The Bunny Geek

Hiiiatus hiatus!

2010-09-28T07:52:00.001-07:00

I'm on hiatus for a while, trying to get my webcomic and artz skillaz up to par.

I drew an appropriate picture of me biting my lip and apologizing for the hiatus, but it just looked like I had a really amazing soul-patch.

Instead, enjoy my fanart of Sue from The Awakening. It's a work in progress...!

Narf narf,

-Ashley

A Question of Geekiness

2010-03-28T19:31:00.000-07:00

I know, like, at least 5 people want to kill me now.

For the last two weeks+, I've been obsessing over World of Warcraft and it's humongozoid amount of players. Trying to catch up on the lingo&slang is kind of like cramming for a biology test; nerve-wracking and dizzying. Tank? PuG? Raid? Nelf? Add to the fact that my clumsy fingers can't seem to dance flawlessly over my MacBook's keyboard and I practically scream n00b.

And, while this could be my own point of view, but I keep feeling like I have to prove myself to other players, because I'm a new girl player. Girl geek/gamers are suddenly all the rage in the mainstream, and it's kind of difficult to shrug off the eclectic hipster attitude of girl gamers to reveal a true gamer instead. I often find that I need to put in more effort than a simple casual player might, simply because I want to prove myself in the gaming world.

Has any other gamer/geek/nerd had this problem?

Have you felt the need to prove to the other Klingons in your group that you're just as ferocious as them? Do you want to smack someone in the face when they make stupid comments about girl gamers? I'd like to hear them!

Anyone else feel like this?

2010-03-21T13:04:00.000-07:00

When I was in elementary school, my teacher taught us a little bit about the vikings. It was super interesting, but at the same time, I was kind of perplexed. I went home, and my dad proceeded to tell me something about my family being of viking origin. For a while, I was convinced that my family was Scandinavian in some fashion.

Then, my dad proceeded to tell me about my Welsh family history, Mic'Mac history, French... etc.

And if anyone knows anything, family history is not something that's easy to research either. It completely sucks to have one of the most common names in modern history (there was another girl with the same first name, middle name, and last name as me in my school), and I can't find anything on my family.

Uurgh! Does anyone have this same problem?

Maybe I should start over again, and have a new name. :>

Baby buy-buy-buy!

2010-03-07T11:36:00.000-08:00

Window licking, window shopping, simply just lust. Whatever. I've amassed an incredible amount of things I want to buy online from amazingly awesome stores. Let me take your through my wish list... Remember: gift-giving is not limited to holidays or birthdays.

If you're a fan of the seriously medically cute,

refrain from squealing too loud. Mary's Etsy store is full of ridiculously-hyperventilatingly cute little silver sloth necklaces and PIN-WHEEL RINGS. Tea cups, silver whisks (read WHISKS not WHIPS), toasters, stars with the sweetest little faces... But really... a PINWHEEL RING. *breathes into a brown bag*

Now... While I'm not a huge leg tattoo fan, I'

m totally head over HEELS (hah) for Gabby & Tal's tattoo socks. Especially the octopus socks, swirlies whirlies, and the deliciously self-centered interweb-friendly Twitter tights. Or, for those who want to channel Darkstalkers' Morrigan, check out this bat-tastic tights sure to please the baby-goth in all of us.

BADONKADONK.

On the topic of hawt, steamy VG characters... After all this online shoppin' & succubus lustin', you'll have to wash up, you shtinky schweaty beast you! What better way than with Mountain Dew scented retro NES controller soap? Grandaddy NES controller crampin' your style? What about a realistic Xbox controller, or manly scented PS controller? Yeeee-ah!

Not only that, but think of who you're supporting with your lust. No, not the succubus! The Etsy artists&sellers! Come on! You know you want to!

Corny jokes for you all,

-Ashley Skye

First goal accomplished!

2010-01-20T18:10:00.001-08:00

My hair is violently pink (well, more like fuchsia!).

How do you like it? I've discovered a few good tips for anyone dying their hair a funky colour, and I'll post those soon!

Mah Goals for 2010!

2010-01-09T08:52:00.001-08:00

Here's a few of my important goals for 2010... all in an easy and accessible visual!

This is me, right now.

2009-12-07T17:19:00.001-08:00

Yeah people, this is my face right now.

No, seriously. I'm totally peeved off at all the work I have to do.

It's a short sprint until I'm done school for this semester, and then have to sprint around the holidays.

Makeup Marauder: Gypsy Cake

2009-11-25T13:45:00.000-08:00

I'm Ashley Skye, and I am a lazy makeup addict.

I love the looks that makeup artistry can achieve, but not the time that people have to spend to recreate it. I'm a student with classes at 8am, jeesh! Does it sound like I have time?

Thus, I'm stuck working with a tight clock. Over the years, I've become devoted to creating eye-catching looks with minimal effort and time. I'll be posting more of my little effort/big pow looks later on, so keep an eye out for them!

