Club High Castle

The weather may be dismal and chilly, but Seriously Geeky Sundays is hot off the press! I just want to say that I had a lot of fun with this one, and a certain song keeps playing in my head with its accompanying maniacal laughter. You’ll find it right here! 9th  – Moving On Did you know that May is National Moving month (or that such a thing existed?), nope, neither did I. Moving is a typical plot prompt used in fandoms to start a story, inject new characters or just shake things up a little when they get stale. So this week we’re asking you to think about what happens when characters move in or away in your fandoms. What was the most recent fandom that started with someone new moving to town? WandaVision – The show was so much fun, and the premise was such a refreshing, unique take on telling a story within the MCU.  I loved seeing the different costumes, sets, and camera filters (black and white…etc) throughout the episodes. Tell us about your favourite ch...

Hello, Everyone! I am back with another fun filled Seriously Geeky Sundays brought to you by Heather ! I’ve been busy these past two weeks with a virtual conference, so I hope today’s post makes up for it. 7th March – Maiden, Mother, Crone March 8th is International Women’s Day (IDW), a worldwide celebration of women, and later this month it is also Mother’s Day in the UK. What better time to think about the leading ladies of fandom? Who is your favourite leading lady? I couldn’t possibly choose just one! There are so many well written women that I’ve admired over the years, so I included a few honorable mentions at the bottom of this question. Ellen Ripley from the Alien franchise – the first Alien movie was ahead of its time and still holds up even to this day. She is such an iconic character, and I’ll always rank her among my favorite female leads. Ellen Ripley – Alien Honorable Mentions Starlight – The Boys Queen Maeve – The Boys Kimiko –...

Today’s post is part of a Seriously Geeky Sundays secret Santa prompt exchange where we came up with 6 questions tailored to the person we got. Here are the questions I received; let’s dive right in! 1. Which fictional character’s wardrobe are you raiding for the Christmas party (just pretend we can have parties this year, haha!)? It will always be the fabulous Helen Smith from The Man in the High Castle …in normal years, that is! I have been slowly adapting my wardrobe to be similar to hers since 2016. I would wear this beautiful red dress from Season 1. It is the perfect Christmas party dress! 2. Spending Christmas away from home can be fun, but what about really far away? Pick a fictional location in outer space (a planet, space ship, space station etc) to spend Christmas Day. Deep Space Nine. Just think of all the shenanigans I’d get up to with Dax, Kira, Quark, and Bashir! And of course Weyoun and Dukat would crash the party. Weyoun would be fascinated by t...

I missed the last two Seriously Geeky Sundays . Let’s just say those two weeks were chaotic, and I suppose that is the norm because it’s 2020. For starters, this was my Internet for one of the weekends: Fiber cable snapped in half by a large truck You know what I miss? Traveling. Hell, I miss everything . I keep thinking that there has got to be a better way to handle a pandemic than this . We’re twenty years into the new millennium for Pete’s sake! Even I am starting to fray at the seams, but you better believe I am fighting it. 😉 Before I derail this week’s post into a vent session about 2020, I’ll just jump right into today’s prompt, which is the first in a series! 27th September – Around the World in 8 Sundays – Western Europe It’s World Tourism day and today I’m launching SGS’s first multi-part theme! With 21st Century tech we don’t need to take 80 days like Jules Verne to go around the world. Instead for the next 8 months, one Sunday will be dedicated to a continent (with Europe...

Apollo 11 launch – Photo by NASA Today’s prompt is near and dear to my heart. I have always been fascinated by space. Fifteen year old Queen Grasshopper’s room was plastered with Nasa posters, one of which, I still have to this day (I’ve been meaning to frame it after all these years). My ceiling was covered in glow in the dark stars, and I’d lay in bed just gazing at them. Would I ever go to space? Would there be a colony on the moon by the time I was 40? Would we go to Mars? July 19th – Galaxy Adventures Tomorrow is National Moon Day, the anniversary of when Apollo 11 landed on the moon. It’s a day in our history when our world got that bit bigger and that means it’s time to talk about adventures in Galaxies Far Far Away. What is your favourite sci-fi fandom? Sci-Fi fandoms can be wonderful, and they can also be hard–I mean it is only natural that a group of passionate people have their differences! This is a tough question because I’ve made so many lifelong friends throug...

Today is Father’s Day in the US. This is your reminder to call your dads 😉 June 21st – Father Figures As it’s Father’s Day today, we’re celebrating the father figures in our fandoms. The good, the bad and the downright bonkers ones. Who is your favourite fictional dad? This should come as no surprise to anyone. Can I get a drum roll, please? John Smith from The Man in the High Castle . He loved his children and was willing to do anything to protect them. He was active in their lives, and can I just mention a certain scene in Season 4 where I always burst out laughing? Jennifer has a male friend over and puts on an “illegal” record. Loud music permeates through the apartment as the two start dancing. Her sister Amy runs out of her room, and the two girls start screaming at each other. The friend follows them into the hallway, and the front door opens to reveal Smith walking into the apartment in the midst of the chaos.  Who is your favourite evil dad? John Smith. Yes, he is e...

It’s time for another Seriously Geeky Sunday brought to you by the creative Heather at geeking-by.net! Okay, so I love food. I really, really love food. I love making it, and I love eating it! I made bread, cake, and ice cream on Thursday, and let me tell you A Thing: delicious!  17th – Food If you could have any fictional food item become reality, what would it be?  Romulan ale! I have always been tantalized by its blue color and its highly intoxicating content, ha! For those of you who have known me for a while, you’ll remember I visited my mother in August and found a mysterious bottle of Romulan ale (my mother and step dad don’t watch Star Trek or anything sci-fi related, so it was bizarre). I wish I had drank it. When I was there in February for my uncle’s memorial, it was still there, and I promised myself that I’d drink it when I visit in April. Well COVID-19 happened, and you know the rest. Hopefully it’s still there because I really want it and am kicking myself for not ...

After working 10 days in a row and fighting off a nasty cold, I am finally back to the random whims of what we call free time! The painting used in this graphic is Daydreaming by Edward Harrison May. Catch-up Bowl MMXV I enjoy my job, but running a work marathon without a day off gets to you. The nasty cold didn’t help matters either! By the end of it, I was neckbearding my evenings away by binge watching trashy shows on Netflix. Oh how I missed revising my “Omg, orcs!” book! I was too drained to even look at the thing . Now that everything seems normal with my schedule, *knock on wood* I’m hoping to jump back into my routine. I’ll tell you what though, today I’ve been that daydreaming woman in that painting! I slept in late and haven’t accomplished a thing except for this post. I don’t have a catchy transition sentence to jump to the fact that I liked my OMG orcs! drawing so much that I did a Delenn (from Babylon 5) version and a specia...

Updated: 3 May 2016! Click on the images to view their full size! If you’d like to see the latest Elly and Major Pierson art, head on over to Images Around the Empire!     *** “Thranduil Confronts Elrond” LOTR fan art “Ivanova: Let it Go” Babylon 5 x Disney fan art “Thranduil is not amused” LOTR fan art #Selfie