Daily reminder that Imma meet the four hobbits this weeeeeek!!! #fanexpo

Cheers Lotr

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Soooo...will Fan Expo Boston have any guests this weekend? So happy my main draw is the 4 hobbits who SO FAR are still attending but geez.

We were supposed to meet the four hobbits on our wedding anniversary in 2020 and then (REDACTED). This year they again are coming to Fan Expo Boston on our 18th wedding anniversary and friends, I could cry at how much this means to me to finally get our Long Expected Meetup.

My happy place. The first Spirit Halloween open in my state.

It's my birthday! And MamasPotatoes on Instagram made me a custom birthday image when I asked if I could just use one for my cake. There is good im the world, everyone 😭

Due to giving myself shingles at 40 from sheer stress, I have made it abundantly clear at work that I am fully disconnected and unavailable this week for my PTO, for the first time in 4 years. The weight off my shoulders is IMMENSE. I wish it hadn't taken possible facial scarring to get here.

Guys. I finally bought millennial flared dark denim jeans exactly like what I wore when I was a teen and I've never been happier.

New Ghar is new.

The dread I feel at my hyper-reactive dog letting out a clearly kennel cough hack in the middle of the night. Vet offices are my nightmare.

Is it weird to be going through some sort of grief about trading in my 13 year old car today? I love this car but she's got 213k miles and the amount of work she needs doesn't make sense. I test drove this car while adjusting the seat for my 9 month pregnant belly. RIP to my sweet Kia Soul 🥺💔

It's Leo season, bitches. From an August Leo, which I've been told is 'even worse.' 😅

I reached out to my favorite Ghost artist to ask if I could use one of her designs on my birthday cake, and she responded by saying she would draw me a custom birthday piece! This fandom can get crazy, but there is so much good 😭

When you cosplay different fandoms but are in love. CTCon was a blast even though every single cosplay plan I had fell through.

It is genuinely so goddamn fun having raised cosplay kids into their teens. We go to cons together and meet up for various things, but they have their own fandoms/cosplay ideas and their separate events and groups to see. Proud parent right here.

Andy Serkis being an ass was not on my bingo card, but I guess it probably should have been.

My 12 year old has quietly and officially become better than me at cosplay creation.

🌞🌞🌞its climate anxiety girl summer 🌞🌞🌞

Just putting a giant bandage on my forehead to cover my stress lesions whilst I exit my house into a world that is filtered orange and thick with wildfire smoke.

Hey friends happy Tuesday!! You don’t need to compare yourself to anyone because you’re awesome the way you are! It’s easy to look at what others can do and compare your abilities to them, but you offer things to this world that are so needed! You are loved always ❤️❤️

How stressed am I? HOW STRESSED?! I gave myself FACE SHINGLES. Dude, I am only 40. Had to pick up my meds while CVS blared scare ads about shingles to convince the elderly to vaccinate. 😭 This sucks. My face is on fire and I look awful. My doctor looked at me with a mix of horror and pity.

RIP to Sam Neill, prototype for cinema dad jokes

Alan Grant Jurassic Park

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The polar opposite reactions here to the deaths of Sam Neill and Lindsey Graham are such a reminder that we all have a choice whether to live our lives in a way that brings joy or misery to those around us. I think if you’re remembered fondly as Sam Neill is today, you’ve pretty much won at life.

So much of my life trajectory has been because of Sam Neill's portrayal of Alan Grant. My love of my favorite hobby, cosplay, my interest in science (specifically R&D), my eventual career move to genetics research. His ability to show such skeptical awe and gruff delight. This is a rough one.

We should all get a federal PTO day to mourn Sam Neill.

Super glad I got poison ivy on my forehead less than a week before I was planning to do a full face paint cosplay at CTCon.

Dis goat is almost assuredly on more meds than you.

UPDATE: who just canceled their date night to make Doctor Who themed cocktails and binge the show? Ya know, I worried a bit on joining such an immersive fandom so late, knowing I'd hyperfixate and fandoms can be mean, but I love how everyone so far is just psyched for us.

Update: Started watching Doctor Who to get to Tennant's storyline. Ended up totally vibing with Eccleston right out the gate.

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