Geekery: Arkham Horror Board Game

I mentioned a couple of months ago in this blog how I was a huge fan of the D&D spinoff RPG series, Pathfinder.  Well, before I had ever heard of Pathfinder, there was another game, actually a board game, that had totally captured my mind and heart.  Funnily enough, I first heard of this game,…

Recipe Post: Pineapple-Vanilla Bean Jam

This was the third and final of my three jams I made for my wedding favours last month. I had a difficult time trying to decide which preserve I would make to follow as closely to my “yellow” wedding colour; I was originally considering: Lemon curd (rejected due to it needing refrigeration and having a short…

So many activities…so little time…

I realized recently that the reason I’ve developed so many hobbies and activities in the last couple of years, is because I have all this free time on my hands that used to be devoted to going to university classes at night and working full time during the day.  After ten years of part-time post…

How to decorate your wedding on a dime

…to be clear, I don’t mean an *actual* dime, I simply mean for far less money than the wedding supply stores would have you believe. Now that the disclaimer is out of the way… If you live in a reasonably-sized city centre, have access to a large Dollar store in your area, or are planning…