Memories/Looking back: March 2019

Memories/Looking back: March 2019

For this blog's first anniversary (February, 10th) I did a blog post in which I talked about posts I posted in February 2019, shared memories. I also said that it could be an idea to do this monthly, around the 10th of the month (for that month 2019). Due the current circumstances that slipped my mind the 10th, and now I thought it would be nice to still do, only a little later. During these times of staying inside, more time for writing and reading are created and looking back at beautiful Tom/Loki memories always is a great thing to focus on!

I wrote 10 blogs for March 2019, an amount I cannot reach for this March anymore unless I would write more blogs per day.. I've sift through the March 2019's blogs and man.. Where I've wrote a lot about Tom/Loki in February, I didn't in March.. Perhaps it was a bit quiet around him in March before the opening of Betrayal? But as to be read in my header, Goddess of Loki is not a news blog (I make exceptions every now and then) but a personal blog. Mostly I'm sharing the news via Instagram & Facebook.

Let's share a few blogposts of March 2019:

1. Carnaval

The month got kicked off by a blog about Carnaval, something similar like Halloween (only than less scary & the dressing up & partying continues for 5 days in a row. This year I wore my Angel outfit with a purple wig, as purple is a highly spiritual colour. It really took me a while to get into the fun time this year, I notice every year I'm less and less looking forward to the Carnaval. But it remains a lovely tradition and I had a lot of fun the last two days. A storm was expected for the Sunday, so Sunday's activities got postponed to Monday.

On my personal Facebook page (Dutch) I was planning of writing a post about the Carnaval as well because this year's carnaval is now a month ago. In the past month so much has changed that it feels like it was much longer ago. It's almost unthinkable that a month ago we all stood so close to each other, partying with 1000+ people.. while now for our own safety we are taking distance from each other and events/meetings with more than 3 people are cancelled. It's a strange, strange world.. It seems that this year's carnaval caused more trouble than it did good, because the only two provinces of our country that celebrate it (Noord Brabant & Limburg, the one I'm living in), relatively have the most COVID_19 infections. If you ask me, there's a chance that these kind of big events are no longer responsible in the future. Who knows, we'll see. Health always comes first and the memories we will cherish!

2. Disney Plus First Arrives in the Netherlands

This was a little news blog when it got announced that Disney Plus first arrived in the Netherlands. I wrote: "According to insiders, Disney + is coming to the Netherlands this year!" No lie there, Disney Plus arrived here in October and they offered a free period of a month before the streaming service device went live for real in several countries (don't know all exact countries) on November the 12th. We were able to test the device, however I did not used it much (that's why I cancelled mine in December) because of time and because of that there was no app for my TV. I read that still not all TVs or providers are supporting the app, I hope that has changes before the Loki Series comes because then I definitely re-subscribe!

3. Captain Marvel Review

Sadly there're no new movies to review this March and probably for April too, because of the corona-crisis all movies have postponed. And that's for the best because it's not necessary for anyone to risk their health. If you ask me, last year was a great movie year. Captain Marvel, Dumbo, Aladdin, Endgame and my personal winner: Joker. I just re-read my Captain Marvel review and since Tom Hiddleston is my huge inspiration, I do take my chance of mentioning him where I can. So I also did that in my Captain Marvel review, read below the first part of this review:

"Men, beware! Also in the film-industry, the women are after a take-over, so it looks. We will most definitely see it happening in this year’s superheroes films. After the Marvel male related superheroes such as Thor, Iron Man, Captain America & Black Panther, now it‘s up to actress Brie Larson (In my Dutch review I couldn't resist on mentioning here that she‘s also known for the movie Kong: Skull Island in which my favorite Marvel actor Tom Hiddleston has a big role. Even if we will see Loki in Endgame, I know he‘s one of the characters I can‘t mention for my Endgame review..) to crawl into the skin of a superhero: Captain Marvel! Also, later this year Marvel will release the movie: ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ which will also be dominated by (not all heroes) female characters. Talked about this: We've seen it at DC too with ‘Wonder Woman’, earlier ‘Catwoman’ and the ‘Supergirl’ show (from which was made a movie in the 80s and apparently there are plans for a new Supergirl film). I thought it was very accurate for me to go see ‘Captain Marvel on International Women’s Day! However, if you just look at the title, you might just not directly assume it concerns a woman. When a few years ago I first got crossed with the title ‘Captain Marvel’, before knowing any details, I assumed it would be a male character. (No, ain’t really a comics-reader..) Funny thing I recently read in a blog titled ‘Everything you need to know about the new Captain Marvel film!’ from Wilson Worldwide Productions (Award-winning Film & TV production company which I am following on Instagram), that the character originally was a man!"

