From Skeletor, Ursula and Gargamel, to Rita Repulsa and Mr Burns, the antagonist characters from my childhood stories were always a bit of a mystery to me. Why did Gargamel hated so much the Smurfs? Why couldn’t Mr. Burns remember Homer? Geez man, you just talked to him a few days ago. You have been to his … Continue reading The power of villain stories
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Reading “Fascinating, The life of Leonard Nimoy”
Looking through the children's books section in Amazon a few weeks ago, I stumbled across this book, “Fascinating, The Life of Leonard Nimoy". The book was described as a biography and a children's book. Having not read the reviews, I was not sure what was it about this person's life that made it so inspirational, other that the fact that … Continue reading Reading “Fascinating, The life of Leonard Nimoy”
My first Comic Con
Six years ago, I fell in love. Let me explain a bit, in 2011 I decided to take a trip to California with my husband. The idea was to go to Sea World, the San Diego Zoo, down to the beach, and a few more touristy places. Back then I had never been to … Continue reading My first Comic Con
Quirks and Comrades 