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Category Archives: Deeper Things
Brienne of Tarth, Gwendoline Christie, and Me
I’ve been struggling with how to write all of this down for right on 2 months now. 2018 was a huge year for me in terms of fandom. I met not one, not two, but EIGHT of my online friends … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Conferences, Deeper Things, TV
Tagged A Song of Ice and Fire, affirmation, Brienne of Tarth, Captain Phasma, celebrity meeting, fandom, Friendship, Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, Gwendoline Christie, internet friends, Jaime Lannister, Jaime/Brienne, meet your hero, Rhode Island Comic Con, RICC, self image, shipping, tomboy
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Excelsior! Thoughts on Stan Lee
Like many of my fellow nerds, I was absolutely devastated to hear of the passing of Stan Lee yesterday. I never had the pleasure of meeting Stan Lee, but a few of my friends did. By all accounts, he was … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Deeper Things
Tagged comics, Excelsior, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Stan Lee
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Happy Halloween and Happy Reformation Day!
I’ve got a confession to make. I’m a Christian that loves Halloween. Unabashedly. Unashamedly. I look for excuses to wear costumes, but Halloween seems to be one of the only times that it’s socially acceptable to walk around in costume … Continue reading
In the Night, My Hope Lives On
Normally I post something fun, witty, and nerdy here on my blog. Today, I am simply too sad for that. My Grandma passed a week ago, a friend lost her Grandma two nights ago, another friend and mentor lost her … Continue reading
Happy Independence Day!
I find this quote from Captain America particularly moving on Independence Day. Celebrate your freedom and do not take it for granted.
A Smokin’ Hot Adoption Raffle!
I try pretty hard not to be a promotional kind of gal, but this is something I would be remiss not to mention. My friend Brian Rowley of Growley Pipes makes some of the most beautiful tobacco pipes I’ve ever … Continue reading
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June 10, 2015
Tagged adoption, China, family, Growley Pipes, hobbit, pipe smoking, pipes, pipeweed, smoking, tobacco, Tolkien
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On Lent
I was raised in the Southern Baptist church. We didn’t do Lent. That was a Catholic thing, or so I thought. My first real introduction to Lent came my freshman year of college. I ran into my buddy Laura walking … Continue reading
