Bi Monthly Bangers - Jan/Feb 2019

Truth be told, January and February are probably my least favorite months out of the year. Where I live, it tends to be miserable dark and cold for both of those months. My city has also been graced with the coldest February in something like 40 years. Sorry to start this off with such a bummer. Good...

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Hawke

It was back in January when we ventured out to a snowy chilly photo shoot in rural Alberta. I was yet to get some good photos of my Hawke cosplay. Bioware reached out to us the year before for some promotional shooting, and I had a friend offer up her half finished costume. So since it had been almost...

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Vintage and Retro - Seattle

Vintage Seattle - 8 shops to check out on your next trip A couple months back, I had written up a quick vintage shopping guide for my trip to Portland I did in 2018. Since that one was so popular, I decided it was time for round two. Seattle is another great west coast city to go to if vintage shopping...

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Bi Monthly Bangers - Nov Dec 2018

Happy New Years all you lovely human! Here are some bangers that happened in my final leg of 2018. What other rad things did ya’ll get up to? Vintage VibesI found both a red plaid ankle length skirt, and a red wool shirt and cardigan combo in Nov. I wore the crap about of all of the those things...

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Garb Gathering - Springtime Portland

Welcome to a new casual series of posts here! In these posts I will be going into the details of some of my favorite outfits and the pieces that make them up. Earlier this year I got to travel to Portland Oregon for my anniversary with my partner.  Day One For the first full day of our...

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Bi Monthly Bangers - Sept/Oct 2018

Hey, welcome to the first installation of  what I am going to call Bi Monthly Bangers. I plan for these posts to be every other month, just wrapping up all the rad things that have been going on for the last 2 months that maybe don't need in depth posts of their own.  Vintage Vibes I...

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10 Things for Convention Travel

You did it. You have those tickets for that con sitting in your email inbox. No matter if this is your first convention out of town, or you have done this many times before, you still need to prepare. There is the actual logistics of traveling and getting to and from your home to the convention....

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Vintage and Retro Portland

Portland Oregon is just full of really rad vintage stuff. From their old building, to mid century furniture stores, and so many vintage clothing shops. There are so many vintage shops that it is impossible to do all of them on one trip to the city. Here are 8 stores I got to check out on my 4 day...

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Geek Travel; Los Angeles

Los Angeles, known for beaches, and for Hollywood, and sports teams too I guess. So, what do you do there as a human who has very little interest in that stuff. Good news! LA still has a rich history to explore, and good food to eat. Theme parks too. I was in LA late october last year for a convention...

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Cosplay Planning and Reference Hunting

You just watched a new rad show, or played a freaking amazing game, and fell in love with a character. Everything in you is screaming that YOU MUST COSPLAY THIS WONDERFUL CHARACTER. Yet, where do you start? Whether you are new to cosplay, or seasoned to the hobby, you aren’t the only one who...

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