Nerdette Minute #39: Why I'm Loving Riverdale

February 16, 2017

Hey Gang!

  You guys!! The YOUTUBE IS ALIVE AGAIN! Time really just got away from me. I had to go to a business meeting out of town. I even brought my camera so I could record, but then I realized the internet at the hotel was beyond abysmal so I wasn't able to upload. Then I came home, saw the third episode of Riverdale and knew what I had to talk about instead. Hope you enjoy my comeback tour, I have quite a few things planned for the youtube in the next couple of the weeks.


 Are you becoming a fan of #Riverdale? It's so good! Let's #Fangirl on Twitter!

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Handheld Mistress #38: Stella Glow and Gaming Haul

February 15, 2017

Hey Gang!

 Last time I wrote about Video Games was LAST YEAR! Sure it's only the 2nd month of the new year, but it's still unacceptable! As a girlgamer, I honestly don't know how time got away from me in this fashion...Oh Wait, I've been spending it playing video games! I recently bought a few new ones.


Nancy Drew and The Hidden Staircase (3DS), Persona 4 Areana Ultimax (PS3), Murdered: Soul Suspect (PS3) and Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters (PS3). No Man's Sky (PS4), God Eater 2 (PS4), Deception IV: THe Nightmare Princess (PS4) and Mighty No. 9 (PS4). I've only played Mighty No. 9, God Eater 2, and Nancy Drew so far. It took a while to get my desk to an organized place, where I could even have room to set up one of my systems let alone two.


 I've mostly been switching back and forth from Pokemon Sun and Stella Glow. Stella Glow is currently carving out a special place in my heart as one of the first JRPG, with a drop down, turn based fighting style that I've enjoyed. Most of the RPG's that I enjoy playing have a melee attack style, these certain buttons, equal this attack. Such as Project X Zone 2, or Code of Princess.


Although, Stella Glow is your classic RPG, it definitely has some unique Twists. Not getting lost exploring is definitely one of my favorite things. That they kind of guide the story along for you. I enjoy freedom as much as the next person, but if it means I don't waste 8 days exploring a patch of grass (Forest) and come up empty, I will gladly give it up in terms of gaming only.

  This also marks the fourth month that I've been using my *new* 3DSXL. A little bit after Christmas, I couldn't wait and attached one Sailor Moon Sticker to the front and one Cardcaptor Sakura sticker to the back. Underneath my pikachu protective case, it looks pretty trippy. I don't have a bag for this one, because with the protective cover that it doesn't quite fit in my old one. so I definitely need to invest in a newer one. Bouncing around in my bag, hasn't hurt it one bit, even my cell phone charms have survived transit so far.


 I also plan on streaming more this year. I feel like I say it all the time but I mean it this year. I streamed on Monday! I attempted to do King Of Fighter XVI but SNK has it blocked. So I switched to God Eater 2 and played that for about 40 minutes. I'm finally out of training and ready to take on Aragami in the battle field. I'm currently researching streaming aparatusi (is that the proper plural form of Aparatus? * Shrug*) for my PS3, 3DSXL and a secret surprise. If you have any tips and tricks for me, please feel free to leave them down below! I love interacting with you guys!

  Are you playing anything new? Let's Fangirl over Video Games on Twitter!!

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Learn About Me: My Plushie and Figurine Collection

February 13, 2017

Hey Gang!

