I know it has been a while since I've written, but I am having the need to finally get some of my Japan trip down in writing.  I thought I would start with the Studio Ghibli exhibit that we visited in Tokyo at the Tokyo City View gallery (52nd floor!).  The exhibition...

First off, I apologize for my long absence from the blog. I am a teacher above all things and the spring is a very busy time for those in our profession. The exciting news is that I have lots to talk about. After just returning from a two and a half week vacation to Ja...

Okay, for those of you who are die-hard Star Wars fans, you can now take a sigh of relief after watching The Force Awakens. I know many of you were apprehensive about Disney taking over the franchise (but seriously, it couldn’t really have gone down-hill from there). N...

Dark Matters is an 18+ experience held bimonthly at Telus World of Science Edmonton. Their slogan, “where the science is served on the rocks & the adults come out to play”, accurately sums up the experience; as play is what we did this past Thursday. My husband and I w...

Planning a vacation and traveling is a very exciting time; especially if you are planning to see sites that feed your fandom. Over the past few years, I have had the amazing opportunity to travel globally and see filming locations, monuments, props, and replicas of man...

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Jasper National Park, one of the world's largest dark sky preserves, was host to the 5th annual Dark Sky Festival for the past nine days. A dark sky preserve is an area with limited light pollution that allows the best viewing of the night sky. Jasper was named a da...

In the past, strong female characters on television seemed to have been few and far between. Things have definitely changed over the past few years, and now girls of any age can aspire to be like any of the women on my top three most kick-ass girls on T.V. Here they ar...

Often, being an adult and expressing your love for toys results in the same response. It is usually a weirded-out look with nervous laughter, which ultimately forces you to justify why you still enjoy toys as much as you did as a child. The older you get, the less peop...

On the big screen, Peregrin Took was the clumsy hobbit who was always getting the Fellowship into trouble. But in real life, actor Billy Boyd is a smooth-talking and witty Scot with a voice like an angel. Edmontonians were lucky enough to attend a panel at Edmonton Ex...

If New Zealand's North Island is diverse... the South Island is Remarkable. All of the breathtaking scenery from any of the Middle-earth movies were filmed on the South Island. A short flight from Wellington we continued our journey in Christchurch, where after a coup...