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Me and the Captain at NYCC 2012. I’m a Princess Pink Dalek from Doctor Who, and he’s. Well. The Captain.

The question of, “Who is your favorite superhero?” is one we pose to our friends time and time again. But what does the answer say about us as people? Is it true that, if you love Batman, you’re mysterious and born from tragedy. Or if you love Superman, you’re a traditionalist. Perhaps if you love Wolverine, you’re a rugged loner. Let’s explore this idea, shall we? My favorite superhero is Captain America. Why do I love him? And what does that say about me?

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He’s got a bit of Ugly Duckling Syndrome.
Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, is continuously rejected by Army enlisters, when attempting to sign up for the War Effort, due to his scrawny stature and frail body. He’s picked on for the way he looks and totally self conscious about his size and shape. Despite his continual rejection, he signs up and successfully joins up on one condition. He becomes the guinea pig in Operation: Rebirth, the Super-Solider project. He gets pumped full of an experimental serum and exposed to low levels of radiation, gives him a super human body, stronger, faster, and 100x better than before. And yeah, he looks a LOT different than he once did. But he’s still that frail guy in his mind, and retains that adorable modesty and genuineness about him.

He’s a gentleman, and an old-fashioned nice guy.
Time and time again, we see the good old boy in Steve Rogers, reflecting those old school values… a God-fearing, nice guy, and a gentlemen. The type of guy who’d ask your dad before asking you on a date. The type of guy who’d hold a door, pull out your chair for you to sit in it, and give you his coat if you were cold. Something is oddly charming about his old fashioned ways… go figure. He’s a classic gem.

He won’t back down from his morals and what he believes is right. He might be a man out of time, but he’s a true blue superhero, in his unabashed approach to righteousness, morality and justice. He became a superhero for the right reasons, to protect his friends and loved ones. And if he finds himself to be in the wrong on an issue, he’ll be the first to change sides. He’s not bullheaded, he just believes in doing the right thing, no matter what. And while I’m not pro War, but I can see this sense of moral justice transposing into other areas I do support. Here’s a good read on the timelessness of his morality.

I love his iconography.
His branding and iconography are so great… and easily transposed into any number of interpretive mediums. I am not normally a fan of the red white and blue, but his icon just works so well for so many things.

So what does this say about me as a person? Maybe deep down, despite my so-called stereotypical liberal tendencies, I’m just an old-fashioned kind of girl. Or maybe not ;3 Who can say. Til next time, kids, every bond you buy is the bullet in the barrel of your best guy’s gun.

Okay one of these days I seriously HAVE to meet this girl. Her name is Tamara Carrion and I swear she’s some kind of geeky soulmate of mine.. she’s 29 going on 13, and collects stuffed animals just like me! She runs 2 fantastic geek blogs, That Girl’s Site, and The Mii Verse. She has an incredible Twitter follower count (not jealous!) She’s a professional video game tester… she gets to PLAY and make a LIVING from it! Lucky girl!

We first met when I checked the “Sold orders” of my Etsy store and discovered that someone from Rockstar Games had bought my Pacman stationery and Ninja Turtles stationery. While I was staring through the rose colored glasses of imagining everyone at Rockstar Games high-fiving each other and talking about how cute my notecards were, I snapped out of it and decided I should stalk the buyer, because… logic? So, that’s how I found Tamara.

1. Who do you cast to play you in the movie about your life?

Some people think their lives are cool or interesting enough to be made into a movie; I am not really one of those people. I’m not sure how many people would sit through a tale of a girl who watches 270 hours of Netflix a month. I’m a side character that comes in for comic relief and witty retorts. I’d love to be played by Ellen Page though; I think she can deliver a comeback like few can.

2. If you were a food, what would you be?

I’m walking, talking food as I am right now to lions and bears. Oh my. I would like to be a heart shaped cookie with the words “I’m not really sorry” written in frosting on my cookie face.

3. If you were a superhero, what would your name be and what would your power be?

I think about this often, and I’ve always wanted the name Kitty Fantastico since hearing it in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. As my power, I want the ability to magically always have exact change when reaching into my pocket. I would be able to buy anything I needed, without ever having to burden a person with math. No one would go hungry when around me, or have to figure out the cost of tax on top of the price.

4. Apocalypse. You have to pick someone to help you repopulate the Earth. Who do you choose?

Can I pick Batman? I feel as if he would be the best person to train me to protect myself and bat litter of children. Plus all of the leather outfits he has would keep me warm right? Or Joseph Gordon-Levitt, because of reasons I am sure most of us share.

5. You suddenly turn into a cartoon character! Who are you?

Super Milk Chan, so the president of everything can call me to protect the world with my pop culture references, foul mouth, short temper, and by often saying, “You dumbass.” I should have thought about this when coming up with the super hero power I would love to have, but I’d still like to always have the exact change. Fun note: One of my 2 cats is named Super Milk Chan, the other is named Naruto. I also have a dog named Pixel.

Omg… Super Milk Chan… thank you Tamara, my life is now made. ^___^

Love these laser cut acrylic Harry Potter “Deathly Hallows” earrings from Fabrication Unlimited on etsy!

I love leggings! My new thing is colorful fun leggings… I plan to expand on this collection soon. I started off in the realm of Disney, because… Disney. These super fun Little Mermaid leggings from Hot Topic Are awesome when paired with simple colors – a basic black or blue dress. Such fun!!

This Lamby sweatshirt from Iron Fist Clothing is so adorable! Look at the little lamby’s eyes! I’m growing more into sweatshirts over hoodies and this one has adorable bows on the back as well, so it’s extra cute! Fun when paired with colorful tights :3

So I guess lambies are my new obsesh. This floor length Lamby Maxi dress by Iron Fist Clothing is so comfortable. I kind of like how it looks like little kids pajamas from the 50′s or something. Can’t wait to rock this in the summer heat!!

At Genericon RPI in Troy, NY, I had a fantastic time combining acting and dancing as I entered the role of Princess Peach from Super Mario Brothers to dance with Antipode, a troupe of geek bellydancers. Genericon’s theme for the year was Apocalypse, so the entire show was themed around it. I made the Peach crown, but instead of looking nice, it’s all ripped and spooky looking, and I guess I cut my hair too? (Normally Peach has long hair.) OH and check out my amazing necklace! It was made by House of the Fickle Queen, aka Emily, my partner in crime at the IGGPPC! Word!

My friend Mallory and I were evil Luigi and Peach… during this apocalypse, they had gone to the dark side. We mimicked Team Rocket as we epic geve speeches on stage. Our entrances and exits were so dramatic, and the Team Rocket music played every time we entered. We were amazing!

As it turns out, the apocalypse was caused by entering the “wrong pipe” … aka a T.A.R.D.I.S. pipe. But no worries, the Doctor came in at the end to save the day and used his Sonic Screwdriver to make sure everything was ship shape.

You can watch the entire performance here! I am in videos 3, 7 and 8!