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Claire’s Top 5 Things on the Internet: Best Christmas Movies
Written on December 2, 2014
in Geek Culture, TV/Movies
It’s that time of year again! Time for cookies, and twinkle lights, and ornaments and everyone’s favourite christmas movies. To celebrate the beginning of the season, I’ve compiled my top five Christmas movie moments! Enjoy and share your favourites in the comments below 🙂 (Also, I couldn’t narrow it down to five,
Mockingjay: Part 1
Written on November 25, 2014
in Geek Culture, Tributes, TV/Movies
Unless you were living under a rock this weekend, it was nearly impossible to miss the rising of the Mockingjay. Katniss and her not so merry band of rebels were back in theaters, battling against the Capitol and President Snow. After the disappointment of Catching Fire, the beauty and heart shown in
No matter what, I will write.
Written on November 20, 2014
in Claire's Happiness Project, Geek Culture, Geek Girl
You’ve probably noticed that I haven’t been writing as much this month. I thought about waiting until December and then posting about how I was boycotting blogging because I think National Blog Post Month/National Novel Writing Month are ridiculously stupid. I refuse to justify either phrase’s stupid abbreviation by writing them down.
Life’s short. Talk fast.
Last month, women of my generation called off work, stocked up on junk food, and camped out in front of the TV to watch the Gilmore Girls. The tv lovechild of Amy Sherman-Palladino, creator of the fabulously named Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions, Gilmore Girls brought the antics and tribulations of the
An Ode to Netflix
Written on November 6, 2014
in Geek Culture
Oh Netflix. I love you. Let me count the ways. Where else can I spend my evenings binge watching Gilmore Girls and teaching the Geekling about Eva Gardner and Honey I Shrunk the Kids. What else makes it socially acceptable for me to spend my evening watching Harriet the Spy and eating embarrassing amounts of
Lipstick Armour.
Written on October 30, 2014
in Geek Culture
It’s no secret that I’m a make up junkie since the age of 5 (blame Lip Smackers, every make up girl’s entrance drug). From drug stores to high-end specialty stores and mascara to nail polish, if it’s make up, I’ve probably tried it. Love it or hate it, I have overflowing drawers
Octobers.
Written on October 16, 2014
in Geek Culture
This is my favourite kind of weather- warm, rainy, at the peak of leaf season with just the right smell of fall in the air. I love boots and sweaters and haunted houses and apples and pumpkin everything and if that makes me sound a like a middle class white girl obsessed
The sad fate of Saturday morning cartoons
Written on October 7, 2014
in Geek Culture
September 27th, 2014 marked the end of an era: the CW aired the last saturday morning cartoons on broadcast television. Gone are the days of eating a giant bowl of Luck Charms while laughing at the antics of Bugs and Daffy for hours on end. What will the children of the future
It’s a twister…
Written on September 30, 2014
in Geek Culture, Internet
It’s been one of those days where I feel like I’m standing in the eye of a tornado. Calm (or at least faking it well), while everything swirls around me, trying to catch and deal with what I can as it flies by. Apparently this is a good thing- very zen, or
Claire’s Top 5 Things on the Internet: Videos, Books, and Pandas!
Written on September 25, 2014
in Geek Culture, Internet
It’s the time again! Please mindlessly enjoy this awesomeness I’ve rounded up during hours of procrastination. 5. It’s banned books week! And half of my top 10 favourite books are on this list of 12 Weird reasons for banning sci-fi books. (Though I think the author should re-educate themselves on the