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5 Fandom Friday: Fandom Resolutions for 2020

Friday, 3 January 2020

Way back in 2016, there was a blog prompt that I followed and used in my blog content - 5 Fandom Friday (you can read my past posts here). It was my my favourite blog prompt list because not only was it geeky, but it made me actually think about some of my geek interests. I had to dissect some of the shows I loved or books I read. I really enjoyed creating content with the prompts.

Well, it's back and I couldn't be more excited! When The Sartorial Geek announced it today, I clicked on the link right away to check out the prompts. And now I'm pumped to have something to help get my creative juices flowing again. I've been brainstorming about blog content lately and this news couldn't have come at a better time!

5 Fandom Friday: Fictional Characters that Define Me

Friday, 23 September 2016

If you're on Twitter or Instagram you've probably seen a popular hashtag floating around to define yourself in three fictional characters. I, of course, jumped on this and gave myself a couple of days to mull over what characters I'm most like. And then after seeing Jordandene turn her character picks into a #5FandomFriday post, I thought, what a fun idea!

My initial 3 picks:

1. Mikey from Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
In this series Mikey loves all cute things, especially cats, gets super excited for food, pronounces words wrong, and has a tendency to trip or crash into something when he's supposed to be quiet like a ninja. Sounds like me, right?

2. Hermione Granger from Harry Potter
Oh how do I relate with Hermione's need to study, be right, and not get into trouble. That was me growing up, and maybe me now too.

3. Leslie Knope from Parks and Recreation
Leslie's positive attitude, strong work ethics, loyalty to friends, and love of waffles are pretty much bang on for me.

4. Jess Day from New Girl
Whether Jess is wearing one of her cute dresses, knitting on the couch, baking desserts (and not trusting those who don't like desserts), or being super socially awkward, I feel like I'm seeing me in her character.

5. Bubbles from Powerpuff Girls
I identify with Bubbles when it comes to her positivity, love of all things cute, and her sensitive personality.

What fictional characters would you pick?
xo Jen

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5 Fandom Friday: Characters With My Favourite Fictional Closet

Friday, 20 May 2016

There are so many characters that have wardrobes I'd love to raid. It's actually hard to narrow down this list. But these are the top 5 characters with my favourite fictional closet:

1. Charlotte 'Chuck' Charles - Pushing Daisies

2. Jessica Day - New Girl

3. Joan Watson - Elementary

4. Lorelai Gilmore - Gilmore Girls

5. Liv Moore - iZombie

Pieces from all of these fictional closets would make an ideal wardrobe for me!

What are some of your favourite fictional closets?

xo Jen

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5 Fandom Friday: Smart Phone Apps I Cannot Live Without

Friday, 13 May 2016

Prior to joining as staff for the Geek Girl Pen Pals Club, the technology I used was pretty basic. Of course I was on most of the social media sites and I relied heavily on email, but that was the extent of the sites and apps I used. But then I was introduced to the world of Dropbox, Gmail Drive, Fotor, and Asana. My technology skills have been forever changed.

These are the top apps I can't live without:

1. Dropbox

Dropbox has become my best friend. Not only can I save and find graphics in my account for both my Sparklegirl and IGGPPC needs, but it's my back up for my photos that I take on my phone. So when I'm out and about and I need to upload a graphic to a social media site, I can just open my Dropbox app, search for it and save it to my phone.

2. Messenger

Messenger is like texting but instead it contains all my chats I have going on Facebook. So instead of opening the Facebook app, you can just see all your chats through the Messenger app. This is a timesaver because I can ignore all the Facebook drama and normal updates, and just check my chats. Plus, there's lots of stickers and GIFs to have fun with!

3. ComicRack

This is the app I use to read my digital comics. It's how I spend my time in waiting rooms, on my lunch break, or on long car rides. It's become a lifesaver.

4. Sell on Etsy

As someone who runs an Etsy shop, the Sell on Etsy app is wonderful. I have a little widget on my screen that lets me know how many orders I have and how much money I've made that month. I especially love it for orders. It's the easiest way to pull up an order to get the address and also to mark it as shipped.

5. Asana

This is a new app that we've been using for IGGPPC, but I've started to put in personal tasks as well. It's an easy organizational app that you can make tasks in and give due dates. It's become a lifesaver when keeping track of duties for the IGGPPC site and there's such a nice feeling to check off a task and see a narwhal fly across the screen. The great thing is Asana has an online site as well so you can always log in from your PC and add in tasks and headings and to do lists and then access it all on your phone.

What are your favourite smart phone apps?

xo Jen

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5 Fandom Friday: Geeky Clothing I Need In My Closet Immediately

Friday, 6 May 2016

Let's be honest, there's not many geeky clothes I wouldn't happily wear regularly. I constantly have a wish list of geek items I'd like for my wardrobe.

