Teen Wolf: Lydia's Closet...

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This time I have linked to the pages to buy these items since I'm only using one store.

So this time I'm doing Lydias closet. She I think is the girliest one on the show, with a lot of floral patterns and skirts. I think in almost every single episode she either has on a skirt or a dress, very rarely pants.

I have found the Macys style guide online and it is pretty good if your wanting a mix of Allisons style and Lydias but I think the real place to shop for Lydias style would be Charlotte Russe. It has a lot of the floral prints that Lydia wears and the body style of most of her out fits. What I mean by body style is that she has two different types: the skirt that is slightly puffy and ruffled or the pencil skirt type. Meaning ruffles are good but so are dresses that fit your body shape. Lydia looks like she has some curves so the pencil shape skirt really show this off.

Kanima.....Teen Wolf and more....

So I have been looking up Mythology on what the Kanima could be. My dad thought he had heard something about it in Greek mythology but I still haven't turned up anything with that name. Of course I have only been searching the last couple of days...

Anyway things that I have found that sound similar or have properties like Jackson:

Amphisbaena: A snake like worm just recently discovered. Thought to have originated in Greece.

Tales of these ancient creatures come to us originally from Greek Mythology, where it is said that the Amphisbaena was spawned from the blood that dripped from the severed head of the GORGON known as MEDUSA as the Legendary Perseus flew over the Libyan Desert with his prize. It has also been chronicled that Cato’s army encountered the poison rife serpents on their renowned march.

Basilisk:
In European bestiaries and legends, a is a legendary reptile reputed to be king of serpents and said to have the power to cause death with a single glance. According to the Naturalis Historia of Pliny the Elder, the basilisk of Cyrene is a small snake, "being not more than twelve fingers in length," that is so venomous that it leaves a wide trail of deadly venom in its wake, and its gaze is likewise lethal; its weakness is in the odor of the weasel, which, according to Pliny, was thrown into the basilisk's hole, recognizable because all the surrounding shrubs and grass had been scorched by its presence. It is possible that the legend of the basilisk and its association with the weasel in Europe was inspired by accounts of certain species of Asiatic snakes (such as the King Cobra) and their natural predator, the mongoose. -WIKI

Also if you watch Harry Potter or read the books it is said that the Basilisk is a big snake that can kill you if you look into its eyes. Its venom is one of the most poisonous substances in the wizarding world. You can look at it through a mirror though like Harry does.

I have also heard the basilisk called a Medusa weapon, which leads me to believe that maybe it came from Medusa's head.



Cockatrice:
Its reputed magical abilities include turning people to stone or killing them by either looking at them—"the death-darting eye of Cockatrice"—touching them, or sometimes breathing on them. It was repeated in the late-medieval bestiaries that the weasel is the only animal that is immune to the glance of a cockatrice. It was also thought that a cockatrice would die instantly upon hearing a rooster crow, according to legend, having a cockatrice look itself in a mirror is one of the few sure-fire ways to kill it. The cockatrice was also able to fly with the set of wings affixed to its back. Like the head of Medusa, the cockatrice's powers of petrification were thought still active after death. -WIKI

The only thing i can think of with this one that sounds similar is Jackson not liking his reflection in the mirror.



Kanima: In South America it is thought to be a jaguar-shaped spirit that seeks and kills murderers. Also known as Runa-uturungu. In Argentina and Bolivia they are usually werejaguars, known as runa-uturungu, uturunco, yaguareté-abá, kanima and other names depending on the region. In some tribes, all shamans were thought to have the ability to become jaguars. Female werejaguars have an extra pair of nipples that betray their true nature. In the , the legends of weres in Argentina became so widespread that children were being abandoned or killed to protect them from the curse.

There are also urban legends about jaguar shapeshifters lurking along highways in tales similar to the vanishing hitchhiker and of them being assassins secretly employed by the government or organized crime.

So this is all I could come up with so far, but pretty good for only a few days search so far. I will continue to look for more and if you guys have any ideas please let me know. I really want to figure out where the director came up with this and if it is indeed a myth or thousands put together.

