tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31191625060094322622024-02-07T21:40:58.499-08:00A Nudge in the Right DirectionA journey through the creative process involved in the plotting of a first-time collaborative novel.
Or maybe just madness.Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.comBlogger646125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-43787964339796149972019-12-11T13:22:00.000-08:002019-12-11T14:04:07.011-08:00Holiday Gift Guide: Star Wars EditionHello friends! For those of you who still pop on by here, I thank you. It is December now, and it is the Season of the Force. Anyone who has known me for even a little bit of time knows how much I love Star Wars. It's been a huge fandom in my life and has truly connected me with some of the coolest people. The sequel trilogy and the entire Skywalker Saga is coming to an end in just a few days, and I'm honestly a bit overwhelmed. I'm excited and afraid, and even though an end is just another beginning, I'm still trying to prepare myself to let go.<br />
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So in honor of that, I put together this little gift guide of not overly expensive things you can get yourself or that Star Wars fan in your life for the holidays.<br />
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<b><a href="https://jordandene.com/discount/akangaru">Jordandené</a> Star Wars apparel</b> - Of course, as an unabashed fan of the brand, I had to include Jordandené in this post, especially when she just released 4 new Star Wars designs on shirts, tanks, and bomber jackets. Just sort the apparel section by NEWEST first.<br />
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I specifically asked her for the quote "A thousand generations live in you now," and she made my wish come true. Some of the older designs are still there, too, like "Never tell me the odds" and "I Rebel."<br />
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<i>(<b>Full disclosure:</b> I'm also a brand ambassador for Jordandené. If you use my code '<b>akangaru</b>,' you get 15% off and I get credit, which may translate to a small commission for me at no extra cost to you.)</i><br />
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<a href="https://www.blackseriesrebels.com/shop/oglogotee-5grgy"><b>Black Series Rebels Squad Tags</b></a> - these key chains feature fun references from a galaxy far, far away and are the perfect gift for your squadron. My fave is the FN-2187 with TR8TR on the back. Normally, I'd suggest you pick up some of BSR's pins, too, because they come in adorable Action Figure packaging, but they are sold out for the holidays!<br />
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<a href="https://www.lanternpins.com/collections/frontpage/products/snips-love-hard-enamel-pin"><b>Lantern Pins Snips Love pins</b></a> - The enamel pins trend doesn't seem like it's going anywhere soon, and I have loved these heart-shaped lightsaber pins from Lantern Pins for a long time. The ones linked here are her newest, featuring Ahsoka's blades.<br />
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<a href="https://www.shopdisney.com/javva-the-hutt-mug-lucasfilm-ltd-backstage-limited-edition-465031966235.html?efc=179006&CMP=KNC-DSSGoogle&gclid=CjwKCAiAob3vBRAUEiwAIbs5Tlv4Tg2P0cv3mj_cfGTEsCqtZAs7v_VnOu92-gWsonh7cZF3ic7uUxoC-fIQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds"><b>Javva the Hutt Mug</b></a> - here's one for the really big fans. This limited edition mug is not only a great pun on one of the galaxy's most notorious gangsters, it's inspired by the coffee shop of the same name at Lucasfilm HQ. I bought one for myself, and it is my favorite mug right now.<br />
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<b><a href="https://www.shopdisney.com/porg-mini-magnetic-shoulder-plush-star-wars-412351641182.html">Porg Mini Magnetic Shoulder Plush</a> </b>- for anyone who loves porgs (*raises hand*), these little space birbs are a must-have. You slip the covered metal disk under your sleeve at the shoulder, and the magnet inside the porg lets it sit fairly securely in place. The fun of these is that you can also dress them up! I've seen so many porgs in ponchos and little Mickey ears. It is TOO CUTE.<br />
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<b><u>Kyber Crystal</u> </b>- you can get Kyber crystals for $14.99 at Black Spire Outpost, and they make a cool souvenir even if you don't have a lightsaber or holocron (both much pricer) to put them in. BUT if you can't make it out to the edge of the galaxy for your gift-shopping, try these <a href="https://www.punchitchewiepress.com/product/jedi-rogue-kyber-pendant">Kyber Crystal necklaces from Punch It Chewie Press</a>! These are extra special because they're handmade, and you can read about the color meanings before choosing the one meant for you (or your loved one). I picked mine up at DesignerCon, and I admit, I never would've thought myself a Red Kyber girl, but the way the color in this one looked was just lovely - like blood drop unfurling in water.<br />
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If you happen to be visiting Galaxy's Edge at Disney before you meet-up for your gift exchanges, here are a few not-expensive items I think your Star Wars fan friends would enjoy.<br />
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<b>Puffer pig</b> (Creature Stall) - these little guys look weird, but they make such a cute desk pet and make the most delightfully funny noise when you squeeze them. In-universe, their value lies in their ability to smell out precious minerals (think truffle hogs).<br />
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<b>Restraining Bolt magnet</b> (Droid Depot) - an easily recognizable souvenir, it's a magnet that looks like the restraining bolts put on droids to keep them from running off.<br />
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<b>Sabacc Deck</b> (Toydarian Toymaker) - ever wanted to try your hand at the most (in)famous card game in the galaxy? You can pick up your own deck, complete with instructions on how to play, at the Marketplace in Black Spire Outpost. Just don't go betting your whole ship on a hand, okay?<br />
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<b>Yoda "hand-made" plush</b> (Toydarian Toymaker) - there's a variety of adorable hand-made aesthetic plushes at the toymaker's shop, but the hot ticket right now is the Yoda. While this isn't the same as a certain beloved child in <i>The Mandalorian</i>, it's probably the closest you're going to get right now. If plushes aren't your thing, I also recommend the variety of wooden toys that also make neat display pieces.<br />
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Hope that helps you with finding the perfect gift for the Star Wars fan-people in your life! <b>HAPPY HOTHIDAYS</b>, my friends. May the Force be with You!<br />
<br />Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-59036052514471704522019-06-26T08:30:00.000-07:002019-06-26T08:30:02.425-07:00Geekchic OOTD: Meet me in BatuuIt's funny my last outfit post here was a Star Wars-themed one because since then the Star Wars-themed land, Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire Outpost, has opened at Disneyland. AND I HAVE BEEN TO THERE.<br />
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Before I get too excited, for those of you not as obsessed with Star Wars as I am, the Galaxy's Edge addition to Disneyland (and Disney World later this summer) is meant to be unlike any other part of the parks. It is an immersive space where you'll find no Star Wars-branded or Disney-branded merch. You're meant to feel like you've ended up in a remote outpost - Black Spire, on the planet of Batuu - in a galaxy far, far away. The cast members speak in-character as denizens of the town. Star Wars characters you may recognize walk around, conducting their own business, though you can, of course, ask them if you can take a picture (get your image scanned) with them. They might not say yes, though.<br />
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In any case, I love it immensely because it fulfills a dream of mine - which is to feel like I can visit that world. I was lucky enough to get on 3 separate reservations to go during the first weeks' "soft opening" that ended last week. Of course, I planned 3 separate Star Wars-y outfits for it! I'm sharing them here so they can hopefully inspire you to get into the spirit of dressing up.<br />
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I'd previously shared on The Sartorial Geek blog outfit ideas for <b><a href="http://sartorialgeek.com/galaxys-edge-disneybound-light-side-style/">Light Side Style</a> and <a href="http://sartorialgeek.com/galaxys-edge-disneybound-dark-side-chic/">Dark Side Chic</a> </b>(check these posts out for more geek style ideas!), but these were the outfits I actually wore to Black Spire Outpost.<br />
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This is a Rey-inspired outfit. I started with a favorite Elhofferdesign piece, the Scavenger vest, and styled an outfit more based on Rey's gray-toned "training/Resistance" outfit on Ahch-To. I've used a tan jumpsuit before for her Jakku look, so this time I went with gray to go better with the vest. I was afraid it would get hot, which it kind of did, so I left the vest's matching arm warmers at home and substituted with fingerless gloves.<br />
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<b>Outfit details:</b> Strappy Jumpsuit (<a href="https://www.louandgrey.com/lou-&-grey-conscious-cotton-strappy-jumpsuit/483005">Lou & Grey</a> - on sale!) // Galactic Scavenger Vest (<a href="https://elhofferdesign.com/collections/the-vault/products/preorder-galactic-scavenger-open-front-sweater">Elhofferdesign</a>- retired) // Snips Fingerless Gloves (<a href="https://elhofferdesign.com/collections/accessories/products/snips-fingerless-gloves">Elhofferdesign</a>) // Hutt Slayer pin (<a href="https://www.lookingforleia.com/store/p4/Hutt_Slayer_Patch.html">Looking for Leia</a> - pin unavailable, but here's a patch) // Belt (Target- <a href="https://www.target.com/p/women-s-genuine-leather-jean-belt-universal-thread-153/-/A-53163010?preselect=52922010#lnk=sametab">similar</a>) // Rey Boots (<a href="https://po-zu.com/products/rey-brown-womens">Po-Zu</a>)<br />
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There are a number of villains in Star Wars who sport bold looks that aren't just black on black. In that tradition and again because I wouldn't be spending an entire day in the park, I decided to wear a maxi skirt with celestial designs. The lightsaber was kindly lent to me for photos by my friend <a href="https://www.instagram.com/goldiecylon/">Goldie</a>, who built it at Savi's Workshop that very night.<br />
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<b>Outfit details:</b> Cold-Shoulder Top (<a href="https://www.theoutnet.com/en-us/shop/product/3-quarter-sleeves-top_cod272216333653339.html">Maje</a>) // Sacred Fractals Maxi Skirt (<a href="https://blackmilkclothing.com/sacred-fractals-maxi-skirt">Blackmilk</a>- sold out, but other styles available) // Ceres Moon Necklace (<a href="http://www.earthlingjewelry.com/products">Earthling Jewelry</a>- sold out)<br />
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I wasn't sure what to wear for our final reservation to Batuu, which was right at park opening and meant we'd still have an entire day at Disneyland after leaving the outpost. This outfit came together in a very last minute way, but it's probably the simplest and the closest Disneybound to a character's actual outfit that I did for these Black Spire trips. I've also been meaning to style something for Leia, and this was the perfect opportunity - especially because the Sister ended up being Luke.<br />
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The hardest part of this look was actually the hair. My hair never cooperates with styling, and I knew the iconic cinnamon buns would never stay up all day. The Hoth vest made me think of Leia's braid crown, but I ultimately went with Leia's Bespin hair style because it was within my skills. Plus, she does wear the white Hoth jumpsuit on Bespin - just without the vest!<br />
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<b>Outfit details:</b> Women U Crew Neck Tee (<a href="https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/women-u-crew-neck-short-sleeve-t-shirt-414443.html">Uniqlo</a>) // Princess Leia Vest (<a href="https://www.heruniverse.com/product/star-wars-princess-leia-vest/11096554.html">Her Universe</a>) // Universal Thread White Jeans (<a href="https://www.target.com/p/women-s-mid-rise-stain-repel-skinny-jeans-universal-thread-153-white/-/A-54027050?preselect=53981333#lnk=sametab">Target</a>)// White Converses (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0762TX1T1/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_EdReDbMRED013">Converse on Amazon</a> - yes, these kids' shoes are the ones I have. There's a low-top adult version)<br />
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I think the biggest reason it took me so long to attempt a Leia look is because her most iconic outfits are all white. I am a messy person, and so an all-white outfit feels like I'm trying to attract stains. Luckily, I was fine for this Disney trip!<br />
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As I said in my Sartorial Geek posts, I like dressing up in the style of the world because I think it's more fun, and I think it makes the pictures look cooler too. Now, the Disney Parks dress code still applies even at Galaxy's Edge- no costumes for guests 14 and over. But that's what Disneybounding is for, and you can always check online and with cast members if you're worried your look is too costume-y.<br />
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Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire Outpost is now fully open to the public - only a valid Disneyland admission required and you have to join a Fastpass like Boarding Group that'll tell you when you can enter. Hope you liked this post, and I can't wait to see YOUR Star Wars adventures on Batuu!<br />
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<br />Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-44544889232922364212019-04-09T11:52:00.002-07:002019-04-09T11:52:31.581-07:00Geekchic OOTD: Fly CasualIs it just me or does each year seem to go by faster and faster? I can't believe we're already a quarter of the way through 2019!<br />
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Even though orange is not the easiest color to pull off, there is just something about those Rebel Pilot flight suits that is so iconic. Thanks to the current resurgence of jumpsuits and overalls in fashion, it's actually not that hard to find cute ones to wear casually. And that's where the idea for this outfit was born, or shall I say, refined?</div>
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<b>Outfit details:</b> Mock-Neck Top (<a href="https://www.forever21.com/us/shop/catalog/product/f21/top_blouses/2000331797">Forever 21</a>) // Overalls (Forever 21) // SUNGLASSES (Ray-Ban) // Fake Fangirl pin (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/UtinniBikini">Utinni Bikini</a>) // Sandals (Miista)</div>
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At Comic Con 2016, my friends did a version of this Rebel Pilot geekbound with orange dresses and white tops. So the general idea of this pilot-bound outfit had been in my head since then.</div>
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While at the mall, I saw these orange overalls and it popped into my head that I could do an updated version of the pilot outfit that was slightly closer to the flight suits. Plus, the shade of orange on these overalls was way more forgiving for regular wear. I found a white mock-neck top to wear underneath that would be a call-back to the white flak vests the Rebel pilots wear over their orange flight suits.</div>
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The Sister re-used the white crop top she used in 2016 and put it over an orange jumpsuit she already had. We both topped our outfits off with Rebel Starbirds. I used the one we made previously out of the craft foam, and she used an enamel pin from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/UtinniBikini">Utinni Bikini</a>.<br />
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My accessories were the finishing touches to tie it all together. Besides the Rebel Starbird, I included Utinni Bikini's brilliant "Fake Fangirl" enamel pin; it's written in Aurebesh, the written language seen in Star Wars. The kangaroo pocket in the front of my overalls were the perfect place to hide my co-pilot BB-8. It's sunny in San Diego, so when it came to choosing sunglasses, I went with aviators to tie into the whole pilot theme.<br />
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So there it is! My "Casual Friday" Rebel pilot outfit. Just remember for a simple geekbound like this, think in color blocks and themes. Accessories can also really pull the look together.<br />
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If you're headed to Star Wars Celebration, have so much fun. I'm so excited for all the news that's very likely going to be dropped this week! May the Force be with you!Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-55809575300627695412019-02-13T06:30:00.000-08:002019-02-13T09:17:45.126-08:00Celebrating Galentine's DayI'm slowly getting back into blogging, and the celebration of Galentine's Day seemed like a good time to start posting again.<br />
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For any of you who have spent even a little bit of time here, you'll know that I am about my sisters - the one by blood and the others by the bonds of friendship and geekery. As such, I always love a good girl power experience or product, and I'm also lucky enough to know a bunch of badass women creators. So hopefully, you'll find something for you and your squad on this list or at the very least, some cool AF boss babes to support this Galentine's Day.<br />
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<b>1) Chickens are Bitches</b><br />
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We loved the friendship between Pek Lin and Rachel in the romantic dramedy Crazy Rich Asians, and we particularly loved the line about playing chicken. Our ConSquad resident graphic designer, Gennia, indulged all of us by designing two delightful "Bok Bok Bitch" shirts for the entire crew.<br />
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<b>2) Get Strong with you Girl Gang</b><br />
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So I am terrible at staying on top of my fitness game, but it helps so much to go with friends. You can keep each other motivated to at least show up! Last year, I signed up for some trial classes with the Sister, and our friend Sherry. Because of that, we've hiked together, nearly died together in a particularly grueling Pop Physique class, and cried over soreness after kick-boxing.<br />
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In a similar vein, I just finished <a href="https://www.instagram.com/geekgirlstrong/">Geek Girl Strong</a>'s 1Up Wellness Challenge, which was a week of exercise, self-care, and healthy eating prompts led by Robyn. I found Robyn online through Jordandené, and she is honestly one of the most badass women I know of. She is constantly encouraging and open with her experiences, and seeing her workout videos in my feed is inspiring<br />
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BsL86WTDRZA/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_medium=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Robyn Warren, M.S.Ed. (@geekgirlstrong)</a> on <time datetime="2019-01-03T21:01:29+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Jan 3, 2019 at 1:01pm PST</time></div>
