British Fangirl: Doctor Who

Since this is my more geeky blog I thought what better place to talk about how much I am a British fangirl. I absolutely love Britain, especially the comedy and sci-fi fantasy that is produced there. One of my super favorites is Doctor Who. Now, to be fair, I have only really gotten into it with the new series; I never watched it as a kid. Quite frankly, I found the old series boring. I can remember coming across it and immediately switching the channel because I thought it was sooooo boring. I am so glad that I have changed my mind. This is truly one of the greatest shows EVER!
In honor of my new found love, I have started collecting memorabilia, which can be one of the best parts of being a fan about anything. So I give to you the Doctor Who collection that I have amassed so far. Like any collection, it is an ongoing thing; always changing and growing.

 My darling husband put this pencil in my stocking this year. It was totally unexpected and I was really excited about it; more than anyone should be about a pencil.

 Hello Matt Smith, how are you today?

 You might be able to tell that David Tennant is my favorite Doctor. That is not to say that I don't like the others; I do. I like all the doctors for different reasons but 10 is my overall fave. Besides, David Tennant is fucking adorable.

 Buttons and buttons. You can never have too many.

 This is a little anime Jack Harkness made into a keychain. It, with the magnets, posters and John Barrowman autograph, I got at comic con last year. That was one of the best cons I have been to yet. I'm already getting excited for this year!

 That is, you'll notice, the 10th Doctor's sonic screwdriver (of course). It does light up and make buzzy noises. It would be a pretty shitty sonic screwdriver if it didn't make noise. Just sayin'

 I really must say that John Barrowman is the sweetest, most adorable actor I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. I made it into his personal panel at con and it really was amazing to see him interacting with fans on such a genuine level.

Ah, one of my favorite things I own; my Tardis iPhone case. I have had so many people ask me where I got this and truth be told I can't exactly remember. I'm pretty sure that I found it at Comic Readers, which is the local comic book store in this part of the world. You would think that I got it when I went to London but that just isn't true.
So that's it.... for now! I think the next thing I am going to start adding to my collection are DVDs of the series. Believe it not, I don't have any! I rely totally on Netflix to get my Doctor Who fix. Here's hoping that it never goes off Netflix until I've had the chance to buy them all.
Have a jolly good day and bye for now!

Geeky Xmas Haul

Ok, I know that nearly a month has passed since Christmas but I just haven't gotten around to doing a post about what I got until now. I have to say that this is the geekiest Xmas I have ever had. I don't think there was one thing that I got that was not from one geek fandom or another, and I am totally ok with that. The crowning glory of presents this year will have to go to my Star Wars reversible sweater.

 You can be Han Solo on one side and Chewy on the other, how cool is that? Plus, it's really warm which is perfect for these frigid ass Canadian winters.  The best thing happened the other day when I was wearing this sweater with the Han Solo side out and I came across another guy wearing the same sweater with the Chewy side out. I said, "Nice sweater," as I walked by and he just smiled back at me. We had a moment of kinship there.
Anyways, I also got the sweetest night light of all time, a Darth Maul light sabre night light.

 Doesn't that look pretty freaking sweet when it's all lit up! I am probably the luckiest girl in the world to have a husband who would get these things for me just because I said that I really wanted them. Even though he doesn't fangirl like I do he still respects my geekiness. Sure do love that guy!

 Finally! At last! I came across a 10th Doctor action figure. He is hard to come by in my neck of the woods so when I saw him, I snatched him up without hesitation. In his role as the 10th Doctor, David Tennant made me fall in love with him, so this is a real treat for me to have. Since then, I have made it a personal mission of mine to seek out more David Tennant films and YOU SHOULD TOO!

 Thanks to an extremely generous gift from my grandparents, I splurged and got myself a Nintendo 3DS XL. It's something that I have seen mentioned on other blogs that I love and so I took this opportunity to give it a go.

 And this is the game that I got for it. I decided on this one because Anna from GlitzyGeekGirl talks about it quite a bit on her blog and it sounded like a neat game. You get to be the mayor of your own town and you get to build up the community and go fishing; it's great!

 I also wanted to make sure that my lovely new piece of equipment would be protected wherever I took it so I got a case for it. Being a Nintendo game system I thought a Mario case would suit it nicely. I love how this case has a pouch for the 3DS, a bunch of little pouches for all your games and enough space for the user's manual and your power cord. Everything I need, all in one place! Now I just need to get a Mario game for it as well.

So that is pretty much the extent of my wonderfully geeky Christmas this year. I am such a lucky person to have so much abundance in my life. Hope everyone out there had a great holiday as well. If you're up for sharing I would love to know what you got that you are excited about.
Have a smashing good day!

Trekkie Tuesday

"Unification: Part One"- Season 5, Episode 7
I am slightly reworking these posts as I am finding my usual format boring and tedious. I'm going to spend less time describing the episodes and more time talking about what I like or don't like. You will have to have seen the episodes in order to understand my comments. Hopefully, this will keep things interesting.
What I liked about this episode was getting to see Picard and Data disguised as Romulans. Data's transformation was particularly good as I did not recognize him at first. It's amazing how much slantly eyebrows and a bowl hair cut can change someone's face.

 Yep, that's Data and Picard! Still not a fan of the boxy jackets, though.

 My other favorite thing about this episode was the appearance of Spock. Wooooohooooo! Granted, I'm not as big of fan of Spock as my friend but I do enjoy his character a lot. He is probably my favorite of the original series.
The thought of Spock deflecting to the Romulans is just silly and well frankly, illogical. (Don't look at me like that, you knew that was coming.) It's kind of sad that Sarek, Spock's father, dies in this episode. It's especially interesting to think that he died of a disease that let his emotions take over. Too cruel, perhaps?

Anyway, I enjoyed this episode and it's second part (this is a two parter, but I'm only going to talk about the first part). I also love episodes with cameos of beloved characters and this one did not disappoint. This was a much more politically charged episode than most others but it was still interesting.
If you have any thoughts on this episode, please share in the comments. Live long and prosper!

Quick Announcement

Just to let everyone know, a friend and I have purchased a button maker and we are currently taking orders. If you have any ideas you want made into a button just message me and I will hook you up. We are also working on creating some of our own designs, which I will post on this blog and probably my other blog, Painted Owl at itsallinthereflexs.blogspot.com as well. The button size that we ordered were 1 1/2 inch diameter. If you wish to place a large order (100 or more) then some sort of discount can be made.
This is really exciting and new for both of us and we just want to have fun with it. Hope to hear from you soon! Bye for now!