5 Fandom Friday: Characters I did Name My Kids After

Hello Dearies! When I saw this topic I got a little mad. I am a mommy of three and baby naming was not the beautiful moment I wanted it to be. It is actually a very soar subject for me. Just thinking about it makes me see red. I won't go into details but some people suck!

For these reasons I don't want to even think about what I would name any future children, but I will talk about my two boys and their "nerdy" names.

My oldest boy is Logan. My husband picked it out and I immediately said NO! You see my daughter already has an "L" name and I don't like matchy names. We were in the hospital for 3 days. He had no name for those 3 days. Finally, my husband gently reminded me that Logan was Wolverine's real name, and I love Wolverine, so dammit he won! Haha. 5 days after we left the hospital, I was looking into his cute squishy face and the name I should have gave him came to me. Even now that he's 6, the other name still suits him but oh well. There is no changing it now. And he really loves that he is named after Wolverine :)

My youngest and newest baby has 3 names that he is regularly called. 1 legal, 2 nick names, all nerdy. 

The first is Thor. My 6 year old named my belly Thor when I was 3 months preggo and the name stuck. At least half of the people in my life still call him Thor. 

The first initial of everyone in our family used to spell out JELL. Some of my friends really wanted me to give my son an "O" name so that we could be the JELLO family. Haha! One friend said I should call him Optimus. I joked that I would call him Opie. And now Optimus is another name he hears on a regular basis. 

The name we actually gave him Legally was Toby. My husband is not very nerdy. He likes normal, boring names. He was eventually sold on Toby but he wouldn't have been if he knew why I picked it. The big secret: Toby is the name of the baby that the goblin king kidnaps in the Labyrinth and I love that movie so so much! Do NOT tell my husband :)

Five Fandom Friday: Favorite Funko Pop Figures

Hello Dearies! So I am super new to these adorable cuties. I have a couple of them that I received as gifts but I had no idea how many varieties there were. Now that I’ve done some searching and built an embarrassingly large wish list, I wanna share with you my top 5 favorites. Picking a top 5 was SO hard! I mean they have all of the best characters. It would be easier to give you a top 50 but I tried :)

1. Groot: He is my new love. I want him to be in every part of my life. My husband already knows that the only acceptable V-day gift this year is something with Groot on it :)

2. Toothless: I love him so hard! I didn't think he could be any cuter until I saw this little guy.

3. Stitch: He is one of my all-time favorite characters.

4. Klingon: Best Star Trek Alien!

5. Super Grover: He has been my all-time favorite Sesame Street character ever since I was a teeny weeny and now that I know he exists, I must have him!

5 Fandom Friday: Favorite Fandom Accessories I Own

Hello Dearies! This one was kind of hard because I have my toys and my clothes but I don’t have many accessories. Now I know that is something I need to work on :)

1. Star Wars Mugs: I know these aren't technically an accessory but if you drank coffee and tea as much as me, you’d count them. Haha!

2. My TARDIS Necklace: This is one of my newest favorite things. It was a surprise gift from a friend I made on twitter. Best Surprise ever! I like to pair her with my robot necklace. I think they go well together  :)

3. My flying Monkey: Ok so Wizard of Oz is my bliss! I found this necklace in some old goth store when I was in high school. It’s probably the oldest piece of jewelry I own. He is my spirit animal and I love him.

4. My Super Hero Necklace: Who doesn't want a necklace that says “Pow!” I used to wear this when I worked out. It was really an inspiration to kick but like a super!

5. My Dino Bag: Isn't this just the cutest bag ever. He’s just as cuddly as he looks too. Btw, the laundry in the background of this photo is clean, I just haven’t folded it yet. Haha!

Bonus 1. My Zombie Necklaces: Sorry, I can’t pick a favorite. I have a soft spot for zombies. I wear these all the time and people love to tell me that Halloween is over. Thems are fighting words :) Haha! Kidding, I’m a lover, not a fighter.