My first look is one that I've been sporting for the last little while, and I call it Gypsy-Cake. I've gotten some great compliments on it, and it's great for any eye-colour/shape or what-not.

The rule of this look:

No brushes.

Really. Applying this much colour requires the use of your (clean) fingers. The colour spreads much softer and smoother. You want it to look gritty, like cupcake frosting that's gotten a little dirty.

For this entire look, I've only used three colours (all from MAC: Stars 'N Rockets (deliciously sheer reflective violet), Vibrant Grape (an intense true purple) and Aquadesiac (if I had to wear one colour for the rest of my life, it'd be this).

Start by the middle of your eyes, spreading Stars N'Rockets until it gets as opaque as it can get. Go from the inner corners of your eyes, just to the middle. Next, apply Aquadesiac from the middle of your eyes to where your brow bone ends.

If you prefer it to be more intense, keep applying Aquadesiac until it's just right.

Next, take Vibrant Grape and apply it over-top of Stars N'Rockets. Don't cover S.n.R, just make it more intense.

If you feel that there's too much of a stiff line between the purple and aqua, blend the two together until they're seamless.

Add black mascara, and you're ready to catch your bus.

Overall, don't worry about making this look clean; it's not about that. It's about being bright, messy, and artsy.

Enjoy!

Exciting, eh?

2009-10-22T07:22:00.001-07:00

I know I promised my posts wouldn’t turn into a some sort of diary for everyone to read online, but I feel like it is really necessary for me to just muse a bit.

So I’ll keep it short. :>

I find that right now, there’s a lot of transitions in my life. Things are changing, and I’m finally taking action in doing things I want to do. Sure, they’re usually things that are superficial, but they seem to have a huge impact on my personality and life.

I’m going to be getting my lip pierced in the next few weeks, shoving my fears and worries aside. I haven’t spoken to my parents about it yet, but so long as it’s my money and I take cafe of my piercing I doubt there will be much fuss. Maybe my mom will say something along the lines of, “But you could model, Ashley! You’ve ruined your face!”. My dad may pipe in an odd, “doesn’t look professional”, but they wouldn’t care too much.

I feel like it’s one thing that will be the catalyst for many more positive transformations. Now, have you experienced the same? The first time you coloured your hair pink, or got a tattoo, or started your own Etsy store; did that lead to a positive transformation in your life?

New News!

2009-09-30T07:05:00.001-07:00

Good day to everyone who’s in the middle of midterm exams or studying, I’m stuck in the same situation as you all.

This post is just to announce some recent developments for the blog, all very fun!

First, there will be some geek-based weekly posts to look forward to.
The Bunny Geek will also start to become very locally based, so anyone in the Montreal region should be prepared!

I hope I can fulfill all your geek-chic blog desires, and I can’t wait to start it up!

-The Bunny Geek

Cutie Moment

2009-09-13T17:59:00.000-07:00

I'd like to take this time to truly appreciate how much of a cutie Ana Pascal is. She's played by Maggie Gyllenhaal and quite frankly, my idol (or at least one of them).

Seriously, how incredible were the tattoos she sported? They were soft and not 'stickerish' (you know, when fake tattoos just seem so glossy and bright they're like stickers), and her character seems like someone you could just bump into on the street.

And who doesn't love an anarchist baker?

Changeling

2009-08-07T09:47:00.000-07:00

This will be a bit morbid for a first blog post, but I believe it's imperative that I write this down and share it to others.
A few weeks ago, the vision I had for my blog was one that shared a cupcake &sprinkles &sparkles attitude towards life, and I wanted to inspire people to live as magically as they could. I thought that by writing style tips aimed at other people, or shared favourite designers that I thought others would enjoy, I could somehow change the world.
So, I was getting ready to post a few things for this week, when all of a sudden I got a thunder-bolt shock of news: a friend from high school, who was only 17, had passed away during an important surgery to restore her health.
Now, I'm not going to pretend that we were best friends and I always with her; that's not the point of this post. The point was that in those moments we spent together (a three-day long trip to Stratford, Ontario; prom; silly lunch hours; history class...) she managed to transform my ideas. She never once complained about her condition, and I started to feel uncomfortable complaining myself. The less I complained, the less I felt like I had to complain about.
My friend always had the brightest outlook on her struggles, and never backed down from doing things that may have been considered unorthodox. She dared to wear the craziest things (from a huge pink prom dress, to crocs in the wintertime!), and she followed her dream of learning how to be a master chef by going to cooking school.
She may have had her faults, but what some people called stubborness I call tenacity. What some people called strange, I saw as quirky.
She dared to be whoever she wanted to be, and changed so many people along the way.

So, in spirit of her daring attitude, this blog is not going to be about inspiring others to live more passionately; it'll be about inspiring myself. If I manage to catch your attention and your attitudes for just a moment, and could give you a little more spring in your step, than I'll consider that a success. If I only can change my own attitudes, then that too is a success.
To change the world you have to start with yourself, right?

Now go run in some sprinklers!
-The Bunny Geek