Thank you, Leonard Nimoy

I had never been to a science fiction/fantasy/comic book convention prior to April 25, 2010. My buddy Phil, one of the organizers of the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo, got me to go because Leonard Nimoy was going to be there and it was a Big Deal. He also said I should buy a photo op, because hello? Leonard. Nimoy.

So I bought a one day pass and a photo op, This is what I blogged about my photo op with Leonard Nimoy:

I stepped up, he put his arm around me and asked how I was, I said, "Great! How are you?", he said, "great, thanks!" And we smiled for the camera and I thanked him and bounced out of the way so the next person could step up. Short but very sweet. I enjoyed watching him while I was in line - he was really very gracious with everyone.

Because of a massive screw-up by the company doing the photo ops, I didn't get a printed copy of the photo. I didn't even get a digital copy until a week later. It's not the most flattering picture of me, but my excitement is genuine. When Leonard Nimoy put his arm around me, I felt special. And bold enough to hold up Star Wars toys with a Star Trek actor. Those toys have been in every photo op since.

Thanks for everything, Leonard. For your words of wisdom that have been prospering online, your kindness to everyone, your arm around me.

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Joy Jar

On the left is my Joy Jar of 2013. It contains 365 scraps of paper. Every night I wrote down something that brought me joy and put it in the jar. I didn't have a Joy Jar in 2014. There was joy and I accomplished some goals but right now, 2014 represents being laid off and dealing with depression and anxiety. On the right is my Joy Jar for 2015. :-) #joyjar #hope

A photo posted by Angelamermaid (@angelamermaid) on Jan 1, 2015 at 10:54pm PST

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Parentverse - behind the scenes of fanfiction

Warning for teases about my next big Parentverse story, "Branching Out". I wouldn't really call them spoilers, your mileage may vary.

One of my hobbies is writing fanfiction. Specifically, Cristina/Owen "Crowen" from Grey's Anatomy.

I just loved this pairing so much that I started writing to fill in the gaps. If they were butting heads onscreen or not communication clearly, I could write a story where they work things out.

I had some little vignettes in my first story "Six Times That Owen Says Thank You to Cristina" and people told me that they wanted to know about what happened in between. Specifically, how did they become parents to the unnamed daughter at the end?

So I wrote "The Twenty-Four Months Before" to explain what happened in the twenty-four months before their daughter, Chloe, was born.

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Noro waves scarf in progress

#knitting #noro #wool

A photo posted by Angelamermaid (@angelamermaid) on Dec 12, 2014 at 6:21pm PST

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As seen on Cute Overload years ago

Mother elk kisses baby postcard by Angelamermaid
Full Color postcard printing on zazzle

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Finished products

Postcard of a knitting brown mouse by Angelamermaid
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Postcard of a grey hamster knitting a scarf by Angelamermaid
Create a Full color postcard with zazzle.ca

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Work in progress

#work in progress #knitting #mice #drawing

A photo posted by Angelamermaid (@angelamermaid) on Nov 11, 2014 at 10:09pm PST

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Honouring the Fallen

Veterans lining the Highway of Heroes.

Our #veterans standing proud #CFBTrenton #CanadaStrong pic.twitter.com/lindAT0PA8

— Dawn Marie (@inkdgirl55) October 24, 2014

This has been a difficult week in Canada. My dad was in the Canadian Armed Forces, I grew up around soldiers. To have two killed in one week because of who they were and the uniforms they wore is a terrible thing.

Patrice Vincent, soldier killed in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, was close to retirement http://t.co/QMRNIfo4LL pic.twitter.com/trMSk7v8gn

— CBC News (@CBCNews) October 24, 2014

We remain strong and unified.

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