11.9 H&C
11.9.12 Happiness Katniss boots, Stormtrooper t-shirt and a comfy flannel Buying some shelving for the Star Wars room tonight Everybody’s workin’ for the weekend Crappiness I’m pretty sure the...
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In the immortal words of Charlie Brown, “Well, another Halloween has come and gone.” This year, like so many others, I had every intention of donning a costume. This year, unlike so many others, I...
View ArticleIt’s Here!
My inner 15-year-old is downright giddy today. As utterly ridiculous as I know it is, I’m stupid excited that Breaking Dawn: Part 2 opens tonight. I’m not crazy enough to hit up the midnight show like...
View ArticleConfessions of a Hobbit Virgin
I like to think I’m pretty hip to the geekier things in life. Something I’ve never explored, though, is the world of J.R.R. Tolkien. Haven’t seen any of the movies (gasp!), haven’t read the books,...
View ArticleGeek Girl Grief
I’m a girl, I’m a geek and I’m proud of it. My cred may not be as extensive as some, but I genuinely enjoy and understand an awful lot of things held near and dear to the geek community. Long before it...
View ArticleCatching Fire
You guys!!!!!!! Last night I attended the Kansas City premiere screening of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. (Thanks, Subway!) Let me tell you straight, the film is fantastic! There is one caveat—it’s...
View ArticleMy Super Star Wars Christmas
I’ve never known a disappointing Christmas; this year was no different. And like most of my last 27 or so Christmases, this one had a decidedly “galaxy far, far away” flair. There were other gifts,...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Jennifer Lawrence
UPDATE: I had no idea there was another “Open Letter to Jennifer Lawrence” that was Freshly Pressed today. Merely coincidence. Great minds and all that. *** I’m not too keen on the whole “open letter”...
View ArticleAsk Amethystos
I’m a little brainsquashed, having trouble finishing some drafts. Instead of continuing to mull over them, I thought I’d take a prompt from the fabulous evelynfilmfan (visit her blog—good reads!). Now...
View Articlegeekspeak
I’m fortunate to work with a lot of geeks. I never expected there could be such a concentration of us in one company apart from toy manufacturers or possibly IT departments and comic book shops. But...
View Article#RuesdayTuesday
We added a new member to our little family last month! It’s my pleasure to introduce Rue. This gal is such a ray of sunshine and impossibly sweet. We considered names like Pippa and Katniss but...
View Article#TheWardrobeAwakens
One month from today I’ll be sitting with a bunch of kindred spirits in a movie theater watching a 7-film Star Wars marathon. The fact that we are only a month away from the 7th installment has me more...
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