Original MySpace Publication Date: August 22, 2010 Republished: August 28th, 2014 I did it. I crammed so much into a day before leaving for DragonCon that I didn’t leave enough time to write a new blog post. Fortunately, it’s been a REALLY long time since I pulled one out from the MySpace blogging days, so […]
London/Dublin 2013 (or How To Travel With Your Asian Husband) Part 2
One of the contributing factors that helps us enjoy where we travel is the vibe of a place. Home has a special vibe as do our surrounding areas. New York City? It has a vibe of familiarity to me now and I enjoy the place. It also helps I know where the heck I am […]
London/Dublin 2013 (or How To Travel With Your Asian Husband) Part 1
Vacations are a rarity for Ralph and I, especially ones we take together. He travels for work and I travel to do book signings or to attend conventions. Much of the time we do spend together during trips like these is honestly snuck in when and where we can. So when my little brother found […]
Irrational Adventures in the Comfort Zone
I remember my first trip to Hong Kong and being completely overwhelmed and in culture shock. My husband’s grandmother suggested we take a day trip over the border into mainland China, a city called Shenzen. This is before Shenzen was given—or so I’ve since heard—a much-needed facelift. To say I was apprehensive about going there […]
A Scavenging Werewolf Boy on Europa
I know. I didn’t have a new blog post for July 4th. The only thing more wrong with that is nobody noticed. What were you all doing? I could have been left for dead, bleeding fabulously on a sidewalk somewhere and the only person who’d pass me for miles would be so intent on reading […]
Walkabout: Manhattan
So when we last left our self-professed stressed hero, I…er…he was trying to figure out where to go in order to step away for a bit and relieve the stress. He…er…I did finally settle on such a place; Manhattan. Of all the places I haven’t been, why choose some place I’d visited four times already? […]
The DragonCon 2012 Files (Profanity Not Included) Part II
Have you ever had too much of a good thing? I never used to believe I could because things always somehow managed to stay fresh. But, in the last couple of years, it felt a bit of a stretch to attend conventions without a slight “been there/seen that” feeling. It got to the point where […]
The DragonCon 2012 Files (Profanity Included) Part 1
DragonCon is a fascinating experience, especially when it comes to documenting it and also getting online to check one’s email. Unlike other hotels that offer free wireless, the Hyatt where I stay doesn’t. And, naturally, the first message I looked at had the subject line “6 Local Girls Want To Meet You.” I’m sure they […]
Sex IN The City…And A July Wedding (Part 1)
Pretend for a moment that you can hear Sarah Jessica Parker’s voice as Carrie Bradshaw. “New York City is home to some amazing places and amazing people! If you have a taste for something, then there’s probably three restaurants that offer it within a few blocks of wherever you happen to be. If you want […]
I’ve Never Gone Anywhere! Well, except London, Germany, Japan…
I’ve had a pet side-project I’ve been wanting to work on for the last two years and I finally started it over the weekend. For those of you who haven’t already seen them, I scanned in and posted on Facebook a substantial number of pictures from over the years and there’s a huge number of […]
