Kim the FanGirl

Blog Update: Chaotic Mashup Edition

“The best laid plans of mice and (wo)men often go awry.” Which is undoubtedly true in my case, since the plans I’ve made for the last couple of months have exploded into a million, teeny-tiny pieces and burst into a raging inferno of perpetual flame. Nothing has gone as expected, with a series of major…

Hymns for my Sleep Paralysis Demon

Long story long, this poem has gone through many iterations over the five plus years I’ve been trying to complete it. Up until this morning, I’d been seriously stuck with only two ideal verses and a pretty much nothing else. It was a unfinished concept that had been sitting in my drafts folder, wistfully waiting…

Just Another Book Haul

One More Chapter When I made my 2025 self-care to-do list, I thought reading (at least) six books in one year would be the most difficult goal to accomplish. After working all day, my brain can’t concentrate on the most pedestrian of tasks or find the motivation to simply load the dishwasher correctly, let alone…

New Year, Same Blog, Better Me

“It all started on New Year’s day in my 37th year of being a fangirl . . .” 2024 Wrap-Up Pictures of my Dog on my Phone: 132 Most Listened to Song: Pink Pony Club by Chappell Roan (obviously) Favorite Movie Watched: Deadpool & Wolverine Books Read on My TBR List: A seriously, embarrassingly low…

KING

Love may be as easy as two people sitting and doing nothing, but the older you get you find that happiness isn’t as mundane as you once thought it would be. There is always a shadow scheming, waiting in the wings to knock you down. The things you once thought could be yours are the…

10

Today’s the day. It’s finally here. Cue the confetti and streamers! June 28th, 2020 officially commemorates the blog’s 10th anniversary. I am truly grateful for the generous support you’ve given me. Your constant friendship and kindness have kept me going these past ten years. THANK YOU THANK YOU for reading, liking, and subscribing. THANK YOU…

Now Playing: Esmé Patterson – “Never Chase a Man”

There’s a delicate sweetness to Esmé Patterson’s gritty vocals, a fusion of undisguised emotion and lively inflections. She’s one of those artists who’s ingenuity goes largely unnoticed, but steadily accumulates a well-deserved cult following. Patterson’s 2014 record, Woman to Woman, is a unique triumph. Highlighting hymns told from the perspective of some of the most…

Agent Carter

Forgive me, Agent Carter, for I have failed you. Consider this an apology for all the years I’ve avoided you. I am so sorry. It was a mistake on my part. From the beginning, I was fully aware of your existence, I knew of the show’s critical acclaim, but I never felt the need to…

Ties

My graceful ghost dressed in lace, glitter on your face You have tied a ribbon around my soul You have conquered my heart You have made it your home That original lifeline An unbreakable bond made of melody and rhyme When my tank is empty and I have nothing left to give, I listen to…

Distraction

We’ve all been trying to find different ways to distract ourselves during this incredibly stressful time. I think we’re all reaching the point where we might permanently transform into that red square of pure impatience and fury from Inside Out if we watch anymore news or read anymore sad stories. I don’t know about you,…

Help!

Help! by The Beatles Help! I need somebody. Help! Not just anybody. Help! You know I need someone. Help! When I was younger, so much younger than today, I never needed anybody’s help in any way. But now these days are gone, I’m not so self-assured. Now I find I’ve changed my mind and opened…

Smile

Today, I want you to share with me something that makes you SMILE. It could be a song, a quote, a film, a photo, or even a piece of memorabilia. What is the one thing that is guaranteed to put a huge smile on your face? 😀 It may sound silly, but animals with flower…