One of my favourite companions was played by Catherine Tate: Donna Noble. Love her sass. I can’t wait to introduce Dragon and Pegasus to her character.
Dear Dragon – Welcome to Level 3
Dear little Dragon,
You’ve grown so much in every way possible. Today you turn 3. The last year has been absolutely amazing to watch. You’ve learned so much.
Since your last birthday you:
- have learned to speak in full sentences;
- learned to jump (but not land softly);
- learned your numbers (mostly);
- learned to dance;
- gained a little brother;
- started going on the potty;
- played a tabletop RPG with us;
- and I’m sure there’s more.
It feels like each year of your life we’ve taken a trip. This year we went to Stratford, Ontario for Katie and Mike’s wedding. Everyone loved you there and you really didn’t want to leave. You danced all night and made Katie and Mike really happy. It was your first long car ride and you did great.
You also went to your first Opinicon, the Coderre family reunion held every 5 years, you absolutely loved it. You said hi to everyone, played with your cousins and had a great time. In 5 years you’ll love it even more.
It was another year of conventions that you both helped prepare and are starting to help sell at. You went to Can-Con, Comic Con Holiday Edition, Ottawa Comic Con, and Geek Market. Your Mum and I love that you can hang out with us and help for 8+ hours a day at conventions.
I both love and fear your strength of emotions. When you’re feeling a strong emotion, everyone knows and it’s just like I was at your age. Thankfully you always swing back to happy quickly.
This year Baby Pegasus joined the party and you’ve been fantastic with him. He adores you, choosing to follow you more than anyone else (with his eyes… I can hear you saying, “He doesn’t walk yet.”) he smiles at you and you can calm him. You are a little too affectionate but you’re learning.
You are strong willed, clever, passionate, loving, curious, and you make everyone smile. You frustrate me with your procrastination and your stubborn streak but you also make me proud, every day.
The year coming has so many exciting things and I look forward to sharing them with you.
Happy Birthday Little Dragon and welcome to Level 3!
Papa
Blush: Condom sizes
I’m sure, if you’re on the internet, you’ve seen the image of the girl putting a condom on over her arm. She wrote a tweet back in 2015 to prove that anyone saying that their penis is too big for a condom is either not telling the truth or hasn’t done their research.
While a regular condom might be too tight on a larger penis, there are definitely options out there.
It is important to wear the appropriate size of condom. If it is too loose, it might slip off inside the partner. If it is too tight, there is danger of it ripping.
To use a condom size chart, you must first measure the penis, both length and girth, while it is erect.
And remember, natural vaginal lubricant, saliva, and lubricated condoms are NOT sufficient amounts of lube for intercourse. Friction will require additional lube (and make sure to get lube that will not disintegrate your condom).
If you’re enjoying the Blush blogs, consider learning more with Blush: The Card Game from Renaissance Press.
Everdome Book Launch
Hello My Imaginary Friends,
Come celebrate the launch of my newest book Everdome!
The launch will be held October 5th, from 4 to 6 at 3Brewers on Sparks.
There will be readings from Everdome and the other six books being launched.
There will be author readings, you can get your books signed, and we’ll be drawing door prizes. Plus, there will be much fun and merriment!
ACCESSIBILITY NOTE: the elevator is situated in the back of the pub. Please ask staff upon entry and they will guide you to it!
FOOD: Because of the large numbers we usually bring in, they asked us to tell our guests they will have a choice from the group menu. We went with option number one; there will be gluten-free options such as gluten-free buns or lettuce wraps, and there will also be vegan alternatives on site.
Hope to see you all there!
Éric
Trocadero
This plaza is directly across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. It also features in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir quite often. We started watching the TV show the evening after our tour of Paris, and were very excited to recognize this plaza as one of the main locations in the show (first season).
You can see our little “Madeleine” with my parents in this shot.
Side note: brightly coloured coats for kids is a great idea right now, because practically no kids are wearing them – they’re all in dark colours. Makes it SUPER easy to quickly spot your child. We have a yellow rain coat, an orange winter coat, and a blue winter coat for the kids. Definitely going to stick to this trend for the foreseeable future.
Wonder Woman
This Wonder Woman dress is stunning. I love it when this sort of inspired cosplay happens. And look at that mask!!
Last Chance to Vote
Hello Again,
This Saturday is the last day to put in your votes for the Aurora awards. If you’ve been meaning to, please go and vote before it’s too late.
Go to https://prixaurorawards.ca/ and click on the “Become a Member” button. Once you’ve paid you’ll be able to vote. Don’t forget to download your voters package.
Please consider both The Sign of Faust and The Travelling TARDIS in your votes.
The Sign of Faust
Elizabeth Coderre solves mysteries. Magic, wizards, and killer kittens didn’t stop her last semester. Now someone is trying to kill her in absurdly complicated ways, she’s hearing voices, her best friends are constantly fighting despite being madly in love, and the desires of Baker City’s residents are becoming reality. Can she find out who’s trying to kill her and discover the source of everyone’s luck, while navigating dating, concerts, school, and competing in the science Olympics? She can only wish… and you know what they say about wishes!
The Travelling TARDIS
The Travelling TARDIS moves, with the power of timey-yarney crochet, through time and space visiting and taking pictures with cosplayers, landmarks, celebrities, and cute babies.
This will be my last reminder.
Hope you’ve read and enjoyed the books from this year’s package.
Thank you,
Éric
The Toronto Umbrella Academy
Fans of The Umbrella Academy (viewable on Netflix) can visit several of the sets in Toronto.
As I’m not familiar with this show, I’m going to link you to an article that has more information than I know what to do with. You can find the Narcity article here.
Interested in doing an Umbrella Academy tour while visiting Toronto?
Jen has retired from working as a travel agent. Hope you’ve enjoyed Fandom Travel.
Coffee Advent Calendar
Hello Coffee Lovers,
Would you or a loved one want 24 bags of coffee for advent? Or would you prefer 12 larger bags?
JenEric Coffee has you covered.
This is a pre-order for our Advent Calendars. Flavours will be picked from our current selection and a few experimental flavours.
We will be doing 2 waves; the first wave will ship mid-October. The second will ship mid-November.
Pick up will be available at Can*Con 2019 (October 18-20) or Ottawa Comiccon: Holiday Edition 2019! (November 9-10)
We will be delivering or shipping any orders received before the 31st of September in mid-October. Any orders received between the 1st and 31st of October will be delivered or shipped in mid-November.
Enjoy!
Éric
Tower views
The view of the Eiffel Tower from the bridge in last week’s post. The water is the River Seine.