May the Fourth be with you..

       A long time ago in a city not so far away, came a man with a money making, movie charting, history making, fan raging, idea. George Lucas, both the genius and the man who allowed Jar Jar Binks, brought to us..

 

                   For so many of us, Star Wars has defined our childhood, and the start of our love for all things Sci-Fi. And some genius out there has invented a day where we can all celebrate these great stories and films together! But what does one do on May the Fourth? Re-watch all the films? Dress up and go to some Star Wars convention? Today, I will be helping my fellow Star Wars fans on how to celebrate Star Wars Day!

                      One of the easiest ways to celebrate anything is through food. Making fun eatables can really get a celebration going, and when you've got a theme, the ideas are endless. So, for you I've collected many different and easy recipes to get your party started!

 

 

*Blue Milk*

 

Inspired by the blue milk as shown in Luke Skywalker’s Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru home in Tatooine, I have found the easiest and sweetest recipe for making it.

 

Now the texture of it in the film makes it look as though it is thick, or at least thicker than normal milk. So I decided to turn drink into a milkshake rather than just milk.

 

Easy Ingredients:

 



4 cups quality vanilla ice cream

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

8 tablespoons sugar

2 cups milk, less for thicker milkshakes

 A few drops of blue food coloring

 

(If you are wanting more recipes, click here!) 

 

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Now that you have snacks, your celebration is going to be amazing, but,

there are still a lot more little things you can do to really make your get-together amazing.

I'm hoping that whoever you invite is a huge fan like you,  and if so, you'll need the proper music to celebrate. I have found several playlists on Youtube. Such as this one:

 

 

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Now if you are not much of a party person, do not worry! For their is much you can

do to celebrate today!

 

One example is heading online and buying something completely amazing and Star Wars related.

Thus, furthering your collection and dedication to the Star Wars Universe.

 

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Now if you are not rich (like myself) that may be hard to go smothering yourself

with Star Wars treasures. So, to substitute this, grab a bean bag chair, sit on down and let the films begin. Nothing beats the simpleness of simply watching or rewatching these films, though if you have watched them before, I give you permission to skip those unnecessary parts (*cough* Jar Jar *cough*)

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Another fun thing you/ and your friends can do is play the online Star Wars games.

One of my favorites being The Old Republic. And if online gaming isn't for you, there are several games of Star Wars to choose from! From the Nintendo Systems to the Xbox. From Lego to the old fashion arcade versions. The options are endless!

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As for me this year, I'm pretty basic. Movies, snacks, and this year I will be making Star Wars themed items for a prom I will be attending. My friend will be receiving a Millennium Falcon corsage that I have made for her (we promised we'd take each other to prom since 1st grade) and as for myself, I will have an R2D2 pearl necklace.

(The theme was under the stars.... and I took advantage of it.)

 

So I hope this helps you out. I know it was a bit blunt, but I couldn't help but write about

this super fun day! I hope you all enjoy it, and mark your calanders for these dates:

 

*September 4th / the day the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens lego sets come out*

*December 18 / the day the new Star Wars film comes out*

 

 

REVIEW: The Hobbit

The Hobbit:

 

Desolation of Smaug:

   To start off with, I am a HUGE PSYCHOTIC Lord of the Rings fan. Like, HUGE. To skip the whole background story and leave you with the essentials, my entire family basically knew me growing up as the girl who really loved LOTR with unnatural fangirling. It was my first obsession, the first form of art to really inspire me! It was beautiful, heart wrenching, and captivated my soul without remorse.

   Then we have the hobbit.

   Tolkien is rolling in his grave, I'm sure of it. While the film series started out fairly well, it progressively got more and more cheesy. Eventually it got to the point where I hated everyone, and the cheese factor was so high I was crying from laughter at certain points during this last movie.

    Let me just say it outright. The desolation of smaug was TERRIBLE. Absolutely terrible. I hated it so much. And I'm ashamed it's now going to be slandered all across the beauty of the Lord of the Rings. They took such a fantastic story, and made it into a COMPLETE JOKE. Tauriel falling in love with Kili went against everything elves as a race stood for. Legolas's infatuation with her was stupid, and the lines... OH MY GOSH THE VERY LINES OF THIS MOVIE WERE RIDICULOUS.

