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Kimi ni Todoke - Anime Review

Kimi ni Todoke – Anime Review

The first time I watched Kimi ni Todoke, From me to you, was actually a few years before I had even started blogging. Recently I revisited this great anime so that I refresh myself for a review on it. (Well, that and I just love this anime.) Before I go into the storyline and such, I want to mention that I love the animation style of this anime. It’s really beautifully drawn, but it also dips…

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Air Awakens - Book Review

Air Awakens – Book Review

I just realized that this is the first time I’ve reviewed a book here! I wouldn’t be surprised if everyone thought that I didn’t read at all. I promise I do, and quite a bit at that. A Library Apprentice, a Sorcerer Prince, and an Unbreakable Magic Bond… Can we all just take a moment to appreciate how beautiful this cover art is? I just picked up and finished “Air Awakens” written by Elise…

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Alan Rickman, Always.

When I sat down on the couch this morning with my cup of coffee, the last thing that I expected was to hear such saddening news. Alan Rickman has passed away. My heart dropped when I read that. It was unbelievable to me at first, so much so that I felt the need to confirm its legitimacy thoroughly. Announcing his death on Thursday, a family statement said: “The actor and director Alan Rickman has…

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Let’s Talk Pokémon!

Pokémon is celebrating its 20th Anniversary! That fact really puts my age into perspective, but I will say that I’m impressed that Pokémon continues to resonate with kids today. It has been a very successful franchise, and actually holds onto a special place in my heart. Pokémon wasn’t just a game to me. From the moment that I…

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Schools that Read Together: Cultivating Reading Communities at the Secondary Level by Heather Rocco Here is an inspiring project by a middle school and high school to encourage young people to read. This truly warms my heart. I hope to one day be a part of such an initiative.

Creative Group Seeking Oddballs

I created a Facebook Group! For a long time, I’ve wanted an accepting space on the internet where I could post the geeky, quirky, creative things that I love without uncomfortably about sharing it with all of my Facebook friends/family/coworkers. Sure, some of us don’t have a ton of friends on Facebook. But– Some of us do! If you’re like me, you also have a few of those unfiltered friends and…

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For those of you who might not know, I took the week of Thanksgiving off and flew to Barcelona for my vacation this year. I’ve been back almost two months now so I apologize for how long overdue this post is. Still, it really does feel like it’s taken that long for me to get back into the swing of things especially since the holidays happened right after.

Parc Güell

Castell de Montjuïc

The trip was a little over a week long, and it was one of those wonderful trips that are also incredibly tiring. We tried to cram as much sightseeing into those days as possible. I came back saying that I needed a vacation from my vacation. (Please?)

Barcelona

I won’t pretend that I wasn’t expecting to come back from my first international trip very much changed by it all. Sure I have that experience under my belt, but I’m also someone who gets lost in the fast pace to the point of missing out on the good stuff. That’s not to say that I didn’t enjoy the trip. I just wish I could have settled in for a longer stay and really got to know the culture of the city and region.

Besalú

I’ve come to the conclusion that there is a distinct difference between a vacation and a trip for me. In my opinion a vacation is a time for rest, recuperation, reflection, and above all else an escape from everyday stresses. A trip is defined by activities such as an abundance of travel, sightseeing, touring new locations, and participating in new activities. This was most definitely a trip to Barcelona.

Sagrada Familia

Despite how tired we were, it was still an experience of a lifetime. It was my first time outside of the country, my first flying over the Atlantic, my first time in Europe, and in Spain. I think it’s important that everyone travel and experience other cultures no matter how short the time. It does expand your mind and remind you that you are a single life in a vast world.

“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.”

To Barcelona and Back For those of you who might not know, I took the week of Thanksgiving off and flew to Barcelona for my vacation this year.

My Gaming Nostalgia

I was recently contacted by a representative from a company called Man Crates, and asked if I would be interested in writing about the key ingredients that really molded me into a gamer. Of course I wanted to! I’d never turn down the opportunity to write about the things that I geek out about. I have to admit that it’s very difficult for me to remember one specific instance that really shaped me…

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D.I.Y. Magical Wand Tutorial

I might have moved under a rock for the past month or so, but I promise that it’s not because I didn’t want to write! Life has been hectic, especially when October rolled around. There were several events taking place at my workplace, Halloween, and my boyfriend’s Birthday on Halloween. Add my Barcelona trip planning on top of that, and I was/am a very busy lady. (More on that Barcelona Trip…

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PC to Console: Pt. 2

It’s been about a month since I purchased my Playstation 4 in order to play a (MMORPG) game that I originally played on the PC. That game is FFXIV: A Realm Reborn. Long-story-short for those who don’t know: My PC’s graphics card died on me last year, and so I decided to take the other route with gaming. Let’s forward to the present where I’ve played on the PS4, controller, and FFXIV for a month,…

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Commas, They're Important!

