I overthink what to pack for any trip, but this one I had thought about for months. I ultimately went with a beautiful white boucle dress that had a silver print. It was silver, but I’ll call it “chrome.” I told myself it was fate and my good luck charm, especially since I found it…
Celebrating my birthday with a Jedi master.
Feeling carefree and youthful is always ideally on the menu for my birthday. It is still my wish to someday spend my actual birthday at the happiest place on earth. After coming to the realization that it wasn’t happening this year, I jumped to the most reasonable trip I could think of to semi make…
Comic-Con International 2016: ConanCon. And was one badge-less day worth it?
Like last year, the line into Spreckles theater didn’t move when our tickets said doors were to open. My friend and I knew we were in the balcony, but it wasn’t until we were cross-checking passing rows and looking at our tickets that we realized that we were in the second to last row. Fans…
Comic-Con International 2016: Planes, no trains, a yacht, and automobiles. Quick decisions and determination to get to San Diego.
Last Friday was my one day of celebrating Comic-Con International 2016 (CCI), and the trip was proof that some things are beyond your control. However it was also proof that you have control over your reaction to the unexpected. My friend and I got to the airport at 4:00 a.m., excited to touch ground in…
Comic-Con International is happening after all… sort of. How one email changed our plans.
Comic-Con International (CCI) starts this Wednesday, and the last few weeks have been hitting me hard that I don’t have a coveted badge. I honestly didn’t think it would get this bad since skipping years isn’t new. I pushed back the disappointment by slowly scoping out when Conan O’Brien at Comic-Con (ConanCon) tickets would be…
Back to the Island 2016 Throwback: Finally buying that ticket for one to Jamaica.
Think of how far you’ve traveled for music. Does it move you enough to travel out of state? Across the country? Out of country? It has been six months since I hopped a plane and embarked on a journey that was the furthest I had ever traveled. Since we are at the halfway mark between…
The road (or track) to the Breeder’s Cup 2016: How a non-sports person became excited about horse racing.
This weekend I watched the Gold Cup at Santa Anita Park on television, and now I’m even more amped about attending the Breeder’s Cup in November. There’s one characteristic that my family and friends would never use to describe me, and that is being a sports enthusiast. Sure, I went to some NBA games with…
Wizard World: “There’s no point being grown up if you can’t be childish sometimes.”
This past weekend was Wizard World Sacramento 2016, and the Fourth Doctor’s words still ring true. To some degree I was anticipating this year’s Wizard World more than past years because I was hoping that it would help distract me from the fact that I don’t have tickets to Comic-Con International (CCI) this year. It…
Tulsa Travels & Hanson Day 2016: Pt. 2. You get a Christmas album, and you get a Christmas album. We all get a new Christmas album! AND a world tour!
Hanson Day includes so much planning, excitement, and reunions with fan friends from around the world. Then detox hits, and it is the w o r s t! Let’s relive Hanson Day, shall we? I want to forget about the fact that I have to wait 300+ days until next time. This will push back…
Tulsa Travels & Hanson Day 2016: Pt. 1. Two sisters, a non-fan, and a baby.
Who’s still recouping from all the shenanigans that is Hanson Day 2016? I’ll raise my hand to that. Although I kind of want a re-do so I can relive the moment, fix my hair that I swear hates Tulsa, and hang out with people whose paths I crossed only for a brief moment. I need…
Hanson Days of yesterday: Pt. 2. There’s more to Tulsa than just celebrating a band.
Whenever possible, I love branching out beyond my already scheduled Hanson Day festivities to see more and more of what Tulsa, OK has to offer. Don’t get me wrong, Hanson is ALWAYS a great reason to visit, but since you have already paid for the travel and hotel, might as well take in all you…
Hanson Days of yesterday: Pt 1. The importance of good food and good company
I remember vividly the first time we landed at Tulsa International Airport in 2014. We got off the plane, saw the local signs, and could actually check-in to the airport on Facebook using location services. It just got all kinds of real! We actually made it! With Hanson Day 2016 now less than a month…
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