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In A Relationship with Beauty: It’s Complicated
I am, I’m sure, and AWESOME girlfriend. So when my boyfriend observes: “You have a complicated relationship with beauty,” my first instinct is to say, “All women have a complicated relationship with beauty, it’s because of society,” and while I still believe this is true, I must admit, I Have A Complicated Relationship With Beauty. …
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5 Fandom Friday: Holiday Recommendations
I’m going to be completely honest with you (like uh, when am I ever not?) and say, I have no idea what this prompt means, taken as a whole. BUT, taken one piece at a time: “Holiday” and “Recommendations,” I gather it means “Tell People What To Do This Holiday.” I love telling people what…
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Currently… in November 2015
FEELING: A little bit under the weather, but I may just be hungover as I write this! Halloween was such a blast, and I went out for a drink after my tour with my boyfriend and friend and may have overdone it…ughhh… I do have a clean bill of health from my doctor though! WATCHING: …
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5 Fandom Friday: Hey Teacher…
This topic is near and dear to my heart, since I worked in a school for a year and definitely had delusions of wanting to be a teacher (!!!) for a while, and though that didn’t really pan out, I do have massive respect for these fictional teachers for actually doing it! 1. Miss Mason,…
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15 Minutes of Fame and Frappuccino
It’s finally happened, guys. When I started this blog over six years ago, I wanted to be a serious blogger. With hundreds of followers, daily comments, and a community of readers following my every word and it. has. finally. happened. WOW! This is what it feels like! THE BIG TIME! I never dreamed of getting…
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“That’s All”
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUs8D-xWUuA] Trying to make people like you is really hard. Trying to be funny, or outgoing, or smart, or whatever, it can be so much work. Trying, trying, always trying to be perfect, and then to be better than perfect, is exhausting. No wonder most days I’d rather keep to myself, phone it in,…
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5 Fandom Friday: I Was Born for Broadway, Baby
This is the 5 Fandom Friday I was born to play! I mean, write. It’s all about Broadway, Baby! I’ve been fantasizing about playing these roles on the Great White Way since I was a teenager oh about a million years ago so choosing was easy (thank gawdness, since I’ve still got a million chores…
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5 Fandom Friday: Fandom Guilty Pleasures
Normally I would say “Nothing you enjoy should make you feel guilty!” but there are those things you cringe to admit like… 1. I adore the Twilight series and I’m glad to see it popping up on other people’s lists too! I feel so bad because the books are a massive commercial success turned cultural…
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5 Fandom Friday: Favourite Fictional Fathers
In honor of Father’s Day, much as for Mother’s Day, we are listing out favourite fiction fathers this weekend! 1. Bob Belcher from Bob’s Burgers is sort of the “straight man” to his wacky family, but that’s what they need. Also, the burger puns. 2. Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer isn’t so much really…
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Currently… in March 2015
FEELING: Overworked and overwhelmed. I just got back from a school break and right away it’s back to the grind in a big way! I’m worried about next year still, but after the emotional roller coaster of this school year, I feel like I can handle anything that gets thrown my way. This year has…
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5 Fandom Friday: I Shall Name You…
This was a fun prompt to think about! There are so many awesome names out there that I had a hard time culling the list down to just five! I can’t wait to see everyone else’s answers! I got a little fancy and picked two people-names, an animal name, a wireless network name (the most…
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Gimme Summa Dat Love and Affection
“Love is touchTouch is loveLove is reachingReaching loveLove is askingto be loved.” “Love” by John Lennon A week out from Valentine’s Day and I still won’t quit talking about love. I’m a hopeless romantic at heart, and you know what? I’m not sorry. Love is all you need. Love is a many-splendored thing. Love is…really…
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5 Fandom Friday: Songs That Changed My Life
I had to think really hard about this prompt, because music is such a huge part of my life! It’s hard to pick those benchmark songs that mean the most, so sticking to theme, I’m picking the songs that marked a change in course, or really made me someone new. Literally, changed my life! I…
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Currently…in January 2015
FEELING: I’m currently in the middle of Winter Break from school and I could absolutely get used to this! I can’t believe I’m sleeping in until after the sun rises (SO BRIGHT!). WATCHING: I’m still working my way through recent seasons of Law & Order: SVU! When I have time, I’d love to watch more…
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Strawberry Fields Forever
My favourite December tradition is to go to Strawberry Fields on December 8th and sing around the Imagine mosaic. This year’s crowd was as chill as the weather and I barely noticed that I spent nearly two hours outside in the cold singing allllll the hits, up to and including the entire B-side of Abbey…
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5 Fandom Friday: Troll the Ancient Yuletide Carol
Hello, Nerdy Girlies! Hope you’re trimming your trees with tiny spaceships and Tetris pieces and jammin’ out to your favourite Christmas tunes! I can’t wait 1. White Wine in the Sun – Tim Minchin is probably the closest to my actual feelings about Christmas. I’m not particularly religious, not into the commercialism as much, but…
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#tbt The Gothic Renaissance
Kids say the darnedest things. I’m in my second week working at the school and already I’ve heard some amazing and truly terrifying conversation happening around me. But perhaps the funniest thing came from one of my students who, upon noticing my predilection for dressing all in black and my fondness for skulls, recently asked…
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Currently… in December 2014
FEELING: Excited and challenged! I have a lot of catching up to do at my new job but I’m so excited to feel so useful, and I love hoping that I can make a difference! I feel like I should have done this a long time ago. WATCHING: After watching Cold Case at the laundromat…
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5 Fandom Friday: Get Smart
Five Fandom Friday has been going on for over a month now thanks to The Nerdy Girlie and SuperSpaceChick. This week we’re talking about our top five smartphone apps…I expect to see some good recommendations here! 1. Instagram I think the first app I downloaded when I got my phone as a Christmas present like…
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Currently… in September 2014
FEELING: I’m going to let my feet answer this one: THEY HURT! Work has been keeping me hopping from one job to the next and I’m soaking my feet and taping the band-aids on but it feels like I’m stepping on shards of glass everywhere I go! WATCHING: absolutely nothing at the moment! As I…