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So, what “auspicious writeup” can I jumble up for you all now? A writer, a lover of all things Star Trek, a word magician with a vision… too much? Yup. These are all things (sort of) about me.
I graduated a Comp Lit and World Lit BA a few years back after which I dabbled in American Studies where I got my MA degree after writing my thesis on, you guessed it, Star Trek.
Now seriously – I love Star Trek not just because it’s space, although I love that too – it’s scientific fiction. Not laser-sword fantasy. It’s based on complex interactions between humanity and full colorful spectrum of infinitely diverse alien cultures.
And the main conflict usually isn’t about who got the biggest gun. It’s about science, exploration, letting yourself dream that one day you too could diplomatically negotiate a peace treaty between five different alien species on a far-off planet. That’s Star Trek!
It’s about asking yourself: what would you do if a rebel officer decided to attack your ships, even though you’re both humans. Would you threaten to attack them back? But they’re humans too! Would you attack humans to protect an alien race from going to war with another alien race? WOULD YOU?! That’s Star Trek!
I also love other stuff geeky: from Star Wars to the MCU, Game of Thrones, to lots and lots of video games, and don’t forget books and comics, and movies. Oh, and I co-host the Melting Potter Podcast with Andreea – where I also make the music!
You’ll probably see me write about a little bit of everything! Hit me up wherever – I’m there.
My Recent Articles
Star Trek Discovery Seasons 1 and 2 Review - Commander - this is awkward. I'm here to bring you my Star Trek Discovery season 1 and season 2 review under regulation 19 of the "you have to read this" Starfleet code of conduct. Relive the coolest moments, best performances, and mind-blowing VFX shots! Engage.
20+ Star Trek Discovery Funny Moods and Incredible Moments - Two seasons' worth of memes and reaction GIFs you can use in conversations even if nobody there knows Star Trek. That's an order, Ensign. It is your Starfleet duty to click.
100 Cool Star Trek Gifts that Make a Logical Choice - Space, the final frontier, these are the purchases of the Star Trek mega fans. Your continuing mission: to seek out new gifts and new merchandise, to boldly spend amounts no one has spent before! This carefully tailored selection of Star Trek gifts will leave you wanting, waiting, and anticipating your delivery date. And we've got action figures of the space lizard babies at number 8!From Skywalkers to superheroes; from a Gunslinger to Gollum; From a time travelling police box to a time travelling delorean, my obsession with everything fantastical and geeky began when I was around 6, aboard the USS Enterprise, with Captain Jean-Luc Picard at the helm.
Now, being 6 seems like a lifetime ago, and a lot has changed in my life but my love for all things geeky remains a constant.
Nowadays, I can usually be found binge-watching one of the hundreds of TV shows I’ve seen thousands of times before, shows like Rick and Morty, Doctor Who, Black Mirror, The Simpsons (strictly seasons 3-9 though!), reading any kind of fiction that grabs me (Stephen King is my favourite), or re-watching movies like Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, and anything Monty Python so often that I can recite the entire script!
When I find a spare hour I try to squeeze in some quality PS4 time, playing my favourites like the Fallout series, the Red Dead Redemption series, or The Batman Arkham series.
I attend Comic Con every year in London, albeit begrudgingly, only for the massacre it causes in my bank account!
When I’m not geeking out, I enjoy travelling, camping, hiking – just having some real-life adventures, trying to replicate my favourite heroes.
That’s enough about me. I’ve set a course for you: quality, concise, and side-splittingly hilarious content, there’s only one thing left for me to say:
Engage.
My Recent Articles
25 Best 2 Player Board Games To Play This Year With Your BFF - A review of 25 of the best 2 player board games you can play with your BFF, complete with information on their gameplay, pros, and cons.
20 Best Solo Board Games to Play By Yourself - Check out 20 of the best solo board games in 2019 to find your new favorite.
Worst Books Ever: 10 Titles That Everyone Agrees They Suck - A roundup of 10 of the worst books ever written and what makes them so bad.Hi all, I’m Meg and I first fell in love with the Harry Potter Universe when my third grade teacher began reading it aloud in class. That day after school I got home, snuck into my older brother Alex’s room, and stole his copy of Sorcerer’s Stone. It was the first chapter book that I ever read in a single day. The rest is history (of magic).
Each year I counted down the days for the next film or book to come out in an effort to rejoin the magic of the wizarding world. When the series ended, I thought that the magic was over. Fast forward to July 30th 2016. I had been studying Shakespeare abroad in London for a few weeks when I realized I would still be in the city for the midnight release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (which I have since seen 4 times and counting). Despite being a huge fan of the series, I had never been to a midnight release and this was my chance!
I made my way to Platform 9 ¾ at King’s Cross Station and waited with hundreds of other potterheads. It was the magical experience I had craved since I was a kid reading the series for the first time. I will never forget being there for as long as I live. It was everything I had ever imagined and more. My love for Harry Potter and the world J.K. Rowling had created was reignited. Since then I have immersed myself in the bookstagram community, and have surrounded myself with all things Harry Potter. I love to collect wands, different editions of the books, Funko Pops, and rereading/re-watching the books and films.
