Mug Swap - What I Sent

Another Iggle swap! I had planned on staying away from iggle swaps for a while. The last one I'd done - the recipe book swap - took longer than I expected because I went overboard. It kind of burned me out. With that and the Best Birthday Ever Swap... I figured right then that I'd back off a bit. I avoided the swap section of the forums like the plague.

...And then I got a DM from the person running the Mug Swap. She had a bunch of people sign up, but she was at an odd number, and wondered if I might be interested in making it even. Of course I said yes... despite trying to stay away from the swaps, a swap sought me out, and I love swaps too much to say no. I couldn't resist!


So my swap buddy gave me a list of fandoms and other likes to go from, and I found myself on etsy searching "each fandom + mug". When I got to Batman, I found 5 million people and their mums were apparently selling vintage* glass Batman mugs. From 1995. From McDonald's. From Batman Forever.

*I don't know if I consider 1995 "vintage"

I laughed at this. "Who," I thought, "in their right mind, would want Batman Forever mugs?!"

And then a tiny voice in the back of my head spoke up.

"...Me."


All of a sudden I was looking at these mugs in search of the best deal to buy one for myself. Then I realized that maybe if *I* - a person who is only really more of a fan of the Batman movies and doesn't quite consider "Batman" one of her fandoms - would be interested in a Batman Forever mug... mayhaps my swap buddy would be interested?

I ended up finding a fairly good deal on three Batman Forever mugs - two Batmans and a Two Face.

One Batman mug is mine now. Bah hahaha.

Here are pics of Batman and Two Face:

Batman front

Batman back

Two Face front

Two Face back

 These mugs were super cute! I like the coins on the handle of the Two Face mug! Once I washed them, I happily started packing these two mugs in to a box when my anxiety crept up behind me and whispered in my ear,

"What if she's not like you...?"

Dang it. THANKS ANXIETY. So my excitement from "vintage" Batman Forever mugs imploded in on itself and all that was left was a lingering mushroom cloud of doubt.


I went back to her list of likes, and headed out to the store.


Cats are one of her favorite animals, so I picked up this cute mug:

It was between this and an owl mug, (another one of her favorite animals) but overall I thought this one was cuter, mostly because the tail is the handle. Hehe.

So, I wrapped the cat mug up, found a bigger box, and sent all three mugs to my swap buddy. Surely she's bound to like at least one of them!! ♥

What I sent for a swap - BBES1

So I signed up for a swap ages ago. This swap was not IGGPPC related, though it was co created by an iggle. It's called the Best Birthday Ever Swap. You get assigned 3 people whose birthdays are in different quarters of the year, and you send them a package of birthday gifts on their birthday month!
Each package needs to include one handmade item, craft supplies, and some other surprise. The other surprise needs to be from a "local shop", meaning no big box store.


What all this means, is that this is the first post on this swap, and there will be three more - one for what I got for my presents, and two more for what I send.


This will be a somewhat short post though, because I forgot to take a full picture of the items I sent! My first assigned lovely lady's birthday was May 1st, and I wanted to get hers sent in time for her birthday, but I didn't have time to finish it until two weeks in to May, so I was in a bit of a hurry to send it out, and forgot full pictures.

Instead I'm going to share her instagram photo of what I sent:

Tada!! I sent a bunch of craft supplies, all mostly related to cross stitching, embroidery, and sewing, because that's what she was most interested in. She also likes cats, so I sent her a little Grumpy Cat plushie that has a birthday hat on, and Hello Kitty hand sanitizer. Also, Harry Pawter. I got her a print and a button. Because she also likes Harry Potter, and when I specifically read:

"I'm also OBSESSED with Harry Potter and cats."

I knew I needed to pick this print up for her.

This print is by the artist, Jenny Parks, who does some adorable kitty related fandom pictures. And she shows up at C2E2 and Chicago Comic Con every year. And every year I've found some excuse to purchase some of her merchandise for myself or others. lol.  (If she doesn't come near you, here's where you can buy her stuff online.)


And then there's my handmade item, which I did remember to get a photo of:

A cross stitch Harry Potter bookmark. I'm still pretty beginner-ish in cross stitching, so this took me much longer than I'd care to admit. Then I glued it to some gold scrapbook paper that I covered in dark red tulle. I think it came out okay, all things considered!! ♥

5 Fandom Friday - Favorite Fictional Moms

5 Fandom Fridays again!! And... go figure, the week I jump back in to blogging is a week of 5 Fandom Friday that I'm not doing. I'm not so in to comic books, so... while I'll enjoy the movies and possibly the shows, I don't really have an opinion on what should be done.


