The Unexpected

I just finished a book last night and can I just say wow. It was definitely not what I expected when I read the description in the inside cover of the book. What I read was The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton. What did I expect? A story of a girl with wings who thinks she can never be loved by someone outside of her family who finds true love, gets married, and is happy. And that couldn't be farther from what I found. It's a fantastic story with so many twists and surprises that I couldn't even begin to list them here. I've read a lot of books and this is, by far, one of my favorites. I plan to search for more Leslye Walton books because she is a wonderful author and I want to read more, even though Ava's story is over. If any of you are looking for something to read, I highly recommend this book. I'll admit, it's probably more of what most people would consider a 'girl book'. But give it a shot and it might be something you like. Ava's story is certainly the strangest love story I've ever heard. But it's also the most beautiful. The book is properly named, in my opinion, and I hope you'll give it a try. 

                                                    ~The Blogging Fangirl

Supernatural

I've noticed that people are enjoying the BBC Sherlock pics that I posted, so I decided to post more. Same rules apply. If you want me to post pictures from a certain fandom, leave it in the comments and I'll post pictures for it as soon as I possibly can. So today's fandom pics are.............

Supernatural

                                              ~The Blogging Fangirl

Help!

I need some tips. For my cosplay, I need green facepaint and some temporary red hair dye. I'm not sure if I have enough or if I can get any more before I need to be ready. Does anyone have any tips for making my own? It would be really helpful and appreciated. I need enough green facepaint to cover my face and neck, along with my hands. Someone help me out! I could really use the help. For some idea of what I'll need, here's a picture of Gamora, the person I'm cosplaying as. 

                                               ~The Blogging Fangirl

Opinions? (Cosplay)

I think I know what I'm going to do for my cosplay. I've decided that Gamora from Guardians of the Galaxy could be a good choice. I just need to get the outfit together. What do you all think?

                                                ~The Blogging Fangirl

Society Rant

So, while this is going to sound corny and overused, I'm going to rant about it anyway because I need to. Why does society suck so much? Why can't we all just be happy letting everyone be themselves? I'm getting really tired of having to hide things because other people are uncomfortable letting me be me. Yes, there are things that make me uncomfortable. But I'm not going to insult someone or tell them that they're wrong in their choice just because it makes me uncomfortable. If you like guys, then you like guys. If you like girls, you like girls. If you want to marry a post, then I hope you and the post are very happy together. I don't care who you fall in love with or who you want to marry. I just want people to be happy and stop focusing on telling everyone else what they're doing 'wrong'. If you don't approve, great for you. But please don't insult someone else because of it. You're free to have your own opinion. I'm not saying you can't have an opinion. And yes, you have freedom of speech and can say whatever you please. But that doesn't mean that you should say whatever you want. There are some things that will do more harm than good if you say them aloud. So please, for the sake of everyone else around you, think about what you say before you say it and, if it'll hurt more than it helps, don't say it. Let people be happy with whatever makes them happy as long as they're not hurting themselves or anyone else. Thank you.

                                                             ~The Blogging Fangirl

Ship or Sink? (The Game Is On)

All right. I'll post a couple and you all tell me if you ship it or sink it. And if this doesn't go over well with you all, I'll stop. 
So, ship or sink? 

Mormor (Sebastian Moran and James Moriarty)

                                                ~The Blogging Fangirl

Race To Comment! (Fandom Pics)

So, I thought I'd try something new. If you want, let me know what you think. I'll get us started. I'll post some fandom related pictures and the first person to comment gets to pick the next fandom pics for my next post. So to get us started, have some Sherlock!

