Sister, dear Sisters. It's not even time for my noon complaints about being tired and...
What to Pack when Travelling with an Ostomy
In the year or so since having an ileostomy, I have taken several flights on different airliners...
TLC’s “Too Ugly for Love?” Naming Controversy
"This observational documentary series follows 10 unique singletons, ordinary people living with...
Are we 5G yet?
What does the telegraph have to do with your next mobile phone? What will be different about the...
LA Burnout
"Are you a celebrity?" The first time I visited LA I didn't wear sunscreen and walked from...
Quickstart Guide for Cheap Ukuleles: Six Lessons for the Littlest Instrument
That. I want one of those. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5k-OE0-fWs My first ukulele...
The Weirdest Al
2014: the Year of Weird Al "Weird Al" Yankovic first entered my life when he started "taking over" Canada's answer to MTV, MuchMusic. Music television used to be blocks of music as set by genre. You'd have the rap block, the French language block, the alternative...
The Jurassic Park Theme Song sounds just like this 1980s Catholic Hymn
The trailer for Jurassic World was released today and I'm hyperventilating into a paper bag to calm down. Jurassic Park has been one of my favorite movies since it came out in 1993 (I still have the VHS) and the theme superheats the cockles of my heart. Jurassic Park...
Nobility the Series at Comikaze 2014
Caotica attended, asked questions and recorded audio at the Nobility panel at Comikaze in Los Angeles on November 1st, 2014. Transcribed below is part one of two, containing panelist answers to the moderator about the series, their characters and their love of scifi....
EmmaLee Accessories at Comikaze 2014
Margaret attended Comikaze 2014 in Los Angeles and stopped in her tracks when she found the EmmaLee Accessories booth and popped in to ask the vendor some questions. Caotica: Are you Emma Lee? EmmaLee Accessories: No, I'm Melanie. Emma is a former owner's niece, and...
Howie Mandel returns to Toronto for Crohn’s and Colitis
In the middle of the crowd of cosplayers and attendees at Stan Lee's Comikaze on Saturday, November 1st, I found Howie Mandel signing autographs for a long line of fans looking to meet the Deal or No Deal and Bobby's World star at the Los Angeles Convention Center....