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A Merry Christmas?

December 29, 2018 by The Lady Nerd 2 Comments

I have a confession to make.

I was not at all in the holiday spirit this year. Not religiously, not secularly, none of it. If anything, I’ve been avoiding it. I didn’t decorate at all. I haven’t gone to any special services. I haven’t attended any parties. It’s been just another day. Just another month. Not to say that I’m not glad others having a good time and I am incredibly grateful for the gifts sweet friends and family have blessed me with this year, but it’s like watching a TV show from a far. It doesn’t feel real (Though nothing specific has happened to set this off. I truly can’t place my apathy this year outside of neurons misfiring in my brain). 

Depression is a very real thing for many come the holidays. It can be due to a myriad of issues from work problems to family issues to just the sheer overplayed holiday songs that you’ve heard for decades that make you want to punch a wall (unless it’s Carol of the Bells. Who doesn’t like that epic movie-sounded piece?!). For some, like me, it’s simply chemical imbalances that like to go off at the most inopportune times.

So alas, I have no pretty pictures to share from this year, no special outfit or photoshoot. But I shall leave you with fun pictures from a couple years ago when my mental illnesses hadn’t reared their ugly heads yet. It was a truly lovely day when a couple friends and I volunteered as our superhero alter egos at a local children’s hospital. That year I was able to give of myself physically to make others smile during the holidays. (You can read all about there here. Of course we had to step outside afterwards for some super shenanigans. I’ve not shared these before, so please enjoy!)

Every holiday season has its ups and downs for everyone. One year may be delightful and the next dismal. During these holidays, remember those who suffer silently and be kind to yourself if you’re one of them. The holiday season is for you too. <3

Photographs: Chelsea Patricia Photography

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: captain america, spider-girl, spider-girl christmas, spider-girl cosplay, supergirl

Mock Spider-girl Comic Covers

July 22, 2018 by The Lady Nerd Leave a Comment

 

Mock Spider-girl comic cover by Robb Pendleton. Cosplay by The Lady Nerd. Photograph by Michael Rivera.

My friend Robb made these awesome mock comic covers of my Spider-girl shoot with Michael Rivera. My jaw dropped when I got this in my inbox. How cool is this?! Definitely keeping this as a bit of self-motivation when I’m feeling down about post-accident setbacks. A hero always gets back up, right?

Mock Spider-girl comic cover by Robb Pendleton. Cosplay by The Lady Nerd. Photograph by Michael Rivera.

My friends make me seem way too cool. Don’t let the swanky photos fool you. I’m just a goofball from Atlanta with a penchant for entirely too cups of tea and lazy daily cat naps. But I’m totally down for looking like I’m going to take down a lizard crime boss on the weekends! (Do lizard mutants count? If so, then maybe during the week too for my day-job. Hm, maybe I do have an alter ego…)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: marvel cosplay, mayday parker, mock comic cover, spider-girl, spider-girl comics, spider-girl cosplay, spidergirl

Spider-girl for Charity

February 3, 2018 by The Lady Nerd 6 Comments

Superhero charity event 2016 at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Photography by Chelsea Patricia. www.chelseapatricia.comAs mentioned in my previous post, I originally wanted to do a Spider-girl cosplay for the express purpose of wearing her to charity events. Alas due to finances and my own near-fatal car accident, I didn’t get to fulfill that goal until late 2016. It was a small holiday meet-and-greet at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta where I was joined by my friend Jefferson as Captain America and Valeria as Super-girl.

Superhero charity event 2016 at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Photography by Chelsea Patricia. www.chelseapatricia.comMany kids in hospitals are too sick to leave the grounds, so with special permission, sometimes charity groups are allowed in. Rather than going into individual hospital rooms (which can sometimes be dangerous for patients, depending on the severity level of their condition), we stationed ourselves in the lobby where those well enough (or with the help of caretakers) could come see us.

Superhero charity event 2016 at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Photography by Chelsea Patricia. www.chelseapatricia.comSuperhero charity event 2016 at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Photography by Chelsea Patricia. www.chelseapatricia.comSuperhero charity event 2016 at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Photography by Chelsea Patricia. www.chelseapatricia.comAs one might expect most were very shy, but there was no mistaking the light in their eyes to see their favourite superheroes or the therapy dogs nearby. It seems like it’s not a big deal, but it can make a world of difference to a child.