Instead I'm hopping back to May 8th's topic, Favorite Fictional Moms!


1: Molly Weasley
    (Harry Potter)

I can't imagine doing a list of favorite moms without including Molly. She gives her all to her children's safety and well being. She tries her best and she's a badass. ♥



2: Helen Parr
    (The Incredibles)

I've got quite a few badasses on my list, actually. I guess that's what I think a mother should be. A badass who loves her children! Elastigirl is exactly that type of mother. She'll protect her children from any one and any thing, and she's a Super, so she'll kick ass doing it.



3: Linda Tran
    (Supernatural)

When I first saw Linda, I was hesitant on whether I'd like her, but Linda is a badass. She wanted to be with her son and keep him safe no matter what. And when keeping him safe meant fighting demons, she adapted to do so. She was battered and beaten, but she always fought for Kevin and always took care of him.



4: Claire Dunphy
    (Modern Family)

Not exactly considered a badass... at least not like the other moms on my list. Still though, I consider Claire one. She's a perfectionist and loud and nags all the time... and often times I get annoyed at watching her. But overall, she loves her children and would do anything for any of them. She spends most of her time reeling in her overly optimistic and enthusiastic husband from going overboard on one of his ideas, or else doing whatever her kids need her to do.



5: Cersei Lannister
    (Game of Thrones)

I speak of tv show Game of Thrones Cersei. I've yet to read the books, so I'm not sure if she's much different there. But on the show, she is a delightfully villainous character. But she loves her kids, and she would do anything for them. The only real issue I've been seeing lately with her is that she is a strong believer in "mother knows best", and her decisions reflect that. Still, she's a mother not to be reckoned with.

♥

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New Funkos Alert, plus I'm STILL HERE!

Yes, you heard that right, I'm still here! I took a month off because... well, I'm not sure really. I didn't have much to talk about, or maybe I just didn't feel like talking about it. And then that 5 Fandom Friday skipped a week and I got anxious about what would be next, or if there would be a next.... aahhhh anxiety.

I am going to try getting back in to step. New 5 Fandom Friday topics are up and, while I am skipping this Friday's and substituting in one from May, I should be back on track here.


So anyhoo!!! Just a quick post today, sharing my two newest Funkos, which are actually over a month old now. lol. XD

Behold! Hodor and Khal Drogo!


I'm still fairly new to the Funko scene, having only given in to the addiction less than a year ago. I was not aware that either of these Pops existed. I found them both at C2E2. Hodor was found at a booth - where my dad finally gave in and started his own collection of Funko Pops. lol. I saw some Khals at a different booth earlier that day, but when I went back for him, he was gone.

The next day, Saturday, the Boyfriend joined us, and together we got a photo op with Jason Momoa. And I decided I needed a Khal Drogo Funko Pop. Boyfriend didn't want to stand in line to get our photo signed, so while I did that, he wandered around looking for a Khal for me. He was successful! BAH HAHAHAHA.  ♥

~my current collection photo~

5 Fandom Friday DLC - Favorite Ponyville Citizens... or MLP citizens

Ran out of 5 Fandom Friday topics on the official thread, so I thought today I'd do a topic from the lovely Darling Stewie's DLC: Favorite Ponyville Citizens! BUT... I'm just going to do my favorite MLP citizens... because not all of my favorites live in Ponyville!



1: Pinkie Pie

Pinkamena Diane Pie... how I love thee. She is my favorite from the lead Ponies. She's just so happy and fun all the time. She's the one I found myself clinging to when I'm sad. I need more happy in my life!




2: Maud Pie

"Rock,

you are a rock.

Gray,

you are gray.

Like a rock,

which you are.

Rock."

MAUD!! I love Maud because I relate to her so much. I too, had pet rocks as a kid. And sometimes I'm happy but I don't look like I am. Ahhh resting bitch face. She's quite the poet too! ♥




3: Princess Luna

As a night person, I immediately loved Princess Luna from episode 1. The story of how everyone in the land goes to sleep when she brings the moon out, poor Princess Luna! *I* wouldn't have! I'd have been out in the night enjoying the night. I felt for her. The night is too pretty to sleep through. "The sky's awake, so I'm awake!" And then when she came out for Halloween and everyone was afraid of her! *hugs Princess Luna*




4: Discord

One of my forever fandoms is Star Trek: The Next Generation. And one of the many awesome characters on that show is Q. He's a fantastic character who likes to switch things up whenever he darn well feels like it. And the main Q is played by John de Lancie.

