Geek Pride Day with Geeky Giveaway!
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valarltdWelcome to Geek Pride Day!
Today is the 25th of May.
It is the date of the original release of Star Wars, in 1977, 36 years ago.
Happy Birthday to:
Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803)
Sir Ian McKellen (1939)
Frank Oz (1944)
Barry Windsor-Smith (1949)
Stan Sakai (1953).
And it is International Towel Day, celebrating the life and works of Douglas Adams. The Amazing Moxie Ann Magnus
seen with me here at Outlanta Con 2012, is the International Towel Day Ambassador.
On the other hand, Sean and Gabe from Shell-Shocked are raging geeks. They live in a mass-media world, their personalities shaped by the movies and TV of their youth.
"I follow Joss Whedon's philosophy of sex, as set down in the sacred text of Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Sean's face changed from glum to mock-serious.
Gabe giggled. "Sex is bad, all vampires are gay and sexbots are hot?"
Sean finally smiled at this. "Maybe not the last part."
Later, Sean alters a backpack so he can carry Gabe around, making Gabe more mobile than the wheelchair.
Sean stood up, the pack and Gabe on his back. He didn't stagger under the weight, but it was close. Gabe was heavy. "You still okay?"
"Yeah. This is nice." Gabe wrapped his arms around Sean's shoulders and kissed his neck.
"I like that," Sean smiled back at him. "Kinda heavy, but I'll be okay." He circled the room. "You're not gonna get seasick and barf down my back are you?"
Gabe just laughed and squeezed him a little. "No. Not the seasick type. And now we even have four hands to carry our stuff."
"Yeah, but only my lone pair of borg legs to carry it up."
Gabe kissed his neck and shoulders. "We can stop as often as you need." He kissed Sean again. "I really like this."
"All right." Sean shot an impish look back. "If you're set, Master Yoda, let's go shop."
"Forward, Sean Skywalker!" Gabe laughed all the way to the lobby.
Some of my books are nothing but fannish love letters. Heart of a Forest contains references to every Robin Hood movie (even Men in Tights), and many to Pyle's adaptation of the legend. But, if you know my head and my mental casting, you also see where it makes nods to Love! Valour! Compassion!, "Firefly", The Lion in Winter and Camelot.
The influences are fairly obvious in Curse of the Pharaoh's Manucurists. The Indiana Jones movies and Edgar Rice Burroughs are the most visible. But there are other tings, small and subtle for those who want to see them.
Remember, leave a comment with your favorite bit of geekery, and I will enter your name in a drawing for something awesomely geeky. It might even be a Hat of Cunning +1.
The Awesomeness of the prize will go up in direct relation to the number of comments. With enough comments, we might even get into full length Dr. Who scarf territory. But the prize will be straight off my hook or needles, made just for you.
Today is the 25th of May.
It is the date of the original release of Star Wars, in 1977, 36 years ago.
Happy Birthday to:
Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803)
Sir Ian McKellen (1939)
Frank Oz (1944)
Barry Windsor-Smith (1949)
Stan Sakai (1953).
And it is International Towel Day, celebrating the life and works of Douglas Adams. The Amazing Moxie Ann Magnus
seen with me here at Outlanta Con 2012, is the International Towel Day Ambassador.
On the other hand, Sean and Gabe from Shell-Shocked are raging geeks. They live in a mass-media world, their personalities shaped by the movies and TV of their youth.
"I follow Joss Whedon's philosophy of sex, as set down in the sacred text of Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Sean's face changed from glum to mock-serious.
Gabe giggled. "Sex is bad, all vampires are gay and sexbots are hot?"
Sean finally smiled at this. "Maybe not the last part."
Later, Sean alters a backpack so he can carry Gabe around, making Gabe more mobile than the wheelchair.
Sean stood up, the pack and Gabe on his back. He didn't stagger under the weight, but it was close. Gabe was heavy. "You still okay?"
"Yeah. This is nice." Gabe wrapped his arms around Sean's shoulders and kissed his neck.
"I like that," Sean smiled back at him. "Kinda heavy, but I'll be okay." He circled the room. "You're not gonna get seasick and barf down my back are you?"
Gabe just laughed and squeezed him a little. "No. Not the seasick type. And now we even have four hands to carry our stuff."
"Yeah, but only my lone pair of borg legs to carry it up."
Gabe kissed his neck and shoulders. "We can stop as often as you need." He kissed Sean again. "I really like this."
"All right." Sean shot an impish look back. "If you're set, Master Yoda, let's go shop."
"Forward, Sean Skywalker!" Gabe laughed all the way to the lobby.
Some of my books are nothing but fannish love letters. Heart of a Forest contains references to every Robin Hood movie (even Men in Tights), and many to Pyle's adaptation of the legend. But, if you know my head and my mental casting, you also see where it makes nods to Love! Valour! Compassion!, "Firefly", The Lion in Winter and Camelot.
The influences are fairly obvious in Curse of the Pharaoh's Manucurists. The Indiana Jones movies and Edgar Rice Burroughs are the most visible. But there are other tings, small and subtle for those who want to see them.
Remember, leave a comment with your favorite bit of geekery, and I will enter your name in a drawing for something awesomely geeky. It might even be a Hat of Cunning +1.
The Awesomeness of the prize will go up in direct relation to the number of comments. With enough comments, we might even get into full length Dr. Who scarf territory. But the prize will be straight off my hook or needles, made just for you.
The D-Man Checks In
Date: 2013-05-25 11:58 pm (UTC)Another comes from a scene out of the old original Star Trek TV series, wherein Scotty is tasked with keeping a powerful alien being that has possessed a human host distracted while Kirk & the rest work behind the alien invaders' backs to regain control of the ship. Scotty, being a Scott, introduces the alien to fermented alcohol, finally ending up in his cabin--both he and the alien now tipsy--where Scotty produces a bottle which he says he's been saving for a special occasion. The alien asks him what it is. Scotty looks at the bottle, pauses, grins as only Scotty could, and then answers: "It's... green."
Re: The D-Man Checks In
Date: 2013-05-26 12:03 am (UTC)Did you catch the news of the new review?
The D-Man Replies...
Date: 2013-05-28 06:10 am (UTC)Re: The D-Man Replies...
Date: 2013-05-28 03:27 pm (UTC)I run on the Star Trek school of tech: show it being used, don't explain it. Dr. Kildare doesn't explain his stethoscope. Dr. McCoy doesn't explain his tricorder.
Seriously, the book is not at ALL technical (I'm reading it). The net-run is pure fantasy with her slinging programs instead of spells. There's a little bit of medical terminology, but I figure most people know what IVs and catheters are already.