Geekiness and Disney

So I'm debating if I should have posts prepared so that they post on the weekend. Even if it's just something small.

found HERE

What do you think?? Good idea??

Anyway, I've been pretty busy with people and friends and pocket letters and everything. I really am trying to figure out if I want to try and expand my blog... being it's at baby blog level... into intermediate level. How to do this I really don't quite know but it would be neat to have a slightly bigger audience I think. It would also give me a reason to actually prepare more than my daily rants (not that there's anything wrong with my daily rants). LOL.

If you have any suggestions or want to share this blog with a larger audience I would be thrilled. I'm just not quite sure where to start.

Anyway, back to a geeky rant.

I have decided to acknowledge publicly my love of Disney... and Marvel... and Disney LOL. I find so many cute versions of Disney princesses that aren't so "Princess-y" that I almost think I should start a Links Page just to include them in. For now I'm going to start sharing them here...

found HERE

If you haven't already seen them and fell in love with them... here is Pocket Princesses. Think of this scenario: If all the princesses were to live under the same roof what do you think would happen?? Well this artist explored them in the ABSOLUTELY CUTEST ways possible. I will spend minutes *cough*hours*cough* going through all the little drawings. Each one is in the above format and shows them in doing different things. I like the interactions and the unashamed acceptance of each characters "quirks". Go now and take in the cute!

I also found the picture at the top of the post at Tee Turtle. It's actually a shirt you can buy. I've been getting into all the geeky t-shirts lately (who would have guest I'm in my 30's) and am seriously considering spending some invisible money (invisible money is that from credit cards that doesn't actually exist) on some. I think I need to hold off for a few months though being I will be paying for Fan Expo Tickets fairly soon and I don't want to blow my budget.

I have been seeing a variety of re-imagined Disney princesses. It seems to be a theme lately. I think it's awesome (and have done a fair share of my own as well),

Here is a collection of some of the cool ones I have found. The link is attached to the name if you want to see other stuff by the artist.

From Dark:

By Jeffrey Thomas

To Tattooed:

By Timothy John Shumate

To Chibi:

By Meekgeek

To Fashion:

By Sashii-kami

So many styles. So many awesome artists. If you find any more feel free to add them into the comments below.

For now I am off for the weekend. I will try and figure out this weekend how to get an automated post to happen... I'm sure I can figure it out. Just need to actually look into it.

Until next time.

Keep On Geekin' On
Angie

The Great A'Tuin

Today I was going to talk about stuff like my cute new Jack Skellington that my awesome sauce brother sent me (pic below, 'cause I needed to share it), heck I even brought it to work so he's now living on my computer. Instead I decided to talk about the amazing Terry Pratchett.

My experience with Terry Pratchett is mainly through the Discworld Series. I love this series and, as most who read discworld, prefer specific characters over others, even though I will read pretty much anything. For those of you who don't know about discworld here's the general concept:

In a distant and second-hand set of dimensions, in an astral plane that was never meant to fly, the curling star-mists waver and part...

