Friday, July 27, 2012

More proof that my Pomeranian is actually a cat:


Under the bathroom door
I'm usually greeted with this when I get out of the shower.
I've heard of several cats who do this, but never another dog. Have you?

advice animals memes  - Animal Memes: Business Cat: You Must Understand How Tempting a Close Door Is

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Darth Lumbergh

sci fi fantasy Star Wars - Darth Lumbergh

I love this. That is all.

The two wheeled kind...

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The two wheeled kind..., a gallery by wuntokess on Flickr.
I'm still working through last year's Sturgis pictures (QoP*), but a couple I posted last weekend made it into this cool gallery on Flickr.

*Queen of Procrastination

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Pepper Pots in her own Iron Man suit?

photo via Wyjeb.pl
That would be so cool!

SDCC Marvel Panel Teases Pepper Potts In Iron Man Suit For Iron Man 3 | The Mary Sue: "During the Iron Man 3 panel, Favreau revealed that the possibility of Pepper getting her own suit has been kicked around more than once by the production team: “We almost did it a few times; we talked about it a lot. I think we all share your enthusiasm for that, and we all want to see Gwyneth kick a little ass,” he said.

Monday, July 16, 2012

Confession time (Here it is, my deep dark horrible secret)

This may put my "Joss Whedon Fan" card in jeopardy, as well as any geek cred, but it will certainly prop me up as Queen of Procrastination. It's hard to even type it...who knows if I'll ever be able to say it out loud. Are you ready?

Here it comes...

*clears throat*...

*cough*...

Okay, now, really, I'm going to type it...

 

I just watched "Firefly" and Serenity.

For the FIRST TIME.

I know, I know.

The worst part is that this is a show I always meant to watch. When it aired in 2002, I just never seemed to catch it when it was on. I was also still in a bit of Buffy mourning and wasn't really ready to accept Joss in a new "relationship" with another show, so I wasn't trying all that hard to catch it. And then, just about the time I felt ready, it was gone. Cancelled after a single season.

Once we got Netflix, both "Firefly" and Serenity went into our queue almost immediately, but there just wasn't any urgency to watch them. And while there has been a sort of background hum of Firefly memes all over the internet for the intervening years, in the last year it all seems to have amped up and I kept coming across things I didn't get because I hadn't seen the show. And then, amazingly, I started running into spoilers. Spoilers. After TEN years. Iknowright? Crazy!

So we finally started watching, and it took a few months, but now we're done and I get to mark something off my list. (Is it bad that I just typed "life" instead of "list" there?) I feel like I've washed away a deep, dark secret.

By the way, it was completely unplanned that we timed this to coincide with the tenth anniversary Firefly panel at San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend (which I have yet to see. I marked a grainy YouTube video to watch later...though hopefully not ten years later). That was a total coincidence, although a bit of a nice one.

And now, I'm going to go catch up on "Doctor Who." I'm literally years behind. *more geek shame*

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Lifesize Stonehenge Bouncy Castle? Yes, please!


View the slideshow on Flickr.

What better way could there be to spend the Summer Solstice than bouncing around on this? I love interactive art installations - and it doesn't get much more interactive than this.

The title of the piece is Sacrilege by artist Jeremy Deller and it's touring the UK right now. How I wish it was a world tour and would come here!

sacrilege
Photo: sacrilege by hellojenuine

Friday, June 15, 2012

Loki vs. Zod

That second weakness made me giggle.



Is it bad that I had to explain to my daughter who General Zod is? Apparently we haven't kept up with her DC education as well as we have with Marvel. I see some Superman movies in our future...

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Kirk Douglas: We Are Spartacus [Recently Read]

Kirk Douglas: We Are Spartacus:
"After 95 years on this planet, I have come to the conclusion that the human spirit can never be crushed, no matter how cruel the oppressor or fanatic the belief. If we remember that simple truth--and act on it every day in small ways and sometimes in large movements--then freedom will ultimately win.

And then we are all Spartacus."

What's wrong with this ad?

I just noticed this ad in the sidebar on Facebook:



I read the title and was very excited for a moment, but then I looked more closely at the picture and my excitement turned to "HUH?!?"

I do love the shoes (a friend of mine just got a pair which I was drooling over) but..."Captain America Approved"???

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

I'm Batgirl!

My daughter refuses to wear dresses (we won't go into her many reasons why) but she says she would make an exception for this one:


from Goody Goody Tutus via Fashionably Geek

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

A child has no trouble believing the unbelievable [Quote]

A child has no trouble believing the unbelievable, nor does the genius or the madman. It's only you and I, with our big brains and our tiny hearts, who doubt and overthink and hesitate. - Steven Pressfield, Do the Work

Friday, June 08, 2012

Friday Fun: Bonus Scene from "How The Avengers Should Have Ended"

Here's a bonus scene from "How The Avengers Should Have Ended."


Spoiler warning: Don't watch it if you haven't seen the movie!

Thursday, June 07, 2012

Dangerously Bad Ideas

"All the creativity books in the world aren't going to help you if you're unwilling to have lousy, lame, and even dangerously bad ideas." - Seth Godin
Source: uk.moo.com via Jon on Pinterest
This is a reminder I need quite often.

Captain America lipstick...and a question. [Avengers]

This is gorgeous. Wouldn't this be fun for the Fourth of July?



But I have a question: if you do this, do you just not talk, eat, drink or lick your lips? I know I'd ruin this in about 3 seconds. :( 

via Fashionably Geek (Click through if you want to see the Batman and Superman versions.)