No Captain Marvel Photo here, I choose to add a photo
of both Tom & Brie in Kong: Skull Island instead.

4. Avengers / X-Men Crossover (Fanfiction I wrote)

Here I shared the first three chapters of this Avengers / X-Men Crossover fanfiction I wrote, if you want to read it, you need to click the link. It also links to the story on wattpad (also posted on other fanfiction sites) where you can find more chapters. I must say I haven't had much inspiration for this story ever since, so I'm afraid I haven't updated it much.. Also I don't know if what's in the blog is up to date (edits).

Summary story:

This is a crossover with the characters Charles Xavier, Magneto & the Wolverine of Marvel‘s X-Men (First Class). The characters of the Avengers series are: Loki, Thor, Tony Stark & Bucky Barnes. From the Guardians of the Galaxy I added Rocket & Teenage Groot. 

Charles Xavier has called the Asgardian Gods and Logan to protect his 'powerful' twin sister Charlene, against the God Apocalypse. Meanwhile Magneto made a team out of Tony Stark, Bucky Barnes & the two smallest members of the Guardians of the Galaxy to go join them.

5. Official Betrayal Photo's 

Does this blogpost need any more explanation? Exactly what I thought a year ago, because I wrote:

"No headline. A photo strong like this one, doesn't need an extra headliner. Emma & Jerry holding hands and Robert with his head down a little afar from them. The feeling, the emotions. What a small photo can do."

Above is a edit I made and sent as a card to the theatre. It has a few of the photo's made by Marc Brenner, obviously the theme of this blogpost, in it. Relive your memories!

6. Tom Hiddleston on Only Artists 

Oh this was such an inspiring piece of radio! Tom talked about what he listened to for the role of Loki and he also mentioned other stunning film music like Chariots of Fire! I write a lot about music too, did a Top 2000 blog in December but this blog definitely can use more posts about music. To gain positivity on Facebook's timeline, I'm currently doing a music ABC on my personal page. Perhaps when I'm finished, I can share the whole list here. I can give you today's song: 

7. Endgame

Three photo's with one line:  "The only posts that matters today:" It was the day Tom posted Loki's Endgame picture on his social media! My heart almost stopped that day!

8: Dutch Comic Con 

This blogpost about Dutch Comic Con was my first (and only for the moment) Comic Con experience. Oh where I said that this year's Dutch Comic Con was still happening (as a response of Boston's Con got cancelled), only with a few extra corona rules, they still had to cancel it after all (postponed to July as it seems now). Not only because of the many guests couldn't come due Trump's travel-ban, our country also announced a event-ban from March to June. Just like the Carnaval, in the current times, an event like Comic Con (& the crowded trains -due defect trains- during the ride home we experienced last year!) now totally seem so unreal and irresponsible. 

I just mentioned that I'm doing a music ABC on my personal Facebook page. On the 24th of this month it was the letter C. I chose for the Corrs with the song Breathless, a song that always reminds me of the episode (3x21) of Charmed in where Prue turns into a dog to track down her sister Phoebe who had turned into a Banshee (see video below). When Prue turns back to herself (end of the episode) you'll hear this song. When I hear this song it takes me back to my great memories of Charmed and especially to Shannen Doherty, who portrayed Prue in the series. I met her at Dutch Comic Con 2019 and on the 24th of March it was exactly one year ago. I found it beautiful that on this date exact, it was the turn to post a song from a artist with the letter C. I don't believe in coincidence and like Prue used to say in the series a lot: "Everything happens for a reason."

 

I have experienced my photo op & meeting with Shannen in the autograph line as a really lovely experience. Shannen is a warm, kindhearted person and I admire her for her strength. Over the years she has inspired me and many people over the entire world and among others did she let hear her voice for animal rights. Here's a line about Shannen's Panel that I wrote in my blogpost from 2019:

"One person told her how much she admired her for how open she was during the time of her disease (something similar I wrote in the letter) and asked her if she had any tips for someone who went through it right now."

