Star Wars®: Women of the Galaxy Notebook Collection
feminism, Film, geekery, stationery

Stationery porn: Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy notebooks

You know what's better than a notebook? A nerdy notebook! So when I saw that a collection was being released alongside the fab Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy book, I knew I needed to add to my stash. The collection contains three notebooks, each with 64 lined pages. Celebrating three iconic characters from the… Continue reading Stationery porn: Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy notebooks

Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy book review
Books, feminism, Film, geekery

Book review: Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy

You don't have to be a film graduate to know that the film industry is dominated by men, in terms of production, audience, and the stories told. Fortunately there is one particularly popular, decades-old franchise, which values its women: Star Wars. Super-nerd Amy Ratcliffe has produced a stunning anthology celebrating 75 female characters from across… Continue reading Book review: Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy

Star Wars stationery from Executive Pens Direct
geekery, stationery

Happy Star Wars Day! [sponsored]

You wanna know how you can make Star Wars Day even nerdier? Celebrate it with stationery! And Executive Pens Direct* have just the products. This geeky AF Cross Star Wars gift set (£45.00) comes with a journal and pen, adorned with the Star Wars logo and C3PO. The journal is A5 and features 160 lined… Continue reading Happy Star Wars Day! [sponsored]

Little Miss Busy Surviving Motherhood
Books, Film, Lifestyle

Star Wars, Unicorns and La La Land #LittleLoves

Not gonna lie, it's been a rough week. I've spent the last nine days battling a cold with a cough so bad it's actually made me vomit. Fortunately the doctor has reassured me it will soon pass and shouldn't delay my surgery but it's been hard going. All three of us are poorly and sharing… Continue reading Star Wars, Unicorns and La La Land #LittleLoves

star wars sign from totally funky
Film, geekery, Lifestyle, Parenthood

The ultimate Father’s Day gift

Find it hard to shop for your dad/grandad/partner for Father's Day? I've found the ultimate gift from Totally Funky*. I challenge you to find a single bloke who isn't into Star Wars, or at least appreciates the "I'm your father" line. It's particularly apt in our house - my partner is called Luke and he… Continue reading The ultimate Father’s Day gift

2016 christmas gift guide for geeks
Books, geekery, Lifestyle

2016 Christmas Gift Guide: For Geeks

Given that this is a rather geeky blog in itself, chances are most of the posts you'll find here will feature a pretty good gift idea for a geek, but here's a little gift guide anyway. I've tried not to include items I've mentioned here before and not make it too DC-centric but some things… Continue reading 2016 Christmas Gift Guide: For Geeks

christmas gift guide 2016 for men
Books, geekery, Lifestyle

2016 Christmas Gift Guide: For Him

Anyone else notice that most of the gift guides for men tend to be full of sweaters, socks and smellies? I don't know about you but that's not the kind of thing the men in my life want! In fact, I asked Luke to help me put together this little gift guide. So if you… Continue reading 2016 Christmas Gift Guide: For Him

totally funky christmas gift guide
Film, Lifestyle, Parenthood

The Totally Funky Christmas Gift Guide

Now that I'm a parent I seem to be running out of patience. I have all the time in the world (most of the time) for Jenson but anything else can just do one! Which is why it's so great to be able to do my Christmas shopping online. No packed shops to try and… Continue reading The Totally Funky Christmas Gift Guide

my life in photos: january 2016
Jenson, Lifestyle

My life in photos: January 2016

Is it just me or does it still feel like it was just Christmas and now January is already over? It flew by in a blur of germs, geekery, coffee and cake, as evidenced by the following photos. 1. My brother bought me a seasalt and caramel cookie kit for Christmas and I gave it… Continue reading My life in photos: January 2016