Cowboy Ninja
(Character color sketch by Serafleur) Cowboy Ninja Series Summary Pat loves adventures, but when she and her family move out West, she finds herself surrounded by crooked cowboys, bounty hunters,…
Festival of Books
The LA Times Festival of Books was a blast! Thank you to everyone who stopped by! Special thanks to Serafleur for helping the book come alive with her character art!
Traveling Japan: Ekiben
As if the trains weren’t fun enough, enter the legendary ekibens or train bentos, of which there are hundreds of varieties, regionally designed. Read all about my tasty adventures on…
Traveling Japan: Public Transportation
I love trains, especially in Japan, where you can get pretty much anywhere on them. With a magical Japan Rail Pass, getting there becomes more than half the fun. Read…
Traveling Japan: Learning Japanese
I’ve been to Japan a few times throughout my life, and my grandparents spoke Japanese fluently, so it seemed a waste not to learn the language. I made my last…
5 Reasons Why I am a Fan of Cristiane Cyborg
1. She’s strong. Whatever people’s opinion of her, there’s no doubt that Cyborg is strong. And not just strong for a girl. Just strong. For anyone. I love this video…
Movie Review: Terminator 4 Genisys
First of all, spoiler alert. But if you’ve seen the second trailer for the movie, the movie’s already been spoiled (watch the movie first, then the trailers). And therein lies…
How Invicta Fighting Championships Changed My View of Women (Part 2 of 2)
Having only a limited sampling of female martial artists, I unconsciously built a stereotype of what a female mixed martial artist would be like, modeled primarily on myself. Like all…
How Invicta Fighting Championships Changed My View of Women (Part 1 of 2)
I grew up loving martial arts. Throughout my life I’ve sought it out. I was about 7 years old when I became obsessed with the movies “Seven Lucky Ninja Kids”…
Traveling Taiwan: Complete Collection
Interested in visiting Taiwan? I highly recommend it. Not only is it a safe and affordable experience, it’s also fun and extremely beautiful–the island wasn’t nicknamed Formosa for no reason….