Announcement!

As you may be aware.....my online status has been sparse as of late. However, the amazing response and encouragement I've received from you all has been staggering.

Due to the unplanned success of the blog, I've decided to take it off of Blogger (well, I'll still link back here for some content) and build my own site.

So, I'm knee deep in web design currently. Please be patient, as I plan to launch it very soon!


Keep your eyes peeled! It's gonna be awesome!



In the meantime, I have a new series of interviews in progress. I will be cataloging an interview set of cosplayers from brand new to seasoned. This series will launch next week.



So keep calm and GEEK ON!


See you all soon!

Philly Wizard World 2013: In Review

Philly Wizard World 2013: In Review

Okay, so now that it's been over a week of recovery from Philly comic con, I figured I'd give you all a little taste of what I experienced.

Off the bat, Wizard World cons are rather expensive compared to some. The hefty $90 price tag for a full weekend pass wasn't something I enjoyed, but I held out hope that it would be worth it.

We decided to stay in a hotel down the street to conserve a bit of money. Definitely got my leg and booty workout for the weekend, that's for sure! 8 blocks one way to and from the con everyday (plus a 10 block detour because I'm an awesome tourguide and we, uh, went the scenic route the first day.)
Note to self: make sure you know what street you're on before your confidently march off in one direction, in 90+ degree weather, in a city, in costume.
Back on track....

So, we arrived in the afternoon on Friday and got tattooed and suited up to cosplay the MacManus Brothers (or sisters, as our gender bending took it) from The Boondock Saints. 90+ degrees in the sun, in a black peacoat was......HAWT! haha. It was fun though. Aside from the neck tattoo melting a couple of times.

Norman Reedus, speaking of Boondock Saints, was there on Friday surprisingly, and we snapped some "DO NOT TAKE PICTURES" pictures.

Norman Reedus photo bomb! 

That was one thing that really surprised me about this con....how tight security was with taking pictures of the celebrity guests. They made you spend ridiculous amounts of money to get in line and get a picture taken with them, and then if you tried to snap a picture from outside of the line, you got in trouble.

I snapped this picture of Lauren Holly, and literally 5 seconds afterwards, was supermanned by a security guy telling me I can't do that!!!

Boooo freakin' hooooo.

And then, there was Kevin Sorbo.....

Poor Kevin Sorbo. I felt so bad for him. I never saw anyone in his line, all weekend long. Hercules needs some love people! I decided that I should come back and take these guys with me on Sunday to snap pictures with Sorbo.

Anywho....after wandering around and seeing all of the eye candy on Friday, we decided to head back to the hotel, change, and grab some necessary Philly cuisine.

CHEESESTEAKS! Pat's is the place to be. Aside from the lack of parking (summer time in philly = chaos), and the tree attacking the car, it was nomnomnomnom.

After cheesesteaks, the mister and I trekked off to get our nitrous fill with Fast and Furious 6. OMG! If you have not seen this movie yet, you absolutely have to. I sat in the seat afterwards literally laughing going "Oh. My. God!" Yes, it was THAT good.

OMG! OMG! OMG!

Saturday! I spent the morning getting dirty. Fake blood, dirt, everywhere. It was Lara time. :)
I was so excited to debut this cosplay.

I'll tell you....walking through the streets of downtown Philadelphia with a pick axe, a massive bow, and blood covered, makes for some very interesting looks from passersby. I was cracking up the whole way there. (and back).

We spent the day walking around, visiting other cosplayers we knew. Some great peoples included:
Spencer Doe
Nicole Marie Jean
Brian Terranova
Red Bettie
Bunny Greene
Aaron Chernak

Batsy......Stark.....

(Spencer Doe and KC Cosplay)

Brian Terranova and I

There were so many people there. It was fun. Lots of great merch to oogle too. We walked around snapping pics and posing with the best of em'.

Saturday after the con: Afterwards, we cleaned up (much needed from the dirt and blood situation) and headed down to Penns Landing for Water Ice and a little relaxation by the water.