Commas, They’re Important!

I’m an avid Etsy shopper, for those of you who don’t know. I found this gem at the Get Your Nerd shop. Click the link below to visit! https://www.etsy.com/listing/178151867/funny-grammar-poster-use-commas

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I’m a twenty-five year old Potterhead. We may or may not have been over this, but the fact remains. I’m so much of a Potterhead that I reread the series every 3-4 years when I get the itch to. A few days ago, I got that itch and last night I started the first book.

Over the years I’ve spent talking to Harry Potter fans and non-fans alike, I’ve come to realize a few things. For one, people either love it or they don’t want anything to do with it. When I run into folks of the latter variety, I prod. Most responses are, “It’s for kids”, “Too childish”, or they just scoff at it like I should know better, grow up, and move on. (Well, that’s not happening.)

I mention this because my boyfriend was one of those folk. Just the mere mention of the name “Harry Potter” had him shaking his head at me. He thought it was a childish fairy tale of magic wizards and unicorns, and that he wouldn’t like it all at. Boy was he wrong.

So we watched (I, rewatched) the Harry Potter movies. Now, fellow Potterheads, don’t bite my head off. I couldn’t get him to read the books (yet) as he’s a movie buff. The first movie was just a test. When we moved into the second and third, I started to slowly accept that he might actually be enjoying them. Seven movies laters, I had him convinced. He admitted he was wrong and that he actually really liked the story!

Here was someone that dislikes most fantastical things, and he really liked Harry Potter. This made me realize that the impossible is possible, and that there are many wonderful things about this story than just magic and unicorns.

Characters

While the title of this series is, “Harry Potter”, don’t let that fool you into thinking that all you read about is Harry. Harry’s story is at center, of course, but his is a story that involves so many characters that you simply can’t and won’t disregard them.

Not only are there many, but they are all of different ages, races, and even species. If you feel as though you won’t be able to relate to the young Harry, you won’t be at a loss. There are as many adult main characters as there are younger ones, and ones in between for that matter. You may find that Harry Potter isn’t your favorite character in this series at all!

Story

The story starts out simple, if not magical, enough. As it progresses, however, you are gradually lowered into a story with so much depth and intricacy that your head will be spinning by the end. Harry Potter just doesn’t go off to Hogwarts to learn magic and all is done and well. Trouble is destined to follow him, and it does.

There is certainly never a dull moment, and plenty of high intensity action scenes to be found in this story. At the same time, there is a lot of mystery and intrigue. Just as Harry Potter doesn’t understand this new world he’s been thrust into, you don’t either. You learn with him and his closest friends, and it’s that experience that makes you feel as though you are growing with them.

World

Speaking of depth and intricacy, let’s talk about the world that Harry lives in. The years are 1991-1998, in a world where ordinary non-magical folk (muggles) and magical folk (wizards and witches) live separately. The wizarding world is kept secret from muggles, of course, but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t as rich and wonderful as one might imagine it to be. If one is adept at magic, he/she is most likely sent off to a wizarding and witchcraft school. It is here that they learn all there is to know about their world, and it’s not just spells! They learn many different subjects from potions and divination to history and herbology.

After their schooling, they go on to pursue a myriad of occupations available to them. The depth that J.K. Rowling developed when she made this world is no small feat. She left no detail untouched, and it makes it all the more believable.

Love and Loss

If you thought that there couldn’t be anything less sentimental and romantic than the Harry Potter series, think again! This series is full of love and romance in several forms. New love, parental love, first love, friendly love, tragic love; you name it and this series has it! You have so many characters of all different ages all experiencing love in some fashion or another. You have those who’re experiencing it for the first time, and those who’ve been feeling it for decades. There are relationships that develop and end, some that last, and some that you never saw coming!

As for loss, you need only read the first few chapters of the first book to understand that a reoccurring theme within this series is death. It’s not only the precursor to the story, but a part of it as it moves forward. I would definitely suggest that you keep a tissue or two around!

