Too Far? Tomatoes and Doctor Who

Last night Doctor Who season finale (part 1) aired. I have yet to see it and the elder coil is behind. I also have tomato plants to plant in containers. Would it be wrong to lay a tarp down in my living room so I can plant and watch at the same time?

I kinda think not....

Discovery/Late to the Game

Tonight, I discovered that the Gameboy color is NOT backlit and therefore I cannot play Pokemon Red in bed until I am ready to pass out. This is very sad.

For those of you who are facepalming wondering HOW did I NOT know that, let me explain. I was a "late blooming" gamer. Growing up I was a book/theater/tv show nerd. I never got into games. That was my brother's thing. Although I did enjoy playing donkey kong. And some games on the computer (dig dug and Carmen Sandiego mostly). But I did not have a personal gaming device until a (now ex) boyfriend bought me a DS. I still have it. Somewhere. I played some games on it but never got into it much. Til now.

The other day my boyfriend brought some old game systems and games for Coil 2 to play while he was in the hospital. Out of curiosity I picked up one and started playing Pokemon red. I am now a bit interested in seeing where this is going. I am not hating it as I thought I would.

I now want to give Legend of Zelda another try. My boyfriend may not fully realize what monster he may have created.

Also: getting a bedside light soon to fix this Gameboy at night dilemma.

There is an app for that

Wow. It has been over a year since I last blogged (here). I have downloaded the blogger app so lets see it that helps?

Currently my musings are on how much asthma sucks. Coil Two has been hospitalized for the last four nights and am in the midst of night five. Suuuuuuccccckkksss. A delivery of a laptop and access to Minecraft has helped. The SO left me an old gameboy and Pokemon red to play (I have just discover this. I am pretty sure he wants to see if I will react to this as I did with Bab 5. We shall see. We. Shall. See.

And with that I leave you to go find Gary and make him cry like the pussy we all know that little shit is.

Work In Progress

So.....crap hit the fan. Hard. And as I rise from the ashes like a phoenix, I bring with me new plumage. Soon to be added: Pissed off rants (usually about dumb stuff politicians do to raise my blood pressure); either a podcast or a videocast of sorts; and more on derby and geeky and all sorts of good stuff. Only three more months until The Avengers is out! Oh, and a new obsession. The Nerdist and Dead Authors Podcast. Okay...technically that is two. But seeing as they are BOTH podcasts, they are grouped in the same order. Or class. Family??? Kangaroos Playing Chess On Fat Gorilla's Stomachs?? Anyone....anyone??? :) <3 Shooting for bi-weekly postings to begin with. We will see what happens.

For now...let us all be happy in the fact that right now nerds and geeks are being catered too more so now then they ever have. I first heard this from Rachel Maddow.....the GEEK shall inherit the Earth :)

Oh....and I am STILL mad at NASA....(Pluto IS a planet DAMMIT!!!!)

Potpourri - Geek Girl Scent

Oh my it has been awhile. Quite a few things going on to share :) Let us begin!!

Kids: After giving me many a tour of the local hospital, they are both FINALLY all better. Pretty sure my nerves will never be the same. However, as much as they test my stress levels, they also make me giggle and smile over their budding geekness. The older one, already a big Doctor Who fan, has now gotten into Torchwood (yay!). Being that he is almost ten, unfortunately, the more risky scenes he is now getting.....not to mention all the same sex make out sessions (LOVE BBC's openness! Seriously...I am happy I can expose him to such positive tolerance on the issue). As I write this he is also watching the newest Star Trek movie in awe.....awesome!! Will have to start exposing him to older Star Trek (he already is way into Star Wars...so we are good there :) )

NOW the younger one.....really resisted the Doctor Who movement....which lead him to be a bit of an out cast when it came to family TV time......but he has come around. He has a few favorite episodes, I am hopeful that he will go full geek on this one soon......well at least more geek than he is now......he may never be as geeky as me and his brother, but I will take what I can get :)

Derby: Is kicking my ass. We are now in pre-season training mode. From what I hear EVERYONE is going at full tilt....which is good. I did officially choose a derby name. I choose Tesla Tussle (for the big fight between Tesla and Edison). I am excited about it. More so when I meet people who KNOW who Tesla is.....which is rare :( However, the boyfriend's dad got it....which makes me REALLY happy!

