Geeky Things

  • Don’t Read the Thought Bubble

    Don’t Read the Thought Bubble

    I’m trying to get back into the habit of writing. I probably mentioned that previously, but hey, I’m mentioning it again because why not. To get back into that habit, I’m sourcing prompts – either from WordPress or some other source — which saves the two of us (or the ten of us, if we…

  • If You Give a Beth A Platform

    If You Give a Beth A Platform

    In 1985 Laura Numeroff wrote a delightful children’s book titled If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. For those unfamiliar, the story follows the chain of events after a mouse has been given. It’s pretty dang cute and of course, because it’s me, foreshadows what’s about to happen to you in this post. Fair warning…

  • Damn, I Love Daredevil

    Damn, I Love Daredevil

    You may recall a piece I wrote a couple of posts back (scroll, friend, scroll) where I promised to write about two things: 1) Orchestra (done – and you really didn’t have to scroll that far to find it, you little master of mouse navigation, you), and 2) Daredevil (the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen, Red,…

  • Cool

    “You should really thank The Big Bang Theory for making geeks like you cool.” I stammered in response and finally offered up a fairly well thought out, “uh huh”  right after I did a quick age check to confirm what I already suspected, that I really was too old to care about whether I’m cool.…

  • My Secret Talent

    I’ve always suspected I’m secretly great at something.  The problem is that I haven’t quite found that thing I’m great at.  Over the years I’ve learned it’s not drawing, writing, photography, improv, film making, pottery, gymnastics or tennis, but I’ve never given up hope (as you can tell).  Earlier this year I decided it might…

  • iColossus

    For over a week now I’ve been telling myself I’m getting a MacBook Pro.  My rationale – I need it to be successful in the Sketch Writing 101 class.  That’s solid logic.  I mean, I’ve seen the class set-up before and watched in awe as various students whipped out their laptops. Now those are writers.…

  • Dear Syfy

    It’s safe to say that it was only a matter of time before I felt compelled to send a letter to Syfy.  You know, that channel with the stupid name. The one that is apparently synonymous with wrestling, paranormal reality shows and cheap thrillers like “Frankenfish” and “Mega Snake”.  It’s that same channel that used to…

  • Geeks Hate Gold Farmers

    I’m a geek.  This is neither exciting nor particularly news.  It’s just a statement of fact and almost all of you who read this site are completely unphased by this revelation.  Here’s my story: I’m one of those socially retarded (oh, I’m sorry if that’s offensive, it was clearly an attack on some woman’s child in Alaska,…

  • I Also Hate Aliens

     I had a message on my phone the other day that went kind of like this: “Beth, do you like The Event?  I hear it’s just like Lost.  I mean, I’ve never seen Lost, so pardon the pun, I was “lost” in it; it was too confusing.  However, I love The Event.” I’ve had…

  • Dungeons & Dragons: Goodbye to Gary Gygax

    I remember my first exposure to Dungeons & Dragons. It was the “it” game in the 1970’s and because it was the “it” game my mother grabbed a copy from the local Toy Box (it was the overpriced mall version of Toys R Us back in the day – before Kaybee). Knowing my mother, she…