 It's been a very long time since I have done this feature. It didn't seem very popular while I was creating it, but people have been visiting it quite a bit, and people have been asking me questions about myself on Instagram. Which was really weird to me, because I don't really have anyone interacting with me on Instagram, but I guess People are becoming interested in me. I mean, that's why you are here right?
  Today I'm going to talk about my plushie collection. Now, most girls growing up had all the stuffed animals, and I was no difference, but now, I'm 25 and soft squishy pillow-like things that I can hug, are still very up there on my wishlists. I came across Squishables: Cherry Pie in Michaels, and I had to find out more. It is the most recent plushie I've bought and its absolutely soft and to die for, and a pretty decent size too! The Squishables Website also has a ginormous array of different foods and characters. I'm currently drooling over the Grilled Cheese, Loaf of Bread and the Floppy Disk. Because why in the world would you say no to a pillow sized fuzzy floppy disk?!
 I have a plushie Batman put out by Funko "Fabrications" I haven't seen any more since I bought him, but I'm very in love with him and his batarang! My father bought me the adorable cubed Nightwing. If you want to know why I'm in love with Nightwing watch this video. He also bought me the 50th anniversary Star Trek Set, complete with Tribble, Mirror Universe Kirk, Spock and Uhura. If you didn't know, I'm a huge fan of the original series, more than anything else. If you want to know more about that, there is a whole post on that as well. I also have two Star Trek Figurines of Spokh and Kirk as cupcakes...Because literally how could I not?
 Alex a couple of years ago bought me an adorable and decently sized Snorlax. He spends most of his time on my bed, but he made an appearance in my 20th anniverary of Pokemon Shoot and video. He's one of my favorite pokemons and he's so cute and cuddly. Also in the vein of Pokemon and its anniversary, was a 4 figurine set of Pikachu in various poses.


What kind of things do you collect? Lets talk about favorites on Twitter or Instagram!!

Until Next Time, Stay Nerdy, ~Spokhette!~

I want 2017 to be a creative year.

February 10, 2017

Hey Gang!

  I love Youtube. It's such a huge community of creatives. I subscribe to a lot of artists, on Youtube, Twitter and Instagram. One of my favorites is Frannerd, who says that if you want to get better at drawing, all you have to do is practice. I took her advice from her paper video, and invested in a sketchbook. I've decided that I want to draw one picture a day. I thought I would show you guys a few of my favorite drawings, and the supplies that I use.
  I've been drawing since I was little, but I wasn't getting any better. For some reason, I kind of stopped drawing and it really hurt my journey on finding my own art style. I could draw other things, but not things in my own style, because I didn't have one. So I figured drawing everyday-ish for the year would at least let me know what I don't like.
 I've always wanted a set of copic markers, but they are so so expensive, I just couldn't justify the purchase, for something that I was just getting back into, so I instead bought a set of Ohuhu dual tip art markers, a sized A5 Midori sketchbook and a vinyl orange bag to carry my supplies in. I made the mistake of ordering two really small ones before finding the proper size. So now, I have two smaller guys that I don't need. Alex thinks I should use it for smaller things, like practicing hands and the like. I feel like it is a good idea, but not good enough for two. Maybe I will give one away. Would you guys be interested in that? Let me know in the comments!
  I was having issues drawing full figures, so I figured drawing things people and things without bone structure would be a lot easier, but even that is proving harder than I thought.
 My father can draw really really well, and said that I could take lessons from him, so hopefully we'll be starting those soon. I have realized that although this sketchbook is by far, fancier than anything I've ever had, that the markers still bleed through the next page, so I have become acustom to using them on the single sheet and bending the other pages in on themselves. My favorite artists so far are: Jacquelin De Leon, Frannerd, Kihori, BiancaXunise, MaisDue, Punziella, and Barachan.


Who are some of your favorite artist? Let's Fangirl about it on Twitter

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Falling in Love with Film

February 8, 2017

Hey Gang!

 You guys know I've been looking into getting better at photography. I've always been interested in film and digital photography, but with the toggle button on my digital camera only working 20% of the time, it has come to photographing with other means. A good portion of the photos taken for my posts are done with either my cell phone or my Ipad.
 I'm a huge fan of the photography posts that Dainty Squid and Beautiful Mess create,and I'm constantly trying to read up on what I can do better. A lot of people that have my camera say they have issues with the toggle button, so I've taken to keeping a pack of dental floss in my camera bag, to get the *dirt* from behind it so it can move. In the mean time, I've picked up a couple of new to me film cameras and have been using my Instax Mini, I keep it and two extra packs of film in my purse.

