This February I took my sister to her very first comic con! We had a great day at Missouri Comic Con 2024, which is in its second year, but its first time at the Springfield Expo Center. There was a bit of disorganization leading up the to the event, but I thought the actual con went very smoothly from wristband pick-up to getting autographs.
I’m a long way from Florida at the moment, up in Missouri to take my sister to her very first comic con. We are attending Missouri Comic Con, at the Springfield Expo Center this weekend, February 10 and 11. If you are wondering how I have a sister that’s never attended a con, well I didn’t even know about her until my mid 20s and we didn’t meet until many years later. I was reunited with my dad’s side of the family at 23 and found out I have a half sister and brother! We first met at my great-grandfather’s…
I’m a huge Legend of Zelda fan and have played countless hours of Breath of the Wild, so I’ve been anxiously awaiting the release of Tears of the Kingdom. And now the wait is over! I hopped out of bed around 4AM on May 12th to get started playing. So here’s my first impressions of this much anticipated game. Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom The game starts with Link and Zelda exploring under the castle and finding mysterious murals on the wall telling the story about the Gods and their mingling with the people of Hyrule. Zelda does…
Do you remember playing the recorder in school? For a lot of kids, it’s their first musical instrument. I actually kept mine for years afterwards even though the only thing I could play was Hot Cross Buns and some terrible song about a goose dying called Go Tell Aunt Rhody. I think I would have kept it around even longer if it was an ocarina! Ocarinas are a great alternative to the recorder and STL Ocarina has been able to implement their unique music program into 30 schools with great results. They’ve found children to be more engaged with music…