Enjoy a Day at the Sunnydale Mall! WhedonCon 2017
One of my absolute favorite things to do at any convention is to go shopping. You never know exactly what you’ll find among the…
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WhedonKnit Night at The Ripped Bodice
This Sunday from 2-4 PM, another WhedonKnit Night was held, this time at The Ripped Bodice in Culver City. WhedonKnit Nights are a time…
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Paris: Le Bon Marché, Il Neige Rive Gauche
Paris Christmas Windows – Imagine! “Whole families of fantastic characters have left their homes in the Land of Make-Believe to skip and dance over…
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Christmas London Style: Minced Pies and Sparkling Sake
Chestnuts roasting on street corners from Hackney to Harrods, buskers singing carols in exchange for pound coins, ’tis December in London. The city is…
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Pristine and Tranquil: Lucerne, Switzerland
Lucerne is everything I expected Switzerland to be, and a few unexpected things as well. The beauty was pristine! With the River Reuss (flowing from Lake…
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Paris: Fall in the Air, Fashion in the Windows
Paris Rue de Passy still is quiet. Residents have not yet returned for the rentrée (return to school). While summer weather finally has arrived, we…
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Conventions | Anime Expo 2016
Back in the fall of 2015 when my sister Linnea and I first got into anime, I heard about Anime Expo. We’d only ever…
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Living Local | Geektopia 2016, Pasadena, CA – Comics!
Here in Pasadena, No Future Café is hosting their second annual Geektopia event from June 23rd to 25th. Geektopia is a free three day mini…
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Paris, Belle Fête des Mères
Heavy Brume (fog/mist) and threatening thunder showers welcomed Mother’s day celebrations. I received a beautiful note from a dear friend on this 29 mai…
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Conventions | WonderCon Los Angeles 2016
Photo credit: Linnea Aasland WonderCon is an annual convention, started in 1987 in the San Francisco Bay Area, transitioning to Anaheim for the last…
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Culture Honey Bites: “The Sandwich” – A Story of Roma Market
The little man sits behind the counter next to the deli case. His apprentice stands to his right. To his left is bottle of…
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Barbie Has Curves – A New Narrative for Mattel
Image Credits: Mattel and Kim Aasland I never hated Barbie. I never hated Barbie, but I must admit that in the past few years…
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