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War Journal Entry number 982 - Gender Expression
Femininity and Masculinity are not polar opposites on a single scale; instead they are their own separate scales like the color balance on your television. Almost everyone has both, and whichever one they have more of becomes their dominant gender expression. It’s exactly how your picture becomes red if you have too much of that even if the other ( Read more... ) -
War Journal Entry number 976 update - Dark Phoenix shirt
I finally got in the latex Dark Phoenix shirt from Vengeance Designs, and it should be obvious why I was so excited. It looks awesome, it feels awesome, and it makes me look and feel awesome. Fiery hot.
I'll probably do some make-up as well as something with my hair when I wear it for any events. I also need to get a new kilt to go with it, ( Read more... ) -
War Journal Entry number 981 - Batman vs X-Men
I haven't read much new Batman in about a decade, but my brother-in-law-to-be let me borrow The Black Mirror and Death of the Family. Despite them being by the same writer, Scott Snyder, I preferred Black Mirror significantly more. Not only did I like the art more (the visuals of Jock and Francesco Francavilla are much moodier and less 90s than ( Read more... ) -
War Journal Entry number 979 - Minority Representation
This entry is an expansion on a post about how the ethnicity change of Tiger Lily is not equal to the ethnicity change of the Human Torch. It's a good rant, but I think he lets folks off easy ( Read more... ) -
War Journal Entry number 978 - Collector Interuptus
Every once in a while I’ve met an older comic book collector who would say they didn’t collect anything that was coming out new, only older stuff. My reaction to that was often a confused mix of pity and, I must ashamedly admit, condescension. But I may find myself at that point someday. Not right now, but I can see myself getting there eventually ( Read more... ) -
War Journal Entry number 977
If someone comes to you and says that you’ve hurt their feelings in some ways there are a number of responses possible ( Read more... ) -
War Journal Entry number 976 - Cosplay
I've been hesitant to get into the cosplay thing (i.e. dressing up as characters, typically as part of attending conventions or other pop culture related events). A lot of that is due to my body issues and a lack of characters that I'd feel comfortable dressing as. I don't know if I'm over the body issues, but once I decided I could dress as a male ( Read more... ) -
War Journal Entry number 975 - Etsy
How does anyone every get off of Etsy? Seriously, it's crazy difficult to pull myself away, I keep finding more and more cutely fun things that I want.
I'm really really really looking forward to the latex Dark Phoenix costume that I ordered from Vengeance Designs. I'm just having her do it as a shirt instead of the full catsuit shown here. I plan ( Read more... ) -
War Journal Entry number 974 - Shut up and give them your money.
Somebody I know is doing an Indiegogo campaign for a good book, Shibari You Can Use. It's worth checking out.
Over at Kickstarter, here's a Gothic murder mystery I'm looking forward to reading. I bought a preview book at the Cleveland Comic Con and it was good stuff.
Another Kickstarter I might go in for, a graphic novel where the writer got ( Read more... ) -
War Journal Entry number 973
Do me a favor, please. The next time I say something thoughtful or considerate don't judge me, don't think of me as a good person, just think of the statement by itself.
My point is don't make a judgement about a person based on limited experience. You see a few nice things online, but that could be a crafted persona to cover up their tiny little ( Read more... )