Shannen's Q&A truly was worth every word and it was amazing to see her interaction with fans. She shared how she went through her breast cancer and shared that people shouldn't lose hope, shouldn't give up. Also Shannen has always been very open about her disease on social media. I remember that she posted a very emotional video in where her hair got shaved off. You have to be a very strong person to share a video of a vulnerable moment like that. I've really got a lot of respect for this! And indeed, I've always seen Shannen as a strong, independence woman and that's also how I experienced seeing her at Dutch Comic Con. It truly broke my heart when I found out that now her cancer has returned, in a crucial 4th stadium. The whole world is now fighting the same enemy, the same disease, namely the coronavirus, but let us also think of the people who also have to fight against other persistent diseases! 

Shannen, meeting you was an experience I shall never forget. Thank you for all the love, fun, light & strength you have brought to this world💓. I wish you and your family a lot of strength, light and lots of love!

I will keep on cherishing this moment always💙

Hereby I'll end this blogpost,

for everyone:

Stay safe & strong, stay home, hand out a helpful hand to the people who need it, be kind for each other, lighten the earth and don't loose faith!

xx

*digital hugs*

Nicole from the Netherlands

First Comic Con Experience

Dutch Comic Con Utrecht: 24^th of March, 2019

Here is my post about my first Comic Con experience! Perhaps you think: Why is this Tom Hiddleston or Loki related? Because it‘s not like he was there or anything. (However I can make anything Tom Hiddleston related.) But I came across of some Loki related stuff and of course made some pictures. I had hoped there was more Loki to be found. The only Loki Funko Pop I saw was the Golden Chrome one and finding a Loki comic, was very rare. And I came across of a lovely lady who was dressed as Loki. Of course I had to take a photo with her which is in this blog as well. I really did see a lot of great cosplayers. If I had a professional camera, I had wanted to photograph them all!

Shannen Doherty

She was really nice and I was nervous.

Two of the guests from Dutch Comic Con were Shannen Doherty & Tom Felton. Also I wanted to experience a Photobooth before I will do one in the future with Tom (Hiddleston, obviously). Both the worlds of Charmed and Harry Potter are really my thing. Charmed took over halve my childhood & teenage years and I also loved my visit to the Harry Potter Studios I did in London (2017). Draco was (shared first place with Sirius Black) my favourite character of Harry Potter, but because Charmed had meant more for me I chose to do a photo with Shannen Doherty. Also in Charmed are hidden a lot of (spiritual) life messages. My sister and I recently started to watch the show from the beginning, again. She was really lovely and kind. As I expected, the photo op happened very quickly. But I was able to give her my letter in which I told her how much I love Charmed and how much I admire her for the strong woman she is. I think you know that she went through a lot and I think she‘s a great role model for many women. I gave her my letter when she was giving out autographs and selfies. Because I don‘t really feel much for autographs, I asked the organisation if it was okay to just give her the letter. It was no problem, as long as I kept it short which I respected. So I just told her that I‘m a huge fan of Charmed and that I wanted to give her the letter. She thanked me and told me she would read it later. Then we said goodbye. (The photo op was halve an hour after that).

Q&A‘s

I wish that Shannen‘s Q&A got filmed, because it was really inspiring! Because of Tom Hiddleston‘s Q&A‘s from Ace Comic Con, I‘m used to watch the Q&A‘s back later but it‘s a bit different here in the Netherlands. Dutch Comic Con did a few life streaming on Facebook during a few panels (There is a part of the one of Shannen from Saturday). Other than that it‘s just for the people who are there, but I had loved re-watching it. One person told her how much she admired her for how open she was during the time of her disease (something similar I wrote in the letter) and asked her if she had any tips for someone who went through it right now. Also I was in line for asking Shannen a question, but unfortunately for me the person before me asked the very same question that I had in mind! And because I couldn't think of another question that soon, I stepped out of the line and took a seat. I wanted to ask her what her favourite episode was. At that moment I couldn't completely hear her answer, but I did catch something about that she loved to work with the horses. So my guess is that she answered ‘The Good, the Bad and the Cursed’ (One she directed, great episode by the way!) But one of my favourite definitely is: ‘All Halliwell‘s Eve’. She also mentioned that the third season was her favourite season, also because she had directed a few episodes from that season. Perhaps part of the reason that I stepped out of the line, also was because of me being afraid of speaking in (big) public and I started to get really nervous when it was almost my turn. I think Tom Hiddleston is needed in order for me to get over that! Later that day, when Tom Felton‘s panel was almost there, I had the chance of standing really close in front of the for asking him a question. But I didn't joined the que. I didn't had a burning question for him and I didn't know if he appreciated it if I asked him about his favourite Marvel movie. I don‘t even know if he‘s into Marvel movies! Also I thought it was a good thing to give his true fans a chance, since the Tom I‘d truly want to meet with deep in my heart has a slightly little different last name. ;)

