Geek&Chic

POW!

2012-02-17T17:47:00.000-08:00

Soo, it's been a while, but I'v e been pretty busy. I did these a while ago with Whitney. I really love them, and they were very easy, and a lot of fun, to make. We used cardboard letters that we picked up at Hobby Lobby, some old comics from the 25¢ boxes, and mod podge. I wish there was an exclamation point, but oh well. The only problem I have is that the letter "P" doesn't stand up very well. I need to add a weight or something to make it stand up correctly. Anyways, I thought it was a great addition to my comic book display on my desk, and that it would bea great project to share with everyone.

Two weeks in Review

2012-02-17T14:09:00.000-08:00

Gift on Valentine's Day

Treat bag and Starbucks

Delicious meal of pesto pasta with sausage and roasted brussel sprouts

Sadie learning how to use a computer

Our tradition of Sunday Brunch Day =)

What our life has consisted of while being sick for a few weeks

New bedroom decorations using our old wine bottles

Salted peanut butter and chocolate cupcakes

This month has been flying by. Being sick with colds and sinus infections has made us stick to the couch for the majority of the time, but there has been some fun times thrown in there, like our lovely Valentine's Day. It is one of my favorite holidays, because what is not to like about pink, flowers, and chocolate? We have also been enjoying our new tradition of going to brunch on Sundays. It is the only day of the week that Tim doesn't work and neither of us has classes so we take advantage of our time together.

Beating the Winter Blues

2012-01-30T15:36:00.000-08:00

This time of the year always makes me long for bright summer days and trips to Savannah, GA and the beach. Nothing is better than a hot summers night. So I decided to listen to this and make my life a little more summery despite the dreary Northeast Ohio weather.

Lunch at our favorite pizzeria

A new candle from target in the fresh scent of Sparkling Yuzu and Lime

And a new manicure in mellow yellow and my bright, slightly beaten up Kate Spade iPhone case.

2011 in Comics: A Time of New Beginnings

2012-01-03T13:45:00.000-08:00

Property of DC Comics Inc.

So, 2011 was a big year in comics. Spiderman died, there was a new Venom, and DC revamped their entire universe with 52 new comic book series. Now I've always loved comic books, but I've never actually got into series. I usually just pick up 25¢ comics here and there and read them for fun. But, a couple weeks after The New 52 started being released, I walked into a comic book shop up in Cleveland, and I happend to see them all on the shelf. Of course, being me, I had to get a bunch of them. I picked up a few because I liked the characters, and I liked the art (which is a huge deciding factor in most of the books I pick up). I got Batman the Dark Knight, The Flash, Superman Action Comics, and Green Arrow. The first three I was hooked automatically, but the Green Arrow I was a bit disappointed in. I've also gotten hooked on Marvel's new The Defenders, Avenging Spider-man, Venom (a definite favorite), The Incredible Hulk, and Wolverine and the X-men. So basically, if your ever looking for a good series to follow, pick one of these up. Most are only a few issues in, and you might still be able to find the first issues at a local store (if you happen to be in my area, check out JC Comics & Cards).

Well, Happy New Year, and happy reading. Can't wait to see how the stories play out in 2012.

Property of Marvel Worldwide Inc.

New Beginnings

2012-01-02T17:51:00.000-08:00

Happy New Years!!

We rang in the new year by celebrating with our friends.

Hopefully you had as good of a night as we did.

2012 will be a great year, but 2011 will be hard to beat.

Here are some of our favorites from this past year.

Favorite Movies:

Tim: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Whitney: Midnight in Paris

Tim: Super

Whitney: Crazy Stupid Love

Tim: 127 Hours

Whitney: Due Date

Tim: X-Men First Class

Whitney: Horrible Bosses

Favorite Albums/Bands:

Whitney: Naked and Famous

Tim: The Belle Brigade

Whitney: GIVERS

Tim: Wombats

Whitney: Awolnation

Tim: Funeral Party

Whitney: The Black Keys

Tim: Childish Gambino

Favorite Video Games (All Tim's):

Batman Arkham City

Halo Anniversary

Bulletstorm

Skyrim

Angry Birds Are Everywhere

2011-12-18T16:22:00.000-08:00

Am I the only person that doesn't like angry birds? Everywhere I go there is some piece of Angry Bird merchandise. Whether it's the plush toys, the card game, the bird toss, the t-shirts, the jewelry, the costumes, and everything else. They are relentless. And there are like 4 versions of the game. Who really cares this much about Angry Birds?