I found this and thought it was pretty cool if you want to know more about werewolf history.

http://www.seekerworld.com/legends/werewolf.html

Also another thing to check out if you are into mythical creatures is:
The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures

Book Time Again...

I have noticed that I read mostly books with strong female main characters and hopefully in the next one of these you'll see so male lead characters. Don't think I can do anything about the reading material being about murder, and how most of the characters have gun fetishes. I think that says something about my personality. Anyway so this time your still stuck with mostly female leads. Sorry.

1.) Guilty Pleasures- Laurell K. Hamilton

Guilty Pleasures introduces the character of Anita Blake, vampire hunter, and her world, an alternate history where magic, vampires, werewolves and other supernatural elements exist. Blake, a zombie animator and licensed vampire executioner, investigates a series of vampire murders, and in the process comes into contact with many of the supernatural characters of her home city of Saint Louis. The novel blends elements of supernatural and hardboiled detective fiction.

"Guilty Pleasures" is the name of a vampire strip club operated by vampire Jean-Claude, one of the main characters. Hamilton has continued the pattern of titling the novels after a location for most of the books in the series.

-Wiki

2.) Blue Bloods- Melissa de la Cruz

Schuyler Van Alen is confused about what is happening to her. Her veins are starting to turn blue, and she’s starting to crave raw meat. Soon, her world is thrust into an intricate maze of secret societies and bitter intrigue. Schuyler has never been a part of the trendy crowd at her prestigious New York private school. Now, all of a sudden, Jack Force, the most popular guy in school, is showing an interest in her. And when one of the popular girls is found dead, Schuyler and Jack are determined to get to the bottom of it.

Schuyler wants to find out the secrets of the mysterious Blue Bloods. But is she putting herself in danger?

-B&N



3.) Sweet Evil- Wendy Higgins

Embrace the Forbidden

What if there were teens whose lives literally depended on being bad influences?

This is the reality for sons and daughters of fallen angels.

Tenderhearted Southern girl Anna Whitt was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She's aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but Anna, the ultimate good girl, has always had the advantage of her angel side to balance the darkness within. It isn't until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage and her willpower is put to the test. He's the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone had warned Anna.

Forced to face her destiny, will Anna embrace her halo or her horns?

-B&N

4.) Beastly- Alex Flinn

I am a beast.

A beast. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright—a creature with fangs and claws and hair springing from every pore. I am a monster.

You think I'm talking fairy tales? No way. The place is New York City. The time is now. It's no deformity, no disease. And I'll stay this way forever—ruined—unless I can break the spell.

Yes, the spell, the one the witch in my English class cast on me. Why did she turn me into a beast who hides by day and prowls by night? I'll tell you. I'll tell you how I used to be Kyle Kingsbury, the guy you wished you were, with money, perfect looks, and the perfect life. And then, I'll tell you how I became perfectly . . . beastly.

-B&N


5.) Storm Borne- Richelle Mead

Just typical. No love life to speak of for months, then all at once, every horny creature in the Otherworld wants to get in your pants. . .

Eugenie Markham is a powerful shaman who does a brisk trade banishing spirits and fey who cross into the mortal world. Mercenary, yes, but a girl's got to eat. Her most recent case, however, is enough to ruin her appetite. Hired to find a teenager who has been taken to the Otherworld, Eugenie comes face to face with a startling prophecy—one that uncovers dark secrets about her past and claims that Eugenie's first-born will threaten the future of the world as she knows it.

Now Eugenie is a hot target for every ambitious demon and Otherworldy ne'er-do-well, and the ones who don't want to knock her up want her dead. Eugenie handles a Glock as smoothly as she wields a wand, but she needs some formidable allies for a job like this. She finds them in Dorian, a seductive fairy king with a taste for bondage, and Kiyo, a gorgeous shape-shifter who redefines animal attraction. But with enemies growing bolder and time running out, Eugenie realizes that the greatest danger is yet to come, and it lies in the dark powers that are stirring to life within her. . .

