sockii is just your typical Jane-of-All-Trades who never has enough time in her day for all of her projects. She has written for many websites online including Squidoo, Zujava, Yahoo! Contributors Network, HubPages and Wizzley. She has been attending and vending at science fiction and media conventions for over 15 years, and for several years ran an art gallery and jewelry store in Philadelphia. Today she is happy to be living in South Jersey with her partner David and their 6 cats. Sockii is a member of several affiliate sales programs including Amazon Associates and Viglink. Products from these services may be advertised on her posts and pages to generate sales commissions.
MasterChef US Season 6 Episode 9 Recap and Review: July 8 2015
July 9, 2015 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By sockii
Last week, we lost Charlie and Amanda in a birthday cake challenge, leaving only 12 home cooks still standing in the MasterChef kitchen.
MasterChef US Season 6 Episode 8 Recap and Review: July 1 2015
July 2, 2015 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By sockii
As this week’s episode begins, we find ourselves “60 miles from the MasterChef kitchen” in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. The 14 remaining home cooks are dropped off for a “historic” team challenge…
Book Review: No Souvenirs by K. A. Mitchell
July 1, 2015 | Posted in LGBT THEMES, ROMANCE | By sockii
Trauma surgeon Jae Sun Kim is badly in need of a vacation. A dream job that would have gotten him away from Florida—and his traditionally-minded Korean parents—has fallen through. So he books himself a scuba trip on a dive boat out of Belize…
DragonCon in Atlanta, Georgia: Your Survival Guide
June 30, 2015 | Posted in CONVENTIONS | By sockii
Dragon*Con is a media fandom convention held annually over the Labor Day weekend in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Dragon*Con is the largest such event on the East Coast, celebrating science fiction, fantasy, anime, comics, gaming…
10 Tips For Surviving Dragon*Con in Atlanta, Georgia
June 29, 2015 | Posted in CONVENTIONS | By sockii
Dragon*Con, held in Atlanta, Georgia over the Labor Day weekend, draws over thirty thousand attendees and is only getting bigger by the year. Fans of science-fiction, fantasy, film, comics, anime and music convene annually on downtown Atlanta to shop, attend
The Churches of Rome, Italy: Santa Maria Degli Angeli E Dei Martiri
June 28, 2015 | Posted in HISTORIC PLACES, TRADITIONAL ART AND PAINTING | By sockii
Although often only given minor note in most tourist guides and travel books, Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri (Basillica of St. Mary of the Angels and the Martyrs) is a unique church well worth visiting when in Rome, Italy.
The Tondo – Circular Art
June 28, 2015 | Posted in TRADITIONAL ART AND PAINTING | By sockii
“Tondo” is a term used in art to describe paintings, sculptures and reliefs which are round, or circular. Circular canvases, panels and sculptures are quite unusual, and became especially popular in 15th Century Renaissance Italy…
Book Review: Roughing It by Holden Wells
June 28, 2015 | Posted in LGBT THEMES | By sockii
Scott Thompson is an adrenaline junkie. Being the guitarist in a extremely popular metal band isn’t enough for him; he’s always on the lookout for a new thrill…
Book Review: Black Dog (Bannon’s Gym #1) by Cat Grant
June 26, 2015 | Posted in LGBT THEMES, ROMANCE | By sockii
One early morning, Eddie Roscoe shows up at the family diner where he works as a cook to find a young runaway fighting a drunk over his few meager possessions. Eddie offers the kid (named Tom) a cup of coffee, some breakfast, and a place to sleep for the night…
MasterChef US Season 6 Episode 7 Recap and Review: June 24 2015
June 26, 2015 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By sockii
Nick is the first chef we hear from this episode…he’s been in sales for ten years but being in the MasterChef kitchen is humbling, he says. Veronica is also spotlighted at the beginning…