   I would go into a complete scene by scene breakdown of why this movie was so messed up, but I'll be honest here... this whole thing has made me super depressed. I don't even want to think about this movie more than I have to, and just writing this review of complete outrage is difficult. 

   If you enjoyed this movie....

   We can't be friends.

   If you hated this movie, we are going to get on splendidly.

    To Peter Jackson: 

    I watch the Lord of the Rings, and I see a film series in which the director and everyone involved really cares about what they are creating. I watch the Hobbit, and all I see is no one really caring what the heck they're doing.

   You didn't give this half the loving attention you gave LOTR. Not 2%. So maybe instead of ruining peoples opinions of the Hobbit, you could have just asked for money instead of wasting your time filming this atrocity.

-Sincerely,

a ticked off fan

Straightly Gifs

When in the need for a good laugh, I turn to gifs. Here are some I collected just for you!
Enjoy!

Who knew eyebrows contained so much importance, especially yours Lee Pace.

 

Avengers assem~b~le!! Nailed it!

 

I cannot fully describe to you how much I laughed at this.

 

I think this gif perfectly proves that if you want to be fantastic, you need a cat.

 

Sometimes in life, there just really is no answers.

 

This. This just sums up so much of my Zelda experiences..

 

Plot Twist for the next Star Wars film. (It'd make sense since Disney owns both companies now)

 

David Tennant, why are you so amazing?

 

You know you've done wrong when Snape throws you this face.

 

"I'm always angry."

 

And lastly,  we've all been here before, (probably not as dramatic as a bird in the face) but we have
all dealt with 'life'. And this Avatar gif sums it up perfectly.



 

There was a time...

There was a time, once

when the world was so simple.

A time when I dashed across frothy shores,

and ran wild through hills speckled in budding roses.

There was a time, once

when the innocence of my soul

captured everything around me,

in a heart throbbing

memory, of hope.

The word child; is used disdainfully.

However, it was within the passages of those walls---

that I didn't see the world,

I felt it.

It was in the haze of those warm summer days,

that I now cling to a happiness

unsoiled by this world.

All I want,

is to go back.

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Do outfits make a person?

   At some comic conventions, anime conventions. or any kind of geeky assorted convention, I guarantee that you will find people dressed up. I've seen a whole t.v. show about all the cosplayers and all the work these people do just to appear as closely to the character they're portraying. Some are just absolutely stunning. But what grabs me is how much people enjoy dressing up as all these various characters. Reasoning why, 1.) It's like dressing up as your hero, someone you've admired since childhood. 2.) It's super fun to show off your amazing cosplay. 3.) Wearing something that your favorite character wears.

   Characters from all various corners of the geek universe are special for many reasons, most being because of their personality, weaponry, story, or franchise. But, a costume makes a huge impact upon the character. I mean, imagine if Iron Man without his suit.... okay nevermind. Robert Downy Jr. still would be just as amazing.  But, a costume really shows a lot about a character and makes the world of cosplaying fun. So for this blog write, I decided to pick a few costumes that are both iconic or boldly inspirational towards cosplayers.

1. Alice (Alice in Wonderland)

   

   Iconic blue dress + white apron + blonde hair = Alice

2.  Dr.Who

   

   Since there are so many different Doctors, you could easily make an endless amount of costumes from them. And, each holds their own uniqueness.

3. Darth Vader

   

   If we're rating these outfits on overall detail, I'm pretty sure Darth Vader would be at the high ranking. His mask, cap, robotic chest just gives the essence of the Dark Side.

4. The Four Houses (Harry Potter)

   

   Whatever house you pick, your cosplay will be so recognizable as you walk around in your house's colors. Also, the wand would be a nice touch.

5. Mario

   

   Okay, this one is probably my least favorite cosplay I've seen on people. But, it's iconic nonetheless. The red hat and shirt, the overalls and you're Mario.

6. Sailor Moon

   

   I've seen this group of girls at basically every convention there is. But if you have a bunch of friends and you're all looking for a group cosplay, this one seems to be the most popular. This or Disney princesses.

7. Attack on Titans

   

   If you're not into the bright and peppy of Sailor Moon, then Attack on Titans would be a perfect alternative. Being fairly newer than the rest of these examples, these cosplays also hold their iconic look. The jacket, the pants, and the amazing weaponry. It may take a bit more work, but it turns out brilliantly.

