On May 1st, Amazon premiered the new Prime series Upload. A ten-episode season with most episodes ranging from 20-30 minutes aside from the 45-minute pilot. The show centers on a unique idea about the afterlife and what technology can provide to guarantee humanity eternal happiness after death. The series focuses on the process of being …
I had aimed to write something for the holiday season, but with travel and celebrating the holiday, time got away from me. So I decided to end the year with one more post, a year in review. As years go, this one certainly has its ups and downs, and I’ll cover those in time. But …
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to volunteer at the 7th Annual Arizona Balloon Classic as part of a balloon crew. I woke up early on Saturday morning, January 27th, drove 15 minutes from my home in southwest Phoenix to Goodyear, Arizona, where this year’s balloon classic was being held at Goodyear Ballpark. I arrived …
This year’s Gishwhes (Greatest Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen) has just ended. It was another week of crazy scavenger hunting fun. With over 200 items, it was a packed week of finding things, creating things, donating to charities and causes, and spending time with your team of friends and newcomers. I’ve shared about …
It’s that time of year again. The birds are chirping and the flowers are blooming. Spring is in the air and it’s time to put winter in the rear-view mirror. There are a lot of things that happen or can happen, maybe even should happen when Spring rolls around. Some of them halted by the cold …
It’s a new year, 2017. We have said goodbye to the previous year of 2016, and now we can look ahead to the future. But before we do that, let’s take a look back at the past year. January: The highlights in January included the beginning of an extended visit from my sister and niece, …
Everyone has that one thing that reminds them of their favorite show or movie, whether it be something about their favorite character, a song, or a vehicle. So let’s focus on the vehicles that people love, shall we? The Mystery Machine from Scooby Doo, the General Lee from Dukes of Hazzard, Kitt from Knight Rider–there …
Facebook was kind enough to remind me, through the timehop app, that yesterday was the two year anniversary of my blog. A lot has happened with my blog in these past two years. It started as just a little hobby to get me back into the habit of writing. The first big thing to happen, …
The season for conventions is upon us, two major comicons have already come and gone. One being Phoenix Comicon which I wrote about in detail in a previous post, and of course the major convention of the West Coast, San Diego Comicon. But that isn’t all, there are still plenty of conventions ahead, big and …
It seems as though I blinked and April disappeared. Where did an entire month go? I had so much time before I would have to start preparing for my vacation at the beginning of May. But now, as I write this, I have just 9 days to go until I fly out and only one …