So, here’s Day 3: I couldn’t attend the big panel this morning. As much as I was interested to hear some insight about the villains of the sequel trilogy, I had appointments to keep. By overwhelming internet consensus, I donned my X-Wing sweater and lightsaber skirt, and headed out to said appointments. Ewan MacGregor is... Continue Reading →
Star Wars Celebration might be the only time in my life that I am put together enough to plan my outfit ahead. And, as it turns out, I set my alarm wrong last night, so when a random app notification woke me up at 9:15 (way, way later than I intended), I already had my... Continue Reading →
A lot of people have asked me what exactly we do at Star Wars Celebration, so here’s a spreadsheet of all of (well, most of) the things that were happening today: Today was day one, and it always proves to be action-packed and an emotional roller coaster, so I put on my newest floofy Star... Continue Reading →
Today was my longest day ever. After about eight hours of flights, two hours of lugging 65 pounds of luggage across three different train lines, and a single serving of chia porridge to tide me over that whole time (due to a clerical error, the in-flight sandwich I pre-ordered never got to me ) I... Continue Reading →
When my sister, a fellow introvert, calls me during introvert recharge time, I know there's a serious emergency going down.
When I lose stuff, I lose it catastrophically. I lost a bunch of jewelry for four years because I forgot an entire compartment existed in my jewelry box. I lost half my cutlery when I moved out of Florida because it was in a ziploc bag inside a box labeled 'Disney training manuals' that I... Continue Reading →
I gave my best Disney smile and wave as I watched the last of the day's dozen trainees depart the building, sending them out into the world as full-fledged Disney cast members.
As soon as they were all out of sight, I collapsed, exhausted, against the wall.
"'Tis the season for Brazilians," I sang under my breath...
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Folks, it's that time of year once again for the nonoptional social convention of buying gifts for all the people you love, as well as some people you intensely dislike but cannot avoid. I am--and this is a holiday miracle--already well underway with my holiday shopping, and I'm always looking to help, so I thought... Continue Reading →
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