Bonus 2. Mini Super Man and Baby Super Man: Ok not gonna lie, these are hard to come by. You have to grow them yourselves. It’s a nine month incubation period and once they are out, they are unbelievably expensive. Plus you really don’t know if they’ll turn out the way you want. You try your best to raise them right and then one day they turn to you and say “Mommy, my favorite super is Green Lantern” … SMH. But still totally worth it if you have the time and money. I wouldn’t trade mine for the world… but we will have a serious talk about this green lantern nonsense! :)

5 Fandom Friday: Songs that make me happy

Hello Dearies! So my tastes in music are all over the place. These songs aren't ones I would necessarily put together in a play list and listen to together but they are all awesome and they bring me back to great times in my life and make me very happy. This list won't even begin to scratch the serface of my love of music, I really do listen to everything. I love oldies, 80's and 90's pop, Grunge, Metal, Rap, European Techno, Country, I'm actually a little surprised that a country song didn't make my top 5. I love it all. I hate talk radio and commercials so I am constantly searching through channels to try and find new music.

1. Stop, Spice Girls: I am huge into girl groups and there was none better than the Spice Girls. I even got to see them in concert once. You don't have to ask, I will admit it. I still know every move to this dance.

2. Learn to Crawl, Black Lab: The Spiderman soundtrack is still to this day my favorite soundtrack and this is my favorite song from the album.

3.Best I ever had, Vertical Horizon: Still the "love lost" song that gets me every time. There is a country version of this song that I love too but if I had to choose, this one would be my favorite.

4. Invisible Man, 98 Degrees: Besides girl groups, I also love the boys. People can fight back and forth about the best (and I do have a favorite) but I really love them all. While 98 degrees aren't my favorite boy band, this song is my favorite boy band song of all. Their harmonies are just so so so good!

5. Kiss Me: I saved the best for last. This has been my favorite song for years. Every time I hear it, I am immediately put in a good mood. It is my musical happy place.

Bonus song:

I believe in a thing called Love, The Darkness: So this song is actually an inside joke to me and all my friends. It's an awesome song to begin with but it also makes us laugh hysterically about a time in our lives when this song first came out.

So what are your favorite songs?

5 Fandom Friday: My Favorite Things About Winter

Hello Dearies! I am a winter girl all the way. I don’t hate summer… but I have no real use for it. If I never spent another day at the beach or by a pool, I would be just fine.

1. Hot Chocolate: I don’t think I could ever put into words how much I love thee. You complete me.

2. Snow: Give me a blizzard any day. If I could live in a place that snowed all year round I would. Since I’m the only person in my group of friends that enjoys winter, there is a running joke that I have magical snow moccasins and I dance whenever it snows :)

3. Scarves, mittens, hats: I love to knit them, crochet them and wear them. They are my favorite accessory.

4. Lights: I have an a serious love of lights. Every time I see bedrooms decorated with a string of lights, I get excited. If I was single, I would totally rock it but the hubby won’t let me keep em up all year round.

5. Cardinals: I haven’t been able to capture any good shots but I leave out bird seed and I see several every winter. They are big and beautiful and their awesome red feathers are really striking against the winter snow.

Fandom Friday: NEW YEARS FANDOM RESOLUTIONS

Hello Dearies! Sorry, my computer is not being nice today so this post will be photo minimal :(

1) Put my Geek room together. I've been building an awesome nerdy collection of things that make me happy and adorn my walls but right now I’m avoiding putting the room together just to have to take it back down again. You see, I had a baby this year and we HAVE to move to a bigger place. The dream house I found fell through so I won’t be putting my home together as soon as I had hoped, but it will happen this year. I’ll share tons more on this later :)

2) Finish my Hellboy collection. Hellboy is my favorite character and I have been trying to get all the books from his original story line. I’m only a few short so this goal will probably be met early in the year. YAY!!!!!

3) Reinvent my photography business. I am a photographer by profession and I love it but I don’t always get the chance to do the style of shoots that I want to do. I want to be more specific in targeting clients.

4) Read more. Everyone says this, I know, but it’s because we all need to. I don’t know everyone else's story but for me it’s becoming more and more difficult to find time to myself. The number of books I read in 2014 is embarrassingly low. I’m hoping to change that this year.

