Thursday, January 21, 2016

Thursday Threads - Geeky Underwear

art by Jillian Deutsch


I'm tired of normal underwear. How many pairs can a girl own with flowers or stripes or polka-dots on them? Or of sexy underwear that feels awful and makes you wish you had just gone commando instead?

This is why I'm soooo glad that companies are finally figuring out that girls are geeks too and creating the market for us.

I've compiled as much geek underwear as I could find. So sit back, scroll through and find that new pair that's going to replace your raggedy old floral favorites





Can it be? Actual Star Wars bras? Be still my heart!







A good lingerie set is hard to fins on a good day, a geeky lingerie set is like finding a diamond in a sarlacc pit 





I want like 8 pairs of these Ursula panties





Old School My Little Pony and Barbie are my underwear dreams come true!






Pinup Girl Clothing


I always wanted sets like these when I was a kid. I never did get any. I guess here is my chance to do so now when I will really appreciate them














Torrid

Awesome Underwear for the curvier of us ladies out there








I sooo badly want these Star Wars ones!






Hot Topic


I love that Underoos are back! I totally want the Princess Leia ones






I hate when sets include a boring black pair in the middle. Lame





Spencers

I've never been to a Spencers before, but they have a great selection of geeky underwear. I'm impressed


Detachable cape is totally impractical and totally awesome!

These awesome Power Ranger Panties come in a 5-pack featuring all your favorite prehistoric creatures 




















SuperHero Stuff












Start any day right with Turtle Power





Think Geek


Such great Star Trek sets!



Feel awesome all day with Unicorn panties!






Primark














Topshop







I know these are Christmas ones, but they were just too amazing to leave out









H&M





I actually bought myself these SW panties the other day. They are awesome, but sadly another case of a boring black pair in the middle

So, if the mainstream stores aren't carrying underwear that you like, try these geeky hand made pairs on for size

Kayleeksauvey





















SciFeye Candy





Geeky garters! I am in love














So Effing Cute













These LOTR panties make me laugh every time








Jordandene









Nerds With Vaginas

For the naughty nerd in all of us













Danyella Michella




















So did you find that special pair that will  make your day happier for knowing that you're wearing them? I know I found some


Now go show them off ;)




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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Tunage Tuesday - Star Wars Duels


art by SoniaMatas

I'm sure like me, you are all still on a Star Wars kick after the release of The Force Awakens.
I love the ever present story of light vs. dark and the battles that come with it.

Well, today we are going to appreciate some of those duels in Musical form. So sit back and enjoy and cheer for your preferred side.


First Up, we have Taylor Davis vs. herself in this amazing violin medley





The Amazing people over at Player Piano have put together a beautiful medley, as well as these awesome SW pianos. It's a long video but totally worth watching





Kuma Films brings us this amazing video of how both the dark side and the light side train with lightsabers. It's very impressive





This is the Fencing Senior World Championships Moscow 2015 where these 2 jedi really show off their skills. Amazing!




Okay, back to music, here is a great video from Jimmy Fallon, The Roots & The Force Awakens Cast! It's really amazing!



And just because it's adorable, here is Oscar Issac doing a cover of Bill Murray's Star Wars theme




May the Force be with you no matter what side you choose


Thanks to Fashionably Geek & Betty Felon for these great numbers

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Monday, January 11, 2016

Brand New 52 - Trends While Reading



It's a Brand New Year with Brand New Books and Brand New Trends.
I thought about continuing the trends from last year, since they seem so prominent, but I thought maybe it would be better to do all new trends this year.

Here are last year's trends:

Rape - 40/76
Friendship Romance - 13/76
Failed  Bechdel-Wallace Test - 14/76
Microwave Tea - 2/76
Magical Heritage - 21/76
Love Triangle - 25/76

As you can see, Rape was the biggest one.


Ugh....

I thought about adding Rape in again, just to make the point of how prevalent it is, but I still think a clean slate is the better way to go.

Each trend will have its own symbol. It will look something like this @ - 0/52
The symbol will appear in my blog reviews with every book that it applies to. That symbol will link back to this page, so you can see what trend it is. The number is to keep track of how many books this year have fallen into this trend. At the end of the year I will review my findings.


Here are this year's trends:


You're Not Like Other Girls

We live in a weird World where not being like other girls (or boys) is something that we are suppose to strive towards, as if it makes us special instead of just putting everyone else down.

"On the surface, it's nice to hear someone say you're special. It's flattering to the ego to hear that you're better than the competition. That might be why this line is almost only found in young adult and teen stories. Writers may not expect teens to take subtext or larger social implications into consideration.
However it's meant, this line can be interpreted as a backhanded compliment. By saying that your intelligence, sense of humor, or independence make you "different from other guys/girls," it's implied that the rest of your gender sucks " - TV Tropes

☆ - 13/52

LGBTQA+ Representation

Representation is so important in books and media these days. It shows people that they are not alone in the World and that there are other people out there that they can relate to. I love when authors think outside the hetero-normative box and include people of all genders and sexual orientations. Extra props if there is more than one person in the book. I'm really hopeful for this category.

⚥ - 22/52

Animal Familiar

Does your main character have a cat/dog/horse/mini dragon/other animal that they share a bond with? Is it like the animal can understand or empathize with them? Can they talk? Are they bonded only with that person? Then yes, you have yourself an animal familiar. They might as well be a person, but instead, they're an animal!

^..^ - 13/52

Alternate Curse Words

Writers often feel weird about cursing in their books. I get it. You never know who's going to be reading it. With TV, most words wouldn't get by censoring. But if you replace the curse word with a gibberish word, then it's easy to get away with it. Like Frak in BSG.

! - 18/52


Mental Illness

This is something that I find we need to talk about more. Since being diagnosed with a mental illness, I'm shocked to find out that no one talks about it and when they do, it's often mishandled. 

# - 13/52

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Sunday, January 3, 2016

A Brand New 52 Book Challenge



Another new year and another 52 books to try and read. 
I've enjoyed this challenge so much, that I'm planning on doing it again this year.
Last year I read a whopping 76 books! Oh man! I'm not sure I'll make it that far this year, but I'm sure as hell going to try to at least beat 52. 
If you're interested in joining the challenge yourself, you can sign up here.
Or if you're more interested in just following what I read, I will continue to update every month on what I've read and you can look to the bottom right of my blog (you may have to scroll down) where I will be keeping a list of what books I've finished, links to Goodreads and a bar of my challenge progress.

Also, since I enjoyed most of the books in my TBR pile last year, I'm going to do it again. And as always, I will come back to this list and cross them off as I go. If any are replaced, they will be crossed out and red and have the new one underneath.


4. The Forgotten Garden - Kate Morton

5. The Wives of Bath - Wendy Holden

6. My Way to Hell (Hell #2) - Dakota Cassidy



9. Dawn's Early Light (Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences #3) - Pip Ballantine & Tee Morris

9(a). Monster - A. Lee Martinez

10. A Time of Exile (Deverry #5) - Katharine Kerr

10(a). The Sorcerer's House - Gene Wolfe





Added Challenge:

The Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson


No, I didn't quite finish Wheel of Time last year, although I did manage to knock out 9 of the 14 books, so that leaves only 5 more to go.
Read in 2015









9. Winter's Heart


To Read in 2016 







Get those arm muscles working, we've got a lot of books to support this year!




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