There's some down time at work sometimes, where I either grab a coffee, chat with coworkers, or pull out my wretched, beloved phone and disappear into it. Sometimes a combo of all three activities.
But a few weeks ago, I grabbed my clipboard and did some sketching instead. I ...
Tales of a Pokemon GO! Trainer
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 22, 2016
It was a blisteringly hot Thursday morning when my nine-year-old pupil pulled out a cell phone and opened an app saying, “There is a Ponyta in the area!” Having grown up in a Pokemon World, and knowing a good chunk of the original 151 pokemon, I said, “Wait, don't ...
"What is Essential is Invisible to the Eye"
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 15, 2016
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince (2015)
When I was very young, my mom had placed a series of book collections on the headboard of my bed before I learned how to read or developed any interest in books. Among the titles, nestled between C.S. Lewis' Narnia series ...
Travel Journaling
HippieVan at 12:00AM, July 22, 2016
Hi, all! I’m back from my adventure in Japan – thank you so much to PitFace and Ironscarf for writing amazing guest newsposts while I was away. It’s so lovely being part of a site where someone’s always willing to jump in and help out (and you two ...
It is All in the Details
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, April 4, 2016
Have you ever taken a walk with a young person?
Each morning when I get to work early, I walk down to the bus circle and wait for one little boy's bus to arrive at school. On the good mornings, he walks off the bus grinning from ear-to-ear with ...
Captain America: Civil war.
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 3, 2016
It's that time of year again, the big blockbuster movies are coming and Marvels first movie of the year and contestant in this years superhero smack down is Captain America: Civil war.
Based on the massive Marvel crossover comic that saw Marvels superheroes taking sides over a controversial government ...
Character Arcs Part 2: Arcs in Sequels and Series featuring Iron Man
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kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Feb. 8, 2016
There are days that challenge me. There are days that mould me. There are days that have a significant impact on my day-to-day grind. Last Wednesday was one of those days.
In addition to my duties as a webcomic blogger, I have been juggling several other “offline” jobs that are ...
The Old, the New, History and Nostalgia
Banes at 12:00AM, Jan. 28, 2016
Pop culture is being visited by its own past. There's no denying the excitement surrounding the reappearance of the original Star Wars and X-Files characters after an absence of years.
We all know our mainstream entertainment is stuffed with more and more sequels, remakes, reboots, soft reboots, reimaginings, reintegrated ...