It's Friday which means another My Favorite post! If this is your first My Favorite post, it's a prompt ran by my favorite person ever, Becca where you talk about your favorite thing related to the prompt each week. This week the prompt is favorite Easter candies!
I don't really do a big thing for Easter since I got older but I do enjoy some Easter candies. My absolute favorites probably have to be Whopper Robin's Eggs.
I'm a sucker for Whoppers in general because they are little balls of joy, but the Easter ones are even more adorable! They are pastel little eggs and they are so dang cute!
Since this is a short post, I took inspo from Becca's post and also decided to talk about Easter candies I dislike! While I do have a few that I just dislike (jellybeans, I'm looking at you) I have to be blunt. PEEPS.
ARE.
THE.
WORST.
They take the greatness of marshmallows and make them GROSS! I will die on this hill. Don't @ me.
Other than that, I think I'm decently okay with other Easter candies. I mean it's candy, what's not to love. That's all for this week! If you decide to join in on this, be sure to leave your link down below!
Create one post or multiple posts, using a word that starts with
each letter of the alphabet and share your thoughts on the word you
chose and how it can be applied to our lives.
Be creative and have fun!
A is for...ANIME! via GIPHY I'm a huge anime nerd so I definitely had to add this on here. My favorites are more shojou anime like K-On or anything super cute like Sailor Moon! B is for...Books! If you've read any of this blog, you probably know how much I love books, bookish things, and being a bookworm! C is for... Cereal! I'm kind of obsessed with cereal. Idk why I just love it. It's like the perfect meal.
D is for... D.VA!
I'm a huge D.Va fangirl, even basing my entire computer build and battlestation area around her and her aesthetic! Also, my most prized possesion besides my PC is probably my D.Va autograph from Charlet Chung! E is for... Eyeshadow! I'm a huge makeup junkie but my two ultimate vices are lipstick and eyeshadow. I kind of have an obsession. F is for... Flamin' Hot Cheetos products! via GIPHY Hello permanently stained red fingers! Also I love them so much that it's permanently on my blog header! G is for... GLITTER! H is for... Harry Potter! I've been a massive HP fan since I was a kid and it honestly shaped my life so darn much that I obviously had to include it! I is for... Ice Cream! I LOVE ice cream. It's just one of the most perfect desserts. It's comforting, cold, aesthetically pleasing, and there are so many flavors. I'm pretty sure it single-handedly was the cause of my "freshman 15" in college since I spent most nights with a pint of peanut butter cup ice cream and my laptop. J is for... Jupiter! via GIPHY Clearly the best Sailor Scout.
K is for... Kirby Krackle! If you haven't listened to Kirby Krackle, you are missing out on some awesome nerdy jams! Here's one of my favorites!
L is for... Lipstick! In high school it was kind of my brand to wear bright red lipstick and I am all about crazy colors, trying different brands, and expressing myself through my lip color. I love it so much, I needed a whole separate makeup case just for my lipsticks! M is for... Madonna! Catch me drunk-singing Madonna every time I go out. I think I also dressed up as her for Halloween about 5 times because 80's Madge is best.
N is for... Nick Jonas! via GIPHY O is for... Orange! This is one of my absolute favorite colors besides pink and apparently that's kind of weird so I thought I would mention it here. I just think the color is so happy and yet relaxing and it's just great! P is for... PIE!
via GIPHY Love me some pie. Q is for...Quidditch! The only sport I understand! R is for... Rock 'n' Roll! Rock music, specifically classic rock and the history of it has always been one of my favorite subjects and things and I can't get enough. S is for... Star Trek! via GIPHY I'm a huge Trek nerd so I had to include this on the list!
T is for... Texas! via GIPHY Texas has it's faults but it is like it's own country and damn, if I ain't in love with my state. U is for... Universe! I'm a huge space geek and I did stretch this a bit but I had to include it!
V is for... Vanellope von Schweetz! via GIPHY W is for... Wonder Woman! X is for... Xbox! One of my most prized posessions has to be my Xbox One X. I may spend a lot of time on my PC but at my heart I am a console gamer.
