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!
Rules
- Thank the person who nominated you
- Answer all the questions down below
- Pingback to the creator: Ellyn @ Allonsythornraxx
- 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
3.What is your top three favorite blog posts?
How World of Warcraft Saved My Life, My TATBILB review, and My Princess and the Fangirl review.
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!
Have you read this book? Let's chat about it!
Always, Raineedayze
March was the month of getting back on my feet and doing all I could to continue improving myself. I feel like this month, more specifically the second half of the month, I really worked hard on making sure I was doing more and pushing through the big setbacks I had in February.
So let's recap.
Armada by Ernest Cline | Say Something: A Hate List Novella by Jennifer Brown | The Lost Sisters by Holly Black | The Wicked King by Holly Black | Suspicious Minds by Gwenda Bond | Superman: Dawnbreaker by Matt De La Pena |
This month I read a total of 6 books which wasn't a whole ton of books but more than I had been reading. In terms of quality, I had an excellent month with all these books being 3+ stars! I also accomplished a ton off my TBR shelf so honestly, this month was a win for me.
Captain Marvel | Game of Thrones | The Act | Kaguya-sama: Love is War |
This month was all about catching up on things I had put off seeing. So I'm now on Season 3 of Game of Thrones (and LOVING it) and I finally saw Captain Marvel, which I am going to go see again later this week. I'm just happy to finally be getting around to doing more and getting out of the funk that plagued me earlier this year.
Other Cool Things This Month
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| Meeting Wonder Woman |
- I got a new job! Yay money!
- I bought a bunch of cool things (yay already spending my paycheck)
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| Sisterly Love |
How was your March? Let's chat about it!
Always, Raineedayze
April is already upon us and I still am writing 2018 on all my paperwork.
Regardless of that, I've been doing pretty well with my reading, powering through a ton of books at the tail end of March. So this April I hope to keep up that momentum with some more awesome reads.
1. The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston (April 2nd)
Geekerella was my absolute favorite read last year and I know I'm absolutely going to devour this book so this will probably be my first read of the month.
2. Serious Moonlight by Jenn Bennett (April 16th)
I know, I know, I wasn't the biggest fan of Jenn Bennett's other two books. They both were cheesy but cute but their endings were so bleh. However, I am a sucker for these covers and want to pick up a lighthearted contemporary for spring. Who knows, it might surprise me!
3. Mera: Tidebreaker by Danielle Paige and Stephen Byrne (April 2nd)
This is the only graphic novel on my list this month and after really digging Aquaman, I am super stoked to read more about a teenage Mera. I usually fly through graphic novels, so I feel pretty good about accomplishing this one.
4. Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Available now)
Everyone and their mother has been talking about how good this book is. It's even being produced into a series by Reese Witherspoon! Plus this book is all about '70's rock'n'roll and I am ALL about that!
5. Girls on the Verge by Sharon Biggs Waller (April 9th)
This book is one of the more serious reads on this list, following a girl who goes on a road trip to get an abortion in secret. Am I gonna cry? Probably. The premise reminds me a lot of Crossroads so I'm excited for some friendships and tears.
6. William Shakespeare's Much Ado about Mean Girls by Ian Doescher (April 23rd)
Shakespeare and Mean Girls...What more could you want?
7. Queen's Shadow by E.K. Johnston (Available now)
A book about one of the coolest characters in the Star Wars universe, this book follows Padme and her handmaidens and I'm just really all about female-centric books.
8. Starworld by Audrey Coulthurst and Paula Garner (April 16th)
I love space and want a queer contemporary and friendship so I'm hoping high for this!
Obviously, I have a pretty big catalog to get through this month so catch me with a book in my face! What are you reading this month? Let's chat about it!
Always, Raineedayze
If you've been on the internet for a while and play video games, you probably know who Pokimane is.
If for some reason you don't, let me fill you in. Pokimane is a popular Twitch streamer/Youtube gamer who is super popular for being a prominent face in female streamers.
I actually really love her videos as she is super adorable and sweet and when I heard she was coming out with her own eyeshadow palette, I was, as the kids say, shooketh.
I immediately preordered it and it arrived at my door within about 4 days.
First impression was the packaging was absolutely adorable!
The palette was a partnership with Winky Lux, and I had never ordered from them before so I don't know how their standard packaging is but the flowers and baby pink was right up my aesthetic alley.
The palette itself was pinky-purple and covered in flowers. Very girly and sweet.
