Women-Friendly Gaming: Child of Light

Child of Light is a stunningly beautiful, endearingly sweet, and story-driven 2D RPG/adventure/side-scrolling game by Ubisoft Montreal with a turn-based combat system. The protagonist, Aurora, is a young, red-headed princess in an iconic yellow dress who wields a sword nearly as large as she is. As Aurora (and you, the player) fly through ­­Lemuria, with… Read More

Maybe She’s Born With it, Maybe it’s Mary Kay

This past weekend, I was privy to the experience that is a Mary Kay event. I came away with some weird, confused, but positive feelings. I’m still asking, why did I go? Here’s how it all started… My fiance and I are planning for our wedding, but it’s not for another year and half. However,… Read More

100 Days Of Being Geek Chic & Healthy: Challenge Accepted

I discovered this delightful project in the Female Geek Bloggers G+ Community a few weeks ago, and I encourage any other bloggers out there to participate. Ariel, founder of the blog Nerdy Birdie, launched “100 Days of Being Geek Chic & Healthy” to prompt positive discourse in the online geekosystem. According to her site: I… Read More

Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo: Sum-Up and Some Pictures

Last weekend (April 16-19th) I attended the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo in Calgary, Alberta. This was my fourth year attending the Expo, my third year actually designing and wearing a costume, my second year attending while not extremely hungover, and my first year attending without the second half of my original OTP (my best… Read More