Y is for... Yuri!
Not that kind of yuri, but instead Yuri from Doki Doki Literature Club! She is best girl, fight me about it. Z is for... Zone-Tan!
We'll just leave it at that...
That's my ABCS! Feel free to join in on this challenge! It was so much fun and it was actually pretty challenging!
I'm back with another My Favorite post! It's been a hot minute since we've done one of these posts and I really want to get back into them because not only are they super fun, they also help out my friend Becca who hosts these! So if you decide to join these posts, make sure to check her blog out for the prompts every week!
This week's prompt is my favorite thing about spring! I'm a person who can never decide what season is their favorite (although I lean a bit closer to winter) so I love each season for what it brings.
For me springtime is the best time to pull out a cute contemporary and head outside for a long read. I also am a huge fan of those April showers and May flowers!
I stole this tag from Becca, as per usual because I loved the idea of it and want to add more tags to this site.
The Liebster Award Rules:
1. Acknowledge the blog that gave it to you and display the award 2. Answer 11 questions that the blogger gives you. 3. Give 11 random facts about yourself 4. Nominate 11 blogs and notify them of their nomination 5. Give these blogs 11 questions to answer
In this, you are to tag 11 people but as always, I tag everyone reading this and the questions I leave you will be at the bottom!
1. If you could acquire any ability, what would it be? Teleportation yo! Imagine never having to deal with traffic again! 2. What's your perfect breakfast? Waffles, fruit, whipped cream, coffee, orange juice, and mimosas! 3. What's your phone background? My lock screen is me and Jonathan and then my actual home screen is this piece by Jen Bartel of Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel.
4. Who was your first favorite author? Probably Mary Downing Hahn. I loved her spooky books and I remember Daphne's Book being my all time favorite book for a while. 5. If you could use any spell from Harry Potter, what would it be? Accio ____ because I'm a lazy trashcan. 6. If you could name your children/pets after book characters, who would you choose? Well I already had a cat named Bellatrix, a cat named Crookshanks, and a dog named Lily. So obviously Harry Potter. Although I named my cactus Usagi after Sailor Moon so that would be a close second. 7. What is something you've been recently obsessed with and gush about it. Um...the Jonas Brothers being back?! Can we just talk about Cool and how it is my new summertime bop? 8. If you could make everyone read one book, what would it be? Probably Harry Potter because it's just so damn good. 9. Hot or Iced Coffee? Iced coffee. I'm basic af. via GIPHY
10. What was your favorite subject in school? Drama. I was and still am a huge theater nerd!! 11. If you could tell your 15 year old self one thing what would it be? Stop trying to impress losers. Impress yourself!
11 Facts About Me
When I'm anxious, I sleep on the couch. I don't know why but it chills me out.
I love therapy because it gets me out of my head for an hour and recommend it to everyone
I have synesthesia where I see colors when I listen to music. It varies in my family but for me it's colors and music mainly.
I think Kale is the devil
I hate the boba balls in boba tea but I enjoy the tea.
I shop when I'm stressed and I'm trying to break that habit.
I hate having unread books on my shelf. It makes me nervous.
My most prized possesion is my D.Va statue Jon got me for my birthday. It's like 3 feet tall and 80 lbs.
I'm a massive crybaby. I cry all the time.
Yuri is best girl
My first jouney into fanfic was writing love letters between Hermione and Ron.
My Questions for you 1. What's your theme song? 2. How would you describe your aesthetic? 3. Comfort food? 4. Fictional character you most resonate with? 5. Who do people say you look like? 6. What's your most prized possession? 7. Favorite mythical creature? 8. Hogwarts House? 9. Favorite Season and Why? 10. What's your view right now? 11. Unpopular book opinion! I hope you do this tag and I'd love to read your responses! If you do, link it down below!
