It has been a little while, but now I’m back with some cool information about a historical event I randomly decided to do research on because of my intrigue in a particular song. As usual, I have stumbled on some information I found interesting enough to write about and share on my blog. I didn’t…
Category: geekery
Movie Review – Spiderman: Homecoming (With Spoilers)
I’ve seen some of the older Spiderman movies, and liked them despite their cheesiness. But after watching Homecoming, I realized that out of all the superheros, Spiderman/Peter Parker is not only the most relatable, but also a character I will always admire and learn from. (Batman’s cool, too. *namaste bow*)
The Problem with Geekery (by a Geek)
I know this post is a bit unusual and controversial and I might get a lot of, er, interesting comments, based on what kind of followers and readers I have. But there’s a problem Geekery has that we geeks are aware of, but don’t want to even admit or think about. It’s the white elephant…
Review of 15 Best Books Read in 2016 (With Pictures)
I’ve decided to experiment a bit this Tuesday. I’ve taken my favorite books I read in 2016 and compiled them into one blog post, complete with a short review and book photography of each. (Except for the books I don’t own. These are stock pictures I edited onto a picture I’ve taken.) Each book title…
Revisting the Scene Tea with Tumnus
Several weeks ago, Hannah and I had some fun revisiting the scene from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe where Lucy has tea with Tumnus in Narnia. Hannah has this awesome blog series, “Bookish Recipes,” where she picks a book, writes a review on it, and makes an original recipe based on some food or meals…
The Emotionally Agonizing Life of a Bookworm, Fangirl, and Writer
Okay, so I know the title of this post is sort of weird. But if you are an avid reader, serious writer, or big fan to any extent, you may find such a post appetizing. After all, us readers, writers, and geeks tend to enjoy harrowing stories that follow characters who are thrown into very…
The Book and Movie Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Star Wars isn’t the only major fandom that decided to release a set of films for the second generation. J. K. Rowling has published several Hogwarts textbooks for the entertainment of muggles (Fantastic Beasts, Tales of Beedle the Bard, and Quidditch Through the Ages). She also wrote a script for yet another magical Harry Potter world movie: Fantastic Beasts and Where…
A Movie Review of Star Trek: Beyond
Directed by Justin Lin and produced by J. J. Abrams, starring Chris Pine, Simon Pegg, John Cho and others, Star Trek Beyond is nothing short of a high-action, fast paced and suspenseful film with aliens, starships, and new worlds. This movie moved on from where we left off in Star Trek Into Darkness and throws obstacles…
Tunisian Crochet Pattern for Harry’s Gryffindor Scarf
This is actually the first crochet pattern I’m putting up on Tea with Tumnus. I’ve never been a passionate crocheter, as it is something that takes up time where I could be doing something more “productive” (like writing), but when it comes to crochet projects that have to do with fandoms? Why not? I found…
The Book and Movie Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
There will be spoilers throughout the review. As I’m pretty sure most of you have read the Harry Potter series, I won’t worry about it too much, but if you’re new to the series, you probably should have second thoughts before continuing. The two movies The Deathly Hallows Part 1 & Part 2 finally show…
Prophecy: A Harry Potter Poem {and a Discussion on J. K. Rowling}
One of my favorite things about Harry Potter is the complexity of the story. J. K. Rowling manages to write only 8 books focusing on an incredibly intricate plot without going crazy. Or maybe she did go crazy, a mental situation most writers tend to fall subject to, but she certainly didn’t lose her head enough…
Darth Vader: Appreciating the Hero in the Villain
Gollum. Bane. Loki. Sherlock. Snape. These are only a few characters that are amazing because of their marvelous depth in the stories they helped create. But there is one character I always automatically think of when it comes to talking about the depth and character arc: Darth Vader. I’ve said it before: Darth Vader is AWESOME. He…
The Writer’s Wish List: The Aspirations of Writers DEBUNKED
It is embedded in the origins of humanity for all full-functioning, self-ambitious human beings to wish for things. Trends in relevant statistics reveal that human beings wish for things such as vacations, game or theater tickets, snow, money, certain relationships, etc. This goes for a wide majority of the world’s population, despite differences in personality,…
“Lone Ranger Finale” – A Hans Zimmer/Rossini Mash-Up Score
All film score composers are inspired by classical artists. Especially for the traditionally orchestral film composers, of course it’s going to sound classical, they use the orchestra after all. For example, John Williams’s style is more classical than contemporary and a lot of his scores are in the classical style; he even writes sonatas and symphonies!…
BBC Sherlock: The Abominable Bride – The Special that Ruined the Fandom
Ruined, ruined, I say. RUINED! Allow me to elaborate.
TEA WITH TUMNUS 