Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day! Saturday, May 4th, 2018 That's right, tomorrow (or possibly today by the time you read this) you can get FREE COMICS just by walking into any participating comic book store! This year marks the 18th Annual Free Comic Book Day. I've managed to make it out pretty much every year, and it's always a fun time. Each store sets their own … [Read more...]
The 7 Best Kept Secrets of Toronto ComiCon
You probably already know that the Toronto ComiCon is an awesome place to meet your favourite comic book creator and get an autograph. You also probably know that the Toronto ComiCon is a fantastic place to go shopping for geeky goodies. And you probably already know that it's a great place to meet some of your favourite sci-fi and fantasy film and TV stars live and in … [Read more...]
DIY Meeple Valentines for Board Gamers
The other day I posted a dozen meeple Valentines. Today I offer you a bunch more board game Valentine's Day images, with one big difference. These are all wordless. Ready for you to add whatever witty, romantic or cheesy Valentine's Day quip you like. Feel free to use these images to create your own Valentine's Day cards, to print … [Read more...]
True Love, Star Wars Style…
Han Solo: Afraid I was gonna leave without giving you a goodbye kiss? Princess Leia: I'd just as soon kiss a Wookiee. Han Solo: I can arrange that. You could use a good kiss. Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back … [Read more...]
Sphero’s BB-8 Ain’t So Great, Here’s Why You Might Not Want to Buy This One
Back in November my husband bought himself a Sphero BB-8 app-enabled droid. He picked it up off of Amazon.com. At $150USD it wasn't exactly a cheap purchase, but he had some Amazon credit saved up, so it was sort of free. I mean I could have talked him into using the credit for something less frivolous, but it's nice to splurge sometimes, right? I knew my husband had been … [Read more...]
19 Patterns to Knit Your Own Doctor Who Scarf
There are so many cool free Doctor Who scarf patterns out there. My knitting skills are pretty rusty, but I'm thinking I just might dig my needles out of the closet and try my hand at making one of these Doctor Who themed scarves. (I'm probably going to start with the official BBC pattern for Tom Baker's scarf -- who wouldn't want to wear that, even if just for fun?) Free … [Read more...]
Celebrating Star Wars Day with Netflix ~ Revenge of the Sixth
Original photo courtesy of K. Alexanderson With Star Wars day, a.k.a. May the Fourth, having been this past weekend my mind keeps wandering to all things Star Wars. If like me you find you have a sudden hankering to sit back and watch something "in a galaxy far far away...." Netflix has you covered. While you'll need to dust off your DVDs if you want to watch the … [Read more...]
Confessions of a Closet Gamer…
I've got a confession to make. I game. I game a whole lot. I'm not even counting the games I play with the girls. I mean grown up game time. I play board games frequently at home with the Mister, and also out at bi-weekly public gaming events. I am in a roleplaying group that is set to meet once a week on Monday nights, and I also play in frequent one-off games hubby organizes … [Read more...]
Last Minute Valentines for Geeks & Gamers
For some unfathomable reason I've really been getting into the spirit of Valentine's Day this year. I've been having some fun rounding up geeky Valentines (You can check out my round-up on Pinterest or Stumble Upon). Among my favourites, StarWars.com has printable Valentine's cards, which is what we ended up printing out for Gracie to give to her classmates. With a card that … [Read more...]
Star Wars Quotes applied to Parenting
In honour of May the 4th I thought I'd offer you a few Star Wars quotes that apply nicely to parenting.... Everything I Ever Needed to Know About Parenting I Learned From Star Wars We didn't know what we were getting into... Photo Credit: Amy L. Riddle Big things come in small packages. Photo Credit: … [Read more...]