Shae's Geeky Gift Ideas - Early Holiday Edition

The holidays are rapidly approaching, and let me tell you, guys, it has been a year. This week alone has just....been not been a good one. I won't bore anyone with details, but when I'm not 100% I shop. Whether it's online, or in stores, I tend to look for things to buy, either for myself or others. Little bit of both lately. The only downside to being friends with the people you blog with,  is you can't write a blog about the things you plan to buy them, because they will read it...and then know what you're getting them. It is really hard too, I often find something for the four of them that I really want to share with you guys. Either way, this week was no different. I found a few items I know the team is going to love, and if they are reading this, don't worry. I'm not going  to spoil your present surprises on here. Mostly, I went out and found things to make myself feel better...because that is the adult thing to do in these situations.

With the onset of the holidays I felt truly in need for some gift ideas that make me happy, and warm. I am not a fan of the cold, which is totally why I should live in the center of the sun until winter is over. In the meantime, what keeps you warmer than mugs? They hold hot stuff, you can put other things in them, like coffee, and mostly hot chocolate, or tea if you're feeling that. This unicorn mug says "buy me for Mattie and then use me when she's not looking!" okay, it doesn't really say that, per se, but it should. It is really cute, just look at it. Look. I found this, and almost everything today, on ThinkGeek. This mug is $12.99, which is a reasonable price for the cutest mug ever.

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Other things that tend to make me happy are Groot! Seriously, I am still addicted to this little guy. There is actual video of me dancing like Groot to the music from the movie. So, when I saw this Mug to the right with the Groot on top? Well, let's just say I have to own it. ThinkGeek is determined to make me poor. If that was not enough, they have a legit dancing Groot! Look to your left, gaze at his mechanical dancing glory! Unlike the $14,99 mug, he runs a bit more pricey. Sitting at a nice $199.99, this beautiful piece of art can be yours. Or rather mine....most likely not mine, as I am poor....But I can hope, dream, and be my own dancing Groot in the mean time....

Groots and mugs aside, there is another thing that will always bring a smile to my face, and that is jackets, sadly I don't have pictures of the first two jackets I'm going to talk about. Both I bought at HotTopic in my local mall and they were pretty amazing. During Halloween this year they had the very trench coat Castiel wears in Supernatural. Okay, yes, I already own a few of those, and Mattie and I have both cosplayed with them. But, this was lighter, and more importantly, I wanted it. Originally the thing was $70, but I ended up getting it on clearance for $17.50. No. Regrets. Literally the next week though, Mattie and I found these stupid Avengers jackets, and yes, they had the Age of Ultron hoodie version of Hawkeye's jacket...I blame Mattie for that one. She's the bad little devil on my left shoulder.

But, Hoodies are magical, Wearing them always makes ne feel better. And warm. Because being cold is so not fun to do in the winter time. HotTopic actually has a wonderful selection of Hoodies and Jackets right now. They restocked up and even have the Bomber Tony Stark and leather Black Widow jackets in. If you're looking for something more blatantly Black Widow then head back to ThinkGeek, There you'll not just find a really cool Black Widow hoodie, but a few others as well. They run about the same price as HotTopic and they have a wider selection of nerdy things and replicas. Like these really awesome Star Trek Hoodies! I totally picked these for the team. Guys, hear me out here.....I mean, just look at them! They're so cool! They also had Star Wars and of course other superhero themed jackets, but these were my favorite.

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