Right now, these are my top 5 items:

1. Finn Jacket by Her Universe

2. Soot Sprites Dress by Her Universe

3. Nintendo Shoes by Vans

4. Mischief Managed Tank by Jordandené

5. The Secret To Happiness Is Cats Tank by Look Human

What items top your geeky clothing wish list?

xo Jen

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5 Fandom Friday: Fandoms I Hold Dear But No One's Ever Heard Of

Friday, 29 April 2016

Happy Friday! I don't know about where you are, but today is a fantastic Friday here. The sun is shining and you almost don't need a jacket because it's kind of warm. It actually feels like Spring is going to show up.

This week's prompt brought on all the nostalgia for me as I went through all the fandoms I've been into. So this is my narrowed down list of not-so-popular fandoms I'm into:

1. Felicity

A lot of people watched this show or at least have heard of it. But I find a lot of people didn't stick with it if they did watch it. I know this because people are surprised when I mention the time travel part of the series. Yep, there was time travel in this show. I still have a soft spot for this show and Keri Russell in particular. I find it a cozy show to watch in Winter and I tend to re-watch it every couple of years.

2. Scrubs and Cougar Town

Both of these shows have the same creator and so, so many similarities - a lot of actors from Scrubs showed up in Cougar Town, if only for a couple of episodes, and the jokes and humour are very similar. Even the made up coffee shop chain in Scrubs is the same one in Cougar Town. I'm a huge fan of the humour in both of these shows and the casts were fantastic in both shows too. They're shows I will rewatch anytime.

3. Cable aka Nathan Summers

Everyone knows who the X-Men are but not necessarily this one specific character in the X-Men universe. I've read his story from the beginning, from child to time-traveling adult, and he's by far my favourite character.

4. Bust-A-Move

I've been playing the Bust-a-move games for years and years. I fell in love with it in middle school because the local movie theatre I went to had a Bust-a-move arcade machine. This led me to asking for the game for the Nintendo 64. To this day I still play the games on my Nintendo DS and will never turn down a Bust-a-move challenge.

5. 10 Things I Hate About You

This movie was everything to me in high school. I can't even count how many times I've seen this movie. The entire cast is amazing and it solidified my love for Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Larisa Oleynik. The soundtrack was incredible and it introduced me to the likes of Letters To Cleo and Save Ferris. I will forever fangirl over this movie.

What are some obscure fandoms you're into?
xo Jen

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5 Fandom Friday: Nerdy Hobbies People Don't Consider Nerdy

Friday, 22 April 2016

Happy Friday! This Friday's prompt had me stumped initially until I stepped back and looked at what my hobbies are...

1. Sewing

Sewing is a hobby that so many people don't know how to do. Most grandmas and some mothers have the skill set but my generation seems to be lacking the skills to mend a shirt or hem a pair of pants. So when I take my sewing skills and mix it with geeky fabric or vintage bed sheets, it equals out to one nerdy hobby that I have.

2. Baking

Baking is one of my favourite hobbies! Most people think it's great that I make cookies and cupcakes regularly. Little do they know, a lot of the recipes I make have some sort of geeky theme to them. They're just hidden to the less-nerdy eye. Take my Pokemon cupcakes I made for the anniversary, my family ate those up without even noticing the themed decorating.

3. Gardening

Up until we bought our house I had very little interest in gardening. But now that we have a vegetable garden and two flower gardens I've become obsessed with looking up plants, zones, and soil types. I've become a giant plant-nerd. And now that I can hold a conversation with my parents about plants and flowers that onlookers would roll their eyes at, I'm seeing that I've taken on another hobby that I nerd out about.

4. Pets

Everyone uses the term 'cat lady' and we all know people obsessed with their dogs. But geeking out over the fact that you have fish babies in your aquarium isn't all that common. I didn't know that I would become enthralled by having a fish aquarium, or that I'd become so attached to owning turtles. But the knowledge I've attained, the joy I get watching these aquariums, and the passion I have talking about these pets is pretty darn nerdy.

5. Movies

Ok, so we all watch and enjoy movies. Sometimes a movie comes out that you're excited to see and you'll go opening night to see it. But do you own so many movies it looks like you run a movie rental store? Do you get butterflies in your stomach from watching a movie trailer? Yeah, some of you do and that's because you're a movie nerd. And so am I. Some movies turn me into an excited mess. Like when I dragged Adam to the movie theatre 2 hours before The Hunger Games started so we'd get good seats. And NO ONE else showed up until 30 minutes before the movie started. Or when I waited outside a theatre for hours on opening day of one of the Harry Potter movies (or for most of them...). So yeah, I'm one of those people who can nerd out huge over movies.

What are some of your nerdy hobbies?

xo Jen

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5 Fandom Friday: Fandoms I LOVE But Didn't Think I Would

Friday, 15 April 2016

It's another 5 Fandom Friday post and this prompt is fun to brainstorm. Honestly, I'm pretty open to new shows, movies, and books. But there are a few things I was unsure about or hesitated a bit to before giving them a try.

1. YA books

I'm clearly a huge Young Adult book fan. But I was pretty hesitant to start reading them initially. I found myself really into the 'Chick Lit' genre after college and devoured some really easy, light-hearted books. Then a friend kept recommending John Green books and I finally took the plunge and haven't looked back. It's easily my favourite book genre. I didn't realize that I could read some seriously interesting books that involved supernatural and fantasy aspects, mental illness, or growing up pains.