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The 1Up challenge was great because it came with a dose of community (remember what I said about it being easier to keep stuff up with friends?), and it was done online. So even though Robyn is literally across the country from me, I could participate! I highly recommend joining Geek Girl Strong challenges when they come around, and if you're looking for a health coach, Robyn offers <a href="http://geekgirlstrong.com/healthcoaching">in-person and online coaching packages</a>!<br />
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<b>3) Girl Power but make it Fashion</b><br />
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I know I already talked about dressing your girl gang, but I do love a good outfit, especially if it can be geeky. Plus, I'd be remiss to not share some of the rad things boss babes are doing at the intersection of style and fandom.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sherry in a Jordandene shirt, me in an Elhofferdesign sweater, and Cat in a Spider-Man shirt.</td></tr>
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<li><a href="https://www.skylaryoo.com/">Skylar Yoo </a>- feminist art and apparel, featuring graphic tees with bold hand-lettering and 20% of their profits go to 2 charities benefiting girls.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.littlepetal.net/">Little Petal</a> - convertible, hand-made dresses with pockets! Very body positive, very feminist.</li>
<li><a href="https://shop.bombsheller.com/">Bombsheller</a> - beautiful, vibrant printed leggings in a huge range of sizes, printed on demand & ethically sourced.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/colorfulgeekiness">The Colorful Geek</a> - one of the very first geek girl-owned tee-shops I went to because of the fun designs and variety of fandoms!</li>
<li><a href="https://elhofferdesign.com/">ElhofferDesign</a>- body positive and chic AF. Katie is constantly making the clothes of my subtle geek fashion dreams.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.loganarchchicago.com/">Logan Arch</a> - fun merch combining 90s nostalgia with modern fandom. Their 13th Doctor Collection is seriously for the Time Lady in all of us.</li>
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Obviously, I have to mention <a href="https://jordandene.com/?utm_source=ambassador">Jordandené</a> since a big chunk of my everyday geekwear is from there, and there are <i>so many</i> shirts with great, empowering quotes - like Geek Girl Power, Nevertheless She Persisted, and Clever Girl. Not to mention, the 2 designs that debuted this month say "Stay Badass" and "Higher. Further. Faster." - this latter one being a reference to highly anticipated Captain Marvel and it's a limited Shirt of the Month.<br />
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Plus, they just brought back sweatshirts in different styles and colors, and they added zip-up hoodies! I just got a cropped Loki hoodie, and I can confirm they are as soft as you remember (if you own one of the old sweatshirts). Full disclosure, I am currently a brand ambassador for Jordandené, but that doesn't affect my opinion of the clothes and I've been a fan long before I started getting items for review. Anyway, if you use my code, <b>akangaru</b>, you can get 15% off a $20 minimum purchase, and you help me earn my next review piece!<br />
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From superheroes to hopeless romantics to scientists to artists to women on a mission, the stories of complex female characters and real life women/girls are for everyone. Here are just a few suggestions. I've not read all of these, but if I haven't read it, rest assured it's on my TBR.<br />
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These are just a few things to share with your besties this Galentine's Day, besides a fun night out or a nice meal. But of course, the most important part of this day is to celebrate your friends and the amazing people they are. Sisters before Misters and all of that!<br />
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<b>Q4U: How do you celebrate Galentine's Day? How do you celebrate your friends?</b><br />
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<br />Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-31288568592759727132019-01-15T06:00:00.000-08:002019-01-17T00:27:49.498-08:00Year in Review: 2018- longest short year everBefore it gets too far into 2019, I'd like to do my annual recap of the year before. It's more for my sake than anything else, but I know 2018 was a weird year for a lot of people - full of very highs and very lows. There was a lot of cool stuff I did last year, but there were also so many unexpected challenges, especially as 2018 came to an end. So, here it is in all it's weird glory.<br />
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<li>Orlando~! This was one incredibly magical way to kick off 2018. We did a Sisters trip with Justine and Bri to Orlando, FL - where we swam with wild manatees, played at Disneyworld, and ate butterbeer ice cream at Diagon Alley!</li>
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<li>Black Panther happened, which was incredible. I also followed up my epic 2017 The Last Jedi experiences with a screening at IMAX HQ, where I got to meet Rian Johnson and tell him just how much Rose Tico means to me.</li>
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<b><u>MARCH</u></b></div>
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<li>Celebrations galore: Eva's bachelorette with a weekend getaway, Pi(e) day with fun Dean Winchester dancing decorations, and winning the Aladdin lottery and getting to see the show at the Pantages from front row, center.</li>
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<li>Coachella was officially Beychella, and it was beyond epic and beyond magic.</li>
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<li>Writing/Book stuff: YALLWest was amazing as always, and it was more wonderful because of all the new friends I made or gotten to better know. It was also National Poetry Month, which was productive for me and I had a poem published!</li>
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<li><a href="http://strangehorizons.com/poetry/the-footrace/">The Footrace</a> was published. I am immensely proud of this poem, and it remains one of the best things I've written. You can read it at Strange Horizons!</li>
<li>I finally visited the Ripped Bodice (and it was glorious) for my friend Maurene's book launch!</li>
<li>One last time~ for Hamilton. I wasn't planning to see it this year, but the existence of an Asian George Washington made a viewing a must!</li>
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<li>Miscellany: Family visit to the Reagan Presidential Museum to see an exhibit on Genghis Khan and Mongolia - sort of as prep for our trip in October. I had jury duty where I was actually on a jury for the first time ever. There was a Star Wars movie that I was only mildly excited about. ConSquad visited the King Tut traveling exhibit.</li>
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<b><u>JUNE</u></b><br />
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<li>Monterey/Carmel trip: We celebrated ConSquad Dirty Thirty birthdays, stayed in a probably haunted but definitely creepy AirBnB, and visited the famous Monterey Aquarium and Scenic 17-mile drive at Pebble Beach.</li>
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<li>Winchester Mystery House!! This is a site on my bucket list, and I finally got to go! It was both smaller than I expected but also huge!</li>
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<li>My youngest cousin graduated from UC Santa Barbara!</li>
<li>My poem <a href="http://www.liminalitypoetry.com/issue-16-summer-2018/beauty-routine/">BEAUTY ROUTINE</a> out in Liminality!</li>
<li>Geekery: using the last of our Universal Studios pass, we rode the old version of the Jurassic Park ride for the last time. We went to a Netflix pop-up, saw Tom Hanks in Henry IV, saw Years & Years, and I got to Instagram model some ElhofferDesign clothes.</li>
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<li>Fourth of July was odd, considering my feelings about what's going on in this country.</li>
<li>ConSquad visited some costumes from The Crown & then prepped for SDCC.</li>
<li>SDCC: way less drama, way more chill. Only did a half-day of Hall H for once, got into Conan finally, met up with so many geek friends, roomed with so many geek girls, had the greatest heist to round out the weekend at a Harry Potter themed party. Go team!</li>
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<li>SDCC book stuff: I finally met my dear April IRL after so many failed attempts, went to a Scholastic party, actually ran into Diya at con, met up with Sooz and got to fangirl at Victoria Schwab!</li>
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<li>Disney fun: finally saw the rebrand of Paradise Pier into Pixar Pier, but most importantly, we finally got to see Nicole! We also spent a full day at the parks later, where we enjoyed the food and photo ops and traumatized one of our friends with the Guardians ride - we didn't know he hated drop rides until we were about to get into the lift. Oops.</li>
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<li>Asian August: a glorious month of Asian cinema with the landmark Crazy Rich Asians, the irresistibly lovable To All the Boys I Loved Before, and the innovative Searching. I felt so proud, hopeful, and seen. I even got to podcast about some of it - <a href="https://crazy4comiccon.wordpress.com/2018/09/03/crazy-rich-podcast/">CRA with Crazy4ComicCon</a> and <a href="https://booksandboba.simplecast.fm/5d812eea">TATBILB with Books & Boba</a>.</li>
<li>My birthday - which I celebrated with a To All the Boys Party and all my fave gals. </li>
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<li>Oh, and we were cast to be part of a Star Wars Pet Makeover show for Oh My Disney! We filmed at the end of the month for a half day, and all of us got made over in Jedi!</li>
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<u><b>SEPTEMBER</b></u><br />
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<li>Labor Day weekend ended, and I had the worst start to the week back - got into my first ever car accident, and it really just brought me down. I'd been feeling kind of unsatisfied and restless with myself, and this worsened my mood a lot. Thankfully, I had a nice chat with a friend.</li>
<li>Cat's birthday and the beginning of our new and intense obsession with Spider-Man thanks to the release of the game. We all fell in love with Peter Parker, and the love is going strong.</li>
<li>Saw the Queen B again this year, and got to launch the long awaited VENGEFUL with Victoria Schwab at the Grove.</li>
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<li>House anniversary! One year since we got our place, and we finally planned and executed a Halloween-themed housewarming.</li>
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<li>Family trip to China: it was a glorious 2 weeks exploring just a small part of China, including Mongolia. Each city we went to had its own personality, its own rich stories, and its own set of truly amazing sites. Only in China can you end up at the Forbidden City and be slightly unimpressed to hear the history only goes back a few hundred years versus the thousand year old structures and sites you saw a few days ago in Xi'an, the capitol of the Tang Dynasty.</li>
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<li>China also marked my first visit to a foreign Disneyland. Shanghai Disney was huge and so cool, both familiar and so different to Disney at home.</li>
<li>Geeky miscellany: I was on my first panel at a convention, what! It was at L.A. Comic Con. We got to see Sarah Maas on the last stop of her Kingdom of Ash tour, the last book in her debut fantasy series. Cat and I threw together a last minute costume for us and Loki that ended up being a huge hit. It was Spider-Man themed, of course! Oh, and our episode of <a href="https://youtu.be/7D-HJ9t-Gnk">Star Wars Pet Makeover </a>was released!</li>
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<b><u>NOVEMBER</u></b><br />
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<li>Harry Potter month - with a new Fantastic Beasts movie out, we headed back to the Wizarding World. The movie ended up being meh, but it was cool to see the cast around on the day we spent drinking butterbeer and taking photos with Goldie in cosplay!</li>
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<li>Mid-Term Elections: vote vote!</li>
<li>Two days after voting day, some asshole broke into my parents' house. Another terrible first time experience for all of us. Luckily, no one was home, and it wasn't as bad as it could have been, but the house was a mess for days and both sentimental and religious items were taken. I'm still pissed about it, and truly hope whoever did it has had nothing but endless bad luck since they did this.</li>
<li>Fun with friends: I was elated to see my dear friend Julie on her book tour and to hang out with her and C.B. Lee. We spent more time with Laura, who helped us meet our first corgi, Waffles!</li>
<li>I finally got an Elhofferdesign Hamilton Blue Coat dress!</li>
<li>Backstreet's Back - we headed back to Vegas to see BSB and Celine Dion. It was super fun and made even more so by our impromptu hotel-room photoshoot.</li>
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<li>Hopping on the Disney train - we finally did it. We got APs in preparation for the upcoming Star Wars land. We did a bunch of superhero photo ops finally, and then we went back to enjoy the holiday decor. It was also Max's first Disney trip then! Our friend also invited us to an early screening of Mary Poppins Returns at the Disney lot, and that was cool!</li>
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<li>Fashion: Aquaman was a pretty fun movie, but mostly, I was pleased that my long awaited Elhofferdesign Padme sweater could double as a geekchic Aquaman themed outfit, too. I bought a leopard faux fur coat, something I thought I'd never do, but I love it. 2018 was a year of my expanding fashion horizons.</li>
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<li>Personally, December dealt another blow in that we had a family health scare.</li>
<li>Into the Spiderverse: this movie was fantastic and heartfelt and stunning -and it just made us all even more in love with Spider-Man. I literally started a new friendship with a fellow writer over this obsession, and I started reading some Spidey comics.</li>
<li>And we sent out our Star Wars Makeover photo as our holiday cards. We had our first real Christmas and New Years at our house - complete with our childhood tree.</li>
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<li>Rang in the New Year with a couple friends, toasting with sparkling pomegranate juice in Founding Fathers glasses!</li>
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And that was my 2018! Like I said, highs and lows, especially some personal lows towards the end of the year. I'm trying to use the energy of the new year to pull myself out of some of the blues I went through, and I'm optimistic about it. I've made some small goals and am working towards supporting my <a href="https://girlontheroam.wordpress.com/2019/01/17/2019-one-word-resolution">Word of the Year, which you can read about at Girl On the Roam</a>!</div>
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<b>How was your 2018? What do you hope for in 2019?</b></div>
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<br />Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-56382581009864483252018-06-27T12:19:00.001-07:002018-06-27T12:21:16.079-07:00Currently... (23)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-IgmKmUljBDVClmS_HABmdzDAbychU76Qq3EwuHRg0HAneJDboTVQQmXXgipbvM06KQCZkX5zFwRkI9uqTNT8tSBUxd8TOLnGg2yqTNH05R_6TB_WiIx35PtzWyycNP1S8dTCEyRTBxuO/s1600/currently.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="1232" height="77" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-IgmKmUljBDVClmS_HABmdzDAbychU76Qq3EwuHRg0HAneJDboTVQQmXXgipbvM06KQCZkX5zFwRkI9uqTNT8tSBUxd8TOLnGg2yqTNH05R_6TB_WiIx35PtzWyycNP1S8dTCEyRTBxuO/s320/currently.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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I found the Currently post at <a href="http://www.katehart.net/">Kate Hart's blog</a>, who got the idea from <a href="http://lovethefreeworld.blogspot.com/2012/08/hello-aimless-currently-2.html">Amy Lukavics</a>, who found it <a href="http://sometimessweet.blogspot.com/2012/08/currently-and-little-video-too.html">here</a>. Please join in and link me in the comments if you do!<br />
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<b>LOVING:</b> Netflix's version of Queer Eye. If you need a pick-me-up, this show is it!<br />
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Celebrating friends' milestones - turning 30, launching books, getting married, exciting new projects, my cousin graduating from college, and so on.<br />
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<b>READING:</b> I just finished Claire Legrand's new epic fantasy <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/furyborn-claire-legrand/1127017275">FURYBORN</a>. It is a page-turner, immersive, and thrilling. I love how high the stakes feel, how vulnerable and alive the characters are, and seeing just how the 2 timelines relate to each other. This is your new fave YA fantasy. Trust me.<br />
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Also, I'm just so happy I finally got to meet Claire earlier this month. I've been Twitter friends with her since her debut (a creepy Middle Grade book called <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cavendish-home-for-boys-and-girls-claire-legrand/1104239863#/">The Cavendish Home for Boys & Girls</a>), and it was a delight to actually talk to her in person and give her a big hug. Plus, she crowned me at her signing.<br />
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<b>WATCHING:</b> The Staircase on Netflix. Need to start Marvel's Cloak & Dagger and Luke Cage. Binge-watched Big Little Lies right before our trip to Monterey and loved it.<br />
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Saw way too many movies recently - Incredibles 2 (cute but a little bit like why did this take 14 years as it's very episodic - but the short BAO was ALL THE FEELS), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (Blue!), Hereditary - which was not nearly as terrifying as everyone was going on about! <br />
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<b>THINKING ABOUT: </b>Comic Con plans - what I'm going to see, what I'm going to wear. What project I'm going to work on next. The need to KonMari my life. Would anyone be interested in buying a ton of my clothes because I need to purge my closet!<br />
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<b>ANTICIPATING:</b> Comic Con! More immediately, the 4th of July because yes, days off!! Seeing all the amazing photos <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thisdorkynerdgirl/">@thisdorkynerdgirl</a> took of me for her Elhoffer Design <a href="http://templeofgeek.com/temple-of-geek-chic-galactic-apparel-by-elhoffer-design/">clothing review for Temple of Geek</a>. Here's a few from the Star Wars-inspired collection!<br />
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<b>WISHING: </b>For more certainty and less doubt, for more confidence in my abilities, for more kindness in the world. For my country to be less of a trashfire.<br />