-B&N




Also in case you haven't noticed I have a thing for romance novels. My bad. Anyway so at least I did get one book in from a male perspective, though I doubt most men would read it. Next time hopefully I will have broadened my horizons and read some more books that everyone will enjoy.

Teen Wolf: Allisons Closet...

So I did say that I would be doing a character closet post and who better to start with than Allison. Her style is the modern day high school girl/kick ass hunter wardrobe. I'll post some pictures of what I think she would wear and say somethings about what I've noticed about her style so far.

First off I always notice shes wearing a jacket. Almost all the time, no matter what other clothing she wears, she has on either a military jacket or some type of leather jacket. This is a big theme with her in most episodes. Sometimes she wears scarfs but its not as big a theme as the jackets. She does wear jeans but they look like they are really fitted to her body, no loose hanging on her. If she wears skirts it seems like the same thing like they are either fitted or ruffly with patterns. Normally I notice that she likes the floral patterns which I think she picks up from Lydia. Lydia I think has been a big influence on how she dresses because without Lydia around I think Allison would mostly wear jeans, but that's just my opinion. Also I see her as more of the strappy sandal kind of girl rather than heel wearing.

Anyway on to the pictures. I'm going to put together two outfits and you can let me know what you think.

Outfit #1:




Outfit #2:



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This post Im not gonna do accessories since I did two outfits but next one I will. So let me know what you think of the outfits I believe Allison would wear and watch for my other characters closet posts.

Teen Wolf Season 2...Spoliers....

Its already halfway through the second season of Teen Wolf and if you've missed the episodes so far don't worry I'll update you right now.

So far in Teen Wolf we have discovered that there is a new threat called a Kanima. It is a shape-shifter that turns into a snake. In Mythology though it is a Jaguar shaped spirit that kills murderers. My father thought that in Greek mythology he had heard about a Kanima that was a snake that changed shape like a cameleon, but I have yet to read that anywhere.

In the show we see that Allison and Scott are still together even though Allison's parents forbid it. We also learn that Allison's grandpa is in town and is declaring war against werewolves. He later finds out what Scott is but doesn't kill him saying that Scott will do something later for him or he will kill Scott's mother.

Lydia is found out to probably be immune to the werewolf bite, but is hallucinating from it. Stiles is still true to Lydia and tries to protect her from Derek when he tries to kill her thinking that she is the Kanima. It is later found out that Jackson is the Kanima. He turns into it after he had kissed Lydia and the werewolves showed up to kill them.

Derek has recruited three new wolves; Erika, Issac, and Boyd. Erika try's to get intimate with Derek who stops her saying he has someone else in mind, which we all assume means Scott. Later Issac try's to help kill Lydia saying that he wouldn't mind killing her because she wouldn't go out with him freshman year and was rude. I think this shows that Issac holds a grudge against Lydia.

The latest episode, frenimies, shows that Jackson is indeed the Kanima and Scott and Stiles are trying to protect him, much to Stiles duress. Jackson of course being Jackson doesn't care, escapes and gets his father the lawyer in on it.


Thats it so far on the Teen Wolf watch. Later Im thinking about doing character closets and some more episode reviews.

Bands I'm listening to right now....

Thought that I should just go ahead and name some bands on my Ipod so you guys can check them out and see if you like them. Im only going to list 10 bands with the number one song I like and give a little info about them.

1.) Skrillex: Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites-Sonny Moore who used to be in the band From First to Last created Skrillex and it is now his main project. I think its kinda fun to dance to.

2.) She Wants Revenge: Tear You Apart-Formed in 2003 by Justin Warfield and Adam Bravin. Biggest inspiration is Joy Division.

3.) The Donna's: Who Invited You- Started out in the 90's as a garage band and had a cult following to begin with. Now they are more know. This is my kick ass girl music.

4.) Nine Inch Nails: Only-The only offical member of NIN is Trent Reznor. He also collaborated with a few other for the American version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo's sountrack.

5.) The Naked And Famous: Frayed- A New Zealand indie electronic ensemble with an '80s post-punk influence. The vocalist is Alisa Xayalith. Her voice is so pretty.

