I have loved Costuming and everything Costume related for years. There is a reason that Halloween is one of my favourite Holidays. I am working on building some costumes of my own creation (you can find them all on my Facebook .... come like me) but I'll include one or two below...

My Evil Snow White

My Alt-Wendy

The main problem with hobbies (especially those that involve sewing) is my limited time when I can actually sew. During the day I work, in the evening I have my kids and once my kids are in bed I find it hard to sew being it's a little noisy and I worry about waking them up. (Also I'm too tired to do a good job and I'm a bit of a perfectionist at times.) I really really really want to get my costumes ready for Fan Expo... which is in September.

So to all those trying new things I will give you the encouragement that I try to give myself... KEEP GOING! Don't give up and you will get there in time. There is no time limits on Success and no deadlines for hobbies. So enjoy it and embrace your passions.

Until Next Time
Keep On Geekin On.
Angie

Dragon Riders... and more.

So there's an announcement that there may be a Dragonriders of Pern Movie in our Future. (Source HERE) As someone who has read my fair share of Anne McCaffrey I'm not sure how I feel about this. I really really enjoyed Dragonriders. I haven't read it in years so now that this is out I may have to dust off my copy so that I can read it again. If you are dusting off yours let me know, maybe we should do a read along??

From HERE

What I would love to see is one of my FAVOURITE Anne McCaffery series ... The Rowan. We have progressed far enough with Digital Imaging that I think there are a few Anne McCaffery series that could make some beautiful movies now.

I even have this exact hard cover : Image from HERE

I have actually read the Rowan over and over again since I was in highschool. I re-read the series every time. Every time I read it I'm at a different stage in my life and can relate to the books in different ways. I think that's the most fascinating thing about literature. I love books with re-readability. Books that you can pick up years again years apart and enjoy just as much as the first read for a whole different reason. There are a few series and individual novels that I have read which follow this idea.

All in all I look forward in some ways to the Dragon Rider's Movie... if nothing more than to watch the (hopefully) beautiful imagery that someone can create. Who wouldn't want to be flying over the world on the back of a dragon?? Seriously!

On another note. You should totally go watch the trailer for Tomorrow Land. It looks Amazing.

Find it HERE.

Did you go???
What do you think?? Looks freaking awesome!

Another thing that's awesome were the Chris' this weekend. Did you see the awesome pictures of them at the children's hospital??? If you missed them you can find some on the Mary Sue HERE.

Well I hope you all had a great weekend and welcome to a new week of Geek.

Until Next Time.
Keep On Geekin' On.
Angie

Some crafty nights with Agent Carter.

So this weekend I've decided to be a stay at home and "Craft all the things".

Image is a version of  Hyperbole and Half

I've actually managed to get 2 pocket letters done so far. Being I assume that my pocket penpals aren't really reading my blog (I apoligize if you are!!) I figured I could post the fronts here. I'm not posting the back with the contents, JUST IN CASE they do read this then they can still be surprised.

It's been really fun pulling out my big box of craft stuff when the kids go to bed and puttering with stickers and paper and stuff. Hopefully I'll start preparing my awesome Geeky Ones that I'll be sending in the next two weeks as well. I also have an AWESOME swap that I'm a part of where we get to send a package with 30 days of little presents. 

So much crafting and Geeky Love... I can't contain it all. 

Found HERE

Last week finished of Agent Carter. Now I haven't watched Marvel Agents of Shield (I know, Bad Marvel Geek, Bad!) but I really really liked the Agent Carter series. Today The Mary Sue released an article which pretty much says that they don't know if they'll make more but maybe. (Find it HERE) 

I really hope that they do figure out something. There is enough random villains and such in the Marvel universe, there's no reason that can't have her fighting SOMEONE. Seriously! 

Well, now I'm off to hopefully do some awesome Geeky Crafting this weekend. 

Comment and let me know what kind of crafts you are up to. 

I believe this is my 22nd post! Over 1 month of blogging. Let me know if there is something more you want to hear about. I'm always open for suggestions.

But until then!

Keep On Geekin' On!

Angie

Reasons it's fun to be a Geeky Mom to little Girls.

I have been trying lately to mostly keep this blog about my love of Geeky Things. Informative but still informal. I have avoided (other than yesterday) talking too much about my kids and my home life. After sitting last night for an hour laughing at my daughters I realized I should share why it TOTALLY ROCKS to be the mom of little girls. I know Geek culture often gears things at little boys, they seem to forget that little girls can be superheroes as strong as Thor or as fast as The Flash. As a Mom who loves and is learning to embrace her inner geek I've tried to keep gender biasing to a minimum, but sometimes you just have a pretty princess.

Reason 1: Evening Crafting of COOL things!

Some nights you just need to make some home made Steam Punk goggles like DracuBecca.

There have been a few nights that resulted in last minute, before bedtime, crafting of some sort of Goggles or Hats or Bracers or something that is "Necessary to Survive" (or at least that is how it feel). I don't mind doing this at all!

Reason 2: Awesome Hair

My kid loves all the hair chalks. She often wants her hair blue or pink or purple. I'm that weird mom that sends her kid to dance class in multi-coloured tights and bright hair. I think it's great that she wants to be more than the pastel pink girl that others try and turn their kids into. If she wants colours I will give her colours.

Reason 3: Random Costume Days

Some days are just Dinosaur days. Yes when the weather gets better if she wants to be a dino all day I will let her. We have gone out to dinner in everything from Batman or Spiderman Costumes, to Princess Dresses, to Dinosaurs. They are kids and costumes are one of the best part of being a kid.

Reason 4: EVERY hero becomes a girl simply by adding "Girl" to the title.