In everyday muggle life, I live on the east coast of the United States. I am a college graduate with a BA in Creative Writing, who somehow ended up working in accounting. I write mostly poetry and non-fiction. I am also the proud dog mom of a black goldendoodle, Bruno.
A few of my favorite book series are of course Harry Potter, A Darker Shade of Magic, and The Lord of the Rings/ The Hobbit. If you have any book suggestions, I will gladly take them! I love taking Harry Potter inspired photos for my bookstagram, and adding to my collection. If you love Harry Potter and want to chat or have any recommendations for me please feel free to find me on Instagram or Twitter!
My Recent Articles
15 Best Cooperative Board Games for a Competition-Free Evening - We review the best cooperative board games on the market to help you choose your next favorite board game for a chill evening with your friends.
20 Best Board Games for Adults You Need to Be Playing - These 20 best board games for adults are guaranteed to help you have a good time at your next get-together.
15 Fantasy Short Stories You Can Read in a Day for Free - A list of 15 fantasy short stories that you can read in a day for free. Find out where in this article!As a child of the 80s and 90s, my journey into geekdom was fuelled by warrior princesses, NeverEnding Stories, magical creatures, sword fights, and people going off on adventures. Nothing much has changed really!
I’ve always been drawn to stories, and my two great loves are Star Wars and World of Warcraft. I fall in love with fandoms easily, devouring everything I can get my hands on including games, spin-offs, and extra material. As a huge animal lover, I’m constantly asking my fiance if I can adopt every cute fantasy creature I come across. Although we already have two cats, Milo and George, I would quite happily have many more – even a zoo if I was allowed!
To me, knowledge is just another type of story, and I’m a huge knowledge sponge, always eager to learn something new. I have two degrees (Art History and English Literature) and I’m currently finishing my Masters in Information and Library Studies. My academic career has always been interwoven with fantasy and science fiction; for my Masters, I catalogued my video games collection, for example. While studying Art History, I learned about science fiction-esque cyberia and psychobabble, the fantastic creatures in manuscripts and modern esoteric and surrealist art. Then I was drawn to Children’s Literature, Science Fiction, and Celtic Studies while studying English Literature, rounding it off with a Creative Writing dissertation – with a fantasy short story, naturally.
Sharing stories and knowledge is a core part of who I am, and it bleeds into everything I do as a blogger. It is what draws me to write, and to share geeky products with people. I love finding products made specifically for geeks, especially fashion, art, and accessories that really capture the feeling of that particular fandom and make you feel like you’re back experiencing that magical moment all over again.
My Recent Articles
25 Anime Cosplay Ideas to Stand Out in the Crowd in 2020 - Here are 25 anime cosplay ideas to choose from for your next cosplay.
13 Best Horror Board Games to Play This Halloween - Take your pick from these 13 horror board games to play on Halloween night or any other spooky night of the year.
17 Best Anime Villains Who Do Evil Right - Learn more about the best anime villains who have perfected the art of evil and making the heroes' lives a living hell.Privacy Policy
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Hiya, my name is Vicky and I’m your friendly neighborhood Marvel-loving, Studio Ghibli-obsessed, Queer Potterhead.
I may be in my mid-twenties but I’ve been an enthusiastic Potterhead for over a decade. I can’t go a day without firing off at least half a dozen Harry Potter references and have a small museum of Potter and Wizarding World merch… one with FAR too many Funkos. 😜
I’m an energetic chatterbox whose constantly creating, spending time with friends and loving the world around me. Besides Marvel and Harry Potter I’m in love with WAY too many fandoms to count, including: Game of Thrones, Sailor Moon, The Nightmare Before Christmas, How to Train Your Dragon, Over the Garden Wall, Hilda, InuYasha, Avatar the Last Airbender, Gravity Falls, Kingdom Hearts, the Mario game universe, Okami and so. much. more.
My days of writing Kingdom Hearts fanfiction are way behind me, these days I spend my time writing the first draft of my middle grade novel, writing book reviews and blogging about my favorite fandoms, tv, movies, books, and all things geeky. With a degree in journalism and background in creative writing and women’s studies, I like to focus on fierce complex female characters and diversity in fandoms and geek culture– think, POC, LGBTQ+, and differently abled representation. My library day job gives my grabby little hands endless access to middle grade, YA, and graphic novels, and new DVD and TV releases. You want the scoop on what’s new? You’ve got the right girl!
When I’m not writing you can find me outdoors walking or hiking, playing board games (Harry Potter Clue!), reading middle-grade books, or cooing over my rescue tabby Paco.
Now that you know me, I want to know YOU!! Let’s chat!
What I Wrote So Far…
5 Female Marvel Superheroes Who Need Their Own Movie Soon - It's time for Miss America, She-Hulk, Spider-Gwen, Shuri and Ms. Marvel to shine in their own show/movie in Phase 4 of The MCU. Here are just a few of the many reasons why these 5 Marvel female superheroes rule.