Speaking of "Simon"......: things there are going very well.....so I think it is time to knock the list down to ten. That means numbers 11-14.....I must say goodbye. Because there are four, I am gonna make this short and sweet :)

14. Steven King: I love the way your mind works. What you did with the mini-van that hit you was priceless. However, you are losing your talent in your old age....but I will always remember you and your early work fondly.

13. John Oliver: You are British, always a plus. You are hilarious, another plus. However, you must go. You are scrawny and your teeth are a bit funny.

12. Anthony Stewart Head: You are also British. And you are the most awesome school librarian ever! However, Buffy is over. Has been for years. And so this is over too.

11. Jeff Lewis: Cannot wait for the next season of The Guild.....but I will no longer be watching it to just stare at your balding head lovingly. *sigh*

So.....that is four down, ten to go.....the next five I imagine will be easy.....the last five......they will be around for a while....and Alan....oh Alan.....I am still waiting, for now.....


The Walking Dead: The tv show will be premiering soon (15 days!!!!) and I am SUPER EXCITED! Almost bouncy excited.....as we get closer, I will get bouncier....bouncy bouncy bouncy bouncy bouncy!!!!

My geek moment: I went into the comic book shop and when I asked what I was looking for the guy said "I figured you were looking for that".....how awesome is THAT!! Comic book shop guy recognizes and remembers me!!!

I think that is all.....for now.....as we get closer to Christmas, there will be all sorts of fun technology news of cool stuff coming out....so I will have that to go on about.....still holding my breath for iphone to go to Verizon........

Passions of the Geek

One of the things I have noticed about many "geeks" is that we are very passionate people. Our passion I think is part of the geekness. Our passion is what drives us to pour over a comic series and then wait in anticipation for the next issue. Same with certain TV series. It is what drives us to wait in lines for hours for a con or a new movie or game. Geek passion is a driving force of unlimited power. Case in point: Serenity. Or how about The Walking Dead??? Season One has not even begun to air yet, and already they are on board for a Season Two.

So what is my point? For me, my geek passions have led me to carry some geekesqe torches for some (quite a few in fact). Torches that my boyfriend, who is not nearly as geeky as I (on a geek scale of 1 to 10, he is a 2, maybe 3 while I am more a 7 or 8) finds amusing.

Okay. Side note. As an adult, it kinda feels weird saying the term "boyfriend". For his privacy purposes, I am going to rename him Simon. He is most definitely the Simon to my Kaylee (a reference I will have to explain to him as NOT my dog....see what I mean about the 2 or 3...)And this is Simon and Kaylee AFTER they stopped dancing around the issue (which is also appropriate for the reference).

Okay. So Simon, not so geeky. Which is probably why he finds my geek-crushes amusing. Like I said, there are quite a few. However, I have decided, as things progress with Simon, I will ceremonially "extinguish" these torches. While I will never stop enjoying what these people bring to my world. My "love" for them, will be redirected. As I extinguish these torches, I would like to share with you my reasons for why I had a torch for them in the first place.

So the official list, from most loved to lesser is:
Alan Tudyk; Robert Gibbs; Christopher Eccleston; David Tennant; Nathan Fillion; Wil Wheaton; Rachel Maddow; Orson Scott Card; Joss Whedon; Jim Parsons; Jeff Lewis; Anthony Stewart Head; John Oliver; Stephen King; John Hodgman with honorable mention of NPH and John Barrowman (torches I need not worry about for obvious reasons)

So.....we begin with #15...John Hodgman.

Dear John,
You are crazy smart. I find your books amusing and informative. Your deadpan humor and sarcasm speaks to me in a way I thought no man could. Somehow you pull off the suit and combed over slicked hair in a way that works. However, I must let you go. I have met someone wonderful and so I am moving on from you and while that is sad, in a way it is fitting. Because, dear John, I am a Mac. :)

Phew. I hope the poor guy takes it well ;)

Still Alive!!!!

The good news.....I was not taken over by zombies or some crazy spirit haunting my home (although....kinda sure there is one or two here.....) Just been extremely busy with all sorts of fun stuff. Which leads to more good news.....more blogging subjects. Soon to come: Raising Geek Children (on purpose), The great derby name debate (slutty or geeky), Why I love it when my BF has equally geeky friends (but doesn't out geek me....), Zombie Education sounds awesome!, and Why I love The Guild/Legend of Neil so damn much.

Just some thoughts that have been running around in my head :) Once things calm down a bit I will be back....back with nuclear weapons!!! (Ohhh....another idea.....great geek films of the 80's......oh so many.....oh so many.....)