Teaching: How Buffy Made Me a Better Teacher

We are taking the week to prepare for the start of the school year (Thursday!), so we are reposting some of our older blogs.   With the announcement that Sarah Michelle Gellar will be attending Star Wars Celebration, I’ve been thinking more about the show lately.  It also helps that it’s…

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Episode 44: The Nola Nerd Baby, MegaCon Orlando, the MCU, Star Wars Galactic Nights and Star Wars Celebration Chicago.

We have attempted to do a podcast for quite a while, but life kept getting in the way. Having the Nola Nerd Baby brought plenty of complications such as pre-partum depression and preeclampsia. We go into detail about that experience, but how our sweet baby was worth it. We also…

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Star Wars-ing: Celebration News

Star Wars fans love Celebration. The five day passes for adults and kids have sold out! Saturday tickets as well. We had to go out of town for a family medical emergency, so we are thankful we bought our tickets before we left! Celebration will bring back the stages and…

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Star Wars-ing: Fascinating Podcasts Offered Fresh Perspectives Of The Star Wars Universe

Our first two days of Star Wars Celebration were spent just getting autographs.  It was a tiring, grueling, and often frustrating experience.  By Saturday, we needed a break from the long lines and the disorganization (more to come on our podcast comprehensive review of Star Wars Celebration). This also meant we…

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Star Wars-ing: Friday Star Wars Celebration Preview

We are autograph collectors.  Friday is a day we pretty much focused on that.  Scheduled for tomorrow: Hayden Christensen Freddie Prinze Jr. Sarah Michelle Gellar Riz Ahmed Steve Blum Venessa Marshall That doesn’t seem like a lot, but three of those rarely do cons. We are expecting long lines. Today,…

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Star Wars-ing: Quick Thursday Recap

The 40th-anniversary panel was amazing according to friends who camped out. The fact that Harrison Ford and John Williams were there put it over the top.  We can’t wait to stream it. The STEM/STEAM Star Wars panel was one of the best panels I went to about education at a…

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