Paramount Ranch

April 2, 2015, 13 Comments

Lost Places Update: Paramount Ranch been recategorized as a Lost Place. On Friday, November 9th, 2018, Paramount Ranch fell victim to the Woolsey Fire that tore through the Malibu, Thousand Oaks and Agora Hills areas. Paramount Ranch was reduced to cinders with only the train depot from Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman and church built for…

Look Not into the Eye of Mara!

March 5, 2015, 11 Comments

On March 3rd Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Adventure, the Temple of the Forbidden Eye turned 20. Yes, the Indiana Jones attraction is 20 years old. I remember when when the attraction wasn’t even there! And I remember when it was being constructed, and guests could walk up to the imposing temple for a peek. We visited…

That Thing You Do in Orange

February 26, 2015, 9 Comments

Since our decision to move, we have been asked a lot of questions. One was “Why Orange?” Often followed by “Why not LA?” There are a lot of answers to that question, some practical, and others rather superficial. First off, I adore Orange. During my many visits to California over the years we would often…

“Tell ’em Howard Hughes Said So”

June 23, 2014, 17 Comments

Over the weekend one of my favorite movies showed at The Hollywood, Disney’s The Rocketeer. It was an early afternoon screening, so I decided to go for a more casual look, instead of getting gussied up. The Rocketeer remains one of my favorite films over the years for its endearing characters and great story, and while…

Geek Out!

January 27, 2014, 16 Comments

Alright, it’s my last Wizard World post, and then it’s back to the vintage, I promise. So if you’re not into Batman, Bruce Campbell or Star Wars, or never much cared for costumes, you’ll find this post pretty boring. But let’s face some facts here, I’m a girl with a lot of different passions. The…

“I’ve Struck a Real Bonanza!”

January 24, 2014, 13 Comments

Back in November I blogged about working on my second Dixie Cousins costume for Portland’s Wizard World Comic Con. And this last week I put the finishing touches on it… Selecting a costume from an obscure source is a double edged sword where the benefit is also the downside when it comes down to recreating…

It’s Wizard World Time Again!

November 5, 2013, 7 Comments

…well, almost. It’s certainly cosplay construction time! I’m not sure how you spent your weekend, but I spent my sewing, and not much else, because the Portland Wizard World Comic Con is coming up again! This time, it’s in January, and since I’m making more than one costume, I decided to start early. I’m so…

Rescue Rangers Away!

October 17, 2013, 9 Comments

While I was laid up last week, I spent a lot of time with a childhood favorite of mine, Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers. (Thank goodness for whole series on DVD!) I was also slightly bitten by the pin bug when we were at Disneyland, and found myself on Ebay looking for various pins featuring…

Toons

October 1, 2013, 6 Comments

Our last day at Disneyland was spent doing a lot of things Patrick and I had either not done before or hadn’t done in a long time… The early parts of the day were spent in Fantasyland, where we rode both the Storybook Land Canal Boats as well as Casey Junior. Both are fun attractions…

The Same but Different

August 18, 2013, 19 Comments

Earlier, I blogged about going to OMSI to see the traveling exhibition on mummies, and what I wore, as some mentioned in the comments, was reminiscent of Evy Carnahan from the 1999 film The Mummy, and subsequent sequel, The Mummy Returns (2001). The truth of the matter is, she is one of my fashion icons…

Atomic Redhead

1990s

Paramount Ranch

Look Not into the Eye of Mara!

That Thing You Do in Orange

“Tell ’em Howard Hughes Said So”

Geek Out!

“I’ve Struck a Real Bonanza!”

It’s Wizard World Time Again!

Rescue Rangers Away!

Toons

The Same but Different