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<ul><li>The SCOTUS news yesterday and today are particularly disheartening. If you're freaking out like I am about all of this, read <a href="https://twitter.com/Celeste_pewter/status/1012035794897256448">@celeste_pewter's ACTION thread</a> on Twitter about the incredible importance of DEFENDING the Senate. We need to band together to make sure no Dem Senators lose their seats, and we need to flip some. This means donating, volunteering, and calling. </li>
<ul><li>See <a href="https://twitter.com/Roadto18">@Roadto18</a> for the necessary info on Senators and commit to helping one or two - it's like those assignments in school where you had to pick a Congress person to study or run a fictional campaign for. We're doing that, BUT FOR REAL.</li>
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<b>MAKING ME HAPPY:</b> Pretty much everything in the "<b>Loving</b>" category above. Oh, I recently was invited to an advanced screening of Netflix's movie adaptation of <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before-jenny-han/1115553213#/">TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE</a> by Jenny Han. I'm not allowed to say too much about it, but I LOVED IT and I can't wait until August when everyone else can see it, too!<br />
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My newest poem is out in Liminality's Summer Issue, and it's called <a href="http://www.liminalitypoetry.com/issue-16-summer-2018/beauty-routine/">BEAUTY ROUTINE</a>. It's about beauty and, like so many of my poems, about transformation. I hope you enjoy it and the rest of the issue. Liminality always publishes such exquisite work.<br />
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<b>Q4U: What have you been up to? Tell me in the comments!</b>Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-25787483576136594162018-06-15T06:00:00.000-07:002018-06-15T09:16:17.330-07:005 Fandom Friday (29): Follow Friday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</b> <b>5 Fandom Friday</b> is a geek-blogger community building project originally started and hosted by The Nerdy Girlie and SuperSpaceChick. Every Friday, post a top 5 list based on a topic of your choice. Participate as frequently or infrequently as you like. Use the #Fandom5 hashtag so we can all connect!<br />
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I haven't updated in a while, but Life has been happening. In any case, here are some cool people/things you should definitely check out!<br />
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<b>1)</b> Jordandené x (writer & Space Witch) <a href="https://twitter.com/SamMaggs">Sam Maggs</a>' collaboration, <a href="https://jordandene.com/collections/the-fangirl-galaxy-collection">The Fangirl Galaxy</a> collection: It's Jordandené's signature hand-lettered style paired with phrases for the discerning fangirl - like <i>fake geek girl</i> and <i>complex female character</i>. Love these ladies, love these designs. I want like everything, and if you do too, use my code <b>ROAM25</b> for 25% off your order.<br />
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<b>2)</b> The poem<a href="https://uncannymagazine.com/article/view-inside-refrigerator/"> A View from Inside the Refrigerator</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/atangwrites">Andrea Tang</a> is skillfully structured and so clever. If you're familiar with the trope of "fridging," you'll really appreciate this poem. I loved it.<br />
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<b>3)</b> I'm sure I've talked about <a href="https://www.firstdraftpod.com/">FIRST DRAFT podcast</a> before, but in case you need a refresher, First Draft is hosted by YA author Sarah Enni and features interviews with your favorite authors (and other publishing people)! The original batch of interviews were collected on a cross-country road trip as Sarah plotted her move from the East Coast. I encourage you to take a listen if you love books (especially Young Adult) and/or writing, and follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/firstdraftpod/">@FirstDraftPod</a> on Instagram & Twitter because Sarah is currently on a new road trip down the East Coast and documenting that on those channels. The interviews she's collecting on this trip will be shared later in the year.<br />
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<b>4)</b> The world continues to be a trash fire, but <a href="https://twitter.com/Celeste_pewter">@celeste_pewter</a> on Twitter is still helping us fight the good fight. If you feel lost on current political events, need to know what issues to focus on, and/or need call scripts for calling your U.S. representatives - Celeste provides info and scripts daily! If you have the funds to spare, maybe drop a tip for Celeste for all the hard and often thankless work she does for free - <a href="https://ko-fi.com/A012IFW">ko-fi.com/A012IFW</a><br />
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<b>5)</b> Recently, Jordandené has also launched <a href="http://sartorialgeek.com/">THE SARTORIAL GEEK</a> which includes a newly launched magazine (<a href="https://jordandene.com/products/the-sartorial-geek-magazine-subscription">Issue 2</a> is out now!), a podcast, blog/Twitter/Insta, and an online community! If you're in the NYC area, they also started hosting a monthly in-person meet-up in Brooklyn. Their first event was an Avengers: Infinity War wake, in which yours truly contributed a sad poem for the program.<br />
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<b>Bonus:</b> This is waving my own flag, but in the last month, I've had 2 poems published. Would love it if you took a look, and I would super love to hear from you if you enjoyed either of them.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.ephemerereview.com/alice-fanchiang">MY TEARS ARE NOT FOR YOU</a> in L’Éphémère Review's National Poetry Month Anthology <i>Beyond the Shallows</i> – April 2018. This is short and angry. Don't doubt your own strength.</li>
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<li><a href="http://strangehorizons.com/poetry/the-footrace/">THE FOOTRACE</a> in Strange Horizons. I also read this poem on Strange Horizon's poetry podcast. It's linked at the top of my poem's page.</li>
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<li>I wrote about this poem's inspiration and my year-long struggle to write at the Girl on the Roam blog:<a href="https://girlontheroam.wordpress.com/2018/05/07/anger-art-atalanta/"> Anger, Art, and Atalanta</a>.</li>
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<b>Q4U:</b> What are some cool things I should check out or who are some new people I should follow?<br />
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<b>P.S.</b> I've crossed off a few items from my <a href="https://girlontheroam.wordpress.com/thirty-before-35/">The 30 List</a>, so hopefully will have some write-ups on that soon. But in my recent trip to cross off one of these items, I stayed in a creepy AF Airbnb and have lived to tell the tale! So... I will probably tell the tale sometime soon. Look forward to it!<br />
<br />Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-40670205162266411372018-05-23T07:30:00.000-07:002018-05-23T07:30:14.335-07:00Guest Post: Why One Style Won’t Fit AllCan you believe we're already almost halfway through the year? I've got a few blog post ideas in the works, so hopefully things will be a little more active here soon. Until then, I'm pleased to have this guest post from Ashley Lipman, who runs a blogger network called <a href="http://www.theblogfrog.com/">The Blog Frog</a>!<br />
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Since A Nudge has evolved to cover topics outside writing/reading to include geek fashion, I thought it'd be appropriate to have Ashley write a little bit about personal style. So without further ado, here's Ashley on style.<br />
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<b>Why One Style Won’t Fit All</b></h3>
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It goes without saying that all people are different. Even people who wear the same size clothing wear them differently. This has been a challenge for fashion designers for generations. While they provide their styles with various options, it's up to the wearer to select the right style and size for them. Herein lies the problem.<br />
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How do you know if something doesn’t fit?<br />
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This sounds like a silly question, but it is a very real issue. People often go for style and comfort without stopping to see if the clothing fits them properly. The fact that you can put it on doesn’t mean you should.<br />
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The very first thing you must accept is that the size printed on the tag means nothing. Designers and brands are often sized differently. If you get hung up on the size on the label, you will miss out on some fantastic looks. Use the size printed simply as a starting point and nothing more.<br />
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The trick is using fashion to accent your best features and to camouflage your problem areas. Fashion is the tool you use. You do not conform to fashion; it works for you.<br />
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Below are some easy tips to help you determine if your clothing fits you well:<br />
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<li>The waistband of your pants or skirt is so tight that you cannot slip your fingers behind it. </li>
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<li>When you sit down, your skirt doesn’t cover your undies.</li>
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<b>The World of T-Shirts</b><br />
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Everyone loves tee shirts. People collect them and wear them for years. They are great for branding and advertising. If you have a corporate event, family reunion, or charity happening, you should consider personalized shirts for your event.<br />
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Tee shirts are the one item of clothing you can wear in a size or two larger than you actually wear. People wear them casually and as cover-ups over swimwear, dancewear, and with just about anything. Even so, if your tee shirt will not stay tucked in it is too small.<br />
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In conclusion, you can wear fashions that are current and stylish. But you must be honest with yourself. Do not try to impress anyone with the size or cut of the latest trend. Instead, commit yourself to finding clothes that are fashionable and fit you well. If you do, you will always be stunning and beautiful. You are worth the effort.<br />
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<i><b>About the author</b>:</i><br />
Ashley Lipman is a super-connector who helps businesses find their audience online through outreach, partnerships, and networking. She frequently writes about the latest advancements in digital marketing and focuses her efforts on developing customized blogger outreach plans depending on the industry and competition.Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-67745246912002653322018-01-25T06:30:00.000-08:002018-01-25T06:30:13.538-08:00Year in Review: Whirlwind 2017In some ways, I'm getting a late start into 2018. We're already nearly through January and I'm just doing this 2017 review. I almost didn't do it this year, but I do like having a document of the year before - and 2017 was the first year of the Resistance. And we're still here! The world has been a weird place.<br />
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So without further ado: 2017 - a year.<br />
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<u><b>JANUARY</b></u><br />
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<li><b>Celebrations:</b> Kicked off the new year with <i>Rogue One</i> & hot butterbeer at Wizarding World. We celebrated Founding Daddy, Gennia's upcoming bb with a pinterest worthy baby shower. Unicorn birthday treats. Lunar New Year.</li>
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<li><b>Resistance:</b> the first annual Women's March - 750K showed up in Los Angeles, and I couldn't have felt more inspired and hopeful. Getting a crash course on active democracy & calling my reps all the damn time. Protesting travel bans at LAX.</li>
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<b><u>FEBRUARY</u></b><br />
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<li><b>Author friends:</b> Saw so many of my favorite writer people this month & met a few others. Worked on writing with the LA YA crew. Received a lovely pre-order gift from Julie. Finally met my writer-crush poet-sister Roshani.</li>
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<li>G's baby arrived in the world!</li>
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<b><u>MARCH</u></b><br />
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<li><b>Iceland:</b> I could write a million blog posts about it, but it was one week in the most magical place on earth. I could myself supremely privileged to have seen some gorgeous places in the world, but Iceland takes the cake. It is evocative, awe-inspiring, untouched, and straight up poetic. I danced on a frozen lake, floated in a hot spring under the dancing Northern lights, rode fluffy horses, hid behind waterfalls, and slept under the stars.</li>
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<li><b>Writing / Books:</b> I wrote a lot of poems in Feb & March - quite a few fueled by rage. I don't want to hype it up too much because you might hate it, but I also finally finished a poem that had dogged me for a year! It'll be out in April! Also, <a href="http://www.liminalitypoetry.com/issue-10-winter-20162017/skin/">SKIN</a> was nominated for a Rhysling. Oh and I finally met Lori, who I've known online FOREVER, and Garth Nix, author of one of my all-time favorite books SABRIEL! EEEEEEEE!!!</li>
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<li><b>Girl-time:</b> Spent time exploring LA with the Daddies and ConSquad, celebrating birthdays and women's history.</li>
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<b><u>APRIL</u></b><br />
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<li><b>YALLWEST:</b> Maybe the most fun YALLWEST I've ever experienced. I was adopted by a group of sweet book bloggers, who helped me get in lines for signings and ARCs. I also got to hang out with and/or meet up with all of my favorite YA author people.</li>
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<li><b>Poppy super bloom:</b> We didn't make it out there last time, but the Sis and I played hooky and drove out the Antelope Valley to catch a little of the California Poppy super bloom. It was windy and glorious.</li>
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<li><b>Benvenut Wedding:</b> my dear college roommate Shelly got married! It was nice to be back in NorCal, and it was so fun getting together with all my old apartment mates again. Benvenut love!</li>
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<li><b>San Francisco:</b> While we were in the Bay Area, the Sis and I finally did some tourist-y things like see the Golden Gate Bridge, visit the Yoda Fountain, go to Pixar! Oh and we saw the touring cast of Hamilton, too - 3rd row seats right before the wedding, lol.</li>
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<li><b>Book releases:</b> So many book releases from my writer friends, but I was especially excited about Maurene's <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/i-believe-in-a-thing-called-love-maurene-goo/1124116071#/">I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE</a>. Such a delightful, funny book!</li>
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<li><b>Misc:</b> Celebrated Mother's Day with my mom & also G's first Mother's Day. Commissioned my first icon portrait from the superbly talented <a href="https://www.katetrish.com/">Kate Trish</a> & I'm in love with it still. Received my comp copy of the Rhysling poetry anthology. Museum of Ice Cream!! (It needed more ice cream)</li>
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<b><u>JUNE</u></b><br />
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<li><b>Disneyland:</b> First Disney trip of the year was courtesy of a friend. Thanks to her we got to try the new Guardians of the Galaxy ride, which replaced The Tower of Terror.</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.liminalitypoetry.com/issues/year-three/issue-12-summer-2017/night-swim/"><b>NIGHT SWIM</b></a> was published in Liminality's SUMMER ISSUE.</li>
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<li><b>Geekery:</b> Wonder Woman happened, and it was actually mostly good, and I was definitely all kinds of emotional about the Amazons and Diana. It was so wonderful to see. My dear friend Jordan sent me a bunch of <a href="https://jordandene.com/">Jordandene</a> shirts and I ended up briefly as a model on her page!</li>
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<li><b>Founding Daddies Las Vegas trip:</b> Middle school dreams come true - we went to see BSB, and it was the best night ever. It was so. much. fun. The rest of our time in Vegas included a visit to the small but lovely Neon Museum, the Beatles Cirque du Soleil show LOVE, and food (best lasagna ever). Oh, and after the trip, our Mr. Burr-lesque, Eva, got engaged!</li>
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<b><u>JULY</u></b><br />
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<li><b>Convention season:</b> kicked off the summer with Spider-Man: Homecoming with our line-friends turned real friends Esther and Laura. We also just resolved to see more of each other since we live in the same area.</li>
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<li><b>D23:</b> our first time at this Disney convention! We went for 1 day, and though we didn't make any panels, the show floor was fun to explore. The random parade down the center was weird, but brought me weirdly close to a handsome pirate (Colin O'Donoghue), and we got to jump into Scrooge's money bin.</li>
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<li><b>SDCC</b>: my worst Comic Con ever in that nearly everything that could go wrong did the first day we were there. However, the best part of SDCC is always meeting up with friends and dressing up and all the photo ops. Most of the Bodhi Brigade assembled (and we were acknowledged by Riz Ahmed weeks later online, like OMG), and I met so many of my geek fashion gal pals - like Jordan, finally!</li>
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<b><u>AUGUST</u></b><br />
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<li><b>Game of Thrones:</b> For the first time, I watched this show at a weekly watch party with a few of the ConSquad girls. Such a fun time! We ended the season with a game of epic pies.</li>
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<li><b>Disneyland again:</b> Thanks to Jenn, we did an all-day trip where we were Scrooge, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. It was fun having people recognize our Ducktales Disneybound. Got to see the new Fantasmic, which is always wonderful, though I do think some of the sequences in the older version were still better.</li>
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<li><b>Birthday:</b> I went lighter with my hair, turned 31, and Hamilton opened in Los Angeles on the day of my actual birthday. I went out to the Pantages to enter the lottery and be part of the live Ham4Ham crowd. It was lovely.</li>
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<li><b>Misc: </b>There was a solar eclipse! I fell in love with porgs and Rose Tico. A Star Wars heroine played by an Asian American actress?! FUCK YES. My overseas lipstick gal Rebecca Barrow had her book debut: <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/you-dont-know-me-but-i-know-you-rebecca-barrow/1124860414">You Don't Know Me but I Know You</a>.</li>
