Having not posted in a while, and seeing Sam’s lukewarm recommendation of the new Trek, I thought I needed to break the silence and chime in with some thoughts, having now taken in the film twice.
I’ve been meaning to post about this for a week now, but just haven’t found the time until now. I came across an absolutely fantastic bit of architectural porn, an architectual firm’s office (what else?) in Spain. This isn’t just any old office, mind you.  They blended cool retro 1950s style with modern materials, and […]
Saturday I was talked into seeing the new Star Trek movie by my girlfriend and two of our friends who had already seen it. I saw a trailer a while back and thought, “That looks sorta cool,” but that’s as far as my thoughts on the movie went. I’m not a Trekkie. I was too […]
I want to see how many readers we have, what sort of posts you’d like to see more of and what flavor of geekdom you more identify with. I realize these options may not best suit you, but pick the answers you like the most. (This is really just to test the polling plugin I […]
It’s no surprise to us, of course, but it seems the mainstream media are finally growing hip to the hipness of nerds and geeks. CNN has an article up this morning about how nerd cred is now hip, embraced by Hollywood and pop culture. From Revenge of the Nerds 25 years ago to TV sitcoms […]
The last time I posted something with that title, it became this blog. So I’m hopeful…. I’ve finally gotten around to read The Dark Tower. I *so* wish I could do a DMoTR/Darth & Droids version of the book and I’m only on book 3. I mean, honestly. (Spoilers, I guess) I think it’s a […]
Plan on taking the kids out to Rogue’s Gallery after breakfast and the boy’s guitar lesson. Also, a good chance for dad to sneak in and buy gaming stuff the day after payday. Mmmmm, come home and teach a new game while they read their comics. Just another day in geek paradise. Reminds me that […]
My wife, some friends and I recently attended the “Was Darwin Wrong?” debate at UT, hosted by various groups and argued by the creationist group Reasons to Believe and famous skeptic Michael Shermer. It was disappointing.