13 of the Worst Horror Movies From the Last Decade - The critics, the viewers (and we) have spoken! These are the worst horror movies of the past 10 years based on their Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB scores and our viewing of them.
10 Best Harry Potter Companion Books & BTS Guides for All Potterheads - Missing the Harry Potter series? Check out these amazing Harry Potter companion books and behind the scenes guides!My passion for pop culture, fantasy books, comics, and Superheroes began with a Hobbit, a Saiyan, some dragons in a dungeon, and setting all phasers to stun.
Fairies and far away worlds from the next galaxy have always thrilled me to the point of wanting to go on an adventure.
And so, I left my Hobbit-hole and enjoyed more than eight years in Tokyo, where my passion for discovering new cultures, learning on the spot, and exploring through popular culture increased dramatically. Despite all the thrill, books and comics still pull me into their fantasy worlds with extreme ease giving me the spark of magic and inspiration.
My hobbies include learning new languages, writing new worlds while high on coffee, and reading comfortably while the fantasy world in the book is in flames. So, if one day you see a girl with greenish or blue hair writing in a coffee shop, oblivious and probably plotting mischief, that’s probably me. If not, it might be my ghost coding some masterplan for a new website, or my clone reading a fantasy book with drunk fairies and murderous mermaids.
What I Wrote So Far…
15 Superheroes Without Powers Who Are Defeating Evil With No Problems - When you think about superheroes, you usually imagine almighty folk, am I right? Well, here are 10 superheroes without powers who might make you reconsider that notion.
10 Excellent YA Fantasy Books You Should Not Miss Out on in 2019 - These 2019 releases promise to be some of the most exciting YA fantasy books ever. We've given you a taste of what to expect from each of them, so you can bookmark your favorite one.If you were to look for me most days of the week, you would find me either in front of my laptop watching TV shows, or reading a book with my cats beside me.
I am a cultural studies MA graduate with a focus on American culture. At University, I studied movies, TV shows, visual arts, American literature, and graphic novels. I’ve always had a knack for writing, and I’ve written both my BA and MA thesis on popular culture topics: representations of femininity and mental illness, respectively.
I enjoy keeping up-to-date with TV shows and movies that strive to provide positive and accurate representations of different aspects of society and groups of people. Moreover, I am a geek at heart when it comes to franchises like Harry Potter and Star Wars. If you think I own too many Harry Potter bits and bobs, you’re definitely right.
Most of my other interests revolve around geekiness and popular culture as well. I am part of too many fandoms to list here, enjoy reading about cool products and gadgets, and try to write regularly about interesting and challenging topics in popular culture. If at least some of these things appeal to you as well, I am excited to have you here and I am looking forward to starting a conversation in the comments or via e-mail.
My Recent Articles
Binge Watching: Everything You Need to Know [+ Infographic] - Consuming endless hours of television is kind of a staple of nowadays’ media culture. The binge watching guide below is the result of my extensive research on the history and psychology of binge watching. Read more to learn about its dangers and how you can turn this phenomenon into a positive experience!
10 Best Strategy Board Games to Play in 2020 - This is a detailed review of 6 of the best strategy board games on the market: Scythe, Terraforming Mars, Betrayal at House on the Hill, Ticket to Ride: Europe, 7 Wonders Duel, and Carcassonne. We look at parameters such as competitiveness, complexity, learning curve, luck, host advantage, and more.
25 Harry Potter Costume Ideas to Try this Year - It doesn’t have to be Halloween for us to geek out, brainstorm some Harry Potter costume ideas, and have a HP-themed extravaganza. From brave Gryffindors to cunning Slytherins, memorable professors, and even more memorable pets, there are a ton of Harry Potter costumes you can try.My fascination for everything geeky, be it science fiction or fantasy, began at an early age. I was eight years old when the first Harry Potter film came out, and I haven’t looked back since.
Fast-forward 17 years, ten books, and ten films, my passion grew into more than the magic of J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world.
These days, I enjoy collecting graphic novels and fawning over the mastery of Alan Moore and Frank Miller, reading anything sci-fi, watching the latest superhero film (Marvel or DC) as soon as it hits theaters, and arguing with my friends over what horror film to watch next. Oh, did I mention I’m a huge horror buff?
Finding a horror film to watch with me is next to impossible, because I’ve most likely seen it before. Still, I always love rewatching old favorites and introducing people to the best the genre has to offer. Thus, if you love a good scare, I’m your girl!
Nevertheless, TV shows will always be my number one hobby. I like to keep up with the latest releases so I can binge watch them (responsibly, of course). My educational background in pop culture and cultural studies might have something to do this, but I’m not complaining.
My Recent Articles
5 Best DC Graphic Novels To Fall in Love with the Genre - In this article, we discuss 5 of the best DC graphic novels that are must-reads for anyone who wants to immerse themselves in the DC Universe. Here's why!
