Snowpocalypse

Has it really been almost a month since my last post? I’m a bad blogger. My apologies to my fangirls

Halloween (which was two weeks ago, I know) brought a nasty yet beautiful surprise for the New England: the first snowpocalypse of the year. Considering there were at least three last year, I expect more to come. I probably won’t witness any more this winter as I’ll be in Scotland from January to June, but that is a story for another day. And another block.

My friends and I were on our way to see the Rocky Horror Picture Show at midnight when the power in the entire region went out. What happens when you have a bunch of nerds all dressed up with no place to go and no internet to retreat to? A photo shoot, of course! We found a location with emergency lighting and no refugees and went to work. One of my friends made an amazing Celty (a character from Durarara!!) cosplay this last summer and she just happened to have some caution tape for just such emergencies.

The funny thing about caution tape is…

…it has a tendency to lead to chaos…

…which is a bit ironic, when you think about it.

I see you noticed our fabulous Pokemon group.

And we sort of had a Mindfang from “Homestuck”…

Except she was really there as part of the amazing Angelverse group.

Meet our lovely Angel Hunters! As you may know from my last blog post, previous Angelverse cosplays were so good, that I promised my friends I would base characters on their costumes.  From let to right we have: Trigger (cosplayed by me), a sadistic cutie who joined up for an excuse to kill things; Nyx (Mollie), the boss of the group who wants a a clean, glamorous life away from the dirt of the desert; Mel (Moo), the mechanic and only person who joined the Angel Hunters out of a desire to help humanity;  and the Unnamed Bounty Hunter (Magga), a mysterious women who may or may not be an demi-Angel and whom Nyx may or may not be blackmailing.
And we have our resident (self-declared) emo kid, Jet (Kiki), a demi-Angel who was given the choice between death or life as an Angel Hunter and is still sulking about it.

Kiki is a beautiful model, but she’s also the most talented photographer in our circle of friends, so pictures of her were tragically few.

I’m very excited to write about these new characters, who were made up over the course of evening, through the picking of outfits and the posing of photos.  And through the boundless imaginations of my friends. I wouldn’t say the characters came to life. It was more like the waltzed into my home,  grabbed a drink, settled on my couch, and pointed a gun in my face.

Although, admittedly, I did most of the gun pointing.

So don’t believe what the skeptics say, kids these days can live without the internet.  They just find analog ways of trolling each other.

And don’t forget the magic of friendship! Dear lord, did I make that the point of another post? Oh, just have a cuddle puddle and be happy, you nonbelievers!

Where Angels Fear to Shop – Angelverse Episode 5

[Ace and Michael previously appeared in Episode 3. For an explanation of why Angelverse is now in episodes, see my latest author's note. For short story, this took far too long to write!]

Blog Overhaul (with Episode Explanation)

My poor, neglected blog, how I have mistreated you…

Oh, hello readers! Just wanted to let you know about some changes happening her at Nerdflight.

First of all, check out the banner! No more of that “Just another WordPress site” crap. However, I’m not quite sure what to do with my new-found freedom. If you have a suggestion for a banner tagline, plunk it down in the comments below. If you do, I will send you a cupcake. Via email.

Second, Phoenix Rise has finally been reformatted! Yay! The giant plot issue in Eagle Fall has yet to be filled! Boo…
(But while it’s still there, see if you can spot it!)

Finally, the Angelverse stories are now listed as episodes. This is for two reasons:

1. to get it into everyone’s heads that these things have an order to them. It is not chronological, it is not even logical, but it is still important. Heed my words, readers. Especially you crazies who think The Magician’s Nephew is the first Narnia book.

2. the plot of Angelverse is meant to work like a TV show, specifically like an anime. There will be two seasons for the two major story arcs. So I figured this new set-up would be in the spirit of the thing.

So there you have it. Hopefully, I’ll have more regular posts but…yeah, we all know that’s not going to happen.