Paper Towns was released this weekend! Hooray! I’m so exited to see this movie, because Paper Towns is probably my favorite John Green book, though The Fault In Our Stars—last summer’s hit John Green book-to-movie—doesn’t fall very far behind on my favorites list. But as Paper Towns‘s opening weekend now draws to a close, how do the two movies’…
Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. Commonly attributed to John Lennon, this quotation suits this game perfectly in my opinion. Time that I spend playing LOTRO is certainly not “productive”–nor is playing any game very “productive”–but I certainly enjoy it, more than most other video games that I’ve ever played. In fact, I…
One shivering second of silence, the shock of the moment suspended: and then the tumult broke around Harry as the screams and the cheers and the roars of the watchers rent the air. The fierce new sun dazzled the windows as they thundered towards him, and the first to reach him were Ron and Hermione,…
Recently, I gave one of my English classes a “Who is your hero?” writing prompt. Some students wrote about their parents, their grandparents… Some even wrote about Jesus Christ. For me, if I were to be given that prompt, I would have to seriously consider writing about Peter Hollens. I’m not even remotely kidding. Peter…
The word geek is a slang term originally used to describe eccentric or non-mainstream people; in current use, the word typically connotes an expert or enthusiast or a person obsessed with a hobby or intellectual pursuit. (Geek – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) Geek was once a term that was meant to be used pejoratively (disapprovingly).…
Happy birthday to me! Today, I was given one of the greatest presents in recent memory: a new trailer for the upcoming Jurassic World movie! Leading up to the release of this trailer, three new (awesome!) posters were also released: But as awesome as these posters are, this trailer man… This trailer takes the cake. Birthday cake, if you…
A few years ago, I had a student whose ultimate fandom of choice was Star Wars. Sure, I like Star Wars too, but Lucasverse does fall behind Rowlingverse and Tolkienverse for me. This kid… he’s read all the books, whereas I’ve read a total of, well, none. He explained to me that (SPOILER ALERT), in those books, Luke…
It’s been a few days—okay, fine, weeks—okay, fine, months (since December)—since I’ve visited Pottermore. Since there hasn’t been any updates since then, there hasn’t been a need. But then I notice this small, almost unnoticeable post on my news feed on Facebook from Pottermore. It was posted yesterday at 5:00 a.m. (my time–CDT). It reads…
Winter is coming (okay, so in Minnesota, we’re actually finally seeing signs of spring, but let’s face it: winter is always coming). Anyway, it’s probably high time we make ourselves cozy by the fire in the Gryffindor common room. Wait a minute. Gryffindor? Isn’t “winter is coming” the house words of the Stark family from Game…
CURRENT STATE: HUDDLED IN A BALL OF “I JUST CAN’T RIGHT NOW”. REASON FOR SAID STATE: MY ALL-TIME ABSOLUTE GOSH DARN FAVORITE VINE STAR THOMAS SANDERS IS COMING TO GEEKYCON AND I JUST CAN’T CONTAIN THE FEELS. Thomas Sanders, if you don’t know, is a Vine star. What’s Vine? Whew, you have been residing under a…