One of my absolute favorite genres to read is books about being a geek. Whether it's a book following a geeky main character, or a book about living life in the best nerdy way, I am a huge sucker for books that I can relate to. So I decided to share some of my favorite geeky reads with you guys! Maybe you've read these, and maybe you will find a new favorite book! In no particular order Geekerella by Ashley Poston/The Princess and the Fangirl
Was there any question that I wouldn't add these two to the list? They are two of my favorite geekcentric books and if you haven't read them, put down this computer and pick them up! I have reviews of both these books on this site, but in short Geekerella is a Cinderella re-telling with a geeky twist. Starfield (think Star Trek) fangirl Elle is a nerd blogger who's subject is usually recapping Starfield episodes. When it's revealed that a new Starfield movie is coming out and a mainstream teen heartthrob is in the lead role, Elle is furious. Insert nerd rage hijinks and a convention ball while Elle tries to stop the movie from happening. This book is cute and sweet with so much nerdy goodness thrown in. If you like fairy tales and Star Trek, I highly recommend. The Princess and the Fangirl is a sequel to Geekerella and is a Princess and the Pauper retelling. Imogene is a huge Starfield fan and just so happens to look like the main actress in the film, Jessica Stone. What happens when they switch places and have to fit in as each other? Not to mention the fact that Jessica hates Starfield for an unknown reason and wants to be killed off and Imogene is running the campaign to save Jessica's character. Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd by Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci
This is probably my favorite book on this list. In this book is a collection of short nerdy stories by multiple authors including David Levithan, Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, John Green, and so many more. What happens if a Klingon and a Jedi fall in love? Or read about best friends who love the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Like Buffy, space, or debate team? This book has it all. My favorite story in this book is probably One of Us by Tracy Lynn about a girl who wants to learn to be a geek and it's just....really good. Just yes. The Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love by Sarvanez Tash
This is one of the more recent reads for me but it's super adorable and takes place over NYCC weekend. This book follows a guy named Graham as he comes up with a plan to tell his best friend Roxy he is in love with her at NYCC. A plan that includes their favorite comic creator, a lot of courage, and a hell of a lot of hope. This book was described as John Hughes meets Comic Con and I can definitely vouch for it. It's super cute and there's just so much geeky references and geek love in this book. The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy by Sam Maggs
If you don't read any of these books but one, this is the one you should definitely pick up. This is one of the most mainstream reads on this list and it's written in the format of a guide to fandoms, conventions, websites, and more. I love this book so much I even have this signed poster of the cover! The Secret Loves of Geek Girls by Various Authors
When I first read this book, it was very different from what I thought it was going to be but I ended up adoring it. This book follows multiple authors as they tell the story of a love of theirs. There is a ton of wlw content in this book and it's essentially a love letter to their younger selves. I definitely loved this book, so much that I gifted a copy to one of my closest friends last year. Notable Mentions
Game Over by Jonathan Green
Horror anthology with all the stories based on classic games like Frogger, Donkey Kong, and Rampage
Wolf Boy by Evan Kuhlman
Follows a kid who is dealing with his family life after a tragedy by creating a comic book series.
I hope you enjoyed this list! What are some of your favorite geeky themed books? Let's chat about it!
Happy Monday! This past week I worked the week straight with no days off so I had been pretty bummed to not really do a whole lot. However, the weekend actually was pretty eventful after work.
Saturday was Jon's niece's birthday so we headed there and celebrated with her party. It was really fun and we got to see a lot of family that we hadn't seen in awhile.
Sunday night, we ended up getting together with a friend of mine, Jocelyn (from the PAX South trip) and we headed to get dollaritas (which were super lame) and then to the Drafthouse to "get lit" as the kids say and watch Us.
The movie was super creepy and I loved all the ambiguity and hidden references in it. Also Winston Duke as a dad was just..... *heart eyes emoji*
via GIPHY Jonathan also had a blast taking pics with the different props around the theater and I got to help work towards my goal of taking more photos. :)
Overall the weekend was great, but this morning I woke up sick as a dog in bed with no voice. So I've been resting a ton, reading in bed, and spraying terrible tasting numbing spray down my throat which is just as fun as it sounds -__- However, I was able to finish Reflection by Elisabeth Kim, the Mulan retelling in the Twisted Tales series. I also started On The Come Up by Angie Thomas and I'm already 200 pages in and I adore it! I'll talk more about these in my April wrap-up later this month.