6.) The Cure: Close To Me-The guitarist/vocalist is Robert Smith. Band started around the 70's. Was a goth band before goth was cool, but by the time goth was the thing to be The Cure had moved on from that genre.

7.) Placebo: Post Blue- David Bowie is a big influnce on this band. They have an androgynous look about them.

8.) Muse: Time Is Running Out-Released their first record in 1998. Band mates are from Europe.

9.) Bowling For Soup: Girl All The Bad Guys Want- Formed in 1994 in Texas.

10.)Barenaked Ladies: Postcards- Their music is humor set to pop music. Started in the 80's but the 1998 hit 'One Week' is what really made them famous.




So check out the bands and songs I mentioned if you want. I think they are all pretty good and all different so you should be able to find at least one song you like. I'll do another post like this some other time since this doesn't even come close to covering all of my musical taste.

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo...American and Swedish...

First off I would like to start with I really enjoyed these movies and books. Though they bring light to the topic of misogynistic men I think that it also sensationalizes it with the movies. Rape isn't romantic and it isn't pretty anyway you show it, and the videos did a really good job of portraying how brutal that is.

The original Swedish novel's title translated to 'Men who hate Women'. When it was being reprinted in english they decided to change the title to the less offensive, 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'. Personally I wouldn't have minded if they had kept the other title. It suited the purpose of the writer and got straight to the point.

It is said that in his past, Steig Larsson witnessed a rape of a girl named Lisbeth and did nothing to stop it. So this book was probably dedicated to the girl he could never forget. Most of his life was dedicated to stopping injustices whether they be rape, immigration issues, or racism. I do believe he was a great man.

The Swedish version of the movie gives more light to Lisbeth obsession with Blomkvist, her past, her pattern of thinking, and her relationships with others. The American version goes more into detail about her sexual relationship with Blomkvist, her attitude to others, and most importantly her way of dress. I think that they put a little too much emphasis on clothing in the American version, especially since they came out with an H&M clothing line for her. The only other problem that I had with the American version was that it didn't show much of her past like it did in the first one or the book and it kind of let the fact that she has a photographic memory slide by. Not to say that I didnt like the American version. All in all I think that it was really well put together and that I shouldnt have been so scared to watch it. If you havent seen either or read the books, you should. Not if you have a weak stomach or are a candy ass. It would probably give you nightmares.


American Version: 4 out of 5
Swedish Version: 5 out of 5
Books: 4 out of 5


The only reason the books scored so low is because they take a long time to read through. Not saying that there is a lot of pages, but its difficult to stay interested when there is so much description of useless things and not enough action. I still think that they warrant a read through though.

Booooooks...

Here we go again with the book list. I'll try to link the authors so you can check out the first ones in series too.

1. Street Magic- Caitlin Kittredge

Her name is Pete Caldecott. She was just sixteen when she met Jack Winter, a gorgeous, larger-than-life mage who thrilled her with his witchcraft. Then a spirit Jack summoned killed him before Pete’s eyes—or so she thought. Now a detective[MSOffice2] , Pete is investigating the case of a young girl kidnapped from the streets of London. A tipster’s chilling prediction has led police directly to the child…but when Pete meets the informant, she’s shocked to learn he is none other than Jack. Strung out on heroin, Jack a shadow of his former self. But he’s able to tell Pete exactly where Bridget’s kidnappers are hiding: in the supernatural shadow-world of the fey. Even though she’s spent years disavowing the supernatural, Pete follows Jack into the invisible fey underworld, where she hopes to discover the truth about what happened to Bridget—and what happened to Jack on that dark day so long ago…