                                    ~The Blogging Fangirl

My Personal Guidelines For RP (Roleplay)

There's just something I feel the need to say due to a few rp's I've had. If someone send you a prompt that you don't like, please don't be rude. It bothers me so much, and I'm sure it bugs a lot of people, when they send a prompt and get a response like 'This is disgusting' or 'Why are people so into this?!' If you genuinely want to know why someone likes whatever type of prompt they sent, try to be nice about it. And if there's something about it that you don't like, you can give constructive criticism. Tell them why you don't like it (in a nice way) and give them some ideas about how to make it better. And if you don't want to do any of that, just disconnect. You don't have to respond. But please don't insult someone. It's just hurtful to whomever sent you the prompt or text and that's not right, in my opinion. Let people enjoy whatever they enjoy. It's not like enjoying a certain type of rp is hurting anyone. Just let everyone else use their prompts. And if you like someone's prompt, tell them. If you want to use it, ask their permission. Of course, I've lost rp's with people and they'll copy and paste the prompt and last response and end up finding me that way. Someone suggested putting 'lost rp' in your tags if you lose an rp and want to find the other person you were rp'ing with. I think that's all for now. Just be respectful, ask permission to use someone else's prompt, and be constructive. Thanks so much for reading! 

                                                               ~The Blogging Fangirl

Stress And School and Service Hours, Oh My!

So, time for me to share again. You all probably don't care about this, but I need to just let this out. I am incredibly nervous and excited and worried and so many other things. I go back to school next month and, while I know the school and the people very well, I'm nervous about the new classes and teachers and the service hours I have to complete. I worry about the auditions for the fall play and I'm just really nervous. What if I don't get all of my hours completed before my deadline? What if I'm awful during my audition? What if I can't handle the new material and I end up getting bad grades in some of my classes? These, among another million 'what ifs' are running around in my mind ad seriously stressing me out right now. I've gotten some of my service hours out of the way and have other things lined up for more hours. But I'm still worried about it. I know there's really nothing to worry about, but I can't help it. I'm not auditioning for a lead in the play, but I want to get a good part. I know I can handle the classes I've been assigned to, but I'm worried about the classwork and assignments. I know I can get all of my service hours finished in time, but what if I miss my opportunities to get the hours? I'm just really worried and stressed out about a lot of things. Thanks for listening to me. And if any of you have anything you're stressing out or worrying about, post it in the comments. We all stress and I've always found that writing it out helps, especially if you don't feel like you can talk to anyone about it. I'm always here. You all listen to me, and I'll listen to you. Thanks so much! Love you all!
                                                                       ~The Blogging Fangirl

Happy (Belated) Birthday!

So, while this is late by a few days, I just wanted to wish Benedict Cumberbatch a very happy (belated) birthday. His birthday was July 19 and he turned 38 years old. I didn't have internet access at the time so, sorry! :( But I want to wish him a happy birthday now. Both Amanda Abbington (Mary Watson on BBC Sherlock) and Louise Brealey (Molly Hooper, BBC Sherlock) have told us that he's appreciated all of the birthday wishes from all of his fans. So congratulations, Cumbercollective! We've made him feel happy and appreciated and loved by us all. There's one specific thing I really want to draw attention to though. This post: 

                                                     ~The Blogging Fangirl

No Place Like Home

So, my weekend was actually not that bad. Surprisingly enough, I actually enjoyed myself. Of course, I got to see my significant other, which made everything I did have to endure worth it. No, I'm not married. But I am dating a wonderful person who is the love of my life and I adore my other half with my entire being. I realize I probably sound like a hopeless romantic and like I'm exaggerating things, but that's how I feel about this person. We were at a carnival and we danced and got our faces painted and went on rides and just had fun being with each other. In other news, my stepfamily wasn't too annoying this weekend. Other than a few comments about what I wouldn't eat and rides I wouldn't go on at amusement parks (which yes, make me feel bad about myself), I had a pretty bearable weekend. I hope you all had fun as well and I'm so, so sorry to be away from my page and not update everyone. But I'm back now, hooray! I'm home again, with my mom and siblings and pets and couldn't be happier. Unless, of course, my other half were there too. But you can't have everything all the time. So, I hope you've all had a fun past couple of days and thank you for waiting so patiently to see my next update. Love you all so much! <3