   Now here's the cool part about cosplayers and the world of creating such an iconic look for characters. All these diverse and mismatch characters all meet up at conventions, so the room is just filled with people who are passionate about all sorts of different things. You connect with others and it really shows your dedication and admiration toward that particular show, game, book, ect.

Reading Challenge!

  As most do, the time of new years is a time where you create a new year's resolution, something you want to try to attempt and conquer through this year. As I saw this one line while looking through google, I instantly thought of myself.

 

"Can create a million plans, but can only conquer two."

 

Now as depressing as that sounds and as low as that makes me sound, I just want to assure

you that I am not a lowlife. (Though we all have lived those sweatpants, movie marathon lives once or twice.) I would call myself a bit lazy, but more so a girl with far too much on her mind. I overfill my "schedule" and once I have an open spot, I jump over to the computer or I go relax. And I never get any true work done during my free time.

 

If you knew me super well, you'd know that one of my biggest and hardest challenges in life

is reading a book independently. Notice, I put independently. In school I read several books and I loved being able to open up a new one and read throughout several genres of stories. I wondered why it was that I loved to read then, and not now, why did I loose my urge? My conclusion came to these three answers.

1. I like to be read to.) Call me childish, but I love those audio books and being able to follow along in my own book. And as a young student, that's how our teacher would read to us. She'd read and we'd follow along. So reading on my own makes it boring and I have to much on my mind to focus.
2. I grow bored.) So, not to be hateful towards the books of right now, but unless you're interested in vampires, romances, weird end of the world styled stories, there are no books for you. And sadly, that's where I fall. And because of my lack of interest in all these popular books out, I grow tired of searching for a good read. I also get bored quickly when reading new books, I never get addicted to the plot lines anymore.
3. Last, I have no deadlines.) Unlike in school, where you had a sort of timeline or due date to finish the book; I have nothing or no one to encourage me to continue reading. So without a partner or goal, I end up taking six months to read a forty page book.

 

And so here's what I've come up with; I would like to get back into reading again, BUT,

I would like the assistance from you guys. For those of you interested, I have gathered a few of these pretty good sounding books, and I've also collected a few audio books through Youtube.

Now if you are interested, please do comment the book you'd like to read along with me, and maybe we can start a sort of timer for one another.

 

 

So here are the books :

 

 

The Red Necklace

 

So I found this book through Goodreads, and I was quite intrigued by it's storyline.

But more importantly, I came to find that it was in audiobook form and was narrated by none other than Tom Hiddleston or Loki as most of you should know him as.

It has been very addicting so far, and is read very well, but, I have ran low on time, so of course, this one got put down for a long while. So if any of you want to audiobook along with me, please comment below!

 

Here's the link to the audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqbRXlASneg

 

 

The Hobbit

 

After watching this great trilogy, I had to start reading this amazing book. But, like I've

stated, I run so low on time, and I get so distracted in other works I have to get done. I believe if I had a partner, I could finish it quicker. And, like the last book, I found this one in audiobook form as well.

 

AudioBook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fFfu0wgmAs

 

The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman

 

I've heard many good things about this book. And the fact that it's a short read

compared to the others makes it all the better! Though when I tried to find this book at Barnes and Nobles, they hadn't gotten any yet. *Sigh* But, none the less, I shall soon get a copy soon and when I do, I'll need someone to read along with!

 

So if anyone would want to read any of these books along with me, please comment below. Or, if you have any other short reads or comments of the books above, please share it with me!

 

 

 

 



The Grinch is Elsa??

   So as we cleaned up the house, boxing up all of Christmas, we forgot to include one thing... How the Grinch Stole Christmas. This being my favorite of the Christmas films, I wasn't mad that we left this one out, but as I watched for the kazillionth time, I noticed some similarities between this classic film and one of the classics of our time.
                                   
                                         Today, I share the interesting similarities between :

 

 

1. The Main Character's misfit characteristics

 

So as we know, The Grinch is a young child to begin with, arriving like all the other

baby whos do, but as everyone can see, this thing is obviously way wrong. Unlike the other whos, the kid has green hair covering his body, he hates Christmas (the whos most celebrated holiday), and he's just lacking in this holiday spirit that the town infests during year.

