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
The Wedding Surname Revolution
Today I read a Ms. Magazine blog post entitled “The Great Last-Name Debate” which discusses an issue both I and my fiance face as we plan our wedding; whether or not the bride (myself) will take her husband’s last name. This is a topic I have a very strong opinion about because I think it is taken for… Read More
From She Shed to Nerd Nook?
Image credit: Bob Harvey [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons I was innocently browsing a prestigious internet website that definitely didn’t have silly quizzes for me to take, when I found an article about She Sheds. It presented them as “the answer to the Man Cave”. I read it and moved on, but then heard… Read More

