Review reposted from KateKintail’s Book Journal
Title: This Star Won’t Go Out: the Life & Words of Esther Grace Earl
Author: by Esther Earl with Lori and Wayne Earl; Introduction by John Green
Fandom: Nerdfighting in General
My rating: 4.5/5
SPOILERS BELOW!
Quiz: Which Batman Ally Are You?
Answer:
Thoughts: At first I didn’t see the resemblance and was ready to protest. But once I read the description, it’s actually not too bad of a fit. I rather like this result. I still think I’d make a better Alfred though 😉
My friends IRL know that I’m a crier. I cry not just at sad movies but at their movie trailers before the sad movies are even out.
There are also some fandom songs I cannot listen to without at least tearing up. I learned the hard way that I had to uncheck these songs in iTunes at work (I’ve had coworkers walk in on me as I was bawling) and I cannot listen to them while driving (twice I’ve had to pull over to the side of the road because I was crying too hard to drive/see). But these are also songs I love so very dearly. In fact, it was easy to come up with this list in just a few minutes because some of these are among my favorite fandom songs ever written. I just… can’t listen to them while driving.
Note: There’s a MoM song that belongs on this list, but given the recent… yeah… I’m choosing to leave that song off. That’s all right. There are enough Snidget songs to make up the difference 😉
Additional Note/Warning: Massive spoilers for Harry Potter, Supernatural through season 7, His Dark Materials series, Torchwood Children of Earth, and the first Hunger Games novel/movie
When I went over to my parents’ house the other day, I found the Pound Puppy candles I mentioned in this post.
Poor things are all melty and sad-looking, but I still love ’em!
Random quiz turned up in my search engine. Thought it would be fun.
Quiz: Which Monty Python And The Holy Grail Character Are You?
Answer: 
“You’re Sir Lancelot the Brave: you’re definitely brave alright, perhaps a bit too brave in some circumstances (large, festive gatherings come to mind), but you’re always in your own idiom.”
Thoughts: Wait, what? I’m absolutely not brave! Also, I’m not as clueless as Lancelot is at times in this particular movie. Is this because I chose “Eye of the Tiger” for a song? Because I think we all know why I chose that song…
Despite the fact that Batman is my favorite superhero, I’m definitely a Marvel girl. Marvel characters are my kind of people. Marvel stories are ones I can relate to. Marvel’s world is my world.
However, I get my Marvel where I can– various movies, comics and graphic novels I come across at used book sales or on deep discount at comic book stores, various cartoon TV show versions, various graphic novels I find at the library. Because of this, I don’t have a very good mental picture of the various Marvel universes or their timelines. Everything is all mixed up in my brain.
I know just enough to know that I don’t know very much. I have big gaps in my knowledge that sometimes cause me “oohhhh!” light bulb moments of realization when those gaps get filled in… and sometimes cause me massive amounts of confusion and guilt. I figured this might be a great source of laughter for those of you with more knowledge than me (which is practically everyone) and a way for me to come clean. Feel free to try to explain things to me. But, more helpful, would be a list of comics/episodes that would let me properly fill in the gaps. I’ve tried Wikis and they leave me with more questions than answers.
Repost. Sorry. My scheduling abilities are miserable, apparently.
Quiz: How Big Of A Harry Potter Fan Are You Actually?
Answer: 76/100
Thoughts: I’m not entirely sure why I bothered filling this out, because I know I’m a big fan and it only makes me sad that I can’t check every box on this list. I WAS especially thrilled to be able to check off EVERYTHING from 67-71. I love that I’ve been able to visit all those places. It was a little sad that I got into HP as an adult so I couldn’t check off a short series about growing up with the books. But I made up for that in other places.
I made these ATCs for the Pixar in a Bag fandom swap in February. I used USPS stamps, obviously, and drew the backgrounds. Caution: I’m not too good at drawing! LOL
Close-ups: more »
I’ve been on a bit of a Stephen King kick lately, between Haven and earreading a handful of his books. So I thought this was appropriate. Let me start this out with a disclaimer: I don’t like/watch horror movies.
This turned out to be a fun one! It actually asked me some good questions I wasn’t expecting.
Quiz: Which Recurring “Star Trek: The Next Generation” Character Are You?
Answer: 
Thoughts: I was afraid of this. I knew I shouldn’t have chosen ER or my favorite color as blue. I am SO not a fan of Dr. Pulaski. I wish Moriarty had kept her forever on the holodeck just so that Data & Geordi could give her a big fat “I told you so!” I don’t even want to entertain the comparison. Also, I SUCK at poker, so NO.
