sci-fi
Happy Star Wars Day! May the Fourth Be With You!
My kids have been playing their new Kinect Star Wars game, having lots of fun with light sabers and podracing and such. I got a nice Star Wars Day (May the fourth be with you…) message from the Xbox e-mail robot today. It included a free gift that you might enjoy, so I’ll share it here! It’s a booklet on the proper care and feeding of your pet Rancor, which could come in handy if...
Geek Crafts: Knitting for Nerds!
I’m a huge nerd, and I’m also an avid crafter! That’s why I’m so excited about this new book: Knits for Nerds: 30 Projects for Fans of Science Fiction, Comic Books, Fantasy by Joan of Dark a.k.a. Toni Carr. There are some fantastic, geeky projects in this book, and they’re accompanied by photos and knitting instructions. Some of my favorites? Mobius scarf, Hobbit feet...
Firefly Drinking Songs? YES!
I don’t remember how I found this music, but I’m so glad I did! If you’re a fan of the prematurely-discontinued television series Firefly, and the subsequent fandom-fueled movie Serenity, you have to check out this album! Musician Marc Gunn, “The Celtfather,” has masterfully combined the sound of folksy pub songs with Firefly/Serenity -inspired lyrics, and come up wit...
Another Geek Mom Treat: Family Guy’s “The Empire Strikes Back”
If you’re not a regular watcher of Family Guy, you probably missed Seth Macfarlane’s animated version of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. (If you’re wondering, that’s the one that starts on the ice planet Hoth, and Han Solo gets frozen in carbonite.) That’s okay, though, because it’s now available on hulu.com, and you can see the whole thing online ...