See...
Great A'Tuin the turtle comes, swimming slowly through the interstellar gulf, hydrogen frost on his ponderous limbs, his huge and ancient shell pocked with meteor craters. Through sea-sized eyes that are crusted with rheum and asteroid dust He stares fixedly at the Destination.
In a brain bigger than a city, with geological slowness, He thinks only of the Weight.
Most of the weight is of course accounted for by Berilia, Tubul, Great T'Phon and Jerakeen, the four giant elephants upon whose broad and startanned shoulders the disc of the World rests, garlanded by the long waterfall at its vast circumference and domed by the baby-blue vault of Heaven.
Astropsychology has been, as yet, unable to establish what they think about.
The Great Turtle was a mere hypothesis until the day the small and secretive kingdom of Krull, whose rim-most mountains project out over the Rimfall, built a gantry and pulley arrangement at the tip of the most precipitous crag and lowered several observers over the Edge in a quartzwindowed brass vessel to peer through the mist veils.
The early astrozoologists, hauled back from their long dangle by enormous teams of slaves, were able to bring back much information about the shape and nature of A'Tuin and the elephants but this did not resolve fundamental questions about the nature and purpose of the universe.[1]
For example, what was Atuin's actual sex? This vital question, said the Astrozoologists with mounting authority, would not be answered until a larger and more powerful gantry was constructed for a deep-space vessel. In the meantime they could only speculate about the revealed cosmos.
There was, for example, the theory that A'Tuin had come from nowhere and would continue at a uniform crawl, or steady gait, into nowhere, for all time. This theory was popular among academics. An alternative, favoured by those of a religious persuasion, was that A'Tuin was crawling from the Birthplace to the Time of Mating, as were all the stars in the sky which were, obviously, also carried by giant turtles. When they arrived they would briefly and passionately mate, for the first and only time, and from that fiery union new turtles would be born to carry a new pattern of worlds. This was known as the Big Bang hypothesis.
Thus it was that a young cosmochelonian of the Steady Gait faction, testing a new telescope with which he hoped to make measurements of the precise albedo of Great A'Tuin's right eye, was on this eventful evening the first outsider to see the smoke rise hubward from the burning of the oldest city in the world.
Later that night he became so engrossed in his studies he completely forgot about it. Nevertheless, he was the first. There were others...
. . .
[1] The shape and cosmology of the disc system are perhaps worthy of note at this point. There are, of course, two major directions on the disc: Hubward and Rimward. But since the disc itself revolves at the rate of once every eight hundred days (in order to distribute the weight fairly upon its supportive pachyderms, according to Reforgule of Krull) there are also two lesser directions, which are Turnwise and Widdershins. Since the disc's tiny orbiting sunlet maintains a fixed orbit while the majestic disc turns slowly beneath it, it will be readily deduced that a disc year consists of not four but eight seasons. The summers are those times when the sun rises or sets at the nearest point on the Rim, the winters those occasions when it rises or sets at a point around ninety degrees along the circumference. Thus, in the lands around the Circle Sea, the year begins on Hogs' Watch Night, progresses through a Spring Prime to its first midsummer (Small Gods' Eve) which is followed by Autumn Prime and, straddling the half-year point of Crueltide, Winter Secundus (also known as the Spindlewinter, since at this time the sun rises in the direction of spin). Then comes Secundus Spring with Summer Two on its heels, the three quarter mark of the year being the night of Alls Fallow - the one night of the year, according to legend, when witches and warlocks stay in bed. Then drifting leaves and frosty nights drag on towards Backspindlewinter and a new Hogs' Watch Night nestling like a frozen jewel at its heart.
Since the Hub is never closely warmed by the weak sun the lands there are locked in permafrost. The Rim, on the other hand, is a region of sunny islands and balmy days. There are, of course, eight days in a disc week and eight colours in its light spectrum. Eight is a number of some considerable occult significance on the disc and must never, ever, be spoken by a wizard.
Precisely why all the above should be so is not clear, but goes some way to explain why, on the disc, the Gods are not so much worshipped as blamed.(An Extract from The Colour of Magic)

I love Terry Pratchett's Style. As you read through his books you realize he has a rhythm and tone that is unique to him. I have never found another author who's books read like Pratchett's. Just as Neil Gaiman is unique in his concepts and structures so is Pratchett.

When talking about Pratchett with any Pratchett ready everyone seems to have a favourite character group. He has a few character groups that seem to stick together by books... some of the few are the Witches, or Death, or the Night Watch, or the Wizards. All the books have different themes... the wizards seem to be based on literature or classic items, like fairy tales or the Phantom of the Opera. A lot of the Night Watch are film noir or mysteries... the list goes on and on. My absolute favourite has always been Death.

From HERE

I have read and re-read the Death Series many times in my life. My favourite has always been Reaper Man but really they are all so good that it makes it hard to decide.

From HERE

I can never get over the awesomeness that is the Death of Rats... or Death's Granddaughter Susan.... or pretty much any time he talks. I always try to picture what it would sound like. What kind of voice does Death have that is it spelt in Capitols. I don't feel it's particularly loud (like the Capital speech in common texting or im-ing), instead I feel it represents a characteristic that is OtherWorldly. Something different or something that makes you react in a way you can't quite tell.

I always love Death's appearances in the other Discworld novels. A little "EXCUSE ME" or "HELLO" while passing in a scene. Some kind of mention of a guy that seemed exceptionally skinny. All these make me giggle. All these make me appreciate that Death, in one form or another, is everywhere. If you think of that it seems like a rather grim proclamation but in all honesty it's kind of comforting. (I know, the goth girl in me is getting out lol)

In looking around the lovely internets to try and find some cool gifs or images or stuff related to Discworld I discovered this artist on Deviant Art:

By Deviant Art Artist Kian

I think it's rather well done. You should check out the other Discworld Dictionary Stuff on her site. The physical portrayal of the scenes actually to the novels a lot of justice.

Well for now I wish Sir Terry Pratchett a comfortable journey to his next destination, with the promise of remembrance every time I read his books.

Until Next Time
Keep On Geekin' On.
Angie

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