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<u><b>SEPTEMBER</b></u><br />
<ul>
<li><b>Force Friday:</b> I only mention this because I was so excited to buy Star Wars Action Figures of not one, but TWO Asian women characters, and they're sisters!! *weeps*</li>
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<ul>
<li><b>Sriracha:</b> We joined Esther and Laura on a trip to Huy Fong Foods for their seasonal open house for sriracha sauce's chili grinding. We met the founder and had spicy ice cream!</li>
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<li><b>Disney Halloween time:</b> the Sister's favorite holiday is Halloween, and September is her bday month. So we went to Disney to enjoy all the fall and spooky decor. I took my first pair of hand-made ears from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/twodapperdames/">@twodapperdames</a> for their park debut and did an appropriate Disneybound. We also found out later that night our space bae Riz Ahmed won an Emmy.</li>
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<li><b>Level-up adulting:</b> we closed escrow on our first home!</li>
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<b><u>OCTOBER</u></b><br />
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<li><b>Book releases:</b> My two amazing friends Julie (<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/forest-of-a-thousand-lanterns-julie-c-dao/1125490032?ean=9781524738297#/">Forest of a Thousand Lanterns</a>) and Tracey (<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gray-wolf-island-tracey-neithercott/1125530261?ean=9781524715304#/">Gray Wolf Island</a>) had their book debuts!! I adore these ladies and their words so, so much. Highly recommend both their books!</li>
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<li><b>Apple-picking:</b> we missed New England fall, and especially the apple cider donuts. So we found out where there was apple picking out here and went with ConSquad to pick apples and eat donuts and BBQ. It was way too warm for Fall but a lovely time.</li>
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<li><b>Geek fashion:</b> I joined a geek fashion group - the<a href="https://www.instagram.com/geekyfashionbloggeralliance/"> Geek Fashion Blogger Alliance</a>. We do style challenges every month, and I've loved the challenge. (January's theme is Disney!) The first challenge was, appropriately, <i>Stranger Things</i>, which also gave me my Halloween costume.</li>
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<li><b>Halloween:</b> Esther and Laura invited us a Yelp event, and the Sister super last minute DIYed a brilliant costume to go with my Eleven; she was an Eggo waffle. I wore the same thing to work, and we made Loki into a demogorgon. We hadn't watched Season 2 yet, so we didn't know then how on-the-nose that costume would be, lol.</li>
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<li><b>New neighborhood:</b> started doing house stuff - fixes, furniture, checking out the neighborhood. It's how we discovered one house nearby builds a pirate ship every year for Halloween. We visited on the 31st, and it was incredible.</li>
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<li><b>Geekery:</b> I also went to Stan Lee's Comic-Con, my hometown convention, for the first time thanks to Danielle of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/littlepetal/">Little Petal</a>! It was great meeting her IRL and seeing her incredible convertible dresses in person. Also got to say hi to Tony at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/herowithininc/">Hero Within</a> and Katie at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/elhofferdesign/">Elhoffer Design</a> - all wonderful geek fashion small businesses doing awesome things!</li>
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<li><b>Ragnarok:</b> My most anticipated Marvel flick and it was amazing. Taika gave us so much. We went to see it opening night at the El Capitan. It also gave me an excuse to wear my ElhofferDesign Loki dress. Thor was also the style challenge for the month, so 2 birds.</li>
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<li><b>Hamilton: </b>5th time at the show, 1st time in my town. How lucky we are to be alive right now.</li>
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<li><b>Thanksgiving:</b> I celebrated a lot of birthdays in November, and I celebrated Thanksgiving. November was a month of reflecting on 1 year since the election and a month of joy for my friends. I changed up my traditional hedgehog potato dish for Porg-potatoes.</li>
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<li><b>Infinity Rooms:</b> reunited with the Mischief Managers to stand in mirrored rooms and look at polka dots at the whimsical Yayoi Kusama exhibit at the Broad.</li>
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<li><b>Taika Waititi:</b> I was going to put this as part of the Ragnarok bullet point, but OMG I MET TAIKA WAITITI AND IT WAS AWESOME. So it's here by itself. He is hilarious and charming, and 3 times over, Ragnarok was still so freaking funny. Thanks IMAX and Collider for the screening.</li>
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<li><b>Hamilton again:</b> Hamilton for the 6th and final-planned time. Who knows what 2018 will bring, but 2017 is the year I saw it 3 times, and I'm still not over it. I will never be satisfied.</li>
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<li><b>Christmas:</b> Long-awaited catch-up and farewell with Maurene before her temporary move. Caught-up with another friend and saw her new house. Annual Founding Daddies holiday brunch and gift exchange. Family Xmas potluck. Work gift exchange, which resulted in the face-off of BB-8 and BB-9E at my cubicle.</li>
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<li><b>STAR WARS THE LAST JEDI WORLD PREMIERE:</b> I blogged about the experience at Girl on the Roam (<a href="https://girlontheroam.wordpress.com/2018/01/10/in-a-galaxy-far-far-away/">In a galaxy far, far away post</a>), and it is still the most ridiculously epic thing that has ever happened to us. Red carpet. Early screening. After party. WHAT.</li>
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<li><b>Geek Blessings:</b> Other geek blessings included going to Wizarding World for hot butterbeer and seeing the new light show (super cool!). When we were there, we were chosen for the wand ceremony!! At the end of the year, the Sister won the lottery for the Broadway show <i>SOMETHING ROTTEN</i>, which I'd been wanting to see. So we got to see that from like 4th row center. It was SO FUNNY.</li>
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So yeah, it was a WHIRLWIND end to 2017. I'm still catching my breath from it, and to be honest, the beginning of 2018 has been nothing short of non-stop. So it's appropriate that my newest jacket arrived just in time for the New Year.<br />
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Because that is exactly how I feel. But I'm grateful!<br />
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Head over to <a href="https://girlontheroam.wordpress.com/">Girl on the Roam</a> next week to see what my One Word Resolution for 2018 is!<br />
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<b>Q4U: How was YOUR 2017? What do you hope for in 2018?</b><br />
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<br />Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-25082074844664407092017-12-19T07:00:00.000-08:002017-12-19T07:00:27.977-08:00ThreadedPages Booknerd Gift GuideWe are getting down to the final days before Christmas (if you celebrate)! If you're still looking for ideas for your gifts for your favorite booknerd, may I make a few suggestions?<br />
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If you follow my bookstagram account on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/threadedpages/">threadedpages</a>), you know it's themed around books and fashion. I love coming up with themed outfits for books or clothes book lovers might enjoy. Likewise, this gift guide will follow that trend.<br />
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<b>1) Literary or language-themed sweatshirts.</b><br />
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I found this <a href="https://www.target.com/p/women-s-cropped-graphic-sweatshirt-mossimo-supply-co-153-gray/-/A-52760718#lnk=sametab&preselect=52507068">sweatshirt</a> at Target and I had to have it - literally.<br />
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<b>2) Out-of-Print Clothing shirts</b><br />
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Out of Print has been providing shirts and small home goods for the book-inclined for a while now. They've expanded their catalog of book designs, and I fell in love with this <a href="https://www.outofprintclothing.com/products/the-odyssey-womens-book-t-shirt">THE ODYSSEY shirt</a> from their <i>The Gilded Collection</i> of shirts. Look at that gold!<br />
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<b>3) Bookish looks for your Baby Bookworms</b><br />
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It's never too early to get those kiddos into enjoying written worlds or to at least dress them like they are. The designs from <a href="http://equipclothing.com/">Equip Clothing</a><b>*</b> are fun, literary, and empowering - and they're a new small business with a great mission statement! You think I could fit into a kids' size XL?<br />
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<b>4) Statement Enamel pins</b><br />
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Pins are all the rage right now, and they're fun an easy ways to nerd up any of your outfits or bags. There are so many great book-related ones, but I loved these clean, vintage-y ones from <a href="https://ratherkeen.com/">Rather Keen</a>.<br />
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<b>5) Bookworm tees</b><br />
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And of course, I have to mention <a href="https://jordandene.com/products/bookworm-unisex-shirt?variant=4690352570402">Jordandene's Bookworm shirt</a> because I love her shop and this shirt. It makes a simple statement that you love books and are proud of it.<br />
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Equally fun are the designs from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ColorfulGeekiness?ref=l2-shopheader-name">The Colorful Geek</a>, whose tees range from book-loving to pop culture. The <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/225452287/camp-half-blood-unisexmen-american?ref=shop_home_active_9">orange Camp Halfblood shirts</a> look like they're straight from the <i>Percy Jackson</i> book covers, and I got one of my very first Harry Potter shirts here (oh, so long ago!), featuring the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/214752449/the-marauders-tee-womens-fitted-american?ref=shop_home_active_47">Marauders' names</a> in the now ubiquitous Helvetica List design style.<br />
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Hope this helps you with those last minute gifts and stocking stuffers. Even if the gifts arrive a little late, I'm sure your resident reader will love them!<br />
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</b> <b>*</b><i>Disclaimer</i>: I know the folks behind Equip Clothing and think this new venture is awesome and wanted to share. I'm not otherwise affiliated or sponsored by them.Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-75972368284583669692017-11-14T07:00:00.000-08:002017-11-14T08:26:29.124-08:00Geekchic OOTD: Ready to RagnarokNovember is upon us, and with it, Ragnarok! Of course, I don't mean the Norse mythological End of Days/ Twilight of the Gods. I'm talking about the 3rd THOR movie, and by far, the most colorful and funniest of them all.<br />
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By now, you should know I'm a Loki stan, and he's been a constant fashion inspiration for the past few years (but will someone please cut his hair?). I was punk rock Loki for Comic Con this year, and I think it's true that tricksters have the most fun.<br />
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So with a new Thor movie out and the return of my favorite mischief maker to the silver screen, I had to do an outfit post. I ended up doing 3 outfits - 2 casual ones here and a fancier one over at <a href="https://girlontheroam.wordpress.com/2017/11/09/looking-glass-traveling-the-bifrost/">Girl on the Roam</a>. Plus, the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/geekyfashionbloggeralliance/">Geeky Fashion Blogger Alliance</a> fittingly made this month's style challenge all about Thor. Without further ado...<br />
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OOTD No. 1: Trouble Maker</h3>
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I wanted to do something a little more toned down than what I did for punk rock Loki, so I went with something more 90s grunge for every day wear.<br />
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<b style="text-align: start;">Outfit details:</b><span style="text-align: start;"> TANKS (Cotton On</span><span style="text-align: start;">)</span><span style="text-align: start;"> // SHIRT-DRESS (Target</span><span style="text-align: start;">) // SHORTS (</span><a href="https://www.target.com/p/women-s-mid-rise-midi-shorts-mossimo-153-black-wash/-/A-52444527#lnk=newtab&preselect=52330722" style="text-align: start;">Target</a><span style="text-align: start;">) // SHOES (Nike- </span><a href="https://www.ladyfootlocker.com/product/model:187543/sku:44877014/nike-dunk-sky-hi-womens/black/brown/" style="text-align: start;">similar</a><span style="text-align: start;">) // BRACELET (World Market - </span><a href="http://etsy.me/2yoqPI6" style="text-align: start;">similar</a><span style="text-align: start;">) // NECKLACE-collar (</span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sparklingrampage/" style="text-align: start;">Sparkling Rampage</a><span style="text-align: start;">) // NECKLACE-scepter (Hot Topic - </span><a href="http://www.hottopic.com/product/marvel-avengers-loki-scepter-necklace/10528127.html#q=loki%2Bnecklace&start=1" style="text-align: start;">similar</a><span style="text-align: start;">) // SUNGLASSES (</span><a href="https://www.ray-ban.com/usa/sunglasses/RB3025%20UNISEX%20047-aviator%20flash%20lenses-gold/8053672000542" style="text-align: start;">Ray-Ban</a><span style="text-align: start;">) // LIP COLOR (</span><a href="https://colourpop.com/products/beeper" style="text-align: start;">Colourpop in 'Beeper'</a><span style="text-align: start;">)</span><br />
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<b>Outfit details:</b> TANK (Wetseal) // VEST (Target) // JEANS (<a href="https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/women-slim-boyfriend-fit-ankle-jeans-181598.html">Uniqlo</a>) // SHOES (<a href="https://shop.nordstrom.com/s/e8-by-miista-nelly-cutout-bootie-women/4586996">E8 by Miista</a>) // BRACELETS (Forever 21 - <a href="http://etsy.me/2ymGs2M">similar</a>) // LIP COLOR (Bite Beauty in 'Violet' - <a href="https://www.sephora.com/product/amuse-bouche-lipstick-P405057?skuId=1796945&icid2=products%20grid:p405057">similar</a>)<br />
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I'd (very last minute) fabric-painted the Ragnarok patch and safety pinned it to the moto vest for Comic Con for the punk Loki costume. So I just re-used it here.<br />
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What I wore to see Thor Ragnarok: check out the <a href="https://girlontheroam.wordpress.com/2017/11/09/looking-glass-traveling-the-bifrost/">outfit details at Girl on the Roam</a>.<br />
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<b>Q4U:</b> What did you think of the new Thor movie?Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-79980279914980736172017-11-07T07:30:00.000-08:002017-11-07T13:24:48.103-08:00Currently... (22)I've been contemplating what to do with my little piece of cyberspace here as it has shifted away from its original intention to be literary focused, and we've gone from 2 bloggers down to 1 (me)! Things will continue to be on and off as I figure things out, but for those of you still here, you can expect to see more geek fashion (which I hope you like), some book reviews, and maybe more of those bookstagram Annotations posts I promised a while ago. I appreciate anyone who still even reads this!<br />
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Since it's been a while since last I was here, here's a quick CURRENTLY - for old time's sake!<br />
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I found the Currently post at <a href="http://www.katehart.net/">Kate Hart's blog</a>, who got the idea from <a href="http://lovethefreeworld.blogspot.com/2012/08/hello-aimless-currently-2.html">Amy Lukavics</a>, who found it <a href="http://sometimessweet.blogspot.com/2012/08/currently-and-little-video-too.html">here</a>. Please join in and link me in the comments if you do!<br />
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<b>LOVING:</b> Reading spooky stories on the internet, even though it terrifies me. I know it just passed but Halloween - I think I love it more as I get older? What a hit our last minute <i>Stranger Things</i> costumes were!<br />
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Lorde's latest album. Thor Ragnarok!! The Thor franchise will always have a special place in my heart (and not just because of Loki), and I am 100% here for Taika Waititi's humor.<br />
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<b>READING:</b> <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gray-wolf-island-tracey-neithercott/1125530261?ean=9781524715304#/">Gray Wolf Island</a> by my lovely friend Tracey Neithercott! It's just the kind of magic I love to read. <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/empress-of-a-thousand-skies-rhoda-belleza/1123809678#/">Empress of Thousand Skies</a> by Rhoda Belleza for <a href="http://www.booksandboba.com/">Books & Boba Book Club</a>.<br />
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<b>WATCHING:</b> On Netflix - <i>Mindhunter, Stranger Things 2, American Vandal</i>. This is a good mix of psychological darkness, scary-fun 80s nostalgia adventure, and on-point crime documentary mockumentary humor, respectively. (Technically, I have just finished <i>Mindhunter</i> and <i>Stranger Things 2</i>.)<br />
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<b>THINKING ABOUT:</b> What I'm going to do with this blog and with <a href="https://girlontheroam.wordpress.com/">Girl on the Roam</a>. I blog mostly for fun, but I also don't like to think I'm neglecting either of them. The fact that I'm going to see <i>Hamilton</i> next week for the 5th time, this time in my home city of Los Angeles. Wow.<br />
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<b>ANTICIPATING:</b> Looking forward to seeing my friend Melissa (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/melfallorama/">@melfallorama</a>) do a stand-up comedy set tomorrow night. She's one of the wittiest, funniest people (and writers) I know, and I'm so thrilled she's back on the same coast as me and living in the same region! If you're in Los Angeles on November 9th, tickets are available here: <a href="http://www.thecomedystore.com/event/1576113-funny-girls-one-man-show-west-hollywood/">Funny Girls</a><br />
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In geeky anticipations: <i>Star Wars Battlefront 2</i>, <i>Punisher</i>, kinda even tentatively optimistic about the <i>Justice League</i> movie? Oh and seeing <i>Hamilton</i> again, of course!<br />
