Sunday Rain rolled in today, so I used that as an excuse to relax for most of it. In the afternoon, we ran over to Hardy Ivy Park for a Hellfire Yearbook group photo and then just had to stop by the Poop Lions at the Marriott to see the
Friday Today the vendor hall opens, so like many others I made my way to America’s Mart around noon to join the line. We made it inside after about 45 minutes and headed to straight up to Artist’s Alley on the 4th floor. Had a quick chat with Michael Gordon
There has been a lot — and I do mean a LOT — of chatter online about Amazon’s new Lord of the Rings series, and to be honest, I tried to avoid most of it in the days leading up to the series’ Labor Day weekend premiere. J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic
Thursday The official first day of con now has quickly become the day I try to squeeze too much in and pay for it the rest of the days. This year, I certainly outdid myself. While my gang went to get their badges in the morning, I stepped off the
For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Jen or Lil’ Bit in con circles. I created the Dragon Con Parties, Meetups & More group on Facebook back in 2019. In just a few years, we’ve grown to over 4,500 members. That same year believe, I also
I was late to the party when it came to joining the Game of Thrones fandom. I waited to watch the series until all the seasons had finished airing, and I watched it all in one epic swoop in the summer of 2019. The ending of HBO’s massive hit series
Saturday begins with a trip to moonbase Alpha. Space 1999 is one of those things I feel never gets enough love. The show’s look and premise, especially in the first season, was something a lot of later shows took from and built on. I enjoy a fascinating discussion of the
Thursday at Dragon Con is a liminal space, a time of in between. It begins in harsh reality, sweating through a maze of ticket lines at the Sheraton, but igniting in the evening, morphing into a colorful dreamscape of leather, fur and feathers. The crackle and buzz of potential fills
Fandom isn’t a box of groceries left on an old woman’s doorstep. It isn’t a thick blanket gifted to a child on a frigid night, and won’t keep the rain off your head. Yet to so many it is as necessary and natural as breathing. Why? If survival is dependent
Have you ever finished a film, TV series, or book and thought, “Wow, that was an excellent story…but I’m not sure if I enjoyed it”? I recently finished watching Netflix’s big-budget adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s epic DC Comics series, The Sandman, and to be honest, I’m still working through my
If you’ve listened to me chat about Star Wars for more than 30 seconds, then you’ve probably heard me talk about my love for the sequel trilogy. I know they were (and still are) somewhat controversial, and not all fans agreed on how they turned out. And you know what?
Dear Star Wars: You know I love you. I will always love you. You are my all-time favorite franchise, through good times and bad. But…I have a confession to make. As much as I enjoyed the Obi-Wan Kenobi series (really, I am grateful), it was not my favorite show I’ve
