I'm just a geek-lovin' gal that spends my days fighting the zombie grind & at night I seek the safety of my crafty dreams. When I'm not blogging, I'm playing with string & working to pursue my dream of having my own online crafty shop.
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On a typical Friday, you would hop on over to this little space & find a handful of fab finds that I’ve come across this week…but not anymore. And before you blame the release of Diablo III, I have to share that it’s actually been in the works for a little while now. When I get hit with a bright idea or suddenly inspired by a random thing, I’ve been sneaking away to tweak LA.
This shouldn’t be completely new to you, because I’ve been hinting at it here & there. Working away at some new design ideas. Reevaluating bits & pieces. Finally taking the steps to move my little blog in the direction I want it to go, instead of sticking to some formula posted by someone that isn’t me.
Yes, I am in a way getting rid of FFF…but I have a few surprises up my sleeve.
This week I’ve been sharing a lot about different parts of what makes me the kooky gal that I am. Why stop now? I mean, it is Thursday & I usually link up with the sweet Manda Jane for Thought for Thursday.
Did you know that I usedto be a singer? I guess that’s why I’m so addicted to shows like The Voice, The Sing Off (please don’t get canceled!) & Glee! Now I was never big on solo parts because I was super shy about my singing when I was in front of people, but get me alone or with my super close friends & that’s a different story. When I was around the ones I felt really comfortable with, I was probably more like Jess on New Girl (one of my favorite shows, in case you didn’t know) breaking out into a song about whatever was on my mind. The reason I say used to is because I haven’t been a part of a choir of any sort in 9 years. Holy cow! Has it really been that long?! I may not be the active singer that I used to be, but I will say that I can still belt it out to Adele, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Amy Winehouse & others…in my car.
Do you want to know why I loved singing so much? Because it speaks to the soul. And I don’t know about you, but I believe it has some magical properties. I mean, how many other things can change (or influence) your mood after just a few seconds? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve turned to music during difficult times.
I often struggle with the drive to the zombie job every weekday morning. I’m fighting the sleepy nap time thoughts & haven’t had a chance to get enough caffeine into my system. The cure? Go to my Energy playlist on Spotify, the one I usually workout to. All of a sudden I feel pumped & ready to deal with all the zombie obstacles the day may bring. And when the zombie job has given me more than I can tolerate, I just start up some relaxing + soulful music & go to a nicer place (yep, daydreaming again).
I’m about to enter a very hectic time of year in my job (besides tax time), so I’ve been getting those playlists built up & ready. It may be the only thing to keep me from running from my office screaming every day.
I have a habit of gravitating towards songs from my younger years, so I may not be completely up-to-date on some of the artists now. So if you know of any super awesome song that I should listen to, I’m open to suggestions for my playlists.
P.S. What are some of the songs that speak to you? What are on your playlists? Leave me a comment & share the love…of music!
I know that I’m in my 30s. That I should grow up a bit & deal with reality.
But that’s me. The girl that still lives for a happily ever after. The one that sneaks off to a video game fantasy. The bookworm that gets lost in a fictional world of characters. Sure I could force myself to not daydream, but why would I? It’s what gives me my inspiration & drive. Without those fantasy dreams, I would be some boring gal that let the zombie grind just steal her brains for a midday snack.
Without make believe, I wouldn’t have this song to inspire me each & every day…
So, now you know where my inspiration & motivation comes from.
Where do you get your inspiration? Nature? Books? Movies? Dreams?
By the time you will be reading this post, the countdown will be over. That’s right, I will finally have a reason to be geekin’ it up on the computer for something other than blog stuff. I haven’t really shared a lot about my geeky ways, except for my love of learning new things & making nerdy crafts. So today, on the release of Diablo III, I figured I would branch out & let you get a peek at my super geeky side.
I guess the reason I haven’t shared much about my video game love on the blog because there wasn’t a lot I got excited about, except for going old school with the NES. After quitting WoW (yep, I was one of those nerds that played World of Warcraft), I just couldn’t find a game that grabbed my attention. It seemed like everything was just a new skin on an old concept. I can’t say that Diablo III is a completely new concept, but after hearing all my gaming buddies reminisce of their Diablo II days I knew that I had to snag me a copy.
With so many friends also anxiously awaiting the release of Diablo III (& a group cap of 4), I’ve been going crazy trying to figure out exactly which class I will play. Last night I narrowed it down to a couple: Monk or Witch Doctor? Well with the suggestion of one friend, I left it up to a coin toss. Heads for Monk. Tails for Witch Doctor.
And the winner is…
I don’t get a chance to play until after the zombie job today, so 5 pm can’t come soon enough! I really want to see how the coin toss worked out for me. Who knows? If I find my ultimate favorite class then maybe I’ll use it to help with some other difficult decisions! (kidding…sorta)
Oh & don’t think the crafting will stop because of a video game. For this geeky gal, crafting & gaming go hand in hand. It’s the perfect thing to do while you wait for others in your party to be ready. Now to figure out which project on the list to work on while I game.
P.S. Are you playing Diablo III too? If so, make sure to leave a comment with your character name!
So I may not be an official mother (unless you count being a mom to furbabies), but I had a super awesome weekend of festivities! I hope all you awesome mothers out there had one equally as epic as mine, because you deserve it! We didn’t go all out on the momma celebrations this weekend because my Momma Bear had other obligations, but don’t worry! We are going to spoil our mothers & go all out next weekend, because we are super crazy about our mommas.
Instead of spending Saturday preparing for an epic meal (no, not epic meal time…just really awesome food), we were a part of a carnival held by one of our house’s favorite local shops. That’s right! Our epicly awesome board game shop, Amazing Wonders, had a spring carnival that was a very amazing & super wonderful. We helped out quite a bit, but loved every minute of it because this group of people are just the best! I just hope y’all have a place equally as awesome.
It was a small carnival, but had tons of fun going on at all times. There were performers, games, vendors, & of course board games. I was in heaven! I spent most of the time taking pictures of the goings on (for y’all & for our friends at Amazing Wonders), but being the people watcher that I am it was awesome to see all the people having a blast. Of course the weather brought my photography adventures to an end, so y’all have to miss out on a few of the awesome festivities.
I really have a hard time thinking of what my favorite part of the carnival was. Our friend Shadow Clone‘s nerdcore rap, which if you haven’t heard nerdcore then you are missing out. Or maybe it was watching some of our friends go for a swim in the dunk tank. The juggling master was pretty fantastic too (I know that’s one thing I won’t be able to do, with all my accident prone ways). But I will say that while I couldn’t bare to watch the entire Tinderbox Circus Sideshow, it was full of death defying & amazing talent.
Well now it’s time to kick off another fan-freakin’-tastic week! I may be in hiding some of the time, sitting behind the keyboard for something other than blogging. Diablo III comes out on Tuesday & we’ve had a countdown going for at least a month now. Sure hope I can decided which class I will start off with before I get home from the zombie job on Tuesday. Monk or Witch Doctor? Care to help a geeky gal out?
What fantastic adventures did you have this weekend?
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