2. South Park

My brothers were always into South Park and I would watch the odd episode. I enjoyed them but I never saw myself sitting down with South Park boxsets and watching all the episodes. Well, it eventually happened and I'm happy it did. I'm a big fan of the show. I find it hilarious and I love the real world topics they cover

3. Cats

I was scared of cats growing up. My Nan had a cat that attacked me often and I had two cousins who found it hilarious to somehow get their cat to swat me. Then I moved out of my parents' and the idea of getting my own pet, one I could have in an apartment easily, excited me. In came Seymore. I had a few moments of, 'what the hell did I get myself into?'. Now, 8 years later, and I'm a full-fledged cat lady.

4. Supernatural

I knew of the show and it peaked my interest a bit. But it was so far into the seasons that I just didn't have the time or energy to give to another TV show. Then I moved away and I had more free time on my hands. I gave Supernatural a shot and I'm still completely addicted and in love with the fandom.

5. Doctor Who

This was another TV show that I couldn't get away from. A friend watched the first season (of the newer seasons) and didn't have rave reviews for it so I just forgot about the show. I didn't think I'd be into a cheesy, sci-fi show. A couple of years went by and comic conventions had me dreaming of a TARDIS, which I knew nothing about but it was everywhere! I ended up changing my mind and decided to give the show a chance. I was hooked pretty quickly and I'm still binging the seasons.

What fandoms are you into that you didn't think you'd like?

xo Jen

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5 Fandom Friday: Fandom Guilty Pleasures

Friday, 8 April 2016

Today's topic makes me laugh a little because so many of the fandoms I'm into could be looked at as a guilty pleasure (cheesy, over dramatic, made for children) but I've learnt to embrace these interests. I'm finally at the age where I don't really care what other people think. But I know some of the things I'm into make people shake their heads...

So here are my top Fandom Guilty Pleasures:

1. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

I'm super into a show that my 5 year old niece also loves. Not that there's anything wrong with it, but co-workers do look at me funny when I buy MLP blind bags...

2. Pretty Little Liars

I'm that person chatting with a friend about our PLL theories and our feelings about certain couples and discoveries made on the show. But the show is super over the top and very unbelievable. But I LOVE it.

3. Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

No one would question someone's love for TMNT. It's a classic that 80s kids grew up with. But the new show on Nickelodeon? Not everyone watches it. They assume it's stupid because it's not the classic and it's made for kids. Wrong! It's hilarious. I try to convince people of this regularly but it doesn't work most of the time.

4. Young Adult books

The YA genre has become super popular and I know a ton of adults who read them. But I've also encountered quite a few people who will snub off my book recommendations or book chatter when they realize I'm talking about a YA title. Not cool!

5. Geeky T-shirts

My t-shirt collection is mainly shirts with geek designs on them. I either get complimented on them or people look at the shirt funny - whether trying to figure out what's on it or why I'm wearing a shirt like that. When asked to wear a certain colour of shirt for work to celebrate something I have to explain that I don't have plain shirts... only shirts with designs and characters on them. They don't always understand.

I'm not ashamed of these fandom loves but I know not everyone gets them. What would your fandom guilty pleasure be?

xo Jen

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5 Fandom Friday: Gateway Fandoms That Made Me Who I Am Today

Friday, 1 April 2016

I believe I was always a geek. Growing up with two brothers who I was pretty close with opened my world up to more video games, action figures, cartoons, and movies than I think I would have been exposed to if I didn't have brothers. Honestly, they actually introduced me to some of the fandoms I'm still into today.

1. Harry Potter

I didn't even know who Harry Potter was when my youngest brother received the first three Harry Potter books for Christmas. But after he read through them I decided to give them a go and, well, that started my obsession and need to read all of the books as soon as they came out. Never until this series did I know what it felt like to wait impatiently for a book or a movie to come out.

2. Nintendo

We always had some Nintendo console in our house and the amount of hours I put into Mario Kart, Mario Party, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, and other multiplayer games is insane. To this day I have a weakness for Nintendo-only games and will never turn down the chance to play a Mario, Donkey Kong, or Kirby game.

3. Hello Kitty

My best friend in high school introduced me to the adorable world of Sanrio. She took me downtown to some small independent stores that were filled with Japanese stationery, candy, and tons of Hello Kitty merchandise. Never would I have guessed that this would start my love for Japanese culture and all things cute.

4. Supernatural (theme, not the TV show)

I was a kid who grew up watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer and reading Christopher Pike books. I was into ghosts, vampires, and other supernatural things. This interest has continued on with me as I read fantasy and supernatural books and watch shows like Grimm, Supernatural, and iZombie. I've become someone who enjoys being creeped out.

5. Beverly Hills 90210

This was MY show growing up. I was addicted to the drama, fashion, and the California setting. This was the first television show that I watched every week and knew everything about. And now I still find myself loving similar television dramas - The O.C., Gossip Girl, Felicity, One Tree Hill, Pretty Little Liars... they might not be all the same but the cheesy, over dramatic story lines get me hooked every time.

What fandoms made you who you are today?

xo Jen

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