Category: geek
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6 Reasons I’m Watching Justice League Again
D’you remember when you were ten and every movie could blow your mind and you had no idea what cosplay was? Do you remember when you were twenty and the mind-blowing movies had already become a bit more scarce, but you were just easing into this cosplay thing and you could already tell what was…
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30 Things I’ve Learned in 30 Years So Far
Thirty years used to be more than a lifetime a few centuries ago – but it still sure feels like one today. Partially to honor some great people whose birthday life lessons I’ve loved reading in the past few years, and partially to add to the circus that my birthday weekend’s become this year, here…
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5 Things to Love About Mushrooms in Space
It’s been a while since I’ve last been this excited about anything Star Trek. But, 2017 has seen me cry and laugh and root really really loudly for some of the new people we’ve recently embarked upon on a journey with, to boldly go… you know the drill. Since I’ve been burned before, most importantly…
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A Million Generations of Fans
Being late to the party in terms of fandoms can be a tricky thing. What if your favourite (possible) ship has already gone out in a blaze of glory? What if the tumblr side of things has already steered into the acid lakes of hate, flame and basic human indecency? Why would you even dare…
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11 Tips for Group Cosplay
So, you want to start a cosplay group? Let’s take a look at a few things you might want think about first… #1 Teamup, teamup, teamup! First time I’ve ever worn a sci-fi costume in public was in 2007. First time I’ve ever cosplayed as a part of a cosplay group (personal definition – more…
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Timetraveling Writer Wolf
Those coming to the blog for the first time in 2017 might be a tiny bit suprised to see all the old content here – after all, I’ve been larping irregularly at best through the last few years – and those coming back after the two-year break might be a bit puzzled when new posts…
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A Revhead’s Hangover – The Day After Fury Road
Disclaimer: Some people, when they take a sabbatical, announce it on schedule and keep professional about it. Me, I’m just like “here’s three months of radio silence due to work-and-life obligations, hope you didn’t mind too much”. It’s funny, though, what it was in the end that brought me back from the dead… (No copyright…
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The Shipper’s Tipping Point (Full Moon Flu Special)
Why yes, I have the flu, glad you asked. And since I have been forced to leave the loving and dedicated care of the co-alpha, there is no one to stop me from indulging in some shameless feel-better activities. One of those – yup, you’ve guessed it again – is talking about shipping. Disclaimer: Semi-spoilers…
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The 9 Ports of Shipping (Full Moon Special #12)
Thus it came to pass that the twelfth Full Moon has risen above this humble larper (and larping writer) as she goes on with her monthly howling celebrations. This time – for this awesome year’s last Full Moon – we discuss the practice commonly known as shipping, ships, and everything else that rocks your ocean. For the…
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Do You Speek Geek? The Great Geek/Muggle Language Barrier (Full Moon Special #11)
The other day, one of my geeky colleagues (currently I’ve got but three) dropped by at the children’s department and we undertook a few minutes long chit-chat about random stuff (such as, what’s that you’ve got printed on your shirt – oh, it’s that and that fandom because of this and that ship – etc.).…
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