Hey, hi, we're living in a dystopian novel. Unless you're Brendan Fraser emerging from a bunker in Blast from the Past and the first thing you've done is come straight to my blog (in which case I love you Brendan and things are gonna get better for you booboo), you know we're living in a … Continue reading Hey Teachers? Parents? We’re on the Same Team.
It's been a while since I've written, and there's a lot of reasons for that: including returning to teaching and having a baby. ♥ I've really been examining what that means for my writing and if I'm going to continue to pursue blogging and such. I think this: I am going to keep writing, but … Continue reading Don’t Hurry, Be Happy
I have a child. A 3-year-old boy. I am also 20 weeks pregnant with my second boy. Let me tell you something: I feel different this time around. In case you haven't been following my blog for nigh on 5 years now, let me tell you a bit of how my first pregnancy rolled out: … Continue reading It’s Okay to Feel Different About Kid #2
Today's professional nerd is a competitive gamer and twitch streamer: tkgodpling! He recently won the Geico Gaming Tekken 7 Championship and streams on Twitch. You can check him out on Twitter and Twitch @tkgodpling 1. How did you get started in professional gaming? When did you know this was something you wanted to do full … Continue reading Professional Nerd Series: Competitive Gamer tkgodpling
This week in Professional Nerds, an awesome interview with Remington and Shaun of the Anime out of Context podcast. It's a super fun look at some of the more popular anime through the lens of both a big fan of anime, and a... what's the opposite of a fan? Anyway, I highly recommend giving it … Continue reading Professional Nerd Series: Anime out of Context Podcast
This week in professional nerds - a librarian and graphic novel/manga/comic book advocate Shauna Darbyshire. She is doing awesome work in the sphere of literature and helping people understand the relevance and importance of books previously seen as inferior. I am so blown away by what she is doing and I am 100% on board … Continue reading Professional Nerd Series – Graphic novel, Comic, and Manga Advocate Shauna Darbyshire
This weeks installment for my Professional Nerd series is an interview with Hillary Laine, a semi-professional cosplayer. You can check her out on Instagram - @shinylikethesun (for those of you unfamiliar with cosplay, It refers to designing and wearing costumes modeled after characters from movies, comics, games, etc.) 1. How and when did you realize … Continue reading Professional Nerd Series: Cosplayer Hillary Laine
For the second post in my series of Professional Nerds, I spoke with Spencer Miller of Forever Summer Productions. He gave me some insight into what it's like to create entertainment content for a living. If you missed the first of the series, it's here. You can connect with Spencer and Blake on their - … Continue reading Professional Nerd Series: an Interview with Forever Summer Productions
Hey friends! This post is a bit different than my usual if you haven't already noticed. It's the first of a mini-series I'm calling "Professional Nerd", which will be guest posts and interviews with various people who are professional or semi-professional nerds, like cosplayers, Twitch streamers, Podcasters, and more! Make sure you're following me on … Continue reading Professional Nerd Series: A Recap of Patches and Pins Expo From ConventionNewz.com
We all know and love the characters from the Star Wars Universe, and everyone has their favorites. Porgs and Ewoks may have the cuteness, and C-3PO, K-2SO, and R2-D2 are certainly the foremost robots, but there are five characters in Star Wars that stand out far above the rest. 5. Jar Jar Binks Just kidding! … Continue reading Top 5 Best Star Wars Characters
