Month: December 2016

Happy Holidays from Raisingaheronotavillain.com!

This holiday season, the kiddo and I had the opportunity to cosplay at the CHP toy drive in LA.  We had a great time meeting the kids and collecting donations to the toy drive!  I had the opportunity to cosplay at a children’s hospital event as well.  Cosplay is not only a fun hobby, but a rewarding one.  I enjoyed meeting each and every one of you at these events!

With Christmas around the corner, we wanted to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for visiting our blog, commenting on posts and just supporting our new endeavor.  What a great first year!  We are taking a holiday break, but will be back in the new year with more nerdy adventures!  Until then, please have a safe and fun holiday and Happy New Year!

Love, Kim and Scout

I’m playing a little catch up with holiday films and holiday prep in general.  Hero Within’s first shipments are arriving, so I am a busy elf getting those packages out to our customers.  Blog posts keep getting pushed back.

Scout and I got to see “Fantastic Beasts…” a couple of weeks ago.  I gotta say, Wow!  What an enjoyable movie.  As usual, I am not a movie critic and will not try to be one today, but here are some thoughts on the film.

• A hearty “THANK YOU!” to JK for taking us back into the wizarding world.
• A Hufflepuff hero at last!
• Newt is a textbook Hufflepuff.  I love how he is portrayed in the film.
• Setting the story a couple of generations ahead of Harry was a great idea.  You get to go back to the wizarding world and get a period piece on top of it.  Fabulous!
• Jacob is just the best.  I crush on him so hard.
• Queenie, what’s not to love?  She is amazing.  All I could do was picture Marilyn Monroe playing her back in the day.
• Addressing the Puritan roots of most Americans and how that would realistically effect the wizarding world.  The “New Salemers”…brilliant!
• I want a pet niffler.
• The American rules for wizards and witches are kind of jerky.  I hope we start to mellow out in the next film.
• This movie has one of my all-time favorite endings to a movie EVER!  That ending was a hug.  A total hug.

I know it is past time to say this, but if you can, get to the movies as soon as you can and check out this movie.  Scout and I loved it!

Our cloches are from Target.

Love, Kim and Scout

With the various holidays approaching quickly, we thought we would show you some great gift ideas for the geeky nerd in your life.

Batman Peacoat

Our first choice is tooting my own horn to be sure.  Hero Within’s Batman Peacoat is a great gift idea for the geeky man in your life.  Size inclusive (up to a 2XL) and including a utility belt built into the design, this coat is battastic!

Buy it at Hero Within.

Hogwarts House Sweaters

Next up are the fabulous house sweaters from Elhoffer Design. Again, these are size inclusive (going up to 3XL, which is what I have on in the picture).  They feature a great hi/lo design that is perfect for wearing with your favorite leggings and boots.  Thumb holes included in the sleeves as well.

Buy the sweaters at Elhoffer Design.

Mermaid Leggings

Our next choice is from Castle Corsetry.  I have a pair of these leggings myself and I LOVE them!  Castle Corsetry is, like everything we feature here, size inclusive (up to 2XL), they use sturdy and soft fabrics that hold their shape wash after wash and the fit is fantastic.

Buy them at Castle Corsetry.

Star Trek Dresses

Last up is the new Star Trek collection from Gold Bubble Clothing.  There are six different styles in the Trek collection, so lots to choose from.  Gold Bubble Clothing also now has sizing up to 2XL (I usually wear their XL, but in the picture below I’m modeling their 2XL which has a little more length if you prefer a longer skirt).  This dress is fabulous for going out on the town or to wear to work.

Buy it at Gold Bubble Clothing.

Happy Shopping!

Love, Kim and Scout