5 Black Friday Purchases We Would Sacrifice Some Sleep For

Some see the day as a monster, consuming everything in its path. Others see it as a gift from the marketing Gods to get the goods that they want for a wonderful price. I am talking about Black Friday of course. While I am not a fan of Black Friday turning into Black Thanksgiving, there are definitely nerdy deals to grab. Here are the 5 Black Friday purchases we would sacrifice some sleep for.

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5 Fandoms We’re Thankful For

As we get ready to enjoy our Thanksgiving traditions with family and friends in less than a week, the team here at The Prose and Cons have taken a moment to reflect on some of the things for which we are most thankful. And being quite the nerdy group, here are a few of the fandoms we are grateful to enjoy and share with others throughout the year.

  Stephanie’s Picks:

It should come as no…

5 Great Page to Screen Adaptations

Words and film have had a long and special relationship and since the beginning of the motion picture, creators have been turning to books as a well of ideas for future films.  We often hear the phrase “the movie was good, but the book was better” but every once in a while, the adaptation comes to outshine the text. As a huge fan of both the written and the spoken word, I love when an adaptation…

5 Nerdy Crafts to Make This Fall!

Nobody will stop you from creating. Do it tonight. Do it tomorrow. That is the way to make your soul grow—whether there is a market for it or not! The kick of creation is the act of creating, not anything that happens afterward. I would tell all of you watching this screen: Before you go to bed, write a four line poem. Make it as good as you can. Don’t show it to anybody. Put it where nobody…

Our 5 Favorite Fictional Teachers

Many occasions, teachers get the short end of the stick. Often overworked and underpaid, they have a great impact on the multiple students they work with every year. They educate and influence the future difference makers of the world. Great fictional teachers represent that power on a grander scale, so much so that, they in turn impact real life teachers. Interesting cycle, isn’t it? This week’s…

5 Favourite Things About Autumn #5fandomfriday, #fandom5

Pumpkins – I have mentioned before how I love going to the pumpkin patch at the beginning of October to buy decorations for the house, I also stock up on canned pumpkin puree for cooking. I hate pumpkin pie, but love experimenting with other recipes, cheesecake, muffins and cupcakes. This year I want to try and make pumpkin pancakes. A photo posted by princessdeia . London 🇬🇧 (@princessdeia) on…

5 Fandom Deaths I’m Still Upset About…SPOILERS! #fandom5 #5fandomfriday

5 Fandom Deaths I’m Still Upset About…SPOILERS! One of the downsides to any fandom is the amount of time you can invest in the lives of your favourite characters – so it is obvious sometimes can be deeply affected when one of those characters dies. These are some of the deaths that still upset me. Paul Ballard (Dollhouse).This list could have been entirely made up of deaths from Joss Whedon…

5 Fandom Friday: Favorite Snacks/Drinks to Consume While Blogging

Snacks and drinks give us the energy to be creative, so I was happy for the opportunity to share my enthusiasm for some of my favorites in this week’s 5 Fandom Friday.

Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies

Confession: I have a sweet tooth, and these cookies satisfy it. Almost every time I walk through the grocery store bakery, the brand-name package whispers my name. They are soft but not too gooey and…