Pfangirl Through the Looking Glass

Just a little fun for today, following yesterday's post on making a custom LEGO minifigure through Mini Me Memorables . Well, after my little Lara Croft arrived, I did what most adults do: I used it as an excuse to haul out my childhood LEGO (the Knights and Castles stuff of course, because that was always the best!). More specifically, I reenacted the third act of Rise of the Tomb Raider , because the Deathless Ones were far more challenging (and therefore satisfying) opponents than the military goons employed by Trinity. Deathless Ones sighted. The Divine Source must lie beyond those gates. Not advisable to go toe to toe with this frustratingly tough, armoured enemy, but what the hell... The supreme satisfaction of taking these guys down! Making sure to put all those skill points into the Brawler tree's brutal finishing moves. Stealth kill XP bonus imminent. More sneaky-sneaky satisfaction. Lara is clearly enjoying this a bit too much.

This post is result of a trade exchange between Mini Me Memorables and myself. Specifically, I was invited to create my own Mini Me in exchange for a review/feature based on the experience. When it comes to buying geeky gifts, there’s no shortage of options these days. But is there really anything better than LEGO? It doesn’t matter how old you are – assembling and posing it always brings on the nostalgic warm fuzzies of childhood play. Online retailer Mini Me Memorables takes the experience further by allowing you to create your own customised LEGO minifigure from their huge inventory of original, out the box parts. With the ability to add your own unique message, these are great as personalised birthday presents, quirky corporate gifts; even wedding cake toppers. Most people seem to make a “mini me” of themselves or the gift recipient. Myself, I decided to make a LEGO Lara Croft (what a surprise!) for some desktop inspiration. What quickly became apparent to me is that y...

As much as my heart belongs to the written word, one thing I learned painfully last month was that vlogging is the future. Or, it's the current future flavour - with PR companies increasingly reaching out to fresh-faced YouTubers over the conventional media to promote their properties. For better or worse, video is colourful, exciting and incredibly easy/passive to consume. So I'm dabbling in the medium again. My differentiator is that I'm not a conventional "genki" vlogger. I'm older, I'm more introverted, but I offer considered opinion and commentary in a compact form. My videos should rarely cross the 5-minute mark because ain't nobody got time for that. Also, my work is fully scripted, so if you don't want to look at my consternated mug, you can just read the transcript, which I will also make available online. To start, here's my low-tech 5-point review of Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 : Hi again. I’m back with my low-tech,...