Afterwards, we did what every person in Philadelphia HAS to do....we went to visit Rocky, and the art museum steps. 

Then this is happened:

We definitely got our workout! Hahahaha. Time to eat! We thought about seafood....English pub...hoagies....

Then we found the holy grail of bar food....The Drinkers Pub! Rum and Diet for me, Corona for the mister, buffalo fries and hot wings. SOLD!

Yeah, I'm a classy lady. What can I say. ;)

After we stuffed our faces we headed back to the hotel for a rooftop dip in the pool. If you've never experienced swimming on the roof of a hotel, you should do it. Like now.
And then. We crashed.

Although, the raccoon that lived in our room stayed up all night. He was a party animal.

Sunday, SUNDAY, Sunday! I was beat, still. I think I'm getting old. No cosplay today. But, sometimes it's nice to go in and observe instead of being observed. Dunkin Donuts for breakfast? Yes please! Australian accents all morning. Well, DUH!

Then it was off to play paparazzi:

Some more celeb "NO PICTURES PLEASE" pictures.....

John Barrowman.

Holly Marie Combs.

John Bernthall.

Brian Krause.

Whovian madness!!!

If you look really close, you can see that even Batman was in attendance. 

**Funny thing of the morning, upon entering the con....I was told by multiple people that I have a superhero walk, even when I'm not in costume. I'll take that as quite the compliment. A strange one. But, yep. Pretty nifty.

Spent the morning walking around, looking at people and pretty things. Waved a gentle goodbye to Kevin Sorbo....

hopped into my TARDIS....

And that's all she wrote.

Cheers,

~7

Body Type Love

I've always been one to embrace the "be yourself" card. I even went on national television a few years ago with Tyra Banks during her So What campaign to celebrate embracing yourself, flaws and all.

It was a very liberating experience. With that, I slowly started gaining more self confidence.

When I decided to get into cosplaying, I knew there were some looks, costumes, I'd never wear because I wouldn't be comfortable in them. But, as time went on, I started feeling even more comfortable in my own skin. As you've seen, this year......I've been in public in a corset, in a skin toned bodysuit, and other form fitting clothes. In previous years, I probably wouldn't have done that. It's taken a long time for me to get to where I am in loving myself.

I've heard so many people talk about how someone shouldn't cosplay a certain character because he/she doesn't have the right body type.

"She should be Ursula, NOT Ariel!" (heard that one personally. couldn't believe it.)

Here's the thing......perhaps that person is finally comfortable enough with who they are to portray a character that they love. Why should they be judged over it? Not everyone has 40DD's. Not everyone has a six pack. Not everyone can have children and bounce right back to a size 0. And THAT is okay!

We come together in our community to celebrate art, and love of our genres.

Think about this for one moment......what if you were put in a room with thousands of people, in something that makes you terribly uncomfortable, shows off perhaps the trait you don't like about yourself. How would you feel? Now imagine doing that, but loving yourself enough to strut and do it anyway and not care what anyone has to say about it. THAT is what we all need.

Take a lesson from these people that may not have your "ideal" body type for that particular cosplay. Love what you are, strut what you have, and have a damn good time doing it!

Cheers, 

~7 

What's goin' on here???? Craziness abound!

What's up ladies and gentle geeks??

If you aren't following my facebook fanpage yet, I highly recommend it! I interact on that page daily.

www.facebook.com/sexygeekgirlblog

As for other shenanigans.....PHILLY WIZARD WORLD!

I'm geared up for it! Two brand new cosplays to debut this con.


The first is my Lara Croft reboot version. Due to the unfortunate circumstances of Boston ComicCon and the cancellations, I wasn't able to break her out. So, Philly it is! I'm SO excited to show off my great props and envelope myself in her character.

makeup test #1. (someone thought I really got beaten up! WIN!) 

A little Snow Axe action for ya! 

