Category: the geek life
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Doctor Who Commentary: Thoughts on the Cold War
Now that I’ve seen the Doctor Who episode called “The Cold War,” I have some observations. They are below the cut because SPOILERS, sweetie.
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Wizardly Commentary: Thoughts on Oz, the Great and Powerful
((SPOILER WARNING)) Tonight we saw Oz, the Great and Powerful, the new movie from Disney that is a prequel to The Wizard of Oz. Strange, perhaps, to release a prequel 74 years after the original movie, but maybe we needed this long for Oz to permeate our pop culture, and for us to be ready for another…
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Doctor Who Commentary: Thoughts on The Rings of Akhenaten
Because this is the new episode, all of my THOUGHTS will be after the page break. After all, SPOILERS, Sweetie.
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Thoughts on Jurassic Park, 3D.
Last night I saw Jurassic Park in 3D. The interesting thing (to me) about this movie is that I remember when it came out in theaters, but I never went to see it. Maybe because I wasn’t quite 11 and the movie was PG-13 (though, seeing it now, it’s a very tame PG-13 compared to current…
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Just another day at Disneyland (Oh, and new Fantasy Faire stuff, too!)
A couple of weeks ago, Disneyland opened a new section of Fantasyland called Fantasy Faire. It’s basically a small annex beside Aurora’s Castle, but it adds an outdoor stage where they do short live-action plays about five times a day, and a Royal Hall where you get to meet princesses. We didn’t have a particular…
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Dire Wolves and Saber Cats! (La Brea Tar Pits)
Ever since I was old enough to understand what they were, I’ve been fascinated by prehistoric animals. When I was in kindergarten, I wanted to be a piano-playing-astronaut who was a paleontologist when I wasn’t in outer space. Seriously. (And what happened with that? You’d think I’d have gone all sciencey, but instead I went all artsy.…
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Arizona Renaissance Festival Weekend, aka roadtrip through desert
Two weekends ago, J and I took a roadtrip to Arizona to go to the renaissance festival that’s just outside of Phoenix. This one is the sister festival to the Carolina one (owned by the same company) and since J hasn’t been in town for one in a while, we decided to do the six…
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I finally met Princess Tiana
As I mentioned previously, last week my sister was here helping me get settled into the new place in San Diego. We did take some day trips, though, and one of our stops was at Disneyland. We’d just gone to Disney World in Florida back in November, so it was kind of cool to see…
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There and Back Again: a Hobbit Commentary
WARNING: Spoilers, Sweetie. My thoughts on the first installment of the new Hobbit trilogy, after having seen it twice. First, I’m not sure that the 3D added to my enjoyment of the movie, except that the scenery was more immersive. I enjoyed all of the New Zealand vistas, and getting to see both familiar and…
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New photos and my Passport to the National Parks
While on my wild horse chasing weekend, I discovered something that’s been around almost as long as I have– the National Park system’s Passport. I’m a National Parks member, so I get into all the parks for free, and I went to a TON of national parks as a kid, but somehow I missed the…
Joanna Volavka 