As a new Vegan I have to admit, the first few months were a bit of a struggle, but to my surprise, this had nothing to do with food. The biggest concerned I had during the first few months of my transition to veganism was how would this affect my interactions with my friends and … Continue reading Navigating conversations with friends as a new Vegan
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Book review of “My first science textbook” set of three children Chemistry books
Interested in teaching your kid about Science? Trying to cover some of the basic Chemistry concepts with your kid but don't know where to start? My first Science textbooks, "Protons and Neutrons", "Electrons", and "Atoms" are a set of three children's books that teach kids about Chemistry. This Kickstarter idea from John Conveyou (Genius Games) to … Continue reading Book review of “My first science textbook” set of three children Chemistry books
My experience during the San Diego Comic Con 2017 Returning Registration
Saturday March 11, that was the day, the long awaited day of the Returning Registration for San Diego Comic Con (previously called Pre Registration) when all of us nerds wake up early and wait impatiently, coffee at hand, for the Expo Logic waiting room to open. Having completed the laptop check, internet check, Member ID check, and … Continue reading My experience during the San Diego Comic Con 2017 Returning Registration
The wings to imagination, a review of Rory’s Story Cubes
Imagination doesn't have boundaries, it does not know limitations, it does not make assumptions and it does not shy away from an opportunity. Is the coolest, most wild, free formed, way of thinking we experience in our lives. Is that comfortable expression of thoughts that allows us to travel into the unknown with no fear. Which is a … Continue reading The wings to imagination, a review of Rory’s Story Cubes
Emerald City Comic Con 2017, an epic time
This year Emerald City Comic Con really step it up. The convention was well organized, there were really good panels planned for the weekend and there was a good variety of artists in the exhibit hall. It was a treat to see all the different artists and finding what you were looking for was very … Continue reading Emerald City Comic Con 2017, an epic time
Waiting for Ready Player One
Ready Player One is the story of a boy named Wade Watts whose reality places him in the year 2044 living in a world alarmingly not so unimaginable to us. A future in which an energy crisis and the consequences of global warming have driven humans to escape into a virtual world called … Continue reading Waiting for Ready Player One
Talking about privilege with our kids
A few years ago I came across this Buzzfeed article that talked about how a high school teacher had explained the term privilege to his students. He had given each one of them a piece of scrap paper and asked them to crumple it up. He then provided the students with a very simple set of rules. … Continue reading Talking about privilege with our kids
My journey to veganism
Veganism is both the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly in diet, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. - Wikipedia. In 2016 I suddenly found myself with a realization that completely changed the way I see many things nowadays. One day I was watching … Continue reading My journey to veganism
Attending Wizard World Comic Con in Portland
The Portland Wizard World Comic Con took place at the Oregon convention center in Portland over the weekend. It started on Friday February 17 and lasted until Sunday February 19. The company that produces this convention, Wizard World Inc., also has this event on 15 other cities across the United States including Chicago, Orlando, and Saint Louis. … Continue reading Attending Wizard World Comic Con in Portland
Womanhood
As a kid growing up in the 80s and 90s, I remember having this feeling that my being a woman was a "condition". That it limited my abilities and my future. That it meant a lot more than a gender and it dictated the positions in life and in society that I could aspire to, and how … Continue reading Womanhood
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