5) Work more on Crafts. I’m a jack of all trades. I really do do everything. I knit/crochet/sculpt/sew/paint/draw/make jewelry/everything! I always enjoy my crafting but just like my reading, it’s becoming less and less. Managing my time so I can do more with my day is very important to me in the upcoming year.

My Must See List of Christmas Movies

Hello Dearies! Oh how I love my Christmas movies. There is almost nothing better than gathering up the kids, cuddling on the couch with some popcorn and Hot cocoa, and watching movies. It’s one of my favorite winter activities.

1. Home Alone 1 and 2: You have to watch them together. You just do. To be honest I actually like the 2nd one the best. These two movies were the best when I was little and I am so glad my kids like them now.

2. The Muppets Christmas Carol: Or really ANY Christmas Carol movie will do. I’ve never seen one I didn’t like. II ‘m not even sure if I have a favorite. I just know the Muppets were the first one I thought of when I was making this list. Plus it’s another one I can watch with my kids.

3. The Grinch: I am posting the Jim Carrey version (which I love) but the cartoon version is probably my favorite. It’s also more kid friendly. My son is terrified of Jim’s makeup in this movie. He refuses to watch it with me.

4. Miracle on 34th Street: Now this is NOT a movie where any version will do. The original is the best and the only one I enjoy. It’s been re-mastered in color but I grew up on the black and white version and that is the one I love most.

5. White Christmas: 3 words… A-Maz_Ing! I love everything about this movie. I think I could recite every line if I had to. It’s just so good! The music is the best and nothing puts me more in the Christmas spirit than this movie.

This was actually really hard to narrow down to 5. I have so many more that I just adore. What are your favorites?

Presents I Want Santa To Bring Me

Hello Dearies! My husband was just asking me to make this list for him. I really had to think about it and then do some searching online to see what I was even into anymore. With the exception of clothes (and that’s only when I REALLY need them) I never buy stuff for me. And the last few Christmases I’ve had with my hubby, he’s given me pajama pants, because they’re comfy and I love them. It’s kind of hard to think of yourself when you have kids. All my money goes to them… like seriously, ALL of it. It’s worth it, I love them of course :) Anyways I was able to find some fun things that would make me very happy if I found them under the tree so here goes:

1. As you Wish. I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE Princess Bride. It’s one of my all time favorite movies so when I saw that the Cary wrote a book about it, I got excited. I NEED this book, I do!

2. Brain Soap! I was a zombie for Halloween this year and I really really wanted to decorate the house with brains :) My hubby was not into buying the zombie soaps but I still think this stuff is awesome and I’d love to see it under my tree.

 

3. Brain Slug! Ok so for those of you who don’t know what this is (shame on you!) this a brain slug from my favorite show Futurama! Isn’t it adorable? I must have it :)

4. Octopus Mug: I LOVE me some coffee and and I love crazy fun mugs even more. I can’t decided which of the following mugs is my favorite but I’d be happy to find any of them wrapped up under my tree.

5. Dinosaur Ring: I am like crazy obsessed with dinosaurs. They just make me so so happy. This ring and a couple other versions are just so rad and I’d know I’d wear them everyday :)

What do you think of my list? What are you hoping to find under your tree?

My Favorite Holiday Songs To Spread Cheer

Hello Dearies! So I am the kind of crazy that gets these stuck in my head all year long. I can’t help it. I just love them so so much! Enjoy!

I'll be home for Christmas:

Baby It's Cold Outside

Tinsel Town

Christmas in Sarajevo

And the very best Christmas song ever: Rudolph!

Black Friday Purchases I Would Sacrifice A Night Of Sleep For

Hello Dearies! So, in all honesty, there is nothing, not a damn thing that would ever/could ever tempt me into going out on black Friday. I don’t enjoy shopping to begin with and adding the crowds would kill me. I’d be rolled up in a ball crying my eyes out within the first three minutes. I just couldn’t handle all of the people. That being said, if they ever invent some miracle pill that makes me brave enough to enter the crowds, these are the items I would elbow my way to the front of the line for. All items I would use to enhance my photography business.

Samsung Galaxy S5

Microsoft Surface 64GB Tablet

Canon EOS-1D X

Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 Lens

Tamron AF 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3