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It's Sexy

Now, you all know by now that that's my motto.

Looks like I'm not the only one who thinks that way.

I've been perusing Red Bubble as of late and I came across Trekvix (which is an awesome name, btw)

Trekvix, also, seems to believe in geek love. And I love her for it.

She's offering a fabulous selection of t-shirts that she calls Geek Talk

Now do you see why I'm so excited? These are fantastic!!! I want all of them! Well, most of them. Some of them aren't my fandom, but I'm soooo glad that she covers all sorts of fandoms for all sorts of different geeks! Maybe I can talk her into making me a Star Wars one ;)

As I always say; get out there and talk geeky to someone

New Halloween Costumes

It's April, and you know what that means?

It's time to start thinking about Halloween! Or at least Con season.

I always find it strange that new Halloween costumes start coming out in April. Seems a bit early to me. But I guess one can never be too prepared.

Plus, more Star Wars costumes for women! YAY!  

They're not just Star Wars and they're mot just for women, but I like that I'm the target audience for most of these.

Star Wars

I love this new Darth Talon costume. Well, except for the weird inflatable head piece. That thing's strange...  The rest of the costume is pretty good, though.

I'm happy that they went with the more adult Ahsoka Tano look. It's easier to paint your arms and face orange than the whole top of your body. If you're going for authenticity, that is.

I'm not sure how I feel about the whole sexy, Femtrooper look. Ok, it's not that. I've never really felt the appeal of dressing as a Stormtrooper, but if I did, I'd want my armor to look less plastic-y.

These next ones seem to be causing some controversy and I can understand why

I, however, LOVE THEM! (don't judge me) 

I know, I know, what's with the weird skintight schoolgirl look? Why not just give women normal costumes that actually fit us properly instead of these weird hybrid outfits?

I don't care. I want them all! Especially the X-Wing Pilot, promptly followed by the Darth Vader, Boba Fett and then the Stormtrooper!

The one thing I really don't get about these costumes are the toques. They seem kind of out of place. They're awesome, (except for the Boba Fett one. It's totally lame) but don't match the costumes at all. They'd be better off selling them separately. 

Also, I would totally wear these shoes with the Boba Fett one. Perfect, right?

 

You thought those costumes were weird? Here are the really strange ones, and they're not even aimed at women! (although women could still wear them, these are actually aimed at men)

Be warned. What is seen cannot be unseen

yeah.... I warned you.

Now, there's nothing wrong with these per-say, (except for the Chewbacca one. That thing is terrifying) and if you're into this sort of thing, all the power to you. 

I have pretty awesome body confidence, but even I wouldn't feel comfortable in these. Add a ruffly skirt to it and then we can talk ;)

The Darth Maul one would work really well with a pair of black pants over top and glued on horns, making it the most realistic of the 3 costumes. I don't have any suggestions for the Darth Vader or Boba Fett ones, though.

My final thought on these is this; what type of shoes do men wear with skin tight, Star Wars costumes? Ponder it and let me know what you come up with.

Comics

aka Batman Villains

The Riddler and The Joker are the first marketed costumes I've ever seen for cross-play. I kinda like it. Well, I like the Riddler dominatrix outfit. It even comes with it's own riding crop?

The Joker outfit, on the other hand, is pretty terrible. Had it not been for the green wig, I don't think I would've figured out if who it was suppose to be.

 

Want to be Harley Quinn? Who doesn't? The thing about that is that she's beginning to be played out. So how can you breath new life into her? By making her Sexy

No? How about by being Arkhan Assylum Harley Quinn?

Still to played out? How about Arkham City Harley Quinn?

Still not feeling it? How about Harlequin one that's doing it's best to be Harley Quin without actually being Harley Quinn?

One small rant about these pictures.... Why do they all look as if they've been crying? Are they crying because they're bad? I don't really know what the make-up people were thinking with this look.

Muppets

Like the Star Wars dresses, these are a little odd, but super cute! I would wear the Kermit one and the Animal one all the time! I love the ears that come with Miss Piggy's dress, and the bangles that come with Animal's are divine! My favorite accessory is The Fozzy neck-tie/belt! What a super cute idea!

80's Fun

The She-Ra outfit isn't new, but I still really love it. I would totally love to dress up as her. She was one of my hero's growing up, as well as Cheetara. The wig is kinda horrible, but that just makes me like it more. This costume does seem to be lacking some spots, but those could easily be added on later.

Now, this last one isn't really 80's, other that I remember it from then.

Do you remember Fun Dip?

I do, but not like this...

 I know I've done dresses like this before, but this one is just weird and kind of creepy, especially compared to the men's costume. I can just imagine the inappropriate comments about it, especially with that lick-a-stick...

 Just a quick reminder; Cosplay IS NOT Consent!!

Not that you probably need reminding, but it's always good to throw out there anyway.

So, what costumes would you choose? I'm still leaning towards sexy X-Wing!

Thanks to Club Jade for the Star Wars costume info. Now go out there and get cosplaying!

Geek Stress Relief

Life is hard sometimes

and busy

Sometimes we get so wrapped up in life that we forget to slow down and relax. 

You know what I like to do when I'm stressed out? 

Pop bubble wrap

You thought I was going to say something like watch Star Wars or read comics, didn't you? 

As much as I do find those things help, some times I need something more physical to release the stress. Bubble wrap does just that.

I imagine that's how Link feels.

One minute you're just hanging out in your normal county life, doing normal country things, the next, an old man is shoving a sword at you telling you that you need to go find some princess with a weird name. Oh, but to find her, you have to travel across the country, fight monsters, solve crazy puzzles, learn an instrument and kill a giant pig man monster. But don't fret, take this annoyingly chatty fairy with you. She can't fight, but she will nag you the whole time.