So then Discord shows up, switching things up whenever he feels like it, and he's voiced by John de Lancie. He has some not-so-great moments, but so does Q and I'll still love them both!




5: Big McIntosh

A pony of few words. His easy going demeanor and his overall awesomeness had me loving him as soon as I met him, and the fact that he also sings bass... bonus bonus points!! (Any guy who sings - or tries to sing -  gets bonus points in my book... and I've also found I adore bass)




Just missed the list -
6: Applejack

I know, she's 6 on my 5 Fandom Friday, but she's worth mentioning, because she's pretty much tied with her brother on the list.

From the wiki: "Applejack is a brave, reliable, strong, mature, and hard-working pony, although headstrong about doing things on her own."

And all those things are exactly why I love her. ♥





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5 Fandom Friday - Games I Love To Play

It's currently 6 am. In a couple hours I'll be at C2E2!! I had planned on writing this post ahead of time, but alas, April is kicking my butt. Ah well, here's some games I love to play!!


1: There

My house

My There Best Friend

Hanging out

My most favorite game to play. There is the name of an online social game. (There, btw, has a terrible name... it is so hard to google anything There related.) I've been playing in There since late 2004. They shut down for a year or so a few years back, but they've since returned and I'm super glad they did. I love this game.

I'm not a super social person, but I have a couple of select There friends I love hanging out with, and when they're not around, I enjoy my time alone, either by hanging out and listening to music at my house, hopping on a vehicle and going joy riding, exploring new places, or checking out the auctions for new clothes.

Two times a year there's a There Games, (Winter or Summer) and people all come online at certain times that week to play together to try and win the most points in games to get first place. We're sorted by our nametag color. I'm purple. And purple won the There Winter Games this past February. Woot!

5 Fandom Friday - Another catch up day

Today I won't be doing Favorite Theme Park Rides, because it's been years since I've been to a theme park, and therefore I don't really know if my faves are my favorites anymore, nor do I think I have 5 favorite rides. *shrug*

So today I'll be doing:


Characters I'd Love To Dress Up As For Halloween (or cosplay if I ever cosplayed...)


1: Inara Serra

From Firely/Serenity. My favorite of her outfits are her pale gold dress from Shindig, and the red dress in Serenity.





2: Maud Pie

I love Maude. She speaks to me on so many levels.

Story time!!

In high school I had a Pet Rock keychain that I brought with me everywhere. Often during class, I'd open up the little crate so Chris could get more light. Yep, my rock's name was Chris.

In Economics, my teacher was talking about the ridiculousness that were Pet Rocks and Cabbage Patch Dolls, so the next day I showed him my Pet Rock. He gave a small giggle like a little girl, (which was not something he did ever) and once he learned my rock's name was Chris, he asked if he could borrow it for a day.

In class, he showed my Pet Rock with flourish and excitement. And then he shared that his favorite thing about my pet rock was that I named my rock Chris. And then he asked the class why I would name the rock Chris.

A guy in the back guessed "Chris Rock", which was actually cute, but I hadn't thought of that. And neither had my teacher, because he screamed "NO!!!" and then he pointed at me and said "Why did you name your Pet Rock Chris?"

I don't like... attention, or being called on, which was why I waited until we were not in class to share my rock with the teacher. So, very quietly, I said, "Because I didn't know if it was a boy or a girl..."

Which was apparently the right answer, because he repeated me, and then went on about the ridiculousness of the Pet Rock again.






3: Effie Trinket

From Hunger Games! Her hair, makeup, and outfits are all so crazy awesome! I wouldn't mind wearing any of her outrageous costumes, except mayhaps that *shudders* butterfly one.






4: Abby Sciuto

I have wanted to be Abby from NCIS for Halloween for years and years. But I want to do it right, and that would require a lab coat, platform shoes, and Hot Topic-ish jewelry = not something I can afford right now. Plus wearing a temporary tattoo of a spiderweb on my neck. Someday!!!





5: Giselle

From Enchanted! Okay... maybe not the wedding dress... only because it just looks like a nightmare to wear. But it's soooo pretty!! I also love her dress she made from the curtains! ♥

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