On the back, Pokimane says the shades are named after some of her favorite things, with names like pink pixels and glazed donut.
When I swatched them, I was slightly underwhelmed. The pigmentation isn't very heavy, but the shimmers were very nice.
The shades are very much in line with the typical makeup look Pokimane wears in her streams/videos with champagne, reds, and warm neutral shades.
Overall, I really liked the shades. Though they swatched a little weak, they were very blendable and I loved that the colors were wearable for everyday.
My least favorite shade had to be Pink Pixels. It kind of reminded me of a kid's glittery makeup shade, with a vaseline type of consistency, layered in red glitter. I think it would be nice over a red lip but maybe not on the eyes since it isn't very pigmented.
All in all, I think the palette was pretty good for the price of $25. I love supporting my favorite creators when I can, and so I feel pretty good with this purchase. There is also a Poki lip balm that you can also pick up on the WL website if you so desire. I personally didn't get that because it is a bit too nude for me, but it may be a great companion to these shades.
If you want to pick up your own, check out the palette here!
Always, Raineedayze
Gonna pretend like we aren't halfway through March already and talk about my TBR for this month. As of writing this I haven't finished any of these books, but when this post goes up I'll probably be done with one of these (oh so ambitious!).
This month is the first month that I actually have a TBR that I think I may complete, because I own all the books and I am finally back on my reading game. SO without further ado, let's chat about them.
1. Armada by Ernest Cline
If the name sounds familiar, it's because the author is also the author of Ready Player One, which was one of my favorite books. A lot of people weren't fans of these books because they found them to be too geek-centric and making too many references but I really enjoyed RP1 and so far am really loving Armada. I love the story and it gives me Wargames/Starship Trooper vibes. There are also a ton of references to sci-fi, video games, and geeky stuff in general which I adore.
2. Absolute Boyfriend Vol. 1 & 2 by Yuu Watase
I haven't read much manga this year and I really wanna remedy that since I love manga. I also want to build up my physical manga collection so I'm going back to a series I really enjoyed in the past. I read AB 1 a LONG time ago but don't really remember it so I wanted to re-read it and get into the rest of the series.
3. Superman: Dawnbreaker by Matt de la Peña
This is the final book in the DC Icons series and it comes out this month which is super exciting. I already pre-ordered it and it's on it's way so I'm so stoked to read it. I have to admit Superman is my least favorite superhero but I adore this set and all the books so far have been amazing so I'm ready for this one.
4. Legendary by Stephanie Garber
....yeah I am so behind on reading this book and Finale is coming out in May and I STILL haven't read this one. I've owned it since it came out and I ended up forgetting I owned it. That's how long I've had it. I hate having unread books on my shelf so I really want to read this. I may have to refresh on Book 1 since it's been forever, but it's gonna happen.
5. The Wicked King by Holly Black
Another book I've had for a bit, I loved The Cruel Prince and I wanted this sequel so bad and then when I got it, I was in a reading slump and had no motivation to read. So now that I'm back on my reading, I'm down to finally read this and get back in this world.
What is your TBR for March? Let's chat about it!
Always, Raineedayze
So following my last post, I've been working on myself and my life lately and though it fluctuates, it's been a lot better just focusing on myself.
Also therapy. Lots of therapy.
But while I've been doing this, I've been setting lots of new goals, both small and big, to kind of jumpstart back to where I was before all of this.
And if you have been an avid reader here, you know that I have been really pushing to start drawing, improve my skill, and gain confidence to post my work.
So one of my steps has been creating an art instagram! So if you wanted to check it out and see my progress, feel free to check it out @raineedayze_art. And while you're there, feel free to follow my main @raineedayze!
(Ya like that shameless self-promo?)
Other than this, I also started reading some more. Just like when I first started reading again, I've been bringing a book with me everywhere and got a lot of my reading done in waiting rooms, car rides, and while running long errands like laundry.
But the good news is that means more reviews will be coming here on the blog and more bookish posts so if you are a fan of that, your prayers have been answered!
Also for some interesting news, I started uploading on YouTube! So if you just can't get enough of me, you can see streams, unboxings, vlogs, and more nerdy content there as well. Obviously I'll be updating this blog more since it's a lot easier to write than edit a video but check it out as well here!
Again I wanted to thank all of you who have shown support and who read this blog and have reached out to me whether IRL or online. It means a ton. <3
Always, Raineedayze
