About Me

Hi! I'm Tina.

This is what I look like

This is what I act like

I'm the cocoa mixer on this blog.

I've been married to my camera shy childhood sweetheart for like 600 years.
Ok, 19. Whatevs.

We live in the middle of 4 corn fields (no really, there's corn ALL AROUND US) in rural Ohio.

This blog is named after my son, who I have called Sugar Bean since he was small.

This is the Bean!

 How can you resist that smushy face?

Ok, FINE, that was the Bean 8 years ago.

THIS is the Bean

 What do you mean he's wearing a mask and a faux mustache?

That's not normal?

10 points if you can name who he's dressed as (and no, it's not Zorro!).

This is the Bean again!



I'm a huge geek. I love Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Joss Whedon, The Avengers, X-Men,
Firefly, etc, etc, etc.

Geek.

Harry Potter is my main fandom though. Here's part of my book collection

 I know. I have a problem.

I've purchased at least 5 books since this photo was taken.

See my Harry Potter posts here!

In Sept. 2012, I finally fulfilled my dream of visiting the Wizarding World of Harry Potter

 Read an in depth post about my trip here.

While in Orlando, we also went to The Magic Kingdom, which I now refer to the place I never knew I wanted to visit.

Want Disney tips? I've got those here too.

By the way, I'm now a complete and total Disney nerd.
They pump fandom through the air there or something.

I'm a Vlogbrothers Fan Girl. I've been watching them since 2007 &
have read all of John's books. I'm a true Nerdfighter (no, we don't fight nerds, we ARE nerds).
DFTBA.

In Oct 2012, I got to meet John at a book signing. SO excited.
Then I made cookies, read about that here.

  I love to read, I'm obsessed with ebooks.

I'm also obsessed with my iPad & on a smaller scale my iPhone.

This is my kitchen

I'm a VERY messy baker.

This is my cat. He is adorable.

His name is Fairley Bueller.

Yes. I'm being serious.

These are the dogs. They are weird.

Jingle Bella

Luna Rosa Lovegood

This is what I shoot with. Her name is Martha.

 And I love her.

My favorite time of year, BY FAR is Christmas.
I'm a little crazy about it.

 I don't really like sweets much. What is that about, right?
I'm a sour/salty kinda girl. I love, love, love baking for others though, it makes me happy.


This is the view outside my front door

Favorite time!

Book Series: Harry Potter, of course.

Authors: J.K. Rowling (of course) and John Green

Bands: Coldplay, Switchfoot

TV Shows: Psych, Once Upon A Time,  Doctor Who, Grey's Anatomy, Dance Academy, Smash, Downton Abbey

Cancelled TV Shows: Firefly, Felicity, Friends, The West Wing

Movie: The Princess Bride, Harry Potter x8, Love Actually, Good Will Hunting, Dead Poet's Society

Actors: Alan Rickman & Maggie Smith for pure talent

Brad Pitt & James McAvoy to look at

David Tennant. Because, um, David Tennant.

Alan Rickman again. Because sexy.

(quit judging me!)

Robert Downey Jr. - duh, He's Iron Man.

 Food: Spicy foods, Mexican, Buffalo things, Hot Fries. Yeah.

Salty things. Sour things. And shrimp. Oh, my, I love the shrimp.

And crab legs. And cheesecake.

And...

Still want more info?

Umm.. ok.

 I'm a graphic designer by day and covered in flour by night. I create digital scrapbook products, but dream of opening a bakery. Or a photography studio. Or a photography studio with a bakery. Wait, that would be weird. Nevermind :) I like TV, and movies. And books. Oh, did I mention I'm a die hard Harry Potter Geek? ;) I have one son, who somehow is now 15 years old. Not sure when that happened. I live on a farm in rural Ohio. Different, fun, crazy, reliable, random, creative, forgetful, caring, clever, giving, easily annoyed, math challenged, and walking the ragged edge of geekiness ;)

That's me.

Thanks for stopping in. Pull up a cupcake and stay a while.

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