The Hobbit trailer is out, and my mind is blown

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^That is how I feel like celebrating right now. The first trailer for the first hobbit movie is out, and if I do say, in my expert opinion... It's incredible.



I am unbelievably happy that Peter Jackson ended up directing this movie, and this trailer is evidence why. I definitely feel that ultimately, middle earth needs to be in his hands. No one can bring it to life like he can.

This trailer brings me back to the original FotR trailer (speaking of which, happy 10th anniversary to that movie, as of yesterday). Every time I watched it (and like most in nerd culture, obsessive doesn't even begin to describe my love of it), I got a feeling that I can only describe as engrossing. Or tingly, and deeply confusing. Mostly just engrossing. This world and these characters I had been imagining were coming to life in a way even my vivid imagination couldn't fathom. It wasn't just a trailer, and it wasn't just a movie. It was an experience, that I was a part of. And seeing the trailer for The Hobbit: An unexpected journey makes me feel the exact same way.

Needless to say, I'm counting the days- hell, the minutes until it's release. And I'll definitely be at the midnight premiere. And I'll feel incredibly nostalgic for 10 years prior, and unbelievably happy that I'm experiencing that all over again.

Until next time, Namarie

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Can't... write... so... tired...

Well I had the intention of writing a lengthy post about my thoughts on video games are the new black. And by black I mean dominant form of entertainment media. Movies are getting older, crappier, and boring while games are getting more cinematic, with incredible writers and top voice actors. But you already know that, right? Who needs to hear my opinion on it? (Well, I think everyone, but hey.) However, since I seem to have come down with something remotely resemblin the black plague (slight exaggeration), instead, all I have to offer is this.

Check out a pic of me as Leia at Fan Expo! Yayyyyyyy!




Oh, and I saw Red, and enjoyed it. And am playing through a number of games which I will report back later on.

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Life without internet...

So I moved into a new apartment, and have been bitterly living without the internet for.... ohhhh, too long. Thank god for my phone or I'd be completely disconnected from everything that matters in this world :p

Right now, the main thing on my mind is the FanExpo. Got your tickets? No? Get them! Theres a solid guest list this year, among those I'm looking forward to: Michael Dorn, Peter Mayhew, Felicia Day, Leslie Neilsen, and omg Summer Glau! I do think they tried to get too many 'big name' guests this year, such as Shatner (again) and Adam West (again). I understand why it's necessary to bring in guests with more wide spead, legendary appeal, and I certainly don't have any complaints in that regards. They're always great to have.

But I enjoy seeing fan favorites. In years past, they've had more of a focus on this it seems, and now the appeal is to a wider audience of new recruits intead of appealing to the loyal fans whom have been attending for years.

I'll be dressing up again! No surprises there, hehe. This year I decided to recreate the costumes I haven't perfected in the past. I'm doing Slave Princess Leia 2.0 (Newer! Bigger! Better! Wait, not bigger...) and with more time and expertise, this is sure to turn out well (I hope!). I'm also redoing my Ms. Marvel, because quite frankly, the first one I did was terrible. It was my first cosplay attempt though! So not bad in that regards, but I promise you, this years will be good. And (time permitting) since you can never have enough Star Wars, I'll be adding some extra details to my Padme Battle Arena. I was pretty happy with this one in the past, but I could have done better with the boots, belt and shirt details.

Well that's all I have to report on for now. I'm very disappointed about my absence but hopefully that should be the end of that. If nothing else, I'll keep on tweeting ;)

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