Today was the first day of Fan Expo Philly, nee Wizard World. I’ve been to a con since the start of Coronaworld – NYCC last fall was a blast – but this is the first local con I’ve been to in maybe 10 years. Today was already momentous when it started. We’ve talked before about […]
This past weekend marked 6 months since I moved here. Friday or Saturday, it was, depending on how you decide to measure. I am content to say “the weekend entire,” since the actual process itself took several days anyway. It’s hard to describe how different the last year of my life has been compared to […]
So. Yesterday’s shenanigans. Regular readers may recall that back in the summer I wrote about my desire to get the Ahsoka Tano lightsaber hilts from Galaxy’s Edge, how I wrestled with the notion of getting them or not, and decided that I would save up the money for all those months and, when the time […]
A word, here, on trying new things. As I mentioned, I got a number of remarkable birthday presents yesterday. I am still on a bit of a high from having a birthday that was actually enjoyable. I am in a GOOD mood today, and December 1 is usually still a comedown from the horror of […]
A word, here, about learning experiences. The last day has been interesting on the Star Wars front. My nephew, for his sixth birthday yesterday, got to watch Return of the Jedi for the first time. I’ve had some trouble with Jedi for a while now, but watching it last night I just kept thinking, Jesus, […]
Niece and nephew’s birthday party all day. First ever viewing of Jedi for the nephew. See you tomorrow. JLK
From Nick and Reg and their kids. It’s WHITE. I am literally speechless. JLK
A word, here, about tackling new challenges. What began as an exercise in budgeting has turned into… not “hard” decisions necessarily, but stuff I am having to think about much more than I expected. I was warned this would happen, that once I started thinking differently about money that I’d start thinking differently about a […]
A word, here, about changing plans. The news came today that this summer’s Star Wars Celebration has officially been cancelled. This is not even remotely surprising – everyone has known for months there was no chance of pulling off an 80,000 person convention in August – but to actually see the news in black and […]