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! 

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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

Mashup's......and NO I'm not talking about the kind from Glee.

Have you seen mashups of two different shows on YouTube? I've seen many, and I always find them fascinating and sometimes rather hilarious. Typically they're cut and paste or spoof version, but one show did it on point.


Sarah Jane Chronicles meets The Eleventh Doctor meets The Skeksis?? What?

What is a Skeksis you may ask? Do you remember The Dark Crystal? An old Jim Henson puppet style movie that came out in 1982. Yeah. The Skeksis were "the bad guys." Oh but wait, there's more! In this mashup, they aren't called Skeksis (even though the resemblance is uncanny.) Listen for it. Pretty darn close.

My question is, what made the writers decide to use such a likeness in a show and think it was okay? I understand that you can change minor things and call it your own, but really?! Where's the creativity? If you're going to use someone else's material, use it fully, AND CREDIT THEM! I doubt Henson would mind his iconic villains being used to battle against the Doctor.

On the upside, I thought the meeting between the great Sarah Jane and the eleventh Doctor was great. She immediately knew him. I'm definitely going to have give the entire episode a watch.

Seeing as The Dark Crystal was one of my favorite movies as a child, and the Doctor is just, well, THE DOCTOR, I really enjoyed this clip. It drew me in. It left me asking questions. That is how entertainment should be. Mashups can be difficult, but if done properly, they can leave you wanting more and over-the-moon happy.



What are your thoughts on mashups?

Cheers, 

~7