Living Dead World: March 2014

I really am a terrible blogger, aren't I? Actually, I'm an even worse Facebook page-er. At least I'm consistent, right? So what's going on?? Well, a few things...Living Dead Girl is going on tour starting next week, so I've been busy preparing interviews and guest posts. I've also been trying to light a fire under the sequel. It has occupied my mind a lot lately, which is GOOD thing, because it means the story is taking shape. Unfortunately there's just not enough time in the day to get it all down. It's kind of like having a million gallons of water building up and ready to squirt out of a really tiny hole. Wait, what? Scratch that analogy, it's stupid. BASICALLY, sometimes I just feel like the world's slowest writer and I can't keep up with all of the things my brain is throwing at me :) Other than that...I have a very soon-to-be 13 year old in the house, which means I will officially be the mother to two teenagers O.o. I think that's scarier than any scenario I could write about.

Anyone ready for the Walking Dead season finale? I don't know, man...Terminus gives me a majorly bad vibe. Seems like any time they find a 'safe' haven, the shit hits the fan. Will this one be different??

Have a great rest of the weekend, everyone!

Friday, March 14, 2014

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Well, I've managed to break a REALLY long streak of not getting sick with a pretty nasty (flu??) bug for most of this week. Fever, chills, sneezing, sore throat, etc...yuck! And I still feel like absolute crap. Unfortunately I had to drag myself into work through most of it, so this weekend could not have come fast enough.

I did finish off a couple anime series recently--Shiki (which really put the 'horror' back in vampires...but with a twist); Sankarea (a cool take on zombies and funny too). Definitely recommend both of them if you're into anime.

Keeping this short today. Hope everyone is well!

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Preoccupied :)

Wow, just when I think I'm keeping up with things, a couple weeks slide by and it looks like I've dropped off the planet! So my daughter and I are prepping to go to Anime Boston 2014 in a few weeks. Last year was our first year going, and while it was fun, it was also slightly overwhelming because we went with no plan in mind. We missed out on a couple things we wanted to see because we weren't in the right place at the right time, and many of the events and panels fill up fast. This year I hope to be a bit more strategic about it.

Getting there, well, I'm weighing my options. Boston is about a forty minute drive away. I can either drive and park (yikes! You have no idea how much driving in that city freaks me out!) Parking at the Prudential Center is expensive, but I'd have my car and we wouldn't have to rely on a train schedule. Which is the other option--we could take the T. It's cheaper, but we'd have to walk from the subway station, and ride on the train in costume. It would also take longer. Thankfully I have some time to decide...

As far as the event itself, there's no schedule up yet, so I'm thinking of other things right now...mainly cosplay costumes and how not to break the bank doing it. You can buy plenty of premades, but more than half of those shops are located overseas and when all is said and done, you're talking shelling out a couple hundred bucks just to get a costume. Mama doesn't have that kind of a budget...especially when you figure in admission passes, parking, etc for the con itself. So, time to get those creative cogs turning. It's kind of like a creative scavenger hunt right now--finding articles of clothing and material that I can transform. Hit up Salvation Army thrift store yesterday and found a few things to get me started, and I'm setting out this morning to see what else I can find. Wish me luck, lol! :)