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Journey to the Edge of the Ruhrgebiet: Cora’s Adventures at the Marché Noir Retro Fair in Dorsten, Part 3: The Road Home and Greven

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Cora

Two weekends ago, I attended the the Marché Noir retro toy/comic/games/cool stuff con in Dorsten on the northern edge of the Ruhrgebiet. For the trip to get there, see part 1 and for my impressions of the con itself and … Continue reading →

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Cora’s Adventures at the Church of Eternia Masters of the Universe Holiday Event in Hanau, Part 3: The Road Home… and Offensen

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Cora

On the third advent weekend in 2024, I attended the the Church of Eternia Masters of the Universe holiday event in Hanau. For the long trip to get there, see part 1 and for my impressions of the con itself … Continue reading →

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Cora’s Adventures at the Church of Eternia Masters of the Universe Holiday Event in Hanau, Part 2: The Con as well as Hanau and Langenselbold

Posted on January 13, 2025 by Cora

Following some holiday interruptions, I return to my adventure at the Church of Eternia Masters of the Universe holiday event in Hanau, which I attended on the third advent weekend. For the long trip to get there, see this post. … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2025

Posted on January 4, 2025 by Cora

2025 is already three days old by now and so far, things don’t look too bad, though I am apprehensive about the general election coming up in February. Now I have to admit that I’ve never been a huge fan … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2024

Posted on December 28, 2024 by Cora

It’s been a while since I did a Christmas post, because in the past few years I was either busy with work and holiday preparations or sick on Christmas or both. Initially, it seemed as if Christmas 2024 wouldn’t be … Continue reading →

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Cora’s Adventures at the Los Amigos Masters of the Universe Convention in Neuss or the Six Hundred Kilometer Roundtrip, Part 3: The Road Home… and Tecklenburg

Posted on May 20, 2024 by Cora

Last Saturday, I attended the 2024 Los Amigos Masters of the Universe fan convention in Neuss. For the three hour trip to get there, see part 1 and for my impressions of the con itself, see part 2. The Quest … Continue reading →

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The Obligatory Birthday Post 2024 – with Bonus Skeletor

Posted on April 20, 2024 by Cora

April 18 was my birthday. And it was a somewhat weird birthday this year, because last year for my birthday I had lunch with my Dad at a local restaurant and then visited my Mom at the care home where … Continue reading →

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Cora’s Adventures at Metropol Con in Berlin, Part 2: The Con

Posted on June 4, 2023 by Cora

As you probably know, I was at Metropol Con, a new SFF convention in Berlin, last week. For my pre-con wanderings around Berlin, check out this post. And now, let’s get to the con itself. Day 1: Thursday, May 18, … Continue reading →

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The Mandalorian and Baby Grogu Celebrate “The Return”

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Cora

Welcome to the somewhta belated final instalment of my episode by episode reviews of season three of The Mandalorian. Previous installments may be found here. Warning! Spoilers behind the cut!

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Cora goes virtually to Chicon 8, the 2022 Worldcon

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Cora

For a variety of reasons, I can’t attend Chicon 8, the 2022 Worldcon in Chicago, Illinois, in person, but I will be participating virtually. If you’re a member of Chicon 8, you can see me on the following panels: If … Continue reading →

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