A Family Exploring the World of Fandom Together
Why We Love Comics…Especially Free Comics Free Comic Book Day 2015 had me thinking about the past. I wish I had read more comic books as a kid. I read almost everything I could get my hands on, but not comic books. Part of the reason was location. Growing up…
A Long, Long Time Ago “Only at the end do you realize the power of the Dark Side.” And that’s how my love of Star Wars began. Well, maybe there was more to it than that. I was not always a Star Wars nut. I did not grow up with…
On Friday, April 10 and Saturday, April 11, Kurt and I went down to Orlando, Florida for one of their biggest conventions: MegaCon. MegaCon, despite some lingering logistic issues, was a great time. My sister, Geekella: Art by Dina Cavicchia, had a booth in Artist’s Alley, so we also got…
As Cristina promised in her blog about OUR favorite festival, Hogs for the Cause, I would follow it up with one about Strand of Oaks. I’m constantly listening to new albums using Spotify. I scour the sites Any Decent Music and MetaCritic trying to find good new music. The first…
I’m happy to announce our first guest blogger to The Adventures of a NOLA Nerd Couple: Rochelle Pedersen! She is writing a great blog on a classic New Orleans tradition, the Crescent City Classic. – Cristina Each year on the Eve of Easter, New Orleans hosts the Crescent City Classic…
Hogs for the Cause! Eat all the pork! My absolute favorite New Orleans festival is Hogs for the Cause. Every year at the festival grounds at City Park, Hogs has a food and music festival, raising money to donate to pediatric brain cancer research and care. Teams from all over…