Saturday, 31 March 2012
Spoiler Vs. The Penguin at MCM Expo Birmingham
As promised here are some piccies, unfortunatley my mask is more see through on the pics then it was really but you get the idea :)
Thursday, 29 March 2012
He's here !
After 6 long months of waiting her arrived today ! Say hello to Hot Toys '89 Batman. Complegte with all kinds of goodies and one extremly sexy face ( well ... 3 actually !).
Isn't he scrumptious ! I love everything about this figure, the expression on the changeable mouth pieces, the hidden eye mechanism, the ligh up base, the horde of props and interchangeable parts ! Ity is seriously perfect. Expect not to see me for a while. I have a new toy to break in !
The Geek Girl
Sunday, 25 March 2012
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
For Shame
I hang my head in shame, for it has been a whole week since I updated .
Forgive me my sins.
So a week in a post.... here goes:
Monday - work
Tuesday - Uni tutorial
Wednesday - work
Thursday - Swimming ! ( yikes ) and then BINGO - no winnings here , boo.
Friday - Bought Batgirl and Suicide Squad #7 . sigh..... How I miss the pre reboot stories. Harley is still great but I just can't deal with that stupid mini cape/ruff thing. Also treated myself to 'The Dark Crystal, Creation Myths'. Beautiful book, can't wait to read it !
Saturday - Jumble sale, then ebay. I love second hand junk !
Sunday - watched The Never Ending Story, how terrifying that is on viewing 20 years later ! Followed by Field of Dreams. Odd. very odd. Topped off with a visit to my dear geeky friend Nick who caught me up on why Dan Didio is scum.
Yesterday - work
Today - work. Followed by 1 hour of boredom which lead to my second ever graphics tablet creation :
Forgive me my sins.
So a week in a post.... here goes:
Monday - work
Tuesday - Uni tutorial
Wednesday - work
Thursday - Swimming ! ( yikes ) and then BINGO - no winnings here , boo.
Friday - Bought Batgirl and Suicide Squad #7 . sigh..... How I miss the pre reboot stories. Harley is still great but I just can't deal with that stupid mini cape/ruff thing. Also treated myself to 'The Dark Crystal, Creation Myths'. Beautiful book, can't wait to read it !
Saturday - Jumble sale, then ebay. I love second hand junk !
Sunday - watched The Never Ending Story, how terrifying that is on viewing 20 years later ! Followed by Field of Dreams. Odd. very odd. Topped off with a visit to my dear geeky friend Nick who caught me up on why Dan Didio is scum.
Yesterday - work
Today - work. Followed by 1 hour of boredom which lead to my second ever graphics tablet creation :
Ok I'm no Picasso, but , do you like it ?
The first was a spoof DC cover for a competition, I will be sure to post a copy once the comp is finished. Not bad for a newbie :)
Hopefully I won't be such a slacker and leave it a week this time. x
Thursday, 8 March 2012
Medium Pimpin'
How time flies when your manager is off sick and you are working all the hours god sends .
I have received several items for my MCM Expo cosplay, I can't wait for the 31st now ! I haven't had much time to read or review but I did squeeze in Superhero Movie a couple of nights ago. A couple of chuckles and I barely had to watch it to understand the plot, its just a spiderman / slapstick crossbreed.
The next 2 pieces of the DC chess set turned up , very nice ! I think the Btaman model is the worst so far so probably wasn't the best introduction to the series.
On a slightly different note, the awe-inspiring, ultra talented and generally nice guy Mr James Eatock has some copies of his magical marvellous mystery magazine to sell, Cereal:Geek. I have been buying it since issue 1 and highly recommend it to anyone who loves the 80's animation and accompanying toy lines.
Geeks follow me here and enjoy !
http://www.cerealgeek.com/
I have received several items for my MCM Expo cosplay, I can't wait for the 31st now ! I haven't had much time to read or review but I did squeeze in Superhero Movie a couple of nights ago. A couple of chuckles and I barely had to watch it to understand the plot, its just a spiderman / slapstick crossbreed.
