Club High Castle

It’s time for another fun filled adventure with Seriously Geeky Sundays! This time we are heading done under for a look at Australia! 24th January – Around the World in 8 Sundays [Australia] The 26th January is Australia Day, the national day of Australia which marks the anniversary of the first fleet of British ships to land at Sydney Cove in 1788. Despite being a national day, it does reflect a controversial point of history and is also referred to as Invasion Day. I recommend learning more about it here . I’ve chosen this day for this month’s Around the World in 8 Sundays topic because history isn’t simple. It is controversial, and contemporary celebrations for Australia Day have worked to encompass every aspect of Australian culture. This seemed the ideal way to introduce a discussion about the pop culture of the continent of Australia . What is your favourite fandom set in Australia? Mad Max: Fury Road is one of my all time favorite movies. I wrote a review which goes into d...

Hello, everyone! It’s time for a Seriously Geeky Sunday double header! Let’s do this thing, here we go! 10th January – New year, new… fandoms? Forget new year’s resolutions; new fandoms is what the new year is really all about! We all had high hopes for how 2021 was going to start out, and while we can’t control that we can look forward to what’s coming out in the entertainment world. Let’s start big; what release are you most looking forward to this year? I must confess that I have not been keeping up with upcoming releases. Most of the shows I’ve been looking forward to were affected by the pandemic. With that being said, future episodes of The Expanse . I am so glad they are airing them weekly!  What new release this year are you not that hyped up about? I honestly don’t know. There really isn’t anything coming out on a subscription service I have that I’m actively dreading (ha ha!). I don’t give shows I don’t enjoy the time of day. A new year often means ne...

I updated the look of a few things and hid some Easter eggs in Club High Castle for everyone 😉 Expect more Easter eggs and things in the future! https://blog.mlcartthings.me/ #HighCastle – Originally tweeted by Ms. Luna ( @MishiWan ) on January 1, 2021 . Let’s dive right in, shall we? My one goal for 2020 was to start writing again, and considering I could barely force a sentence out between 2018 and 2019, mission accomplished. It took me a few months to write more than just a few words, but I did it! Next step is to actually finish a novel.  2021 goals Drawing – 2020 put a damper on my art. Ask me one year ago today how I thought 2020 would go, and COVID-19 was not it. I made 90 posts on Instagram (which means roughly 90 pieces of art) compared to over 200 in 2019. It’s time to change that. I have some awesome ideas for this year! Grasshoppers, keep your eyes peeled because I have AN EPIC HIGH CASTLE project in the works.  Work Out – Hear me out! Don’t ...

I decided to do something fun to celebrate the end of the year. Despite the train wreck that has been 2020, there were a few good things to come out of it, and so I wanted to host my own award show–blog post!  I will add more categories in 2021. If there is a category you’d like to see, let me know! This is the first of hopefully many. Welcome to the Inaugural Grasshopper Awards! Best Discovery – Awarded to a show, blog, podcast, or other media that I came upon and enjoyed. Best Book – Awarded to my favorite read of the year. Best Vintage Find – Because of High Castle, I am a huge fan of things from the 40s and 50s. This award goes out to my favorite vintage find of the year. Best Wardrobe Find – Awarded to a company or person that exceeded expectations, including being budget friendly. Best Discovery I am forever grateful to @Mr_Picard on Twitter for spreading the word about this one. The moment I saw that these two gents were dedicated to talking about ...

What a year this was! If you asked me one year ago how I thought 2020 would go, I’d have never predicted the burning dumpster that is actually 2020. And on that note, I can’t believe we are on the final Sunday of the year.  This week’s Seriously Geeky Sundays prompt is a fitting way to end the year, but keep your eyes peeled because I’ll be doing something special later this week!  I’ll be posting the Inaugural Grasshopper Awards: personal awards of fun for my favorite things I’ve stumbled upon this year!  27th December – 2020 in Fandoms It’s the final SGS of the year and let’s be honest, 2020 has been awful. Our fandoms have gotten us through a lot this year and we’re here to celebrate them (and shame them) this week. Which fandom was the highlight of your year? The final season of Mr. Robot on Amazon Prime – As sad as I am to see the show end, I felt that they did an excellent job of wrapping things up, not to mention that BOMB of a twist! I think that was my favorite...

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...

Pack your bags, Grasshoppers! We’re taking a trip to the icy tundra that is the Antarctic. This week’s Seriously Geeky Sundays takes us to the edge of the world, the snowy unknown! Edge in the poetic sense of the world, and it pains me to have to clarify such an obvious metaphor, but there has been a resurfacing of Flat Earthers as of late.  6th December – Around the World in 8 Sundays – Winter Wonderland / Antarctica There’s only one way to celebrate the coldest part of the world and that’s at Christmas. This week we’re combining Around the World in 8 Sundays with a celebration of all things wintery and christmassy in pop culture. What is your favourite winter themed fandom? Game of Thrones. I’ve always loved the first scene, especially the eerie snow forest. It was such a good opening because it was creepy , and it wouldn’t have been that way had it not taken place in a cold, wintery setting. One of my all time favorite scenes in the show is when Daenerys flies her dragons acros...