The Ardent Eccentric: Otakon – Day 2
OK, admittedly this is a little after the fact, but cons are cons, and never really go out of style for rehashing. So Day 2 of Otakon was as fun and exhausting as Day 1. …
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The Ardent Eccentric: A Love Letter to Fear the Walking Dead
Sunday night was the premiere of Fear the Walking Dead. Fear the Walking Dead, in case you have been living under a rock for 4 months, or are just not that into zombies, is the…
The Ardent Eccentric: GISHWHES (or Geeks Interested in Supernatural Happily Work at Helping, Enjoyment & Silliness)
NOTE: Totally my bad. Alize had this written weeks ago and ready to be published but I had neglected to notice this. You may have noticed that I have been publishing articles, once more. Life…
The Ardent Eccentric: Otakon – Day 1
This past weekend, my daughter and I attended Otakon, an anime convention in Baltimore, MD, along with several other friends and family. Otakon is a combination of the words otaku, a Japanese word that refers…
The Ardent Eccentric: Everything Old is New Again
This past Thursday night was odd. I attended a performance of my city’s local orchestra and the audience was rather varied. I saw women dressed in full length velvet skirts and gorgeous dresses, along with…
Ardent Eccentric: Comic Con Reflections – Part 2
I spent the last weekend torturing myself as San Diego Comic Con 2015 took place. I kept getting Twitter updates about the status of Hall H, all of the incredible outside experiences (Take the Leap…
The Ardent Eccentric: Comic-Con Reflections
So I know my regular post is usually on Tuesday, but this week is a special edition-Comic Con 2015! Which I’m not at. For the first time in 5 years. And my heart is breaking….
The Ardent Eccentric: Pippin – No, Not Our Favorite Hobbit
Sunday night was my daughter and I’s “forced-night-of-theatre-because-you-are-getting-old-and-we- won’t-have-these times-forever.” I have a season subscription to the local theatre that hosts all of the Broadway tours, and sometimes “Forced Theatre Night” is successful (such as…
The Ardent Eccentric: Mashups
I was driving home last week, on a particularly terrible traffic day, when I heard a commercial for a new radio show hosted by Today Show host Hoda Kotb. In my exhaustion from being on…
The Ardent Eccentric: The Heart of Jurassic World’s Success
Jurassic World broke box office records this weekend, making an estimated $511.8 million globally. It beat out Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, and is the highest grossest opening around the world to…