Phoenix Comicon 2016 Picks #phxcc
Wading through the Phoenix Comicon schedule can be a bit daunting, so I wanted to highlight some panels and events I thought you lovely maker geeks might be interested in. I’ve asterisked the items...
View Article5 Telltale Signs You Went to Phoenix Comicon 2016
Did you or someone you know go to Phoenix Comicon 2016? You may notice some or all of these symptoms: 1. Persistent laughter over PUGS-related incidents. Chuckling resulting from things said during...
View ArticleStar Trek and Star Wars Music: Fan Favorites
After seeing the Phoenix Symphony’s concert Star Wars vs Star Trek – The Music of Deep Space during Phoenix Comicon, we asked a few fans about their favorite pieces and made a video. It was cool that...
View ArticleDIY Costume Hacks from Phoenix Comicon
There are lots of reasons to wear a costume coming up: this weekend is Keen Halloween (more on that in the last section), then there’s Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest, followed closely by actual Halloween....
View ArticleExploring Salem: Day One
[Ever been to Salem, MA? Me neither. Fortunately, Jessica Tennant of My Path to Mommyhood took a road trip there this summer from her home in upstate New York and is telling us all about it! –S] My...
View ArticleStar Wars vs. Star Trek at Phoenix Symphony
Anyone can like Star Wars, especially in this particular moment in pop culture. But being a Star Trek fan? Thatʼs different. Thatʼs real science fiction. Thatʼs dangerous. Itʼs more likely to get you...
View ArticleA Friend in the Cellar
Phillip and I are walking through the passage into the cellar under Monticello, when a woman coming the other direction stops us. Because she wants to take a photo. Of us. For us. Wait…what? “It just...
View ArticleThe Force of Memories
In honor of the Star Wars Celebration Orlando convention currently happening, here is a post Phillip wrote with thoughts inspired by Star Wars Celebration Anaheim in 2015. –S “Chewie, weʼre home.”...
View ArticleRamada – part 2
It was really interesting last week to find out your words for what I’d call a ramada. It comfirmed my suspicion that it’s a word used primarily in the southwestern U.S., where our proximity to Mexico...
View ArticleThe Force of Words
The Word In many cultures, around the world and across time, the spoken word has been seen as having a power to create and destroy. In the Hebrew Bible, creation is spoken into existence with the...
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