Greg Sorber-Writer of Space Opera and Fantasy
Last weekend, my youngest son and I attended Anime Expo in Los Angeles. We commuted the first day and stayed overnight for the remaining days. We even cosplayed as characters from One Piece for all four days. My son was Monkey D. Luffy, and I was one of his mentors, Silvers Rayleigh. Even though it…
Just some quick updates this week… as of the writing of my last newsletter, my family and I were off to watch Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. We thoroughly enjoyed it and thought it was probably the best of the Transformers movies…except for maybe the Cyberton sequence of Bumblebee. The sun is out in SoCal…
As soon as I finish sending this newsletter, I’ll be on my way to watch Transformers: Rise of the Beasts with my family. I’ve always been a casual Transformers fan. I watched the original cartoon when it aired back in the 80s but with nowhere near the enthusiasm I had for Voltron or Robotech. I…
After what seemed like an extended season of goodbyes ranging from sports teams senior nights, the last week on campus, finals week, senior activities week including a Baccalaureate, and Grad Bash (Universal’s version of Disneyland’s Grad Night), my youngest son, Logan, graduated from high school last night. I’m super proud of him and my older…
Last week I had the pleasure of watching two movies, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. I enjoyed both movies tremendously. To be honest, I was particularly worried about Dungeons & Dragons, because, let’s face it, the previous attempts at making D & D movies have been of…
This morning I found myself reflecting on anticipation. Over the years, I’ve discovered the anticipation of certain events can be both better and/or worse than the actual event. Case in point, the weeks (or months) leading up to Christmas is often more exciting than the actual events of Christmas Day. Not that Christmas is bad,…
I took a quick trip to Las Vegas with my family last week. We had a fun time. The weather was nice. We ate some great food and did a lot of walking. My sons are still too young to gamble (for now), so my wife and I limited that to the late evening hours…
Where has this year gone? It’s already April 1st! Also known as April Fool’s Day, or as I like to call it, “Don’t Believe Anything You Read Online or on Social Media Day”. Sadly, there are no jokes or pranks from me today (although I thought of a pretty good one this morning). Instead, I’m…
It’s going to be a crazy weekend for my family. My wife and I are celebrating our 24th wedding anniversary, my oldest son is turning 20, and my youngest has school activities and parties to be ferried to and from, so I’ll keep this short and sweet. Mechhaven Missives Mech of the Month I wanted…
As I mentioned in my previous newsletter, I spent some time during my vacation revamping my home workspace. I’m pleased with my new setup of two standing desks that replaced a bigger bulkier desk. I lost some desk space in the process, but I enjoy switching between sitting and standing positions throughout the day. Now…