We have some girly superhero costumes (a la Batman Girl costume above) and not so girly costumes (I was trying to find a picture of my monkey in her spiderman outfit to avail). It doesn't matter what the costume is, or who the character is... as soon as she puts it on she is xxxx Girl. Spiderman Girl. Batman Girl. Wolverine Girl... Anything, it just has to have "Girl" afterwards. It's kinda awesome actually.

Reason 5: Late night Avengers Watching

Some of my less geek friends have their little ones crying, saying they can't go to bed till watch Hanna Montana like shows. Not my kid. My kid cries till she can watch an episode of the Avengers. Or Pouts because she wanted an episode with Ant Man, or Captain America, or Black Panther, and the one we watched didn't have the character she was in the mood for.

I'm a proud mom of 2 little geek girls in training. The oldest is well on her way and the youngest is just starting, but I can't help but be proud of the fact that they love Comics and Cartoons. My youngest will proudly state which characters are which on posters. Will complain to the comic store clerk that her favourite character isn't included in something, and will ask me to make her costumes of a variety of characters. I'm sure when she starts school she'll be dressed up a lot of the time.

I am exceptionally proud that she doesn't believe that the boys are stronger than the girls. She states straight out that she will punch the bad guy in the nose (which isn't always good when her cousin's are pretending to be the bad guys... but so be it lol ). She says she can be Ant Man, Iron Man or whoever she wants to be that day... and I agree with her.

So to all those Geeky Moms with Little Girls out there. Keep it up!!!!

Until Next Time
Keep On Geekin' On.
Angie

The PLAGUE... and maybe an Avenger :)

So I had the plague yesterday. Missed work and life. Sleep was my best friend.
I'm feeling better, mostly alive. Only partially dead. So I decided I should share some cool things.

I apologize if my pen pal that I'm sending this too see's it. But here's my first Pocket Letter. I admit I'm not stuffing them with as much stuff as others might. Part of my fascination with them is that they look like mini scrapbooks. The stuff is just bonus for me, but I managed to figure out a way to get SOMETHING in every pocket :) YAY.

I have 5 plus more to make. I'll hopefully get a better picture of the next ones. But I think you get the idea of it from my crappy photo!.

This made me snarf: Deadpool and SpiderMan. I'm not going to post the pic here... just go see it. I started watching the show on Netflix just haven't gotten that far yet.

Found HERE

Oky, so for all the geeks out there I decided I had a Mom win the other day when my Daughter (4 years old) told my mom a story about how her and my brother (her Uncle Kristan) would fight "Ultron with the Red and Black Face". She insists on that part, saying "the Red and Black Faced Ultron not the other one" -I'm sure the other one she's talking about is the Silver Bodied one but I haven't found a picture of a Red and Black faced one. Now Uncle Kristan has muscles so he can fight Ultron and beat him up. Between her and Uncle Kristan they would defeat Ultron and then our Miniature Dachshund (Tank) would pee on Ultron's Foot.

My Batman Girl from November 2013

When I heard the story from her and from my mom all I could think of was I was a proud Geek Mom. :) I, of course, told her that she and her Uncle Kristan could definitely defeat Ultron. She responded saying she still needs a Pym Costume.

From Here

I guess I need to go Material Shopping.

On other Ultron News... have you watched the new trailer yet?? If not go Here! NOW. Go!

So excited. So impatient!!!

Until Next Time!
Keep on Geekin' On.
Angie

Jupiter Ascending to New Pen Pals.

So last night I went and saw Jupiter Ascending with a friend of mine. After reading some very mixed reviews (and I never read reviews fully because I don't like all the spoilers) I decided to go into the movie with a lowered expectation on what it will be.

From HERE

Well I was pleasantly surprised. The stuff was SO COOL. Who doesn't want metal wings, and anti-gravity roller blades, and mechs?? Seriously! I loved the fins on the ships to the different looks of each faction. No it wasn't an Oscar worthy script, but what movie that is an action movie is?? I'm a fan of anything from Die Hard to Hairspray. The fights were good, the air battles were neat. The attitude of Mila Kunis was awesome. What else do you need??

I would kind of like them to make a sequel to see what happens with the other two siblings at the end (I'm being vague so that I don't spoil things for anyone). I would like to see how she deals with things after the initial encounter in this movie. But all in all it was pretty and fun and exactly what I like to see in theaters.

On a different note.

Yesterday I went shopping and bought ALL THE THINGS. All the things this weekend were scrapbook/ pocket pen pal/ iggle swap related. I think I spent WAY too much money but it was so fun and some of the stuff I got was really cool.

If you want to sign up for a Pocket Pen Pal (even one time swaps) then select the button below. The nice thing with the Pocket Letter Pals is that they don't care if you are geeky or normal. I like that I can do a little of everything this way. I think I have 5 people I'm swapping with at the moment. We'll see where that goes.

For the IGGPPC it's for girls and boys alike (even though it says Geek Girl, boys don't need to be shy). It's a great outlet for all things geek and non-geeky alike. I have met some pretty amazing people on here.

I'm very excited to start making Pocket Letters. I'm going to try and create a Geeky Group on the Pocket Letter Pals site so that anyone who wants to be in both sites can link up on either site.

So if you are on either feel free to find me and add me as a friend, find other friends. Just join and have a blast. No pressure no stress.

Other that these lovelies (which I will start posting finished pockets soon). I had a wonderful time at my daughter's Monster High/Avengers Birthday party. Although she decided on adding Avengers, I had already had a full Monster High theme prepared. Here's a copy of my final Cake:

And a pic of my daughter blowing out her candles.

I'm hoping to get a good picture of her in the dress I made but didn't manage it with all the excitement of her birthday and stuff.

So, until next time.
Keep on Geekin' On.
Angie