 

Elsa too shares a sort of outcast type of characteristic as well as she's pushed away from the outside

world due to her mysterious powers and is perceived as a threat to her sister and kingdom. She is shut off and is treated differently due to these powers.

 

2.  Their fear/anger over takes them. Resulting with them running up a mountain top and living there.

     This one is super weird, but both end up doing it. As the Grinch grows older and becomes sick of the whos bullying toward him, even when he tries to cooperate with the holiday traditions, he creates chaos and thrashes the classroom, sending his classmates away in fear. As he too runs away, he runs far out at the edge of town and climbs up into the mountain, and there he remains, creating a pretty awesome house for himself too!

 

    Elsa, now an orphaned princess, must now take the responsibilities in her parents place as Queen. This too is a way to cooperate and please the people of the small town. As she must hide her secret from both the town and her sister. During the coronation celebration, she accidentally creates havoc as her power is revealed. The people run away in fear as she too runs away, leaving behind her kingdom and heads up a mountain. (Where she too builds an awesome house!)

 

 

3. Both relate to hearts a lot.

 

Now this is a smaller connection, but it's pretty meaningful to both films. As the

Grinch now lives alone, he  goes through his small and pretty boring routines everyday. One being, checking his heart size. His heart size is determined by how much love or hatred he feels, and being a hateful Grinch, that heart is pretty darn small. Now at the end of the film however, as he gains an understanding of what love really is, his heart grows three sizes, resulting in him understanding the emotion of love.

 

Elsa, though her heart doesn't grow three sizes, gains the understanding of love after,

(spoiler) she freezes her own sister's heart. When danger threatens Elsa's own life, her sister Anna, risks her own life and stands up to the threat, resulting in Anna freezing into a solid statue of ice. When Elsa sees her sister in this state, she feels the feeling of love, and cries from the loss of her sister. But, thanks to Elsa's warmth in her heart, Anna's frozen heart is thawed and thus the two are reunited thanks to the power of love.

 

4. Both have their own song.

 

Even though the Grinch's wasn't as repeated on the radio as much as Elsa's,

the Grinch's is an iconic theme for the Christmas. For all those grouches during the Christmas season, the Grinch covers his hatred and disgusting characteristics in one song.

 

And for those who haven't heard the hit song sung by Elsa in Frozen.... obviously,

you have saved your ears. Honestly, I don't think I've ever dreaded hearing a Disney song, but this song has proved me wrong. None the less though, this song I believe will forever be Elsa's theme song.

 

 

5. Both have a cheery buddy who helps them out.

 

As the Grinch sits in his own bitter hatred toward the whos, he is confronted by one of

the youngest of the whos, a miss Cindy Lou-Who. She has learned the things that had happened to the Grinch, and instead of fearing him, she goes up to his home and tries her best to encourage him to come back and to celebrate Christmas with them just this once. Beside her mission, however, I'll label some of Cindy's characteristics that make her the cheery side of the Grinch.

 

 

* She's kind, and though she sees the Grinch's worst, she still holds hope in him.

 

* She's determined; even when her town doubts her thoughts on the Grinch, she stays true toward her friend.

*Lastly, she's equally as important; though she is only the second major role in the film, this movie needs her just as much as the Grinch. She is somewhat the hero and plays a key to the end.

 

Elsa's sister Anna, the young oblivious sister is sort of in the shadows as her sister's curse absorbs 

the attention of her parents and most of the castles' staff; Anna, we learn is a hopeless romantic, falling for the first signs of love. But despite her silly and quirky nature, she also holds much to the film like Cindy does to the Grinch.

 

 

* She's kind; showing an open nature toward her subjects and a more socialness than her sister

 

* She's determined; As her sister is claimed to be a monster and the town falls into fear, she holds tightly toward her hopes and promises to bring back prosperity.

 

* She's equally important; though Elsa has grabbed the film and audience, Anna brings to this film a comic relief, a traditional fantasy romance, a hero and a key to the end.

 

(AND BOTH HAVE THOSE WINTER JACKETS AND EAR MUFFS!)

 

Now if that isn't enough for you, I don't know what is. Though Elsa wasn't 'truly' the enemy

in her film, she and the Grinch share many similar issues and coincidental endings. Overall, both are a joy to watch and still are totally unique and different in their own ways. Hope you enjoyed this read! And until next write, this is Rigby Sixtyfour signing out!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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