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<b>WISHING:</b> Time would slow down a little. Can you believe we're already approaching the end of 2017? I'm not even sure what to think, I'm so busy catching my breath! I'm also hoping for the weather to to stay cool, or at least stay consistently one thing or another. I'm not traveling this fall for the first time in 3 years, which is making me nostalgic for trips past.<br />
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<b>MAKING ME HAPPY:</b> Meeting online friends in Real Life. I had the pleasure of meeting up with Danielle Ward, the brilliant founder and designer of <a href="http://www.littlepetal.net/">Little Petal</a> at LA Comic Con. She makes convertible geeky dresses, and they are just amazing.<br />
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My current hair color. Chats with Sarah Enni. Snuggling with Loki, even if he would rather not. Getting SDCC badges!! See you in 2018, San Diego!<br />
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My poetry getting published! This is never not wonderful and exciting. "<a href="http://www.polutexni.com/?p=1548"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Estate Sale</span></b></a>," which I wrote last fall while getting frustrated with house-hunting was published this Monday in the online magazine Polu Texni. I'd love if you let me know what you think of it! Here's a little background: <a href="https://girlontheroam.wordpress.com/2017/11/06/the-memory-of-objects/">The Memory of Objects</a>.<br />
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My house. Furniture browsing. Sweater weather, finally. Informal ConSquad get-togethers. Loki- I told myself I wasn't going to be Loki-trash again, but well, here we are. Founding Daddies brunches. Porgs.<br />
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<b>Q4U: What have you been up to? Tell me in the comments!</b>Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-61080324309892028202017-10-26T07:30:00.000-07:002017-10-26T07:30:07.140-07:00Geekbounding for BookwormsHello friends!! Sorry, it's been a bit quiet here for a while. The summer got away from me, and there have been some exciting things happening in Real Life. I haven't had much time for either reading <i>or</i> writing, which I've tried to keep this blog about (though I know, there's a lot of life updates here, too! Oops.).<br />
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ANYWAY, with Halloween around the corner, I thought it might be fun to share book character-inspired outfits with you. Who knows, it might prompt you to throw together a last minute costume, picked right out of your closet.<br />
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<h3><span style="font-family: inherit;">XIFENG from <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/forest-of-a-thousand-lanterns-julie-c-dao/1125490032?ean=9781524738297#/">FOREST OF A THOUSAND LANTERNS</a><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (Rise of the Empress series) by Julie C. Dao</span></span></h3><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background: #fff; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.5) , 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: 99.375%;"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="background: url(data:image/png; display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div></div><div style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BahZz0yDd6b/" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by alice (@threadedpages)</a> on <time datetime="2017-10-21T19:32:58+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Oct 21, 2017 at 12:32pm PDT</time></div></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script><br />
This look is more of nod to the character than an actual costume. The green reminded me of the forest, the book cover, and the snake, and I loved the long skirt for a bit of drama. Gold accessories (and a snake necklace) because this outfit doubles as a Loki-inspired look. You can make this a little closer to Xifeng with a dress or long robe in a finer fabric and accessorize with flower hair combs and silk slippers. Don't forget to add a bit of blood (or blood-red color) to your lips for the final touch.<br />
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Put on you best defiant and queenly face, and be ready to embrace your destiny, no matter how dark.<br />
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<h3>FEYRE from A COURT OF THORNS & ROSES<span style="font-weight: normal;"> (</span><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-court-of-thorns-and-roses-box-set-sarah-j-maas/1125951932?ean=9781681197746#/" style="font-weight: normal;">ACOTAR series</a><span style="font-weight: normal;">) by Sarah J. Maas</span></h3><br />
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With its decadent faerie courts, cruel curses, and masked characters, ACOTAR was easy inspiration for an outfit.<br />
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Although Feyre herself is not cursed to wear a mask, I had to incorporate one here given what a presence they are in that first ACOTAR book. I thought this dress had a romantic look to it, and while the color is more Night Court, the flower detailing on the sheer fabric is a nice callback to the Spring Court. Go barefoot in the grass and claim the one you love.<br />
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<h3>RHY MARESH from <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-darker-shade-of-magic-collectors-edition-v-e-schwab/1126026033?ean=9780765399113#/">A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC</a><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (Shades of Magic series) by V.E. Schwab</span></h3><br />
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Rhy is one of my favorite characters from Schwab's magical London books, and I had this gorgeous red dress and nowhere to wear it. So, I decided to do a genderbent take on Rhy.<br />
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Since Rhy is the beloved prince of lively Red London, I layered on the most luxurious red fabrics I could find - a velvet military-style coat over a gauzy, embroidered red dress over wine-dark burned velvet leggings. Accessorize with royal gold, a sprinkling of angst, and an enchanted tattoo.<br />
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<h3>ALINA STARKOV from SHADOW & BONE<span style="font-weight: normal;"> (</span><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-grisha-trilogy-boxed-set-leigh-bardugo/1123733470?ean=9781250113474#/" style="font-weight: normal;">the Grisha trilogy</a><span style="font-weight: normal;">) by Leigh Bardugo</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://scontent-b.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xpf1/t51.2885-15/10540246_1510811985821402_466363281_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://scontent-b.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xpf1/t51.2885-15/10540246_1510811985821402_466363281_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
This one sort of fell into my lap because I'd just received this stunning <a href="https://blackmilkclothing.com/sacredfractalsmxs">Blackmilk maxi skirt</a>. Then the solar eclipse happened, and I had an idea. The outfit is more inspired-by, but the black and gold combination and the "sacred fractals" of the skirt felt very Sun Summoner to me, especially in the first book when Alina wore the Darkling's colors.<br />
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To make this more Grisha-like, go with something long-sleeved and heavier materials. Maybe a cape or something trimmed in fur. Remember to shine; you're the Sun Summoner, after all.<br />
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<h3>ANNE LANSING from <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gray-wolf-island-tracey-neithercott/1125530261?ean=9781524715304#/">GRAY WOLF ISLAND</a> <span style="font-weight: normal;">by Tracey Neithercott</span></h3><br />
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Anne is the girl who never sleeps. I'm still reading this book, but Anne intrigued me from the moment she's introduced. The magic that touches her is she doesn't sleep, so she sells her extra hours. I love that concept, especially since I've often thought about how much <i>time</i> I'd have to get stuff done if I didn't have to sleep (though I love it). I love the character card of Anne, too, and thought it'd be an easier, less intense outfit to put together because she's a regular girl -minus the insomniac thing.<br />
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Ideally, I would have been wearing a plainer shirt, but I did want a casual, summer-vibes feel since the book takes place during the summer (this picture does not, hah). The flower crown was taken straight from the illustration, and pants suitable for adventuring.<br />
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Pull some late-nights to get the somewhat sleepy look, or better yet, just grab some friends and go searching for treasure.<br />
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<b>Q4U: Do you have good book character costume or outfit ideas? </b>Let me know in the comments!<br />
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<b>BONUS:</b> Non-book, but suitably geeky and timely since Season 2 of <i>Stranger Things</i> drops at midnight tonight... my take on Eleven. See more of the outfit at Girl on the Roam: <a href="https://girlontheroam.wordpress.com/2017/10/25/looking-glass-stranger-things/">Stranger Things style challenge</a>.<br />
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Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-30828267995417774102017-07-06T06:00:00.000-07:002017-07-06T06:00:14.535-07:00Fangirl Moment: The Last UnicornWith San Diego Comic Con month upon us, I thought it'd be nice to revisit some of the magic of past cons in preparation for this year. This was one of the first unexpectedly wonderful moments for me at SDCC 2014, only our second year going.<br />
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While trying to figure out how to get into the Funko booth line (which is always badly managed and perpetually capped), I wandered through the neighboring Artists' Alley area of the Exhibit Hall floor. A <i>The Last Unicorn</i> poster caught my eye, and since that was my favorite movie from childhood and one of my favorite books ever, I went over to see what it was.<br />
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And then I freaked out because Peter S. Beagle, the author of <i>The Last Unicorn</i> was sitting right there at the table.<br />
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I flailed at the Sister, who was still keeping an eye on the Funko booth, and she encouraged me to go over there and talk to him. So I made my way over. He was speaking to someone browsing the book selection at the time, so I talked to the man at the table about the books and whether I could get stuff signed. I obviously did *not* have my copy of <i>The Last Unicorn</i> on me, so I did what any self-respecting fangirl would do; I bought a new one. There was no way I was not going to get my favorite book signed by the author. I also picked up one of his other unicorn books.<br />
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I'm going to pause here because I need to talk about <i>The Last Unicorn</i>. As a kid, this was my favorite animated movie - even above all the Disney princess films. I watched it so much, the VHS cover is wrinkled and crumbling at the edges and the tape itself has warped sound during the opening credits. I found the unicorn again in college when I finally read the book, and that deepened my love for the story so much more. My childhood love for the story was based on the gorgeous animation, my fascination with unicorns, the princes and romance and magic. It was just another fairy tale to love, albeit one that gave me nightmares in the form of fiery red bulls and witches who kept vengeful harpies. But the book...<br />
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The book moved me in deeper ways - partly because I was now old enough to understand the themes that were present in the movie, but also because as is often the case, the book had more. It was wistful and nostalgic, romantic and world-weary, tragic and hopeful all at once. I love this story so much, I wrote about the unicorn for<a href="https://herowithinstore.com/blogs/news/alices-hero-story"> my "hero story"</a> for the geeky menswear brand Hero Within.<br />
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And can we talk about the prose? It's the lyrical but not purple style I adore, effortlessly evocative. Beagle can do so much with so little; he makes words sing. It's the kind of poetic prose that has you believing in unicorns. I still look at the world hoping to catch a glimpse of one.<br />
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Anyway, despite my word-vomit tendencies, I think I tend to keep it cool enough when I've had the opportunity to meet people I admire. I am definitely not a burst-into-tears-from-the-feels type of person (though I'm moving towards that in my older age). But I will confess to you now that I found myself inexplicably tearing up when I met Peter S. Beagle and told him how much his book meant and continues to mean to me.<br />
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He was so gracious and kind, and he took the time to have a little chat with me. Since there was no one else in line, he told me an entire story, which essentially turned out to be a fantastical explanation for the Lizzie Borden murders, over the table after he was done signing my books.<br />
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The whole experience was so delightful and unexpected. Meeting Peter S. Beagle is not something that had even crossed my mind, and to sort of just stumble upon him in the chaos of Comic Con was magical in and of itself. This year will be my 5th year at the convention, and this experience is still one of my favorite things that has happened to me.<br />
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<b>Q4U: What or who have you freaked out about? What's a favorite convention memory?</b>Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-46689929167329268552017-06-01T06:00:00.000-07:002017-06-02T11:08:32.831-07:00Geekchic OOTD: Wonder WomanThe Wonder Woman movie opens this Friday, and I am so scared and excited for it. Scared because frankly, I've been burned by the DC movies too many times to trust them, but excited because it's Wonder Woman! She's arguably the most famous female superhero, and she's finally getting her own movie and one directed by a woman, too. These milestones in pop culture are something to cheer about (though it's taken shamefully long to get here)!<br />
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The skirt is what makes it. It was a lucky find at Forever 21; I literally saw it from outside the store as I was walking by. It was the inspiration for the geekbound in the first place. Once I had the skirt, I just bought a red shirt and accessorized appropriately.<br />
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The bangles, belt, headband, and ring were all from Forever 21, too, but other than the bangles, everything else I'd already had. The necklace was another lucky find at Papaya (an F21-like store). The Sister did her own geekbound take on Aquaman and DIYed a sea-themed headband for it.<br />
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I updated the look a little for Halloween - different headband and belt, red sandals, and I found one of my mom's old belts that conveniently looked like rope for my lasso! For Nerdvember, I put together a simpler (and warmer) geekbounding look. I'll probably wear something similar to see the movie!<br />
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I have never hoped so hard for any movie to be good, and the positive reviews coming out now are letting me rest a little easier. I'm seeing it tonight! Keep your fingers crossed that I come back with a glowing review!!<br />
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In any case, if you're thinking about seeing it, I encourage you to do it sooner rather than later. As they say, money is the language Hollywood understands best, and it's time the myth that female-led movies (superhero or otherwise) don't sell is dispelled.<br />
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<b>**EDIT:</b> Saw the movie, and oh my goodness, Diana is everything!! Mini-spoiler-free review taken from my Instagram post today: While the movie had its flaws (the 3rd act was not my fave & probably the weakest part of the film, & the movie could've been tighter in parts), everything else was what I hoped it would be. Gal Gadot's Diana is idealistic & compassionate, vulnerable & strong, & truly just someone out to do good. And her chemistry with Chris Pine's Steve Trevor is 💯. He lets her do her thing without trying to diminish her & he in turn is not diminished by her superheroics.Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-15669544345998667792017-05-31T06:00:00.000-07:002017-05-31T06:00:25.847-07:00April, the cruelest monthApril - as the title suggests - was rough, but rough in the sense that it was a mix of a lot of things. The title of this post is especially appropriate because it's the first line of T.S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land, and April was National Poetry Month.<br />
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So yes, this post is about poetry and the writing I did last month (even as May is ending now, how?!), despite how hectic my schedule turned out to be and how tired I was. I wrote a record number of poems. They were not all great or meant for further revision, but they're out there now on the page or in my Twitter timeline. I did <i>not</i> work on novel or short-story writing, though I meant to; I was supposed to do Camp NaNoWriMo for the novel but ended up with a bunch of poems instead?<br />
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For me, April had a lot of fun social activities, but it was also very busy at the day job. The current state of government continues to be a constant trashfire, but on top of that, I felt particularly abused by the fun pop culture things I love - the things that should generally be there to bring me joy or even escape! In April, there was still on-going fallout from the March releases of both <i>Iron Fist</i> and <i>Ghost in the Shell</i> - a double-header of Asian American representation issues (IF for its Orientalism, White Savior-flavor, and general crappiness; GitS for its whitewashing & doubling down on it in movie), made only worse by the excuses, deflections, and general cluelessness given by both productions' teams. Not to mention, how these discussions dredged up the age-old arguments of who true fans are and the role of canon (and when it matters).<br />
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I've never really been the type of person to write <i>in reaction</i> to something, but thanks to what I just mentioned causing my low-key constant state of rage, I wrote a couple of poems about that. This was also a useful way for me to try a new poetry form: the Sevenling. It's a 7-line poem that is meant to feel a little mysterious and incomplete with the last line acting as something of a kicker. I've had a lot of fun with them, and I encourage you to try it yourself.<br />
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The rage also helped me finish a poem I'd been struggling with since last year. So yay, for channeling negative energy into something I hope is worthwhile! I'm pretty happy with it and hope to be able to share it with you in the future.<br />
