Things That Make You Go Oooooo (May 2015)

Oh May oh my... this month has been rough but I have survived YEY! I am so ready for the summer and some sunshine because its been feeling like autumn again here recently, I actually wore gloves the other day and it's May, MAY! We're already halfway thought the year and that's scary but maybe I should take it as a kick up the ass to get shit done instead of moping about... anyway onwards and upwards!

♥ FUCK THAT! A Manifesto.

♥ I've been feeling a bit restless lately so these "8 Reasons Why You Need To Take Solo Trip This Summer" are really inspiring me to away from it all.

♥ 10 Things I Have Learnt (so far) in My Twenties

♥ It's that time of year when all my fave shows are on hiatus so here's a survival guide to help you through the off season of The Walking Dead.

♥ Redefining the Strong Female Character

♥ I've been focusing a lot of improving my Instagram so these ideas have come in useful.

♥ Health has been a bit concern of mine lately and I'm realising that it only takes a few simple changes to start looking and feeling great.

♥ How To Deal with Haters

♥ Con season is in full swing so here are 10 Ways to Save Money on Cosplay

♥ 6 Productive Things To Do When You Have Nothing To Do

♥ If you're having a rough time stop and ask yourself these questions

♥ 20 Things To Write About When You're Totally Stuck

♥ Some days you just want to crawl under the covers and hibernate so here are 10 tips to get your through those crappy days.

♥ 10 Things Happy People Do to Stay Happy

♥ I miss travelling, you learn so much about yourself when you travel and here are just a few of the reasons why travel is the best education you can get.

♥ The complete and logical guide to winning at your own life in 19 super difficult steps

♥ This is such a cute and simple way to display photos, I love it!

♥ Speaking of DIY projects I'm also loving this Lego Bag

♥ 5 Ways to Stay For for Free

♥ If business is quiet fear not here's 10 Ideas to Drum Up Business

Love & Daisy Chains

Cate

xoxo

5 Fandom Friday: Fictional Characters You Most Identify With

Welcome to another Fandom Friday brought to you buy The Nerdy Girly & Super Space Chick. This week we have another awesome topic suggested by @SoMelificent. I probably identify more with fictional characters than real life people and because I'm such a weirdo I probably get a bit over excited when I see a character I love do or say something I can totally relate to...

"That's me that! That! That's me!"

Lisa Simpson

We like to refer to my brother as Bart Simpson because he was a pain in the ass when he was a kid which made me Lisa and I definitely could relate because I always had my head in a book and there was also that time when I was 6 years old I came home and declared myself a vegetarian although it didn't last very long because when you're six years old it's hard to have a serious debate with your parents... if only I was as smart as Lisa back then!  

Sansa Stark

I get fiercely defensive every time someone makes stupid derogatory comments about Sansa and I think it boils down to the fact that I see a lot of myself in her. Like Sansa I grew up believing in all those fairytales thinking life was all roses and lemon cakes (also my favourite!) until BAM reality hits and your world is thrown apart. Thankfully my shock into the real world was not as dramatic and horrible as Sansa's and although she may seen weak and stupid to some people, she's smart, she learns and is definitely one to watch out for which is something else I can relate to so don't underestimate me people!

Dean Winchester

I've been watching Supernatural for so long that I know what Dean is going to say before he even says it, we have the same silly sense of humour and also a brother named Sam. I think I identify the most with his love for his family because I definitely share that and my love for family. There have been many occasions when I have put the needs of my family before my own much like Dean and while it may not always be the right decision it's family! Luckily I don't have the fate of the world on my shoulders so I can just kick back with a movie and enjoy my pie at the end of the day.

Abed Nadir

This is kinda a recent revelation for me but as quirky and weird as Abed is I totally get him. Abed sees the world through movies and TV and can relate every situation back to them and I totally do that to although I didn't quite realise it till recently when after another awkward conversation with a workmate she said "You errrr like movies...." and then I had one of the flash camera zoom in moments when I realised OMG I'm the Abed of the group then cue montage of things I've done which relate back to Abed... even that sentence is very Abed, I also say cool, coolcoolcool a lot ok I'm going to stop because what if I'm an alternate reality version of Abed? This is just getting weird...

Daisy Steiner

Firstly Spaced is awesome and if you haven't seen it yet GO WATCH IT! Secondly my roomate in university used to call me Daisy and looking back I could totally see why because I would constantly procrastinate (still do) about work and start up random pointless projects (also still do). I think my addiction to crafting is definitely a symptom of my procrastination but at least I put it to some sort of good use right? Also I do tend to ramble on about things like Daisy and I am guilty of thinking of myself as intelligent when I'm clueless about most things also there's Colin the dog... yeah I'm pretty much IRL Daisy!

Check out the origins of #Fandom5 & feel free to join in on the Fandom Friday fun and share your faves.

Love & Cherry Pie

Cate

xoxo

#OOTD: Dark Justice

I think this is the 5th time I've dressed up as Zatanna and probably not the last and as I was getting reading for more comic con adventures I was reminded that the last time I wore this outfit was at San Diego Comic Con on the most amazing day ever when I met George RR Martin and the cast of Game of Thrones WOW!

So DC cancelled Justice League Dark which makes me hella sad because where am I going to get my Zatanna fix now? Also there's still little world on a movie happening but I'm still hoping and I have total faith in Guillermo Del Toro. Speaking of there was a rumour that the JLD movie would tie in with the Constantine TV series which brings me on to the reason why I decided to dress as the Mistress of Magic this particular day....

CONSTANTINE!!! If you follow me on Twitter you'll know how much I loved this show, I've been a longtime fan of Constantine/Hellblazer and although I did like the movie with Keanu Reeves I've been waiting for a more faithful representation of the character and Matt Ryan definitely brings that, he's awesome! I'm honestly so heartbroken that it's been cancelled it had so much potential and has been one of the favourite shows this year. I'm hoping it will find a home on another network as it has a very loyal fanbase already and there were hundreds of people lined up waiting to meet this guy but if it really is the end for the show at least there's new Hellblazer comics coming soon!

Love & Magic

Cate

xoxo