My friend Mary is a photographer and she only shoots digital, so she gave me her film camera, a Nikon N65. I won a Asahi Pentax on Ebay, but it didn't come with a lens, so I'm currently on the hunt for one. In the mean time, I'm photographing with the Nikon. You can tell I'm not use to using film, because I still have the reflex of looking below at the screen for the picture after I take it.
 I also want to learn more about how prints are made, and developing film, so I purchased quite a few off amazon. Four color, and one black and white, and I got quite a few film rolls, so I don't mess anything up, before I can get them developed.


    I haven't been able to develop any of the photos in my film cameras yet, so instead I'll show you a few of my favorites from my mini, since those photos are instant. The one with the paper heart is my ultimate favorite. It's the most recent photo I took, the night of the superbowl, and since I am usually behind the camera, it made me feel really pretty and happy that Alex, stepped away from Football to get a picture of me under his mother's decorations. I didn't even have to ask! He's the greatest.


Are you a fan of Film photography? What kind of cameras do you use? Let's Fangirl on Twitter!

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Adventures With Spokhette #8: Sandusky, Ohio

February 6, 2017

Hey Gang!

 You are probably noticing that there was not a youtube video last week. You are correct. My real job came calling and I was unable to complete my video before I began my business trip even though I really wanted to. So, I packed up my camera so I could film in the hotel, but then I realized that the internet in the hotel left much much much to desire. So I filmed a few videos, but was unable to upload them, so you will see them sometime this week, because I am finally home.

 Since my real job, follows a teachers schedule, right before the schedules start up again, we have a ginormous meeting for our photography district and I thought since the hotel is also used for Colassalcon, that it technically fits into what I write about here.
 I spent most of my time working on content for next week, photographing my surrounding and playing Cards Against Humanity with my fellow co-workers, and having a bit of Karaoke at Hot Dog Tim's Tavern. (I'm 90% sure that is NOT the correct name of the bar.) I've played C.A.H. quite a few times over the last couple of years, but have never been very good at it, however this last year, something has definitely changed. I had no less than four cards won for both days playing, which is absolutely bonkers for me, so I was very excited about it. We even played with our boss's Boss, that was a unique experience, I highly don't recommend it.
 Driving up, I took 71 straight and it was a decent drive, but super dark. I had charged my phone all day before I left, but of course it was close to dying before I reached my destination. So I had to pull over in Mansfield, which turned out to be the drive to the prison (lucky me) and pull my charger out from my suitcase in the back seat. I left about 8 and didn't arrive until after Midnight. So when I got my room key, I definitely just crashed. We had three days of meetings, teaching us cool stuff about our jobs for the new season, and then we had a team dinner, a team lunch and an awards banquet.
 The hotel is Africa themed, so there is a ginormous fountain and pond in the front, full of ducks and geese and there are lots of these awesome statues of animals, which I thought was pretty awesome so I photographed them. I felt super glamorous at the awards banquet, and I even won a couple of rewards for my work which made me feel even prettier if that makes any sense. On the drive home, Google decided to take me straight down 75, and I went through Dayton, which I think was my first time, and there were so many things that I wanted to explore, but I also just wanted to get home and rest. I passed three graveyards, that I didn't get to explore, so I was very upset about that, and I stopped to have some sonic, because there isn't one anywhere close to me, and I just had to have some. I tried their boneless wings in the parmesean sauce, a regular tater tot, and their chili cheese tater tots, which is one of my favorite things.

What are some of your favorite restaurants when you travel? Let's talk about it on Twitter!

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Checkmate Photography: Robin and Q

February 3, 2017

Hey Gang!

 My last roommate and one of my very best friends just had their first child! Marquis, or Q as I affectionately call him is the cutest baby ever!! I haven't had the opportunity to meet him yet, but I know he's going to be the bees knees. Robin called me about a week before and asked me to do a Maternity shoot for her, and of course I said yes!
  Photography is my jam, and my day job, and I absolutely love getting the chance to break out my camera and practice! Here are a few of my favorites. I do photography on the side as Checkmate, and you can find my portfolio here, if you are interested.







Are you guys into Photography? Aren't babies just the cutest? Lets chat about it on Twitter!


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