• Blog,  Events,  International,  Star Wars

    SWCA: Saf Errant

    It was a month ago that I finally stepped foot onto the plane that would bring me, for the first time in over 15 years, to America. I meant to sleep the flight away–I really did–but instead I absentmindedly drank a glass of wine offered to me before remembering my sleeping pills had a “no alcohol” rule. So for around 30 hours, I did not sleep. Oops!

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    At least there was free food.

    Why was I going to America? Well, for Star Wars Celebration, the massive convention for Star Wars fans all over the globe to converge and nerd out together. As if anyone needed more proof of how much I love the franchise, this was it. From the 15th to the 19th of April, I was to be surrounded by Star Wars.

  • Blog,  Cosplay & Costuming,  Events,  Gaming,  International,  PAX Aus,  Travel

    PAX to the Future

    I started this year with the goal that I will write, and I will write what I’ve planned—even if it takes me far too long to get to it. I said I would write about PAX Aus, and so:

    PAX. A huge con that spanned the weekend of October 31 to November 1 last year at the Melbourne Convention Centre.

    So many trees in that city! SO MUCH GREEN
    So many trees in that city! SO MUCH GREEN

    I’d been dreaming of visiting Melbourne for years, ever since being told it’s a “cooler Wellington”. Being invited along to PAX—Penny Arcade Expo—by my friends was the perfect opportunity to see the city and finally taste its world-class coffee.

    (In hindsight, I’m not sure I even drank coffee there.)

  • Personal Posts

    A blogging baby

    I feel, at this moment, as if I am a child once more. Writing a blog post, something more than 140 characters, is far beyond what I’m used to — or even comfortable with!

    And yet, it’s been a long time coming. I have a lot of things to say, but am never completely sure how to put them across. I’m so unused (I’m 99% sure that’s a real word) to writing properly, be it creatively or otherwise, that this will be a far new experience for me. However, I want to at least try to get across my thoughts and experiences in a less fleeting way than twitter.

    So, here is my blog! My main plan is for this blog to be:

    • thoughts on media (mostly Star Wars, let’s be real)
    • to share cosplay progress
    • videos & photography
    • other topics I feel are important enough to write a post on
    • my own creative writing

    I don’t know how this will go. I hope I’ll stick to it, but either way, here we are. And maybe, just maybe, I’ll get past childhood and feel like an adult when it comes to blogging.

    MTFBWY