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But I won't lie to you, anger is exhausting - at least it is for me in the long-run. Usually, it leaves me feeling depleted and helpless, but I guess the constant barrage in March going into April tipped me over to rage, which felt empowering for my writing. That said, it sucked to feel betrayed by the things you usually turn to for fun. Like I can't tell you how <i>good</i> it felt to finally not be mad at Marvel when I went to see <i>Guardians of the Galaxy 2</i> this month.<br />
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That said, like in my college glory days, when I was the most sleepless and procrastinating, I tended to be at my most creative - like my brain was searching for anything <i>else</i> to do. Strange how sometimes it's when you have no time that you somehow manage to be the most productive! Like I said, I wrote a record number of poems - about 9 - though most of them were Twitter poems. I'll be posting most of them at <a href="https://girlontheroam.wordpress.com/">Girl on the Roam</a>, but here's one for the road.<br />
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The path we're on is often unclear, and therefore scary. What can we do but push forward? I wish you peace and compassion, friends, and the patience to keep on keepin' on.<br />
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<b>Q4U:</b> How was your April and May? Are you more productive when you're busy?<br />
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<b>P.S.</b> The winner of my "Nevertheless, She Persisted" giveaway was Cate at <a href="http://cateaclysmic.blogspot.co.uk/">Cateaclysmic</a>! She received her tank earlier in May.<br />
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<b>P.P.S.</b> I'm trying to blog more often. In fact, I'll have a new post in a few days. See you then!Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-68945546149613586092017-03-15T12:41:00.001-07:002017-03-29T09:26:49.197-07:00Geekchic OOTD: Here We Are- Feminist AFIn honor of Women's History Month & International Women's Day earlier this month (March 8), I'm joining <a href="http://veronikelly-mars.tumblr.com/HereWeAre">Kelly Jensen's week-long feminist celebration</a> on social media! You can join too by posting whatever you want in celebration of feminism (blog posts, tweets, Instagrams) and using the <b>#HereWeAre</b>. (Details are in the link above.)<br />
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The big social media blast day is <b>today 3/15</b>!<br />
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For my contribution today, I thought it'd be fun to do an outfit post featuring a great shirt from fave geek-girl brand Jordandené and paying gentle homage to 2 feminist icons- Rosie the Riveter and Wonder Woman.<br />
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</u> In February 2017, when Senator Elizabeth Warren was silenced by Senate Republicans while she read Coretta Scott King's letter opposing Jeff Sessions, women everywhere were given a new rallying cry by Senate Majority Leader McConnell when he defended the action with the words: "She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted."<br />
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Too bad no one ever told these people that women are all too familiar with being dismissed and silenced and as such are also experts at persisting against the odds.<br />
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So when <a href="http://www.jordandene.com/clothing/nevertheless-she-persisted-unisex-t-shirt">Jordan put this phrase on a shirt</a> (comes as a tank, a mug, and phone case, too), I absolutely had to get it.<br />
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And to make this look a shout-out to strong women, I wanted it to call back to historical icon Rosie the Riveter - a propaganda tool used by the U.S. government when they <i>wanted</i> women working during World War II. Rosie has since become a symbol of women in the workforce and a reminder of the contributions of women during the war era. To do that, I went with casual-fit blue denim and a red star-spangled ribbon for my hair.<br />
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I last minute added the bangles I bought 2 years ago for my Wonder Woman costume to add a little geek girl power to the whole thing. And bright red lips, of course, to top off the Wonder Woman vibes and as a nod to <i><b>Kumander Liwayway</b></i> - real life teenage resistance leader, who wore lipstick to war and kicked so much ass while looking straight up fabulous.<br />
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Learn more about Liwayway here: <a href="https://storify.com/themackenzilee/bygonebadassbroads-commander-liwayway">https://storify.com/themackenzilee/bygonebadassbroads-commander-liwayway</a><br />
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<b><br />Outfit details:</b> SHIRT (<a href="http://www.jordandene.com/clothing/nevertheless-she-persisted-unisex-t-shirt">Jordandené</a>) // JEANS (<a href="https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/women-slim-boyfriend-fit-ankle-jeans-181598.html">Uniqlo</a>) // SHOES (<a href="https://miista.com/collections/e8-by-miista/products/uma-black">E8 by Miista</a>) // BRACELETS (Forever 21 - <a href="http://www.forever21.com/Product/Product.aspx?BR=f21&Category=acc_jewelry-bracelet-bangle&ProductID=1000203203&VariantID=">similar</a>) // HAIR RIBBON (Forever 21 - <a href="http://www.forever21.com/Product/Product.aspx?br=F21&category=ACC&productid=1000269216">similar</a>) // BACKPACK (<a href="http://us.longchamp.com/handbags/longchamp-20/backpack-s-1118888?sku=2223">Longchamp</a>) // LIP COLOR (<a href="https://colourpop.com/products/creeper">Colourpop in 'Creeper'</a>)<br />
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Hope you like the look, and remember, you can dress and look however you want and still smash the patriarchy. Work!<br />
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And to help you level up your feminist wardrobe, I'm giving away 1 Jordandené "<a href="http://www.jordandene.com/clothing/nevertheless-she-persisted-unisex-shirt">Nevertheless, She Persisted</a>" tank or shirt (your choice) to one of you lovely people!<br />
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The giveaway will run <b>until the end of the month (3/31)</b> and is open internationally (or rather anywhere Jordandené ships). Enter below.<br />
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(Disclaimer: I'm running this giveaway of my own accord, and I'm featuring Jordandené gear because I truly love it and I think Jordan is lovely. Plus, I support women-run small businesses.)<br />
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<br />Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-28814953220366806012017-02-10T06:00:00.000-08:002017-02-10T06:00:22.569-08:005 Fandom Friday (28): Galentine's Day Gifts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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New year, new logo from Megan for her Five Fandom Friday!<br />
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I'd be lost without all the incredible women in my life, especially my girl gang. So, of course, I'm all about celebrating women's friendships. Here are some fun things you can share with your squad for Galentine's Day.<br />
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<b>1)</b> Soul-Sister patches for your soul sisters. (These <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/485614152/soul-sisters-funny-ghost-embroidered?ref=shop_home_active_12">soul sisters</a> are from Kodiak Milly)<br />
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<b>2)</b> Books about badass women and ride-or-die girl friends.<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27209443-heroine-complex">Heroine Complex</a> stars Asian American super-heroines who are childhood friends. Plus, there are costume changes, gossip blogs, and demonic cupcakes.<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21414439-truthwitch">TRUTHWITCH</a> is about threadsisters trying to live their lives without upsetting the politically volatile landscape of a rich fantasy world. And the cutest side note about this novel is that it's kind of a tribute to author Susan Dennard's friendship with author Sarah J Maas.<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22020592-a-tyranny-of-petticoats">A TYRANNY OF PETTICOATS</a> is a YA anthology featuring amazing girls across America and through history.<br />
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Not pictured here, but one of my all time favorite badass girls who are besties books is <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11925514-code-name-verity">CODE NAME VERITY</a>! It features a spy and a pilot who become friends during World War II.<br />
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<b>3)</b> Tees/Tanks/Sweaters for the entire squad.<br />
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<b>4)</b> Donations to a charity supporting women/girls in your gal pals' names. (A few suggestions...)<br />
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<li><a href="http://nwlc.org/about/">National Women's Law Center</a> - championing policies/laws that benefit girls and women.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/who-we-are">Planned Parenthood</a> - providing reproductive education and affordable healthcare.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.malala.org/">The Malala Fund</a> - advocating for girls' access to 12 years of safe, quality education.</li>
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<b>Q4U: What are you getting your best gal pals?</b>Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-8089628145332415972017-02-03T10:37:00.003-08:002017-02-03T10:37:50.493-08:005 Fandom Friday (27): My TBR Pile<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a while since I've done one of these, and frankly, the world is on fire right now. So it's been hard to have the energy to blog or write. I'm living a constant state of stress and exhaustion. THAT SAID, this is a welcome distraction, and I do miss talking about books and sharing geeky things with you.<br />
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This week's prompt is about our To Be Read piles, and I have one that could stretch to the moon, but here are a few that I need to get to this year or bust. :)<br />
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<b>1) <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25203675-the-star-touched-queen?ac=1&from_search=true">THE STAR-TOUCHED QUEEN</a> by Roshani Chokshi</b><br />
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I'm actually reading this RIGHT NOW. Meant to read it all last year because I'm such a huge fan of Roshani's writing. I found her through poetry and then her short stories, and her words are so lush and vivid you feel like you can reach out and hold them. So far, this read is as magical as promised.<br />
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<b>2) <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31145133-i-believe-in-a-thing-called-love?ac=1&from_search=true">I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE</a> by Maurene Goo</b><br />
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This book technically doesn't come out until May this year, but a perk of being friends with the author is sometimes getting an ARC! The book is about a girl who uses K-Dramas as a blueprint to navigate her love life. Hilarity ensues, I'm sure.<br />
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<b>3) <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26192915-outrun-the-moon?ac=1&from_search=true">OUTRUN THE MOON</a> by Stacey Lee</b><br />
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I need to read a Stacey Lee book, period. Both her debut UNDER A PAINTED SKY and this one have been acclaimed, and I am always down for more books starring Asian characters written by Asian authors.<br />
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<b>4) <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18006496-queen-of-shadows?ac=1&from_search=true">QUEEN OF SHADOWS</a> & <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28260587-empire-of-storms?ac=1&from_search=true">EMPIRE OF STORMS</a> by Sarah J. Maas</b><br />
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I'm now 2 books behind in SJM's <i>Throne of Glass</i> series. Gotta catch-up this year before the final book out next year.<br />
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<b>5) <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17378527-the-raven-king">THE RAVEN KING</a> by Maggie Stiefvater</b><br />
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I know, I know! I love the Raven Cycle books and this last entry in the series was like my TOP anticipated book last year. But I think I'm afraid of it being over, so I've been putting it off. Definitely going to read this asap.<br />
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<b>Q4U: What's on your TBR? Have you read any of these?</b><br />
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If you want to join in next week, the prompt is: Galentine's Day Gifts!Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-58194619019630459982017-01-06T06:40:00.000-08:002017-01-06T09:08:47.090-08:00Year in Review: BYE 2016I've said, written, and tweeted this so much: 2016 was a <i>weird</i> year.<br />
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There were the positive things as well: all of the amazing travel I did; the friendships I deepened; new projects; so many people I know had years of personal growth and triumph - new businesses, self-care, marriages, new deals, babies; diversity issues coming to the forefront; Hamilton winning all the awards; all the good geeky things - like Wizarding World, SDCC, a new Star Wars movie full of space baes.</div>
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Whatever it was, 2016 was a year we couldn't say goodbye (and good riddance!) to soon enough. But like I said above, there were good things about it too. So, I'm reviewing the year behind and looking forward.</div>
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<li><b>Girl gangs</b>: New Year's gathering, brunches, <i>The Force Awakens</i> in 4DX, karaoke, and general fun times with my favorite girls kicked off 2016.</li>
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<li><b>Nerdcoolture</b>: Interviewed by Marlon of Nerdcoolture about <a href="http://www.nerdcoolture.com/finding-fandom-with-ali-wan-kenobi-kangaru-cat-cat-cfnchng-and-jenn-jennxlai/">what fandom is</a>. This was our first meeting and would lead to the <a href="https://girlontheroam.wordpress.com/2016/03/16/why-nerds-travel-pt-1-stories-inspiration/">nerdy travel series</a> we'd collaborate on later.</li>
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<li><b>Family Trip to AZ</b>: We drove to Sedona, where we took in the stunning red rock formations, the clear, clean skies, and went on our first helicopter ride. We also drove up to Flagstaff to catch a tour out to unspeakably beautiful Antelope Canyon and breathtaking Horseshoe Bend.</li>
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<li><b>Geek hang-outs</b>: explored LA with my gals at the FIDM movie costumes exhibit and Break Bread modern art show.</li>
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<li><b>V.E. Schwab</b>: Finally met Victoria Schwab on her book tour for Book 2 of her sweeping <i>Shades of Magic</i> fantasy trilogy. She's an author whose books I love and whose work ethic is so admirable. Bonus- I put together one of my fave Jordandené outfits to date.</li>
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<li><b>Harry Potter Wizarding World</b>: We heard the Wizarding World had a soft open ahead of its grand opening in summer. So we took an early trip to Universal Studios and lived our magic dreams and got sugar-drunk on frozen butterbeer!</li>
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<li><b>Cherry Blossom Festival</b>: Descanso Gardens with the Con Squad</li>
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<li><b>Loki's 4th birthday</b></li>
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<li><b>Bookstagram</b>: I started a bookstagram account for book pics only - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/threadedpages/">@threadedpages</a></li>
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<li><b>Jordandené x Hamilton</b>: A fave geek-lady-run business, Jordandené, started doing shirts of the month in 2016. For April, Jordan asked me for help with picking a Hamilton quote. Our brief collaboration resulted in a great <a href="http://a-nudge.blogspot.com/2016/04/geekchic-ootd-looking-for-mind-at-work.html">Schuyler Sisters shirt & an OOTD post</a> from me!</li>
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<li><b>Coachella</b>: We hadn't planned on going, but the Sister won tickets. So we went off into the desert and had a lovely, music-filled weekend. In some ways, I enjoyed this year's trip more because I wasn't suffering from "desert sickness" aka relentless allergies.</li>
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<li><b>Desert pit-stops</b>: We always say we're going to do side-excursions but never do. This year, we made it out to <i><a href="http://www.desertchristpark.org/history.html">Desert Christ Park</a></i> after reading about it before Coachella. Out in Yucca Valley, the park contains crumbling statues of Christ and the Apostles. It was a cool site to visit because it was a little eerie in its disrepair under a blazing blue California sky. The Sis and I walked around, had a snack, and spotted a real life roadrunner here. And we stopped at the Cabazon dinosaurs, of course.</li>
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<li><b>Book releases</b>: Online writer friend Jessica Love had her solo debut this year (IN REAL LIFE), and we finally met IRL, despite the fact we don't actually live <i>that</i> far away from each other. The Hamiltome is finally out!!</li>
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<li><b>Goats in the cemetery</b>: Sis and I happened to see goats at a local, historic cemetery, and they were there to clear away the grass.</li>
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<b><u>MAY</u></b><br />
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<li><b>YALLWest</b>: My first book convention (not counting the LA Times FOB) and it was so fun - but especially because I got to hang with book/writer friends and to meet online friends IRL.</li>
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<li><b>Beyoncé</b>: This was life-changing, which sounds like an exaggeration but not really. Not only is she an incredible performer, but the entire experience was just so affirming and empowering. I wouldn't call myself a huge fan or anything, but I might be now?</li>
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<li><b>Marvelous events</b>: Captain America Civil War! Blackmilk Sample sale!! A friend's quarter-century birthday, hiking with Loki. Seeing Sarah J. Maas on her ACOMAF book tour.</li>
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<li><b>Rhysling nomination</b>: "ACTAEON" was Rhysling-nominated in January & put into a book!</li>
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<li><span style="font-weight: bold;">NOLA</span>: First time to New Orleans and first time traveling with the Con Squad girls. It was a great time! Food, history, music, beignets, swamps, thunder storms, walking tours, tarot. I was told I might be psychic! I also met one of my oldest online writing friends!</li>
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<li><b>Exploration</b>: Giant inflatable bunnies of INTRUDEla, Outlander costume exhibit, learning more about the tarot, trying out SoulCycle (Hamilton themed, of course)</li>