The game isn't even original! I used to play an old flash game online in middle school with the same exact premise. It just wasn't little birds, and pigs. I really don't understand the appeal. Sure, it's a halfway decent game, but nowhere near as good as everyone seems to think. I mean, it's not good enough to have so many types of merchandise. It honestly shouldn't have any merchandise other than the original game, and maybe a second game. Unfortunately they're just going to keep milking the cow until it's dry. I don't even want to see what comes out next.

A Chic Way to Organize Makeup

2011-12-15T12:00:00.000-08:00

I have never kept a clean makeup drawer. It is always a jumbled mess and takes me forever to find what I'm looking for. Tim and I drink tons of coffee and I decided to recycle an old coffee canister and an old pickle jar and clean up my makeup mess.

I used:

-Coffee canister for makeup brushes

-Pickle jar for lipgloss

-One piece of scrapbook paper

-Mod podge

Another Netflix Mistake

2011-12-14T06:59:00.000-08:00

Picture from Netflix

So I have an Xbox, and I recently updated the dashboard to the Metro setup. I had been looking forward to it, because it looked much nicer than what they had before. Now what I didn't realize is that Netflix would be changing its app as well. This time, instead of Xbox creating the app, it was Netflix according to their press release. Well, that just means Netflix has failed again (ie their price increase, and Qwikster debacle).

First of all, I should probably state that I am pretty minimalist, and as you can tell, the screen is crammed full of "posters," which makes it very difficult to go through, and it's just plain ugly to look at. Secondly, Netflix has taken away the ability to quickly scroll through the different sections. I have 265 items in my Instant Queue, and it takes me nearly two minutes just to scroll to the end of my queue to find something. It used to take just a matter of seconds. If they are going to keep it so slow, they should at least have a "move to the front of the queue" option like they do online. I shouldn't have to get out my computer to be able to use an Xbox app more efficiently. They've also removed party viewing, the ability to restart a video, and you can no longer view television episodes before the shows automatically start.

Now the thing is, these changes wouldn't matter that much to me if this was just something I use every once in a while, but it's not. We got rid of cable, nearly 8 months ago, and only use Netflix and Hulu on the Xbox, which means we use those nearly every day. It's frustrating to get onto an app that functioned just fine, then was completely redone for the sake of being new, that now is extremely jumbled and sluggish. The functionality of the old app is completely gone. I won't get rid of it, obviously, but Netflix better step up to the plate and actually deliver a functioning update soon.

One of my favorite things

2011-12-13T12:23:00.001-08:00

I have decided to share with you my love affair of Pinterest. If you don't know what it is let me fill you in. People "pin" what they like from all over the web, whether it is tasty recipes or how to wrap the perfect gift for Christmas. If you are not already a member, join now! You won't regret it.

I have gotten so many ideas for our apartment off this website. With Christmas just around the corner I plan to make my packages the best under the tree with this cute idea. I have to change the color scheme a bit, because my mom only allows packages to be solid gold, silver, green, or red, but I can make it work.

Happy wrapping!

The Geek and the Chic

2011-12-12T18:34:00.001-08:00

It all started with a boy and a girl going to Africa. Brittney was my roommate and Alex was his friend. They went to Africa for school and when they came back they were friends who did everything together. Alex invited Tim to the bars, Brittney invited me to the bars and that is how the Geek met the Chic.
A year and a half later with one adorable Mountain Cur and one messy but amazing apartment we are sharing our stories and tricks of the trade of how a geeky guy and chic lady manage to live together, go to college, and still have fun.