Lessons

I can guarantee that if you read this series, you will end it having felt the important messages left within it. Life and death, power/abuse of power, love, prejudice, freedom, and free choice are deeply entrenched in the whole plot. J.K. Rowling states that she prefers to let themes “grow organically”, rather than sitting down and consciously attempting to impart such ideas to her readers. She doesn’t spell them out for you, but you feel them as you move through the books.

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So how about it? Are you a Potterhead that agrees/disagrees? Were you apprehensive and now interested?

Please feel free to comment below!

5 Reasons You Should Be a Potterhead I’m a twenty-five year old Potterhead. We may or may not have been over this, but the fact remains.

Microsoft to Support “Free” Windows 10 by Charging You for Competitors’ Operating Systems

If you are planning to upgrade to the “free” Windows 10 or own an X-Box with other consoles, please read Level Whimsicality’s post!

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Not all Gamers are Created the Same

We see it all the time. A family with children goes to a public place and the scene is always the same. They walk in, sit down, and almost immediately the parents hand over their smart phones. Within minutes the kids are engrossed in their favorite games. Now I have a lot to say about this type of parenting method, but that’s not what I wanted to discuss. I want to touch on how this may affect…

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Fresh-Faced and Fancy-Free

We all struggle with things that we don’t like about ourselves. As a woman, I have had quite the list of insecurities. It has taken many years of rewiring my own brain to shorten that list to near nothing, but it’s a constant process. One of these insecurities is going bare faced without make-up, and I wanted to share my experience and thought-process on it. People all seem to have varying…

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Blogging Old School I was blogging old school about video games from a tender young age. Just look at this proof! Happy Saturday! That is all.

For those of you who don’t yet know what Classic Game Fest is, it is one of the largest retro gaming conventions in the country! It’s a 2-day celebration featuring classic video games, retro game tournaments, costume contests, live video game music, and tons of video game/ merchandise vendors.

I’d like to start off by mentioning what happened as my boyfriend and I were walking to the convention hall. On our way to the front doors, we walked past a lot of people who were leaving for the day. One father with his little son was passing us when he stopped and asked if we had preordered our wristbands. We hadn’t, and so he pulled off his wrist band and gave it to us!

Now, these wristbands were only $20 for two days, but it made me super happy nonetheless! That meant we only had to pay for my boyfriend’s wristband and we were in.

Once inside, I had the attention span of a fly. Everywhere you looked there was something to grab your attention. I was pulled this way to look at t-shirts, and that way to look at handmade creations. All of these were video game related, of course! Oh, the money I could’ve spent at this place, haha.

I did purchase a couple of things from vendors inside.

This adorable handmade ceramic Navi!

Created by: The Gnarly Garden.

Chelsea Powers creates custom sculpture and ceramic art, so go buy something gnarly!

Here are other goodies of hers:

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And this badass original art poster of Zelda!

I purchased this from: Shark Robot.

They have original geek art on t-shirts, posters, bags, ect.

As far as goodies from the convention itself, I got these!

PS: I purchased an 2XL in a woman’s t-shirt and it barely fits. Really, CGF, really?

You can find all sorts of geekery at this convention. Just take a look at these other Vendors!

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Vendors weren’t the only great thing about CGF. They had several different Classic Video Games available to play, and they had a few tournaments going on. Super Smash Bro’s, Mortal Kombat, and Killer Instincts were among those tournaments, and they projected these up on the walls for everyone to watch.

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Of course, there was a Costume Contest!

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What was my favorite thing about CGF? The live Video Game Musicians that played on the stage!

Unfortunately, I only saw two. The first was when we first got there and was Descendents of Eldrick. They played rock versions of different video game songs, and they were awesome. We listened to a few songs at the stage and then jammed out as we walked around checking out all the vendors.

The second artist was David Ramos, a youtuber who plays ocarinas. We actually hung around and grabbed seats to hear him perform. I’m definitely glad I did! He is very talented, and plays everything from video game music to his own original pieces. It was really mesmerizing to listen to.

Here is his YouTube channel: David Erick Ramos

I have to give major kudos to my boyfriend who isn’t into video games but went with me anyway. He survived 4 hours in an overcrowded convention where his girlfriend dragged him here and there due to her temporary overexcited ADD. He also didn’t make fun of me as I talked to him about things that sounded like they were in a different language. Gamer lingo, FTW!

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Needless to say, Classic Game Fest was a blast! If you have a chance to go, then go. You won’t regret it!

Classic Game Fest 2015 - Austin, TX For those of you who don’t yet know what Classic Game Fest is, it is one of the largest retro gaming conventions in the country!

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