Category: the geek life
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At the Mad Hatter Tea
I finally got my photos edited and uploaded from the Mad Hatter tea party last weekend. You can see them at my photo blog, though I’ll post a couple of favorites here. Many of the photos are either of me or of my friend’s daughter, mostly because I didn’t take many photos of the actual…
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Mad Hatter Tea
This is my placeholder. I had every intention of writing about the Tea Party, but time got away from me and now I’m tired and want to go to bed. So you get a sneak peek for tomorrow. Or whenever. That is my makeup and my hat. I got some much better photos (relatively speaking)…
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Egg-stravaganza gets a little Geeky…
So, today I decided I wanted an art project and being that it’s Easter weekend, I decided to color some eggs. After a quick search online, I found some really fun egg ideas, including egg geodes (where you wash out the shells and make multicolored salt or sugar crystals inside of them), but my favorite…
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Happy Birthday, Mr. Tolkien
Today is J.R.R. Tolkien’s birthday; he’d have been 120 years old. Traditionally, fans raise a glass to him at 9pm their local time and give a simple toast: “The Professor!” I like that it fits so well with the things I love about J.R.R. Tolkien and his work: it’s simple and traditional (old-fashioned, even) but…
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The Hobbit: Reactions to the new trailer
If you haven’t heard yet, the NEW HOBBIT TRAILER has just been released. Haven’t seen it yet? Go. Watch it here. I’ll wait. ……. Done? Good. Okay, my initial reaction was just plain excitement. Now please bear with me while I give you some background. It’s been ten years since Fellowship of the Ring was…
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Revisiting Childhood: The Lion King
Tonight I went to see the Lion King in 3D and I have to admit that I got chills when the sun first popped into view and the music started. It’s a great piece of music for one, but also because it was fun to see something that I remember seeing in theaters. In fact,…
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More Thoughts on “The Hour”
We are now about midway through the first series of The Hour and I have to say I am enjoying it. It’s suspenseful but also paced very well so that you don’t get wound too tight, nor is it dull. I think it’s interesting to see the comparisons to political clout between now and then,…
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Random Commentary on The Hour
As I mentioned in my previous post, there is a new British drama on BBC America this fall called “The Hour.” It’s about the BBC’s news hour in the 1950s, Cold War espionage and intrigue, government conspiracies and cover-ups, suspense and mystery with a dash of romance. The story centers around Bel, who is the…
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TV Confessional
Until we moved to Hawaii, we didn’t have cable. We paid $12 a month to have the local networks and a couple of “freebies” the cable provider gave us, but that was it. Then we moved here and the only way to see my beloved Tarheels was to pay not only for cable but for…
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Doctor Who Commentary: Thoughts on River Song
So, I mentioned briefly in the comment section of my post about Rory that I think River Song might be a paradox and that is why Rory keeps “dying.” Or, rather, that he only is alive because he must be alive for River to exist. This will undoubtedly cause problems in the next several episodes…
Joanna Volavka 