Yesterday marked the beginning of the annual volunteer meetings for Phoenix Comicon. As far as first meetings go, it was impressively packed. Late comers were asked to listen to the meeting from out in the hallway because there was not enough seating. It’s a good problem to have. I don’t recall any previous year where …
This is officially my first blog post of the new year, 2015. While my posts towards the end of the previous year were…sparse, this marks a new beginning to the continued effort that is this blog. The holidays are always a busy time even more so when you take on a second job for the …
An interesting topic was brought up on a recent episode of the 7DAG podcast. Jason, Jeremy, and Grant were having a conversation with Neil & Annaleis of the Dark Angels & Pretty Freaks podcast (they were guests on the episode as part of the 30 days of podcasting). Grant poses a question to Neil & …
I just finished watching William Shatner’s Get A Life, which is a short documentary about what it means to be a Trekkie (fan of the TV show Star Trek). This documentary is probably not new to most, but it was my first time seeing it. I really enjoyed it, being a big Star Trek fan …
You don’t have to have been born in the ’80s (or prior) to know of the time period, but it does help. The music, the movies, the fashion– all iconic things that have come and gone, or returned again in the case of certain fashion styles. Of course there are many defining features to the …
This is dedicated to my GISHWHES teammates: past and present, good friends and new friends. Quick intro for anyone reading this who may not know what it is. In a nutshell: The Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen or GISHWHES (all pronunciations welcome) was created by actor and all around awesome human …
If Dirty Harry were to ask me, my answer would be yes. I do feel lucky. I’ve won things (I never used to win anything) and had the opportunity to go on a couple fantastic road trips with some awesome people. So despite being stressed out at work quite often lately, I can appreciate the …
One is often reminded of their age in everyday life. Some times in a way that boosts the ego and sometimes in a way that just makes you feel old. It was during one such moment of age-reminding weakness that I made myself a strawberry milk with Nesquik and settled in front of my laptop. …
My niece Lilyan will be two months old on September 3rd. Yet, there is still half a month to go until her original due date—she was born two months early. The thought of such a little thing being out in the world so soon, frightened us all. But her improvement over these past months has …