I went live on Instagram during Tom Felton‘s panel for a while. I managed to save 9 minutes of that and I got it placed on YouTube. I must say his panel was really fun and also this is a Tom who‘s really lovely for his fans. Dutch Comic Con posted a small part of his panel from Saturday in which he spontaneously hugged a fan who became very emotional when it was her turn. (perhaps it‘s to be found on youtube) I can imagine getting emotional probably will happen to me when Tom Hiddleston is standing in front of me. And the very last panel was the one from Benedict Wong. His panel also was very funny and where it was overloaded crowded at Tom Felton‘s panel, there was plenty of room left during Benedict‘s panel. Perhaps lot‘s of people already went home, but Wong totally deserved to have more crowd! His panel also was inspiring and he talked about how Wong became Wong in Doctor Strange. He also joked a little about his character having the same name. I also respect him for doing this con, since it was mentioned that he felt really ill.

(Don‘t mind the quality. Something went wrong in the middle, but that‘s only for a few seconds.) 

Cosplayers and hunting on everything Loki related

I was very impressed with all the cosplayers I saw at the event. I took a picture with Jack Sparrow, Loki & Captain America: all Dutch cosplayers. It amazed me how much this Jack Sparrow looked and acted like the real one! Due a tragedy that happened in Utrecht 5 days before the event took place, they had forbidden all weapon props so there wouldn't be any confusion. That‘s why Loki has no weapon. Also they only allowed visitors to bring really small handbags. If you wanted to bring bigger bags, you had to leave them at the bag-wardrobe or it had to be a transparent one: they were allowed to go in. Due what happened, it was really understandable.

I had hoped to find a little more Loki stuff there. Someone had found a really nice Loki Ragnarok poster on Saturday (the one I‘m using in my profile photo), but I guess it was sold out on Sunday because I couldn‘t find it. The only Loki Funko Pop I saw was the Chrome one. And finding a Loki comic was really hard. Perhaps if I want to see a little more Loki next time, I need to go on Saturday instead!

When seeing this, my heart was very active..

Trip back home

Then it was time for the trip back home. And public transport here in The Netherlands, in general is a drama. My friend who has been in Japan this year, mentioned we could learn about how organized it is in Japan. For almost the whole day there was a big breakdown happening on the railways between Utrecht and Eindhoven. Later I realized about how lucky we were about reaching Utrecht in the first place, because lots of people couldn't because the breakdown started somewhere later in the morning. NS had expected the breakdown would last until 13:00, however on 18:00 that got postponed to 19:30, and around 20:45 finally the trains moved again! The picture below is taken around 19:30, when we had just arrived at the chaos that was happening in the station of Den Bosch (The next stop after Utrecht, it was as far the train went). That was supposed to be the line for the buses they had as replacement. Let‘s just say: two small buses every hour is by far not enough for all the people that got stuck after they had to leave the trains. I‘m standing somewhere in the back and at this point one of my friends regretted about reaching Utrecht in the first place. However she didn't buy a non-refundable ticket for the photobooth. (For me it didn't matter how late I got home.) Luckily we only stood there for one hour since then soon the problem was fixed. Some people really stood there for hours. 

The perfect example of the Dutch public transport going wrong..

And on moments like this, I really desired the Charmed powers like orbing and shimmering!

We reached our end station (where one of my friends had parked his car) somewhere before 22:00 and just when you didn't think the trip could get any crazier, the next ‘surprise’ awaited us: My friend forgot to turn out the lights of his car. Oops. Result: The battery (or how do I call this?) was empty! Luckily for us someone else saw that there was something odd with the car. ‘A rescue Angel’, was the thought I had. We were truly grateful for his presence! Something which I definitely am not is a car expert, so if I need to sum it up: Something with attaching cables between both of the cars to load the battery. Our last stop was McDonald‘s because we hadn't eaten much all day. The food stands at Dutch Comic Con were really crowded. Here we talked about how this whole day kind of was a big learning experience. Our first Comic Con experience, the happenings with the public transport and my friend will definitely double check if the lights of the car truly are out!

All I took home with me, however I bought the Pops on the station before, not on the event.

Conclusion / Statement

I had a great day at Dutch Comic Con. Meeting Shannen Doherty, being present at the panels: I will definitely go again! I‘ll end with a positive thought: One day, I don‘t know when and where, it will finally be Tom Hiddleston I‘m meeting :).