                                                                                            ~The Blogging Fangirl

Time For A Rant

So, I know this isn't what you all come here to read. But this is the personal blog of a fangirl. So it's time to get a bit personal with me. My rant today may offend some people and I apologize in advance for that. But I need to vent. People: Don't try to change others. I've had so many people in my life who I have to deal with on a daily basis who will try to get me to do things I've already said no to. Granted, it's nothing illegal. But if I say, "I'm fine here, doing this." and what I'm doing isn't going to harm anyone else or myself, just let me do it. If I'm sitting there eating chips and enjoying the sun while you swim, don't sit there telling me, 'Come on, get in. I'll give you $5 if you jump in the water.' I told you I didn't want to right then and I was happy. Besides, my doing something like that or not doing it has no effect on your life whatsoever. Unless I ask for your advice or I'm doing something that will harm someone or affect your life one way or the other, please just leave me be. It would be greatly appreciated if you would just mind your own business.

Thankfully, I also have people (and pets) who will listen to me and let me rant until I've fully vented. I love them all so much and I don't know what I'd do without them. And that includes all of you who are reading my blog. I love that I'm reaching you all and you're reading my posts and letting me going on like this. And just a heads up, I'd really appreciate it if none of the comments that you try to post are hurtful in any way. I know how good it feels to vent and I want you all to feel free to do it. But please don't comment things that could be hurtful to me. Don't tell me some people have it worse than me and I shouldn't be posting things like this and whining. I know people have it worse than I do. I'm not trying to be self absorbed or whiny or any of that. Sorry if I sound like I am or if I'm being a hypocrite. I just needed to vent and felt like it would be safe here. Love you all so much! And another sorry if you don't hear from me over the next couple of days. I may not be able to access my blog for two days. But I still love and appreciate all of you!

                                                      ~The Blogging Fangirl

Cosplay (Help Me Out!)

So, I got tickets to attend a fandom/ cosplay convention in my local city and I could really use some help figuring out who to go as. I figured, who better to turn to than the people reading my blog?! So, what do you all think? Comment any character you think would be great to cosplay. I won't give you any description of myself, but I'd love to see what you all think. Give me some ideas. It won't matter if my hair color's not right, or any physical detail is off. I can get an outfit put together and still try to pull off the character. And even if people don't get who I cosplay as, it'll still be fun! Some come on, fans! I'd love some input. I'll be going soon and I could really use some input. Any fandom, any character, anything. I don't care if it's related to the three major fandoms I told you I'm into or not. Just let me hear your ideas and I'll do my best to get the outfits together and pick one to cosplay for this convention. And of course, I'll let you know which one I choose as soon as I can. So get ready, get set, comment! Thanks for your input. Love you all so much!

                                                                                              ~The Blogging Fangirl

So......Here We are

To be completely honest, I'm not entirely sure why I decided to type up a blog. I suppose it's because I need.....well, a lot of things. A haven, a place for my fangirl related rants and rp comments and things, and just place to talk and hear what you all have to say. Let me hear you! Anything you have to say, let it out here. I've had enough judgment from everyone in my life, so I definitely won't be judging you. And I ask anyone who comments here to do the same. If you wouldn't want someone to say it to you, please don't say it to someone else. I get enough rude comments in my life to last a lifetime. I don't need it here too.

So anyway, I know you all aren't reading to hear all about my problems. This is a fan's blog, meant to be filled with fna things. I love Supernatural, BBC Sherlock, and Doctor Who. In fact, this blog was inspired by The Blog of Dr. John H. Watson. Check it out if you've got the time. (http://www.johnwatsonblog.co.uk/)
Most of the things I post here will have something to do with those three shows. But I'd love to post things you all enjoy too. So if you give me a fandom of yours, I'll try my best to incorporate it. But please don't overwhelm me with fandoms. I want us all to be able to be relaxed here. So thanks for any input and I hope you all enjoy my blog!

                                                                                                                                                                               ~The Blogging Fangirl