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<li><b>Hamilton at the Tony's</b>: we had a Tony's party to cheer on Hamilton & to see their performance of course. We baked cookies and dressed accordingly. They, of course, swept their awards categories. Rise up!</li>
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<li><b>Beach movie</b>: Star Wars - The Force Awakens at the beach!</li>
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<li><b>Voted in the CA Primaries</b></li>
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<li><b>A Geek's Guide</b>: One of my fave books of 2016, <i><a href="http://a-nudge.blogspot.com/2016/06/book-review-geeks-guide-to-unrequited.html">A Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love</a></i>, was published this month. I loved it because it was light, fun, and takes place at New York Comic Con. It was the perfect read leading into San Diego Comic Con.</li>
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<li>Found out some good news from a close friend. ;)</li>
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<li><b>4th of July</b>: Saw the Rose Bowl fireworks for the 1st time & they really are HUGE!</li>
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<li><b>SDCC - outfits</b>: Upped my geeky outfit game with less graphic Ts and more casual cosplay (best Loki look to date). I sort of actually did my first cosplay ever on accident (Rey - I built a staff and everything), and that was fun! Also, nothing to do with me, but seeing Hamilton cosplayers was maybe my fave thing.</li>
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<li><b>SDCC - friends</b>: the best part of Comic Con is always seeing and spending time with friends! Con Squad was in full force, but it was also Gennia's first time there. I got to see Natasha's adorable family, writer/book friends, meet online friends, celebrate the successes of nerd friends (Tony of Crazy4ComicCon's mens fashion line- <a href="https://herowithinstore.com/">Hero Within</a>- launch!), and of course, make new ones!</li>
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<li><b>Harry Potter</b>: While I ultimately was not a huge fan of <i>The Cursed Child</i>, I couldn't resist going to a midnight release party with the ConSquad girls.</li>
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<li><b>Birthday</b>: I turned 30! It was not super exciting, minus the part where friends got me an annual pass to Universal Studios. More Wizarding World! More butterbeer! Grateful to know these beautiful people.</li>
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<li><b>Summer fun</b>: chilling in the pool on giant unicorn and gummi bear floaties; getting obsessed with <i>The Black Tapes</i> podcast; falling in love with Riz Ahmed in <i>The Night Of</i> (and now in <i>Rogue One</i> & rapping a verse on 1 of the best tracks of the Hamilton Mixtape "Immigrants); putting together & blogging about <a href="http://a-nudge.blogspot.com/2016/09/geekchic-ootd-weekend-vibes.html">geeky summer outfits</a>.</li>
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<li><b>Celebrations</b>: made a special trip to a cutesy cafe that relocated further away from us to celebrate a friend's birthday; celebrated the Sister's birthday w/ dinner & then a free fancy brunch with the parents down in San Diego. We recreated our old Hannibal pic from SDCC 2 years ago.</li>
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<li><b>At Home with Monsters</b>: Guillermo del Torro's exhibit at LACMA featuring items from his personal collection was fantastic - full of creepy, eerie, funny props and art from both his movies and others. This trip with the Con Squad girls ended with Pokemon Go hunting at the La Brea tar pits and pie-eating.</li>
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<li><b>Poetry sales</b>: After starting the year strong in terms of poetry writing, I felt discouraged by Fall, thought I might be a one hit wonder. But <a href="http://a-nudge.blogspot.com/2016/09/on-patience-timing-of-universe.html">the universe has strange timing</a>, and I found out over one weekend that I sold my 2 favorite poems of 2016 - "<a href="https://girlontheroam.wordpress.com/2016/09/23/of-sand-and-stardust/">Susurrus</a>" and "Skin".</li>
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<li>"<a href="http://throughthegate.net/15/">Susurrus</a>" was published this month.</li>
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<li><b>Labor Day Weekend</b>: Busy weekend! Visited the Getty Museum with the parents to see the Dunhuang Temples exhibit & imitated some art. Saw John Williams conduct at the Hollywood Bowl with Con Squad and lit the night up with lightsabers.</li>
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<li><b>Book Club</b>: I joined a new book club/ podcast called <a href="http://www.booksandboba.com/">Books & Boba</a>, which is committed to reading books by AAPI authors. Join us!! Oh, and my comic book interest is real & growing.</li>
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<li><b>Got politcal</b>: urged people to register to vote; wrote letters to women in NC urging them to vote Dems; got angry over whitewashing and white-savior-ing in Hollywood & diversity growing pains in publishing; wanted to smash the patriarchy.</li>
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<li><b>Good news</b>: One of the most dedicated writers I know, Julie Dao, landed a huge 3 book-deal, and I couldn't be more excited for her. I was lucky enough to have read the book that will be her debut, and it is a sweeping Asian-based fantasy. I can't wait for the world to read it!</li>
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<li><b>Happy mail</b>: apple cider donuts from my Fall angel Tracey; a <i>signed</i> copy of Goldenhand from Kim; scrabble pendants featuring Rey from Celeste; Darth Vader rings from Syl</li>
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<li><b>Halloween</b>: the Sis actually went to Germany for the end of October to see her favorite soccer team; Loki's <a href="http://www.starwars.com/news/fully-operational-fandom-these-pets-in-star-wars-costumes-are-ready-for-halloween">Poe-ki Dameron</a> costume was featured on starwars.com for Halloween Pet costumes; I put on 2 versions of my Rey costume (grey vest & arm warmers from ElhofferDesign!) & made Loki my BB-8! And hey, I found out later, I won a gift card for our Star Wars Halloween pic!</li>
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<li><b>The Election</b>: We all know how disappointingly that turned out, but I won't deny how exciting and electric it felt to be in New York City on Election Day. It felt like history was happening in Manhattan. We were so proud to have been able to vote for a qualified woman for President.</li>
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<li><b>New York City</b>: Got to see Sarah G again, and while the night we spent at her place turned out to be bittersweet because of the election, it's always nice to see long-distance friends. My Founding Squad made it out and we had fun despite everything. Crossed a few things off my NYC list like seeing a talk show taping (we saw Eddie Redmayne - and then saw a Newt Scamander cosplayer at dinner later!), go to the NYPL, stand on the NY Supreme Courthouse steps a la Law & Order & every other crime procedural set in NYC. The Sis and I finally made it to the Cloisters and saw the stunning Unicorn Tapestries.</li>
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<li><b>Morris-Jumel</b>: The Sis and I visited Morris-Jumel Mansion aka Aaron Burr's house and were delighted by the history and finding that the guide there that day was also from Southern California. He gave us a discount on admission and everything.</li>
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<li><b>Holidays- friend time</b>: KKBQ and matcha soft-serve with ConSquad; Wizarding World in the cold and hot butterbeer (so delicious); the new musical Amélie (starring OG Eliza Hamilton, Phillipa Soo), brunch and gift exchange with my best girls; monthly geeky lunch with writer-friends - so grateful to have gotten to know Sarah and Maurene (and the not pictured Kirsten) better over this past year!</li>
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<li><b>Liminality- Issue 10</b>: My poem <a href="http://www.liminalitypoetry.com/issue-10-winter-20162017/skin/">SKIN</a> is out now in <i>Liminality's </i>Winter issue. I blogged a little about it at<a href="https://girlontheroam.wordpress.com/2017/01/05/shift/"> Girl on the Roam- SHIFT</a>.</li>
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<li><b>Carrie Fisher</b>: we lost many beloved celebrities this year, but to follow-up the loss of George Michael on Christmas with the double whammy of Carrie Fisher and then her mother, Debbie Reynolds, the day after felt like 2016 had really crossed some kind of line. Celebrities and icons always mean different things to different people. I'm not normally too affected by them, but this one hit me harder than expected. RIP.</li>
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So that was 2016 for me, which was generally awesome. You can't really tell that the world often times seemed like it was on fire when viewed through my personal lens, which is why I say last year was weird. There were so many ups and downs.<br />
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I know that 2017 isn't going to be easy either because of all the things happening or potentially happening in my country, but at least the new year gives us all a marker for turning over to a new page. We have a chance to get our bearings and find our footing. The theme for 2017 is vigilance and resistance. <i>Rogue One</i> is timely because it gave us this: <b>Rebellions are built on hope.</b><br />
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<b>P.S.</b> I've chosen my Word for 2017 and will link here when the post goes live next week.Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-25837274063030473512016-11-29T17:59:00.000-08:002016-11-29T18:07:00.325-08:00Giving Thanks on Giving TuesdayHello friends! It's been a while since my last post and A LOT has happened in the world. October seems like ages ago, and we're already at the end of November!<br />
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That said, the roller coaster that was November, primarily because of choices and adversity we now face in the U.S. as a country, has left me feeling both stressed out and fired up. I've never been too politically outspoken, but what this election has shown is that none of us can afford to be bystanders. Citizenship in the U.S. is, to put it one way, a contact sport - and, of course, change doesn't come without effort and without cost. I know my role now is to remain vigilant and to help however and whenever I can.</div>
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In the spirit of that, I'd like to leave a few links to organizations who support things I care about and do so much good for the world. If you can spare some change, please consider donating today. Many of these organizations have matching incentives happening today, so any little bit you can give will actually have double, maybe triple the impact.</div>
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<li><b><a href="https://www.firstbook.org/about-first-book">First Book</a></b> - a nonprofit dedicated to providing quality education for children in need. They get books and learning materials into the hands of children who need them most. </li>
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<li><b><a href="http://weneeddiversebooks.org/">We Need Diverse Books</a></b> - a grassroots organization working to change the publishing industry so that it produces more and better diverse books, "literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people."</li>
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<li>Double your impact today <a href="http://weneeddiversebooks.tumblr.com/post/153821120429/how-to-double-your-givingtuesday-donation-to-we">thanks to these authors</a>. <a href="https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=sRZCCnvabAX_YgKf-gIo54Sc-uGTe6au2HqdQUBrFwFGYvA_UZXFgKYY9qy&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8d333dc9aadeed3fe0b5b299d55fd35542"><b>Donate to WNDB</b></a> & don't forget to email them your donation amount (instructions in the authors link).</li>
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<li><b><a href="http://nanowrimo.org/">NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program</a></b> - the nonprofit that hosts National Novel Writing Month also encourages creativity and writing in children and teens by sending free kits to classrooms. </li>
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<li><a href="https://www.aclu.org/"><b>ACLU</b></a> - defending individual rights and liberties in courts since 1920. They do so much work, and their work is more important now than ever.</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.erythromelalgia.org/Home.aspx"><b>The Erythromelalgia Association</b></a> - they promote research and awareness of Erythromelalgia, a rare disorder that essentially causes burning pain in the extremities. There is currently no cure and no one way to treat it. </li>
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<li>This cause is slightly more personal because one of the best people I've met through the internet and the book community is also the person who made me aware of this disorder because she has it. She has spoken publicly about it before, which is why I mention this here. <a href="http://www.erythromelalgia.org/Donate2016AnnualAppeal.aspx"><b>DONATE to TEA</b></a> to support further research into this rare disease.</li>
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<li><b>Donors Choose</b> - Want to help specific teachers/classrooms and their projects? Donors Choose lets you pick the project you want to help fund and donate directly to that classroom!</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.donorschoose.org/"><b>Support a classroom</b> with Donors Choose</a>.</li>
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<li><b>FORCE 4 CHANGE / UNICEF: Force4Fashion with Target</b> - if you like Star Wars and cool T-Shirts, consider buying one of the new Rogue One Force4Change shirts carried exclusively at Target. They are donating $5 of every shirt purchase directly to UNICEF from now until the end of the year. So shop, look geek chic, <i>and</i> do some good.</li>
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<li>Or donate<a href="https://www.unicefusa.org/donate/help-save-childrens-lives/29534"> directly to UNICEF</a></li>
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<li>donating gently-used items you don't use/need</li>
<li>calling your government representatives to voice your concerns (the new Twitter account, from people within the book community, <a href="https://twitter.com/Roadto18">@Roadto18</a> can help)</li>
<li>educate your friends/followers/neighbors/community on important causes & goings-on</li>
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As always, thank you for reading through this. I am grateful for your readership and for the friends I've made through this blog and on social media. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday, and remember, you are worthy. Rise up.<br />
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<b>P.S.</b> There are a few more/ different links to <a href="https://girlontheroam.wordpress.com/2016/11/29/givingtuesday/">causes/organizations featured at Girl on the Roam</a>, including Eliza Hamilton's orphanage and how you can help the people of Flint, Michigan and the protesters of #NoDAPL.</div>
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Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-48734931269862626152016-09-28T06:30:00.000-07:002016-09-28T06:30:10.567-07:00On Patience & the Timing of the UniverseLately, this blog has become mostly about geek lifestyle and Real Life updates, but originally, the focus was on writing, reading, and books. Those things are still present here, but it's been a minute since I talked about anything really <i>writing-</i>related. So this post is past due. (And it comes with Hamilton gifs!)<br />
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Anyone who has spent even a little time in the book-publishing world knows that the industry is often a game of luck and waiting - lots and lots of waiting. Once you're done writing something and have sent it out, that's it. You've done the part you can control, and then, you wait. (In the meantime, you should, of course, work on something else/new.)<br />
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My long-form writing is far from that stage, but in recent years, I've returned to poetry - and trying to get poetry published is a similar tale of patience. A year ago I made the decision to actually send something out in hopes of publication. I publicly stated my intent in my <a href="https://girlontheroam.wordpress.com/2015/07/02/thirty-before-30/">original 30 Before 30 list</a>. That was posted in July 2015; I'd sent out my first poem at the very end of May 2015.<br />
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About a month after I told the world I wanted to sell a poem, I did. <i><a href="http://www.strangehorizons.com/">Strange Horizons</a></i> accepted "<a href="https://girlontheroam.wordpress.com/2015/11/16/hart-hunter/"><b>Actaeon</b></a>" in August 2015, and it was so unexpected and gratifying, not to mention validating. I'm still not comfortable calling myself a poet, but the fact that a selective market like <i>Strange Horizons</i> wanted what I'd written did a lot to make me believe in my abilities. In September, I received a close-call rejection on a different poem, but the note I received was encouraging. So I continued sending things out, reworking poems, and writing new ones.<br />
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Fast forward to 2016 and months of either rejections or waiting games ending in rejection. By August, when I was making my new <a href="https://girlontheroam.wordpress.com/2016/08/22/the-30-list/">The 30 List</a>, I'd sold nothing since "Actaeon" a year ago, and I was feeling worn and discouraged - like maybe that first sale was a fluke. And it kind of was; it's lucky that I got through on what was essentially my first try.<br />
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To get myself out of that funk, I put "sell more poems" on my new list to firm up my resolve and just to send my intention back out to the universe. I looked at the good things "Actaeon" and all this waiting had brought me.<br />
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<li>It brought me to other poets, and these poets have humbled me and taught me so much with their work. There are 3, specifically, who ended up in my online sphere thanks to the publication of "Actaeon," and I'm grateful to know them. <a href="http://www.roshanichokshi.com/about/"><b>Roshani Chokshi</b></a> constantly dazzles with her bejeweled and lyrical language. <a href="http://shvetathakrar.com/"><b>Shveta Thakrar</b></a>'s lush world-building and magical imagery leave me breathless. <a href="https://tehlorkay.com/about/"><b>Tehlor Kay</b></a> writes with such quiet intensity that I'm almost unaware of how powerful her poetry is until I've reached the end.</li>
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Despite knowing better, I do think I let that initial sale set a perhaps too optimistic expectation for the future of my poet-ing, and I let myself seek that outside validation too much. But the truth is the year that lapsed since my first sale was good for me, as you can see in my points above. I think it's important to recognize that sometimes these uneventful/ low sections are necessary and are opportunities for growth, and that this is something that happens to everyone.</div>