It's enough to make anyone go crazy. But Link found a way to make the best of it. He found his own Hyrulian bubble wrap; breaking pots.

Yes, Link is a menace to anything pot like.

Lindsay Sterling, of geek girl music fame, shows us just how fun and stress relieving it can be

Although, not everyone feels the same about it.

comic by Dorkly

If you need some stress relief and don't feel like being banned from pot shops, check out this awesome bubble wrap game.

For The Win

Win, Win, Win

Everybody for the Win!

We all win when Team Unicorn releases a new video!

The team is back with their first original song; For The Win

"You’ve waited a long time for this haven’t you?

We know. Us too.

We were waiting to bring you something special, and by golly, we’ve done it. This music video is special to us because it’s our first original song, and in it, we sing about all the geektastic stuff that brought us together at the most geektastic place on Earth:

San Diego Comic Con.

We feel like it’s a song everyone can get behind, regardless of their geekery, because it’s a song about people putting aside whatever damage they have acquired in their life’s quest, and coming together to have fun and win at life as equals.

For the Win."

 Featuring cameos by:
Al Yankovic
Aisha Tyler
Grant Imahara
Ashley Holliday

 

 

 I'm super excited for this song. I love everything that Team Unicorn puts out. It's so great that more and more women in main stream culture are coming out as geeks. We're not just a myth

 

 

Team Unicorn shows us that putting yourself out there and doing geeky things, will only bring us together more as a community, but also how important it is to be yourself. So get out there and do  the things you love, go to local Comic Conventions, hang out in comic book stores, find groups in your area of other geeks and non geeks and get to know them. 

When we come together, everyone wins

 

 

“For the Win” Lyrics

–I played Magic the Gathering
–And knew all about the One Ring
–My friends never understanding
–I thought it was only me
–Then like the lions in Voltron
–We came together one year at comic con
–All around us Orcs, X-Men, Thundercats
–We weren’t alone, now we’ve found our home

Win Win Win
Everybody for the win
Come together join the team We’ll show you what it means
(Whoa Whoa Whoa)
Win Win Win
Everybody for the win
Double Rainbows everyday
Zelda we will play

Win Win Win

–Now we all plan Harry Potter movie nights
–Around our weekly lightsaber fights
–Our powers are stronger than the true source
–Together we’re more (and more and more and more)
–Winter’s Coming and only we can handle it
–Come with us, ‘cause we’re fiercer than the Mord’sith.
–We’ll prove to you that unicorns do exist
–You’re not alone, now you’ve found your home.

Win Win Win
Everybody for the win
Come together join the team
We’ll show you what it means
(Whoa Whoa Whoa)

Win Win Win
Everybody for the win
Double rainbows every day
Ninja Gaiden we will play
(Whoa Whoa Whoa)

Win Win Win
Monday’s fighting robots
Tuesday’s reading comics
Wednesday’s raiding all the way to Thursday
Reforging weapons on Friday for larping
Where did my weekend gooooooo?
TEAM UNICORN!!!!

Win Win Win
Everybody for the win
(Aah Ah)
Come on kick some ass
It’s gonna be a blast
(Ah Aah Aah)
(Whoa Whoa Whoa)
Win Win Win
Everybody for the win
(Aah Ah)
Try to not be scared
We promise to play fair
(Ah Aah Aah)
Win Win Win
(Whoa Whoa Whoa)
Everybody for the win
(Whoa Whoa Whoa)
Come together join the team
We’ll show you what it means
(Whoa Whoa Whoa)
Win Win Win
Everybody for the win
(Whoa Whoa Whoa)
We don’t care what they say
(Whoa Whoa Whoa)
We could play all day
(Whoa Whoa Whoa)

Win Win Win

Geek Girl Fashion And Accessories Part 2

So, I don't usually do 2-parters, but post 1 was already getting pretty long and I hadn't even gotten to awesome accessories yet, so I decided to break off and do a separate post about them.

Sometimes we don't or can't show our geeky pride off as much as we'd like to. For example; I have to wear business casual clothes for my job. Even on casual Fridays, I'm not allowed to wear graphic t-shirts. Believe me, if I could, I would wear my Star Wars shirts to work. But since I can't, I have to be more creative with my geek pride.

Enter Accessories.

I wear my Batman earrings to work every day. Heck, I even wore them to a wedding once.

Geek jewelery use to be really hard to find, but with the growing girl geekdom out there, more and more jewelery is showing up on the market.

How can I not start this off with Her Universe.

When they first brought out their charm bracelet, I had to have it.

I totally love it, although I don't have all the charms yet, I love the ones I do.

What's also great about it, is that they have matching earrings to go with them!

I love the Naboo earrings sooooo much!!

Once upon a time, HU only catered to Star Wars fans, but since they've expanded, they've added these to the roster, Star Trek earrings and a Battlestar necklace.

HU isn't the only place to find BSG jewelery. The Nova Geek is offering these awesome pieces.

Think this necklace is amazing? It gets better!

That's right! It's two necklaces! You can either wear it as one or share it with someone you love!

To round off your BSG look, try these bad boys on for size.

Being a huge Sailor Moon fan, I really want these pieces from Annamax.

How could I even say no to Sailor Moon lockets? The problem is deciding which one I like the most.

C's Charms offers a whole variety of geeky fun. I narrowed it down to must-haves, but it was really hard and there are still a lot.

These are just the Doctor Who ones I want

Video Games

Cartoons and Movies

And random ones I just love and want

Seriously though, go and take a look at the site. You will find something you like, I guarentee it.

Lastly, we have Star Wars rings from Swank Metal Smithing

It's funny that the first ting I noticed was that there wasn't a Rebel Alliance ring. But I guess not all girls are rebels at heart like this one is. Still very cool though.

So how do you show your geek pride? Drop me a note and let me know