Other tidbits I'm looking forward to, Doctor Who panel with some cosplay friends, Walking Dead panel, and lots and lots of pics and interviews!

Are you going? Want to be interviewed? Hit me up at sexygeekgirlblog@gmail.com or my facebook fanpage at www.facebook.com/sexygeekgirlblog to schedule.

Oh, and my other cosplay.....SSSSHHHHHHH......it's a secret. The only hint I'll give is it's a gender bent cosplay. You'll know it when you see it, I'm sure. If not, I will fong you!

As for other stuff, finishing up my next article for UnSung Magazine. If you haven't gotten a hard or virtual copy yet, I highly recommend it. It's a great artists mag.  

http://www.unsung-becelebrated.org/

That's all for now! Watch for loads of new pics coming soon!

Cheers, 

~7

I'm too sexy for my shirt.....WHAT?!

Vlog!!! Must. Watch. Now. 

Let me know what you think! 

www.facebook.com/sexygeekgirlblog

Cheers, 

~7

Boston Strong!

I woke up to an excess of negativity Friday morning. Newscasters scattered across social media sites and television discussing the current affairs of Boston. The chaos, the fear, the anguish resonated.

I don't normally wake up to such somber tones the day I leave for a convention. Not to mention, that is exactly where I was headed. Now set to drive right into the belly of the beast.

Some of you know that I grew up in Littleton, Colorado. Some of you also know that I grew up in the Columbine school district and was the graduating class of 1999. Terrorism is part of my history. Fear is still part of my everyday life. I hadn't done anything outside of my house on April 20th in the last 14 years.

Yet, here I was......packing my props, ensuring I had extra safety pins, my converse, and my body paint. Here I was preparing to drive into a war zone on the first weekend I've spent out since Columbine. I was terrified.

As the morning progressed I started my drive. I cranked my music so loud it drowned out my thoughts. I spent the first couple of hours convincing myself that this was a good thing. I was facing fear. My hands trembled, my eyes watered, and I just kept repeating to myself that this was a good thing and I CAN do this.

I made it to New York and met up with my boyfriend. We started the journey to Boston from there. Periodically checking the news for updates and hoping for good news. The city had been locked down. Nothing in and out, no public transportation, people leaving the city. Yet, here we were. Driving towards it.

We frequently checked in with Boston Comic Con and all hands were still a go at this point, aside from a delayed load in for vendors due to the lockdown. The hours progressed.

Oddly enough, the closer to the city we came, the more at peace I felt. A calm came over me. I wasn't afraid. I felt powerful. Like a heroine who runs straight into battle assured she will be triumphant.

Night begins to fall. Saddening news arrives. Due to the lockdown, Boston Comic Con has been postponed.

Well, fuck.

So, we sat at Arby's in Connecticut for the better part of an hour gathering our thoughts and figuring out a game plan. Do we keep going? Do we turn back? Well, we decided that turning back wasn't an option. We're quite the team.

"Let's do this."

So, we set off for the city, now falling into darkness and still on lockdown.

Time went on, and as we reached the outer skirts of the city, the lockdown was lifted. We drove into solemn Gotham which was so quiet, it looked like something out of 28 Days later. No noise or movement except for sirens and police flying by. Pulling up to our dear friends house, located about 3 blocks from the bomb site, we were sure we'd made the right decision.

What to do now?

We walked through the city and headed towards the bomb site. The commissioner was there giving speeches to eager media. But, what came next surely surprised me.

They got him.

As we walked through the city, a sense of pride filled the air. People came out and were cheering, hollering, applauding. Cars drove by with the ringing anthem of "BOSTON STRONG!" The city had unified through all of this. Every single one of them, now a proud family rejoicing and breathing again. It made me feel strong. It made me feel that sense of love and unity that I got post Columbine. Those people that I'm still friends with today. I felt at home.

The next day, my cosplay family decided our time would not be wasted. We all headed to Double Midnight Comics in Manchester to throw our own comic con. Nothing was going to stop us. We are strong. We are family.