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Here's where the timing of the universe comes in. As I said, by the end of August 2016, I'd readjusted my expectations, told the universe I'd continue to work at my poetry, and resolved to just write more in general. Try more things, etc. etc. I'd turned 30, and I'd put my recent funk behind me. September came along with Labor Day weekend, and I'd filled it with fun activities with my friends.<br />
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That Friday, I found out one of my favorite new poems had been accepted by <i><b><a href="http://www.liminalitypoetry.com/">Liminality</a></b></i>. It was a great way to end the work week, that's for sure!<br />
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Buoyed by the news, I enjoyed my weekend even more. I went to a John Williams concert (lots of Star Wars music featured) and visited LACMA's fascinating, creepy-delightful Guillermo del Toro <a href="http://www.lacma.org/guillermo-del-toro#about-the-exhibition">At Home With Monsters</a> exhibit. The museum visit was followed by a trek through neighboring Hancock Park & the La Brea Tar Pits, catching Pokemon with the ConSquad girls. It was during this adventure that Labor Day Monday that I saw a new email in my inbox.<br />
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My other poem "<a href="http://throughthegate.net/15/">Susurrus</a>" had been accepted by <i><b>Through The Gate</b></i>. It was published to the weekly's site on September 13th, and you can read it now if you'd like.<br />
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Apparently, the poem had been accepted some time before but I'd never received the email. This wasn't discovered until I queried the status of the submission. Luckily, the news I got back was good!<br />
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Which is all to say, there is perhaps some method to the madness of the universe's timing, and maybe putting your intentions out there can help lure them to fruition. I don't know; this life lesson stuff is a little outside of my realm.<br />
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For me, I guess, I had to be willing to wait for it (thanks, Aaron Burr, sir), and just because there's a wait doesn't mean that time is wasted or that nothing will come of the wait. But again, we are only in control of so much (Aaron Burr has another relevant line for this), and we can't spend time worrying about the things that are not in our control. What will come will come.<br />
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I think the universe wanted me to remember writing shouldn't be about the external validation and that I shouldn't be content to rest on my laurels. The moment I realized that, admitted it, the universe answered me back.<br />
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<u>To recap:</u><br />
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<li>You can find my poetry currently at <i>Strange Horizons</i> and <i>Through the Gate</i>. It is forthcoming in <i>Liminality.</i></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.strangehorizons.com/2015/20151116/fanchiang-p.shtml">Actaeon</a></li>
<li><a href="http://throughthegate.net/15/">Susurrus</a></li>
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<li>You can read about the inspiration for "Susurrus" & its <a href="https://girlontheroam.wordpress.com/2016/09/23/of-sand-and-stardust/">poem aesthetics at Girl on the Roam</a>.</li>
<li>If you're subscribed to<a href="http://tinyletter.com/somaiyadaud"> somaiya daud's myth maker's newsletter</a>, my poem was included in September's issue!</li>
<li>You should check out Roshani Chokshi, Shveta Thakrar, and Tehlor Kinney.</li>
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<li>Roshani's short story "<a href="https://www.shimmerzine.com/the-star-maiden-by-roshani-chokshi/">The Star Maiden</a>" made me cry. Her debut YA fantasy is <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25203675-the-star-touched-queen">The Star-Touched Queen</a>.</li>
<li>Shveta's poem "<a href="http://strangehorizons.com/2015/20151019/thakrar-p.shtml">A Love in Twelve Feathers</a>" was also nominated for the 2016 Rhysling & it's so staggeringly beautiful I have no idea how my poem ended up in her poem's company.</li>
<li>Tehlor's poem "<a href="https://tehlorkay.com/2016/04/03/reflections-on-rainy-streets/">reflections on rainy streets</a>" reads like a bittersweet song, atmospheric & lovely.</li>
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Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-21572894379333633672016-09-01T06:30:00.000-07:002016-09-01T12:28:05.124-07:00Geekchic OOTD: Weekend VibesFriends, how is August already over? We are coming up on the Labor Day weekend here in the U.S., one of our last long weekends before the winter holidays and sort of the last hurrah of summer.<br />
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(<i><b>Disclaimer:</b> I am not affiliated with Lootcrate and have not subscribed to their boxes, but I've seen them around, and it looks like fun stuff!</i>)<br />
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Recently, I was inspired by <b>Loot Crate</b> to blog about a favorite geeky look because they so often have cool apparel in their boxes. Loot Crate creates monthly <a href="https://www.lootcrate.com/">subscription boxes</a> that feature geeky collectibles (like shirts!) from current fandoms, and they're usually themed, which makes things extra fun.<br />
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Since we are headed into the final days of summer (and school has already begun for many) and summer is my favorite season, I thought I'd give it a nice send-off by talking about my most casual but also most tried and true warm-weather look - <b>shorts and a geeky tank</b>. This is seriously my uniform for the summer and a lot of the year since I'm in California.<br />
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These outfits are the epitome of my weekend vibes.<br />
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<b>1) Witchy Chic</b><br />
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As much as I love my Ravenclaw gear and Marauder's Map everything, sometimes I like my fandom pride to be a little more subtle. That's why I love this Deathy Hallows muscle tank because unless you're a Harry Potter fan, it's not as immediately obvious what it is. I paired this with plain, light denim shorts but played up the magic and whimsy with my accessories (star shoes, quote bracelets, flower crown).<br />
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I took a little bit of inspiration from festival fashion and the stylish summer goths and witch girls out there. There's something to be said about wearing black - even when it's hot out - because it just looks so damn cool.<br />
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<b>Outfit details:</b> SHIRT (<a href="http://www.hottopic.com/product/harry-potter-the-deathly-hallows-girls-muscle-top/10500058.html">Hot Topic</a>) // SHORTS (<a href="http://www.target.com/p/women-s-high-rise-short-medium-wash-mossimo/-/A-50451750">Target</a>) // SHOES (<a href="http://eeight.co/collections/boots/products/nelly-black-gold">Eeight</a>) // BRACELETS (<a href="http://showpony.storenvy.com/collections/842419-harry-potter/products/7490709-always-until-the-very-end-bracelet-set-perfect-for-best-friends-harry-potter">Show Pony <i>Until the Very End</i></a> cuff via <a href="https://www.owlcrate.com/pastboxes">Owlcrate</a> / <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/156535403/isadora-duncan-quote-cuff-bracelet?ref=shop_home_active_29">CynicalRedhead <i>Isadora Duncan</i></a> cuff) // FLOWER CROWN (Forever 21 - <a href="http://www.forever21.com/Product/Product.aspx?br=F21&category=ACC&productid=1000215763">similar</a>) // LIP COLOR (<a href="https://colourpop.com/product/beeper/">Colourpop in 'Beeper</a>')<br />
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Labor Day weekend in the U.S. is usually marked by BBQs, beach days, and the last of the outdoor gatherings as summer winds down. So I thought I'd go a little more simple with my second outfit, which honestly, would've been great for the 4th of July too. This Team Cap tank is your basic "graphic tee" type design. I matched it with patterned shorts and fun sunglasses but made sure both pulled from colors on the tank (blue and red, respectively) to keep it all streamlined. To top it all off, I had to have a classic red lip.<br />
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<b>Outfit details:</b> SHIRT (<a href="http://www.target.com/p/women-s-plus-team-captain-graphic-muscle-white-marvel/-/A-50715420">Target</a>) // SHORTS (Target x Marimekko n/a - <a href="http://www.target.com/p/women-s-printed-short-with-pockets-navy-k-by-kersh/-/A-50762563">similar</a>) // SANDALS (1st pair - <a href="http://www.target.com/p/women-s-lina-gladiator-sandals/-/A-50014903">similar</a>, 2nd pair - <a href="https://usa.miista.com/collections/sandals/products/karen-black-graphic">Miista</a>) // BRACELETS (<a href="http://showpony.storenvy.com/collections/842419-harry-potter/products/7490709-always-until-the-very-end-bracelet-set-perfect-for-best-friends-harry-potter">Show Pony Until the Very End</a> cuff / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BJOqdMagloG/">Sparkling Rampage <i>ACOMAF</i></a> cuff) // SUNGLASSES (<a href="http://www.hottopic.com/product/dc-comics-wonder-woman-cat-eye-sunglasses/10493056.html">Hot Topic</a>) // LIP COLOR (<a href="https://colourpop.com/products/creeper">Colourpop in 'Creeper'</a>)<br />
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I hope this inspires you to dress up those graphic tees and tanks that you have in your closets! And if you're looking for an easy way to up your geek style game, check out <a href="https://www.lootcrate.com/">Lootcrate</a>! They have tons of different monthly subscription boxes filled with pop culture goodness, including ones that focus on apparel if that's what you want. :)<br />
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Wave that geek flag high! Happy weekend, friends!<br />
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<b>Q4U: What's your favorite fandom gear or style to wear?</b>Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-52813517181659241382016-08-31T09:36:00.000-07:002016-08-31T09:36:29.537-07:00Unique, Geeky Goods from CalamitywareThis post has been long in coming, but I promise this is something good.<br />
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As you know, I'm a sucker for geeky knickknacks and am always on the look-out for things that are fun and unique. I also love things that are subtle, that prompt a second look.<br />
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So when I saw Megan (<a href="http://www.thenerdygirlie.com/">the Nerdy Girlie</a>) instagram her <a href="http://calamityware.com/collections/plates/products/calamityware-mug-1-things-could-be-worse"><i>Things Could be Worse</i> Calamityware mug</a>, I was smitten! I love that it looks like classic porcelain, but if you take a good look at the design, you can spot dinosaurs, monsters, UFOs, and more!<br />
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You can imagine how excited I was when <a href="http://calamityware.com/"><b>Calamityware</b></a> contacted me and asked if I was interested in posting about their products. Spoiler, I said yes!<br />
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<i>(<b>Disclaimer:</b> Calamityware sent me some items in exchange for a blog post about them.)</i><br />
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Earlier this summer, they sent me 2 things. The first is part of the product line that gave Calamityware their start: a porcelain plate featuring a monstrous surprise in its design.<br />
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This is <a href="http://calamityware.com/collections/plates/products/calamityware-plate-7-tentacles?utm_source=NudgeITRD&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=Tentacles">Calamityware Plate 7: Tentacles</a>. I love how from afar it looks like regular fine china, but up close, it is filled with awesome little details.<br />
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I mean look at those tentacles, that man running away across the bridge, the chill black cat. The border pattern is just gorgeous. And yes, these are actual dinner plates. You can eat off of them <i>or</i> display them. <br />
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Also, you may have noticed this is Plate 7, and that's because it's part of an entire series of plates featuring different calamities - pirates, volcanoes, giant robots, and plenty more. In fact, one of their newest plate designs features a plague of frogs. Ribbit.<br />
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The other item Calamityware sent me was something you might recall seeing if you follow me on Instagram. It's the <a href="http://calamityware.com/collections/bandanas/products/badbandana-3-spirited-bones?utm_source=NudgeITRD&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=BB3">BADbandana 3: Spirited Bones</a>!<br />
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The Sister instantly picked out this dancing skeleton print when I showed her the different styles of BADbandanas that Calamityware offers, and I have to say these bones are even more delightful in person and up close. Again, the design is so detailed and whimsical. I love that there are animal and monster skeletons enjoying the festivities too! It makes any outfit just a little more awesome.<br />
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The squares are large, and while the fabric is a little rough when it's brand new, a few washes softens it up nicely. The bandanas also come in packs of 3! So you can get 3 of the same design or a mixed design pack. And 3 bandanas means everyone in the family can have one to rock.<br />
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So, if you liked any of these items, check out Calamityware for more products with quirky, unique art. I think they even have <a href="http://calamityware.com/collections/bandanas/products/sea-monster-shower-curtain">a sea monster shower curtain</a> on the way! Basically, when the time comes for me to shop for a nice set of dinner plates, I know where to look for ones with personality.<br />
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Hope you enjoyed this little feature on a small business putting silly and adorable art into the world!<br />
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<b>Q4U: What do you think of these designs? Would you buy a set of calamitous dinner plates?</b>Krispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119162506009432262.post-61849108596338139432016-08-09T12:10:00.002-07:002016-08-09T12:10:47.145-07:00Currently... (21)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I found the Currently post at <a href="http://www.katehart.net/">Kate Hart's blog</a>, who got the idea from <a href="http://lovethefreeworld.blogspot.com/2012/08/hello-aimless-currently-2.html">Amy Lukavics</a>, who found it <a href="http://sometimessweet.blogspot.com/2012/08/currently-and-little-video-too.html">here</a>. Please join in and link me in the comments if you do!<br />
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My girl gang. If you follow me on Instagram, you know it's been a whirlwind since the end of May. I've gone on a few adventures with my best gal pals - namely, New Orleans and Comic-Con!<br />
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<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29069989-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child?ac=1&from_search=true">The Cursed Child</a> (just finished) - I don't know how I feel about it being the next bit of HP canon, but I enjoyed it for what it was. Wish the plot hadn't been so grand because the quieter, character thematic parts of the play were probably what I liked best.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8433500-jellicoe-road">Jellicoe Road</a> - I'm finally reading this!!</li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23299512-this-savage-song">This Savage Song</a></li>
<li>Various Tarot Books</li>
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<b>WATCHING</b><br />
<ul>
<li>The Olympics!</li>
<li><i>Suicide Squad</i> (recently) - I wanted this to be good so badly. Was I entertained? Sometimes, but honestly, I can't say because I left this movie feeling so much frustration that I can't honestly say my experience was good.</li>
<li><i>Mr. Robot</i> - so good. Seeing their presence in SD was one of the highlights of this Comic-Con.</li>
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<li><i>UnReal</i> - the season finale was last night and OH. MY. GOD. I love this show. Seriously, if you haven't tried this show, do it.</li>
<li><i>The Night Of</i> - we just started this, and it is so stressful. It's about a guy who may or may not have committed a crime & the workings of the justice system starting from the night of the crime.</li>
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<b>LISTENING</b><br />
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<a href="http://theblacktapespodcast.com/">The Black Tapes podcast</a> - to give me another creepy/intriguing thing to listen to other than LORE, I started The Black Tapes podcast in June and basically binge-listening to the entire first season. I'm all caught up with Season 2, and I am so obsessed! It's like Serial + LORE + supernatural mystery.<br />
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<b>ANTICIPATING</b><br />
<ul>
<li>My birthday! Starting today, it is the last week of my 20s. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE??!</li>
<li>2017 when a bunch of my writer-Twitter friends are going to have books out!!</li>
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<b>WISHING</b><br />
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Teleportation was real so I can hang out with people who don't live near me! This desire is worse now because I've been spoiled by being able to meet up with online friends pretty often recently thanks to mutual traveling and things like Comic Con.<br />
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<b>THINKING ABOUT</b><br />
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How much has changed in just this last year - like Hamilton! It is such a <i>huge</i> deal now. They've won 11 Tonys. They just celebrated their 1-year anniversary of their debut on Broadway, and so many of the original main Broadway cast has departed the show. This all blows my mind because it has only been a little over a year since this thing came into my life and changed it.<br />
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There have been some other life things happening personally and with friends and family too. I've been to spin class (who am I?), had my tarot read, built my first major costume prop (Rey's staff), and inadvertently cosplayed at SDCC.<br />
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<b>MAKING ME HAPPY</b><br />
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<li>Summer! Ice cream, sunshine, bright colors, and unicorn floaties.</li>
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<li>Flight of the Conchords concert</li>
<li>Learning the tarot - basically, a psychic in New Orleans was convinced I have untapped spiritual powers. So I'm trying to unlock them. Wish me luck. ;)</li>
<li>Hammer + Sarah time!</li>
<li>Celebrating nerdy things in nerdy ways - like all of Comic Con and midnight book release parties for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.</li>
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