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Home decor only a fan will appreciate.

I'm sharing a couple real pictures from our little house in Norman, Oklahoma.  We like to have friends over & it is always fun to see the fan-friends smirk when they notice our hidden fandom.  The images are significant in science fiction, diesel punk, etc.  I'll give you a few clues to see if you geek-squeak, like Mrs. PerkyShai does at most things shiny. [8:{

First is the easy one to get your warmed up...  Here is a tapestry; the scene is Lake Como in Italy.  Got it?

CLUE:
This is the spot where a doomed couple first kissed.  [Hum, maybe this is a good reason to move it out of my bedroom? Sigh!]

Did you guess it yet? Need another hint? The couple were secretly married in this spot.  At this point, the groom had a mechanical hand! Yep, this is not really Italy, it is Naboo! Queen/Senator Amidala's lake house patio!  She married Anakin Skywalker here!  Good job!  Was it too easy?

Okay, this one is tougher because it is from a new 2012 fandom.  Good luck!

My new favorite piece of art in the house is from Nepal.  My wonderful little brother visited this beautiful country and hiked in the Himalayas.  As a gift, he brought us a painting from the monks.  These are called Buddhist thangka paintings.  This becoming blue figure features fire & babies heads!

Is this familiar? CLUE: My daughter's favorite monk lives on in this diesel punk anime...

This deity is also the face of Ginormous Madman one of the organizations behind the awarding-winning show Legend of Korra, who according to their Wikipedia page, "is strongly influenced by Japanese animation, has been a critical and commercial success. It obtained the highest audience total for an animated series in the U.S. in 2012, and it was praised by reviewers for its high production values and for addressing difficult sociopolitical issues such as social unrest and terrorism. It was initially conceived as a miniseries of 12 episodes, but it is now set to run for 52 episodes separated into four "books," each of which tells a separate story." We are eagerly awaiting the second season which was originally slated to begin in March of this year.

As a parent, I can highly recommend the Korra first season; strong female characters, excellent steam or diesel punk animation, and the writers included political parallels to the 'Patriot Act' hidden in a story about equality and freedom.

I hope you have hidden fandom in your home; if you'd like to share, please comment below with links to your images and treasures.

Kindest regards,
Dalynda Marie
 
References:

Lake Como & Star Wars:
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lake_Como

Buddist Thangka paintings:
http://www.buddhanet.net/thangkas.htm

Ginormous Madman of Nickelodeon:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Korra