We were lucky enough to have the comic shop and a cafe to hang out in, eat, drink, and be merry. And take a million pictures of course. We spent the entire day doing the things we would have done at BCC had the previous incidents not have happened.

As the day progressed into night, I found myself so incredibly happy to be with people I truly cared about and having a wonderful time. I thought to myself many times......

 "Wow. I really needed this. I am so blessed. I am living. Truly living."

And I am. Living.

Over the years, I've guarded myself and been fearful of so much. But, this weekend was a true awakening. I feel I've regained something that I lost 14 years ago. Something that has haunted me for over a decade. While I will never forget and will still hurt over those I've lost, I can live.

Sitting home now, I can't thank those I spent my weekend with enough. You all mean so very much to me. You have helped me through something very difficult. I love you all. And Boston, stay strong. Stay unified. Give healing time, but don't stop living. Don't ever stop living.

BOSTON STRONG BABY!!!

Cheers, 

~7

Case of writers block......D'oh!

It was bound to happen. I've been fighting a serious case of writers block! ARGH! 

So, you get a blog post about the nothingness that is going on inside my head. Once upon a time, there was a geek, and she didn't know what to write about. So, she opened her laptop (so beautifully covered in poppies) and set out to write the most epic blog post in history. Little did she know that her serious case of ADD would soon catch up to her........OOH SQUIRREL!

Wait, where was I? Oh right, so I was watching Jurassic Park tonight, and forgot how much that movie freaked me out when I saw it for the first time in theaters. I've always had an overactive imagination, so for weeks afterwards, I would wake up to the midnight creeks of our house panic stricken and swearing that Raptors were sneaking their way up my staircase to hunt me down. Oh, and speaking of being freaked out in bed. When I was in the 3rd grade, I was scared to death of Slimer from Ghostbusters. I had a dream that he was haunting my room and woke one night to a glowing light above my bedroom door. I assume now, in hindsight, that it was the glow of the porch light shining through my window, but when you're 9, it's really hard to think anything but scary ectoplasmic nightmares come to life.

Now, I no longer have to sleep with the light on in my room. However, in recent years I saw the movie The Ring, and yes.....while most people think it's ridiculous, that one got under my skin too. I think it was the camera angles, jolted animation movement, and that creepy ass little girl. I had nightmares for about 6 weeks.


So, yeah. Overactive imagination. Speaking of overactive imaginations, I can't stop thinking about Boston Comicon. I'm putting the finishing touches on my Anck su namun costume, and Lara Croft is ready to kick some ass. This time next week, I'll be living in geek paradise. I can't complain. Life is grand. Except for this damn writers block. Who the hell gets writers block when they constantly have silliness going on inside their brain?

In other news, work is quite interesting. I'm building a security request system for our company. It's pretty fun. Have you played with Sharepoint 2010 yet? It's awesome. I've become somewhat of an expert in that arena. Give me a platform to be creative with, and I love my job. Make me talk to retarded people who don't know how to copy and paste a single word into a field (Ctrl + C) and I want to donkey punch someone. But, I'm cordial, and polite, and always smiling on the phone.

Ever wonder what Help Desk's talk about when they hang up the phone with you? Odds are, if you asked something stupid like "Why isn't my password working" when you've simply forgotten to use capital letters, you're being made fun of. Seriously, go watch The IT Crowd. It'll teach you some things.

"Have you tried turning it off and on again?" 

The amount of times I say that daily is astonishing. I swear I shout it in my dreams sometimes. Perhaps that's why I have nightmares. I need more computer literate counterparts.

Oh, and here's my new wallpaper on my computer, because I know you were dying to know!

And a couple of public service announcements:

EAT YOUR VEGETABLES!!!!

I NOW KNOW WHY EMO KIDS ARE SO SAD...

Anywho.......off to create a spiderweb of ideas as to what to write about. Hope you've enjoyed my momentary ramblings.

Cheers, 

~7