The next 2 pieces of the DC chess set turned up , very nice ! I think the Btaman model is the worst so far so probably wasn't the best introduction to the series.
On a slightly different note, the awe-inspiring, ultra talented and generally nice guy Mr James Eatock has some copies of his magical marvellous mystery magazine to sell, Cereal:Geek. I have been buying it since issue 1 and highly recommend it to anyone who loves the 80's animation and accompanying toy lines.
Geeks follow me here and enjoy !
http://www.cerealgeek.com/
Thursday, 1 March 2012
2 days off , yeah right
Having spent my 2 days off cathing up one a months worth of coursework and essay writing means little room for much else. I have , however, managed to fit in buying bits for my MCM Expo cosplay outfit. First time I'll be joining in with cosplayers so wish me luck ! I'll be sure to put photos up, no prizes for guessing who I am going as but as a "not exactly slim" girl I have struggled !
( There's still a month to go, I can lose 4 stone, right ?????)
So back to normal for a few weeks until the next deadline crunch. First on the list is finishing Gotham Central Book 2, which I am throughly enjoying. Then I must spend some time catching up with my Japanese , It's probably been 6 months since my last go !
失敗する (Shippai suru)
or 'FAIL' in English.
( There's still a month to go, I can lose 4 stone, right ?????)
So back to normal for a few weeks until the next deadline crunch. First on the list is finishing Gotham Central Book 2, which I am throughly enjoying. Then I must spend some time catching up with my Japanese , It's probably been 6 months since my last go !
失敗する (Shippai suru)
or 'FAIL' in English.
Monday, 27 February 2012
Back to (so called) reality.
Hello friends !
After a week recovering from a car accident and having to say goodbye to my beloved Cinquecento I am happy to finally be returing to form. Thanks for the well wishes everyone !
This weekend I watched the movie 'Super'. To be honest I had never heard of this before and only came across it for £2 in a charity shop ! If I had to describe it in one word it would be .....strange. The intro theme goes on way to long with some poor artwork, but as the film continues the reasons for this crayon monstrosity becomes clear. I rekon alot of people may have turned this off within the first 15 minutes, despite the line up of good ( or maybe just famous ) actors. Ellen Page, Kevin Bacon and Liv Tyler make it seem like this movie should have been screaming at us from the trailers 'WATCH US'.
It is totally bizarre and if you can survive the first 20 minutes and the extremely odd tentacle hallucination (yes really) then this movie certainly is worth watching. If you can pick it up for a few pounds I recommend it , but its probably not a repeat viewer. The ending is nicely put together and brings a smile to your face but the lead character isn't exactly likeable. Its not paticularly funny or overly noir.
to summarise, - odd, thought provoking, psycho Ellen Page.
Sounds like your kinda thing? Go for it !
The Geek Girl x
After a week recovering from a car accident and having to say goodbye to my beloved Cinquecento I am happy to finally be returing to form. Thanks for the well wishes everyone !
This weekend I watched the movie 'Super'. To be honest I had never heard of this before and only came across it for £2 in a charity shop ! If I had to describe it in one word it would be .....strange. The intro theme goes on way to long with some poor artwork, but as the film continues the reasons for this crayon monstrosity becomes clear. I rekon alot of people may have turned this off within the first 15 minutes, despite the line up of good ( or maybe just famous ) actors. Ellen Page, Kevin Bacon and Liv Tyler make it seem like this movie should have been screaming at us from the trailers 'WATCH US'.
It is totally bizarre and if you can survive the first 20 minutes and the extremely odd tentacle hallucination (yes really) then this movie certainly is worth watching. If you can pick it up for a few pounds I recommend it , but its probably not a repeat viewer. The ending is nicely put together and brings a smile to your face but the lead character isn't exactly likeable. Its not paticularly funny or overly noir.
to summarise, - odd, thought provoking, psycho Ellen Page.
Sounds like your kinda thing? Go for it !
The Geek Girl x
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