Houston Comicpalooza 2013

I am really living up to the 'ol blog name right? What says Nerdy more than going to a Comicpalooza? I'm a nerd & proud dammit. This will be my first year attending Comicpalooza, I have always wanted to go, it just hasn't worked out for us. This year? Pretty sure I'm going all 3 days. I also may or may not be looking for costumes for the fam & I. Yes, I am that person.

There are going to be ton's of sci-fi celebrities to meet, including Patrick Stewart, Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Kris Holden-Ried, Sam Huntington & Peter Mayhew plus tons more.

Not only that, all of the panels, one of which one of my all time favorite authors-Gerry Bartlett is on! To see the full program schedule you can head right here. It's a sure bet that you will find me at Gerry's panel, the Quidditch matches, the panel on getting your kids into Quidditch & anything having to do with Harry Potter & vampires.

If you're going to be going let me know, shoot me a tweet or email & we can meet up!






* Discloser, I am being compensated in the form of free tickets for this post, but all thought's are my own. 

I'm totally not the only one this happens to right?

The new Sookie Stackhouse book came out yesterday, of course I had pre-ordered it months ago so I was sitting up late to download it Monday night at 12:01. Yes, I am aware this makes me an addict. This past weekend I read both of the books to read this one, that I thought was going to be the last (thank God one more is now coming out in the fall). But it's all over now. I'm depressed. Sookie has chosen who she is going to be with, it seems like all major threats are gone. And BAM. Over. 

But it's just not this book I get this way with. I got this way after reading The Fault in Our Stars and The Silver Linings Playbook  plus hundreds of other books over time. It's like I'm lost in my own little world wondering what happens next, which now that I think about it, is a big part of The Fault in Our Stars haha. 

I know there has to be other book nerds like me that suffer from what I just made up-PBED, Post Book Ending Depression (does that even make sense? Probably not). 

I'm over at The Vintage Apple today!

Hey guys, I'm guest posting on my of my besties blog today- The Vintage Apple.

Go check out all my vast parenting wisdom & pictures of my adorable kiddo!

Conscious Box Giveaway!

You guys know that I am a huge fan of subscription boxes, I mean huge.

When Conscious Box reached out to me to work with them I jumped at the chance. No, I don't blog about being green & such, but I try to be as much as I can in my daily life. This is the girl who has Smoking Vehicle Program number programmed in her phone, and used it. I grew up doing tons of work for Galveston Bay Foundation and have been a member for many years. So no, I don't blog about all my Captain Planet tendencies, but I still dig it "in real life".

Which is exactly why I feel pretty passionate about this box. The boxes are $19.95 a month, you can get a monthly, three month, or twelve month subscription. Buying three or twelve months gets you a discount of course.

You can also chose the different type of box you want to get here are some of the options;

And now on to the good stuff, a giveaway! I'm giving away one of these amazing boxes to one of my amazing readers. Enter below for your chance to win!



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FTC Disclosure: The only compensation I am getting in exchange for this post is my own box. 

$50 Target Gift Card Giveaway!

I'm going to keep this one short & sweet. No one cares about a wall 'o text when there is a $50 Target gift card on the line. Get to it gals (& guys?). Win that gift card & make Target your bitch, at least as far as $50 will take you. 

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Sometimes....

you need to just take a step back from your computer & breathe. That's what I have been doing. I took a little week long break. Then Boston happened, I was glued to my TV with the rest of the world, then West happened, again, glued to my TV, trying to find out how I can help.

Honestly? Blogging seemed dumb & trivial with all the crap going on in the world. I'm not at all looking down or judging those who did, I just didn't want to. I wanted to listen to police scanners & pray that they catch the bastard who caused so much turmoil in a city I love. I wanted follow the West story & hope if was a mistake that all those first responders  who are volunteers were dead. I wanted to roll my eyes at CNN & their horrible reporting. 

Also? The week before? I totally broke the blogging rules, I didn't post for a week, then another. Big deal, I broke the number one rule of being consistant, & now I'm breaking another by actually talking about it lol. I'm not trying to be blog famous, not trying to get a million sponsorships, I'm just trying to enjoy my hobby. That's all. 

I might post this week, I might not. 

If you would like to donate to the victims of Boston & West, please consider making a donation to the Red Cross. 

Children's Book Edition of Book Club Friday

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'Ello my little book worms! Today I'm doing it a little different around here, I'm going to show y'all mine & my kids favorite children's books. These are books that I don't mind reading 100x's a day & don't make me want to stab myself in the eye with a rusty spork.

1. Go, Dog. Go! This is one of mine & P's favorite books. I would seriously read this for hours when I was a kid because I always wanted to go to the big dog party at the end of the book. P is adorable reading this one, he tries so hard! 

2. Cowpie Corgi: A Dog's Tale My Aunt got P this book for Christmas & it's the cutest thing ever. All about a Corgi trying to get that good Corgi smell. My Aunt has a Corgi & P refers to him as the "Cowpie Corgi". This one he can read just about on his own. And I die.

3. Moon Rabbit, the art in this book is wonderful, it would also make a great romantic movie for the Mom's. It's short & sweet & makes you fall in love with the rabbits. Almost like a kid's version of Sex & the City with rodents. 

4. Brown Rabbit in the City, this is a follow up to book #3, again, very sweet & short. Think Carrie Bradshaw while she was dating Aiden (who I OMG loved!). 

5. Goodnight Houston, I have seen the Goodnight series for a while now & someone finally wrote a Houston one. This book makes my heart so happy to see the places I love & can share with P.

6. The Legend of the Bluebonnet, I'm pretty sure you can't grow up in Texas & not go thru school without reading this guy. Awesome story on how we have our state flower, if you're the Mom of a little Texan you have to get this book for your kiddo, or just move on up north.