Showing posts with label Hitchhiker. Show all posts
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Friday, May 25, 2018

Happy Geek Pride Day 2018

I love celebrating Geek Pride Day and since things are really looking up for me, I was able to find joy in this celebration.

For my Geek Pride Day today, I posted this picture on my SmartBoard:


I made sure I wore my new TeePublic Tabletop shirt!



I brought my Avengers Towel (double getting all in one) I took my obligatory selfie (see towel in the background).


I wrote an e-mail to my coworkers about Geek Pride Day (and included Wil Wheaton's video). It was only responded to by the hardcore geeks.

Then, of course, I had to talk about the towel to my kids. Goodness knows I needed it today. We don't have AC at our school and being in the 100-year-old part of the school, on the third floor, and the unblocked windows of the rising sun, will make you sweat so bad.


I, of course, did all my geeky little things that I would normally do and I ended my evening with a Geek Pride meal of a Bob's Burger's recipe for "One Horse Open Slaw Burger." We couldn't do the bun, though, because of our whole Keto thing. But boy was it yummy.


We wanted to do so many more geeky things, but the heat from being up at school really did me in. But I did get to do something geeky with my Literacy classes. Our tabletop game unit in Literacy has wrapped up, so we decided to geek it up with playing some games. We book the Maker's Space (which has AC) and shared in everyone's games! While not perfect, we were still able to have fun.








If you're like to know more about these games, please check out my students' BoardGameGeek list and give them some thumbs up and/or feedback!

No games at home, though, due to severe exhaustion from the day.  Nevertheless.... Happy Geek Pride Day!!!




Sunday, May 26, 2013

The Journey Agenda

I'm on my way!
I know there is alot to cover, but this is what I hope to be able to do between all of my other commitments. Remember, I am a teacher who is teaching summer school, preparing for the fall, and pursuing professional development, as well as a mother with a toddler. I have crossed my fingers and toes that I can achieve this and I have ample support from my dear and beloved geeks, like my husband.

So starting Memorial Day Weekend I will be watching all of Star Trek. I will be starting to read I, Robot by Isaac Asimov, and I'll be learning how to play Shadowrun. I will also be posting about my geek exploits. We are trying to become involved in a game shop that we fell in love with, but it's two hours away. I am also constantly watching movies and other things. So you'll see other posts about my journey and my encounters with geekism. These, though, are what I hope to focus on, this summer at least.

Television/Movies:
  • Star Trek (Seasons 1-3)
  • Star Trek: The Motion Picture
  • Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan
  • Star Trek III: The Search For Spock
  • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
  • Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
  • Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation (Seasons 1-7)
  • Star Trek: Generations
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Season 1-7)
  • Star Trek: First Contact
  • Star Trek: Voyager (Season 1-7)
  • Star Trek: Insurrection
  • Star Trek: Nemesis
  • Star Trek: Enterprise (Seasons 1-4)
  • Star Trek
  • Star Trek: Into Darkness
  • V (the original series and The Final Battle)
  • Quantum Leap (Seasons 1-5)
  • Battlestar Galactica (Seasons 1-4+)
  • Firefly (The Complete Series)
  • Serenity

Books:
  1. I, Robot             Asimov, Isaac
  2. Foundation (Foundation, #1)           Asimov, Isaac
  3. Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2)          Asimov, Isaac
  4. Second Foundation (Foundation, #3)       Asimov, Isaac
  5. Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4)       Asimov, Isaac
  6. Foundation and Earth (Foundation, #5)       Asimov, Isaac
  7. Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)        Gibson, William
  8. Count Zero (Sprawl, #2)             Gibson, William
  9. Mona Lisa Overdrive (Sprawl, #3)        Gibson, William
  10. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)     Adams, Douglas
  11. Dancing Barefoot         Wheaton, Wil
  12. Just a Geek: Unflinchingly honest Tales of the Search for Life, Love, and Fulfillment Beyond the Starship Enterprise             Wheaton, Wil
  13. The Happiest Days of Our Lives        Wheaton, Wil 
  14. House of Leaves        Danielewski, Mark Z.

Games:
Shadowrun
                      http://www.shadowrun4.com/
Other tabeltop, video, or computer games I come across. I have a few that I may or may not have time for.