That's how my weekend has been going! How was yours? Let's chat about it!
Today we get to talk about my favorite subject, ME! I was actually tagged by Becca to do this Behind the Blogger tag and I really wanted to do it because I think it might be nice for the newbies who have stumbled here to get to know me a little bit better. Thanks Becca for the tag! I suck at knowing bloggers so if you are reading this, YOU should do this! Yes you!
Nominate 5+ bloggers you’d like to know more about, to do this tag
1. Why did you start blogging and why do you keep blogging? I started blogging because I needed an outlet to share my geeky loves and random life stuff. I was also inspired by Megan from The Nerdy Girlie and Kristin from SuperSpaceChick, both awesome geeky ladies who I am constantly inspired by. I keep blogging because it's therapeutic and I've met so many cool people doing this! Also, it's nice to share my interests with people from all over the world.
2. What is your favorite type of blog post to write? I love the Captain's Log posts because they help me reflect back on my month and see how much I accomplished throughout that time. It is like a neat little snapshot of the month and I like to go back through them periodically to see how my life as progressed. :D
4. What are your favorite things to do to relax? Read a great book, listen to music on my #BossBitch playlist, and draw. 5. What are your 3 favorite things? - Jonathan <3 - D.Va - Book shopping
6. What are your proudest blogging moments? Being able to participate in the Geek Bloggers Vday card swap! I'm still friends with a few of them and it was so much fun to send love and discover new blogs! 7. What are your hobbies outside of blogging? Gaming, reading, drawing, and listening to music. I also love Star Trek, reading comics, hanging with Jonathan, and drinking with friends.
8. Describe your personality in 3 words. Geeky, anxious, salty 9. What are your top 3 pet peeves? - People against feminism - ignorance - Bad drivers 10. What is something your followers don't know about you? I have a bachelor's degree in Psychology with a minor in Biology and if I ever get my masters, I would probably go into researching paraphilic disorders.
Hopefully you learned something new about me! I'd love to hear about you! If you do this, link your post below! Always, Raineedayze
If you've been a follower for a while, you know how much I LOVED Geekerella by Ashley Poston. So when the sequel, The Princess and the Fangirl, based on the the Princess and the Pauper (or is it prince? Who knows!) was announced, you bet I was preordering as fast as I could.
The book came in and I devoured it within the day at work. Also, look at this beautiful cover!
The book follows geek girl Imogene, who is campaigning to save her favorite character Amara from Starfield from being "fridged" (a term used to describe a female character whose death is only used to further the male character's plot). This is the same Amara from the first book, portrayed by Jessica Stone.
The book is told in dual perspective between Imogen and Jessica Stone, the actress portraying Amara who is very against the entirety of Starfield and wants it her character to stay "dead".
At the beginning of the novel, I HATED Jessica and it was very different from the first book, because of how much I loved all the main characters in Geekerella. I honestly thought it would make me not love this book as much. I was dead wrong. Jessica's hatred of Starfield doesn't come from the actual show itself, but instead stems from the hate lobbed towards female actresses in sci-fi/fantasy (a la Kelly Marie Tran, Daisy Ridley, Brie Larson, Gal Gadot, the new Ghostbusters.....do I need to go on?) I think in this time, this book is so impactful because it really delves into an idea of what it would be like to be a star and get all sorts of hate for not being what fans (read: angry nerd trolls) picture as the perfect princess, ghostbuster, or hero.
This book also has so many queer relationships which I am SO here for. I'm so in love with Imogene's mom's and want an entire mini story around them and Figurine It Out. It also doesn't pander to geek girls. Ashley Poston herself is a geek who writes the way fangirls talk. I go more in to detail about this in my Youtube review (link TBA). But, so much of the dialogue is authentic fangirl speak and the references are hilarious and lovely.
Also, hella throwbacks to the OG book and so much cute Dare and Elle <3
Overall, I gave this book a 5/5 and it joins Geekerella as being one of my all time favorite reads! I cannot wait to see if more comes to this series!