Superhero charity event 2016 at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Photography by Chelsea Patricia. www.chelseapatricia.comSuperhero charity event 2016 at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Photography by Chelsea Patricia. www.chelseapatricia.comI remember one charity event I did as Belle from Beauty and the Beast, there was a painfully shy little girl that I got down on the ground to give a hug to. She seemed like she wanted nothing to do with me, only giving me a hug when her parents asked her to. I didn’t think anything of it until her parents told me that the little girl was so excited she almost fainted when she saw me. “We just got back from a Make a Wish trip to Disney world. Belle is her favourite, but there was no Belle when we there. So when she saw you, we told her Belle had come just for her.” (Oh yeah, cue the waterworks on my account!) So I kept that in mind with the quiet, shy children at this charity event. Some were shy or in so much pain they couldn’t bring themselves to smile, but you could still see it in their eyes. I spoke quiet encouragement to some of them, hugged those who wanted it, and posed for pictures for hopefully good memories.

Superhero charity event 2016 at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Photography by Chelsea Patricia. www.chelseapatricia.comBe the joy you want to see in the world.

Love,
~ Your neighbourhood friendly Spider-girl

Superhero charity event 2016 at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Photography by Chelsea Patricia. www.chelseapatricia.com

Photography: Chelsea Patricia Photography
Captain America: Jefferson Bell
Super-girl: Val Jean

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: captain america, charity, charity superheroes, childrens healthcare of atlanta, spider-girl, spidergirl, steve rogers, super-girl, supergirl, superhero charity, superheroes

Spider-girl Cosplay

February 2, 2018 by The Lady Nerd 8 Comments

Spider-girl cosplay at sunset by The Lady Nerd. Photography by Hey It's Foto Mike. Suit by Kino Karou. Webshooters by Redhand Regalia.
Happy 20th anniversary to the neighbourhood-friendly female web-slinger, Spider-girl!

The first time May “Mayday” Parker appeared in What If? Volume 2: #105 on February 1st, 1998.  The story didn’t follow the main series storyline, but an off-shoot in an alternate universe. In the Clone Saga, Spider-man’s love, Mary Jane Watson miscarried their child. What if the baby had survived as a healthy, bouncing baby girl and later exhibited her father’s same powers? The issue garnered enough interest to launch her own title. Tom Defalco and Ron Frenz set to work creating the spunky May Parker.

Spider-girl cosplay by The Lady Nerd. Photography by Hey It's Foto Mike. Suit by Kino Karou. Webshooters by Redhand Regalia.
I will fully admit that I did not grow up reading Spider-girl. I discovered her while on a personal quest a few years back. I was part of superhero costume charity group called S.O.S.I. (Society of Secret Identities) in Nashville. The main female superhero costumes (Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Batgirl, etc.) were already being done by other ladies in the group, so I was curious to see if there was another popular, role model female superhero to inspire the kids I’d be visiting. Spider-man was definitely the most popular character by far at whatever charity event we did. Besides a fun personality, I think that might have been due to the fact that his poses were crouches or squats, so he was at the kids’ eye level and therefore felt more approachable. I wanted to capture some of that, especially with shy little girls, so when I discovered Spider-girl in 2010, I set to work finding out what I could about her.

Spider-girl cosplay squat by The Lady Nerd. Photography by Hey It's Foto Mike. Suit by Kino Karou. Webshooters by Redhand Regalia.
Via a Facebook superhero costuming group, I found a talented costumer, Kino Karou, in the Philippines who specializes in Spider-verse suits. He made this beautiful suit that was set to arrive me to for Dragoncon 2014. But, the day it arrived, I was at Grady hospital fighting for my life after a near-fatal car accident. It took me another year of physical therapy before I could even try on the suit. But it didn’t stop Michael Rivera and I from planning to shoot when I could!

BW Spider-girl cosplay at sunset by The Lady Nerd. Photography by Hey It's Foto Mike. Suit by Kino Karou. Webshooters by Redhand Regalia.

We finally got that opportunity on a warm evening of which we had exactly ONE HOUR to get me dressed, on a rooftop to shoot at golden hour, and get me out of the suit. AND WE DID IT!

Dynamic Spider-girl cosplay at sunset by The Lady Nerd. Photography by Hey It's Foto Mike. Suit by Kino Karou. Webshooters by Redhand Regalia.
Photography: Foto Mike
Suit: Kino Karou
Webshooters: Red Hand Regalia

Filed Under: Costumes Tagged With: marvel comics, marvel cosplay, spider-girl, spider-man, spidergirl, spiderman


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