Month: October 2017

Happy Haul-O-Ween
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Happy Haul-O-Ween

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Happy Halloween!!! Last month I got to go to Disneyland on the day that they officially kicked off all of their Halloween festivities, and this time around California Adventure got a spooky make-over too! Even though I’m not the biggest Cars fan, I absolutely loved the way they decorated Cars Land. Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree and Luigi’s Rollickin’ Roadsters had special Halloween tracks to accompany the rides, but my absolute favorite Halloween layover was Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout – Monsters After Dark. Every night at 6pm, they changed it so you go on a mission to save Baby Groot while monsters run amuck because of a security breach… or something along those lines.

Disney during the holidays is my absolute favorite time to go; it definitely brings a new level of magicalness to the parks!!

I usually dress in theme when I go to Disneyland too, but this time around I got lazy (hey, it happens!), so I opted to wear all black and my dinosaur fossil skirt. I joked with my sister and said if anyone asks, I’m obscurely Disneybounding as the dinosaurs from the diorama on the train ride after everything goes to sh!t. 😛

I hope you all have a happy, spoopy, and safe Halloween! I’m heading to the Curran Theatre in San Francisco after work to see John and Hank Green for the Turtles All the Way Down tour!! What are y’all up to? Let me know in the comments section 🙂

:: OUTFIT DETAILS ::
top: Old Navy | cardigan: thrifted | hair flower: made by me
belt: Xhileration| skirt: Hot Topic (n/a) | shoes: Vans
nail wraps: Espionage Cosmetics (buy similar here)

Cheers,
Nina

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I Myself am Strange and Unusual

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jordandene-shirt-of-the-month

Jordandene’s last few Shirt of the Month designs has been making me add things to my must-watch list. First there was last month’s “Make it so” Star Trek: The Next Generation tee, and now this month’s is Lydia Deetz’s iconic quote from Beetlejuice! I honestly can’t even remember the last time I watched Beetlejuice, but I remember it scared the figurative sh!t out of me when I was little. Anything that had to do with ghosts/death was just a no-go for me. I found that as I’ve gotten older I have more of an appreciation for the spooky and macabre, so I’m sure I’d totally enjoy revisiting Beetlejuice. 🙂

I adore this quote though because I relate to it 100%. I’ve always been a bit of an oddball; I’ve been called “weird” countless times when I was a kid because of my sense of humor or because of how I’m overly passionate about the things I’m interested in. But isn’t that what living the geeky life is all about?

If you yourself are strange and unusual and want to show it off it loudly and proudly, be sure trick or treat yo’self to this shirt ASAP because today is the last day to purchase it. Don’t forget to use my special code LEFANCYGEEK25 to save 25% off your order too!

:: OUTFIT DETAILS ::
tank: c/o Jordandené (buy here) | cardigan: Old Navy
belt: Wal-Mart | skirt: Hot Topic (buy here) | shoes: Dexflex (buy similar here)

Cheers,
Nina

(photos by Sara McDougall)

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