Geektastic!

 Guest post by Cait

I’m sure you’ve heard that researchers are now saying that children should not have any TV until they are 1 and then after one they should only have 15-30 minutes… either these researchers do not have children or they were only around from 6pm-bed time and then from wake up time-7am and on weekends. Anyone who has had to have their children all day every day for an extended period of time knows that TV is a mandatory staple in every geek’s life. I could easily say that 75% of my geektastic personality is in thanks to Disney, “Bewitched”, “I Dream of Jeannie” and “I Love Lucy” reruns. Not to mention that if I went all day every day with only the noise of my sons toys filling the room, I would have lost my mind about a week out from his 3 month check up. [...]

So, you may have noticed a paucity of posts lately.  It seems like every time I sit down at the computer, I can’t make my fingers move over the keyboard.  Even trying to write my I Heart post for this week felt like a huge undertaking, and I usually love writing those!  I have officially hit a wall. Continue reading »»

Since my iPhone purchase, I’ve been listening to podcasts at work and my absolute favorite is “The Smartest Man in the World” featuring Greg Proops.  You probably know Proops best from his frequent spots on “Whose Line is it Anyway” (both the original British version and the later incarnation hosted by Drew Carey).  He’s also a hilarious comedian with a stylish panache and a hepcat in the truest sense of the word.

Proops is a lightning quick verbal wizard and he flings both cultivated barbs and obscure pop culture references with devastating accuracy.  His Proopcast, as he calls it, manages to be educational, topical, and gut-bustingly funny.  Nearly everything Proops says has a sarcastic bent, so even his self-aggrandizing is secretly self-deprecating and nothing (and I do mean nothing) is safe from his snarky diatribes. Continue reading »»

My natural hair color is sort of a mousy blondish brown.  No one with decent eyesight mistakes me for a natural redhead – I lean toward semi-outrageous cherry or dark magenta-y reds that don’t occur in nature – but I identify as a redhead because I feel it was the color I was meant to be born with. Continue reading »»

♥ As if I didn’t have enough reasons to want to live in England (awesome television shows, best fish ‘n chips in the world, museums and historical landmarks for miles), the Royal Mail has issued stamps featuring the original Quentin Blake illustrations that appeared in Roald Dahl’s classic children’s novels (The BFG, Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, etc.)  Dahl was my favorite writer as a kid and I would buy all of these stamps if I could!

♥ Etsy shop Faith Hope Trick has some amazing cards and prints.  I want almost everything in the shop!  Also, if you’re a Whovian, get yourself over to The Geekerie NOW!

♥ I don’t know how practical these are, but they are the most badass bandages ever! Continue reading »»

My Summer At the Movies is a new annual series featuring opening weekend film reviews of the season’s biggest movies. The reviews are a “geek friendly” approach to the films – a view often missing from standard critiques.

The Avengers (2012)
Rated PG-13 (for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, and a mild drug reference)

Directed by Joss Whedon

Starring:
Robert Downey, Jr.
Chris Evans
Mark Ruffalo
Chris Hemsworth

Based on the Marvel comic series of the same name, The Avengers brings together Tony Stark’s Iron Man (Downey, Jr.), Captain America (Evans), The Hulk (Ruffalo), Thor (Hemsworth), Black Widow, and Hawkeye to battle against the power-mad Loki and his Chitauri army.  Written and directed by the fan favorite Joss Whedon (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”, “Firefly”, etc.), The Avengers is an auspicious start to the blockbuster season and definitely sets the bar high for upcoming superhero films The Amazing Spider-Man and The Dark Knight Rises. Continue reading »»

Happy Free Comic Book Day!

I’ve always really wanted to get into comics, but investing yourself in a comic series should be a serious commitment and there always seems to be time constraints popping up.  I’ve decided to finally tackle a few of the ones I’ve been longing to read over this summer.  Here’s my Top Five series I’ve always wanted to read: Continue reading »»

Welcome to the special May 4th edition of I Heart!

♥ Rock out with these Rebel Alliance headphones or pay tribute to your favorite Sith Lord with the Darth Vader version.

♥ The always amazing Star Wars Art Show showcases creative, beautiful, and incredibly skilled pieces inspired by our favorite trilogy!

♥ Normally, Star Wars fans want to avoid anything that will remind them of the dreaded Christmas special, but this holiday-themed Boba Fett statue may be to awesome to pass up!

♥ And you thought nothing could make light sabers more awesome:

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Guest post by Rhianna

Howdy, folks!

This post is part 2 of my “Just Between Friends Sale” mini-series.

1.       About the Just Between Friends Sale

2.       How to Survive the Just Between Friends Sale

3.       How to Consign at the Just Between Friends Sale Continue reading »»

Free Comic Book Day is Saturday, May 5th. The official FCBD site is a great place to start if you’re planning to go for the first time.  Check out the Store Locator to find participating shops near you and the list of comics most stores will be offering as part of the promotion.  If you’re looking to begin reading comics, or to get back into them after a long absence, read through their “Get Into Comics” section for a good refresher! Continue reading »»