Stockton-Con
The first thought that came to mind when I first heard that my hometown of Stockton was going to have a comic book convention was, “What the f*ck?!” I’ve gone to San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) seven times and a couple of WonderCons, so I really didn’t know what to make of the idea of a … Read more
Three Months of Cons: Photo Dump!
I’ve been gone… for a while. But I’ve not returned empty handed! For the past three months, I’ve been attending con after con. Although I didn’t go to SDCC (I spent all my funds at AX), I did attend Fanime Con, Anime Expo, and Stockton, CA’s first con, Stockton Con. Where do I begin? I’m … Read more
A zombie apocalypse is underway!
Good news for those of you who have mused about an impending zombie apocalypse: Downward Viral has launched a Kickstarter for their upcoming trading card game, Z., which is “best described as ‘Magic: The Gathering meets The Walking Dead’ (and Left 4 Dead, and Dawn of the Dead, and Highschool of the Dead, and pretty much anything … Read more
Breaking the rules of gravity, one button at a time.
After waiting in anticipation for nearly a year, Gravity Rush has at last made it onto store shelves! This morning, I rushed to my nearest GameStop to pick up my preordered copy. I was filled with so much excitement that I couldn’t wait to get back home to start playing it. The only thought running through … Read more
Just a little bit closer to becoming a cat.
A couple of weeks ago, I attended my very first convention, FanimeCon, in San Jose, California. Not only was I surrounded by multiple handfuls of Bronies and Madokas, but I was astounded to see so many people sporting necomimis! No, I don’t mean the simple fabric or plastic necomimis, but the Necomimi. Several years ago, I … Read more
Don’t be humble for this bundle!
Love video games? Love donating monies to charities? If you answered “yes” to both (or even to one), then do I have a surprise for you! A couple of days ago, while endlessly scrolling down my Facebook News Feed, I stumbled across a link to a little site called Humble Bundle. Soon after I clicked this … Read more
Holey Awesomeness, Batman!
No donut will ever taste the same once you’ve sunk your teeth into one from Dynamo Donuts, located in the Mission District of San Francisco. They have seriously ruined all other donuts for me. Krispy Kreme? Meh. The ones from the local donut shop? Psh. It has to be Dynamo Donuts or no donuts at … Read more
Halloween Related Post No. 2: Pumpkins
It’s tradition for me to not attend popular, famed festivals. Be it work, school, or utter laziness, if something awesome and happenin’ is happening, chances are, for me, it’s not gonna happen. Today, however, I went outside of my comfort zone. I attended the 41st Annual Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival! Angela posing in front … Read more
Halloween Related Post No. 1
Greetings, ghouls and goblins! I haven’t written in quite some time (hell-O, last semester of college!) so I’m here with the first of MANY Halloween related posts. As this is my favorite made-up holiday of all time, I decided to break it down into a few posts because there are so many wonderful facets of … Read more
Stick your paws up
After class on Thursday, fellow Imaginary Battles writer Jen and I headed to our community college’s annual arts and crafts faire. Among the hand crafted soaps, candles, and knitted scarves, we found these furry animal paw scarves by Lake Tahoe Treasures/Wild Spirit Animal Hoodies . Things like this can easily be found at Hot Topic, … Read more