2. Night Life- Caitlin Kittredge

Welcome to Nocturne City, where werewolves, black magicians, and witches prowl the streets at night…
Among them is Luna Wilder, a tough-as-nails police officer whose job is to keep the peace. As an Insoli werewolf, Luna travels without a pack and must rely on instinct alone. And she’s just been assigned to find the ruthless killer behind a string of ritualistic murders—a killer with ties to an escaped demon found only in legend…until now.
But when she investigates prime suspect Dmitri Sandovsky, she can’t resist his wolfish charms. Pack leader of a dangerous clan of Redbacks, Dimitri sends her animal instincts into overdrive and threatens her fiercely-guarded independence. But Luna and Dimiri will need to rely on each other as they’re plunged into an ancient demon underworld and pitted against an expert black magician with the power to enslave them for eternity…


3. Hunters Prayer- Lillith Saintcrow

Another night on the Nightside...An ancient evil looms over Santa Luz. Prostitutes are showing up dead and eviscerated. And Jill Kismet just might be able to get her revenge against an old enemy.
There's just one problem. Someone wants Jill dead—again. And if they have to open up Hell itself to kill her, they will.
Sometimes, even when you're Jill Kismet, you don't have a prayer...


4. One Bite With a Stranger- Christine Warren

When Regina’s friends insist on setting her up a “Fantasy Fix” to help her get over her cheating ex, she dreams up some kinky out-of-this-world encounters that they could never possibly bring to life. But the next thing Regina knows, her friends have got her laced into a shiny black corset, tight leather pants, and a sexy pair of stilettos. It’s time for some downtown vampire-fantasy fun. . . .
The Vampire Ball in Manhattan’s East Village isn’t really Dmitri Vidâme’s idea of a good time, but as a member of the Council that governs the Others, he has to keep an eye on all the young vamps who prey on the pretenders. After he feasts his dark eyes on fiery Regina at the bar, he knows that he must have her. But for the first time Dmitri meets a woman who is more than a match for his indomitable will. And he may be the fantasy Regina hoped for… until she—and her feisty friends—discover her sexy new lover’s bloodsucking secret…


5. Cross Your Heart- Michele Bradsley

Even vampires can be afraid of ghosts...
After the death of her husband-and her dreams of motherhood-Elizabeth Bretton returned to the family estate in Broken Heart, Oklahoma. Little did she know she would also give up her life as the Silverstone heiress.
But escaping the past isn't that easy-especially with a vengeful ghost trying to kill her, a 150-year-old mystery to solve, and an outrageously hot were-jaguar named "Tez" trying to get into her boudoir...

Games games and more games.....

Here are just a few games that I think you should check out...and some not so much.


1. World of Warcraft

Its gotten a bad rep lately and I dont understand why. Its a pretty good game other than you doing quests over and over again. It also has raids, rp, dungeouns, and even capture the flag so there is plenty to do. The good part is that playing to lvl 20 is free. The bad part is that you lvl up to 20 pretty fast. Most places have a Wow card for $40 but luckly I have found that wal-mart has it for $30. Know anywhere that has it cheaper, let me know.

Rating: 4 out of 5

2: Resident Evil

I didnt list which Resident Evil because lets face it I love all of them in their zombie killing glory. The only problem is the latest one out for ps3 has gotten some pretty bad reviews, but that wont stop me from buying it and trying it. At least that way I can say I own them all. 'gotta catch them all'
Anyway, all resident evil games are good to check out.

Rating: 5 out of 5

3. The walking dead

Im scared of this because in the tv show the zombies move kinda slow so Im wondering if there is going to be a lot of action in this. My guess is that its more rping than fighting zombies, which is fun on its own but I dont think its good for this game. Havent checked it out yet, but when I do I will probably write a stand alone post on what I thought.
for now
Rating: 2 out of 5



Thats all your getting for now but dont worry I'll be back with more.

Youtube...

Trying to figure out how to go about getting videos on youtube from my Iphone and just how to edit videos period. If you have any idea what programs to use or how to get videos from my Iphong to my Youtube let me know, the help would be appreciated.


Also have links on the sidebar to my sites or sites that I like, so check them out. Obviously the Manga and Sugarpill are not my sites but everything else is.


Once I have my Youtube up and running I will probably be doing contests on there instead of here. Also will have makeup tutorials and more. Fun fun fun.
So help me figure out how to work that thing.
Thanks.