HAVE YOU EVER HEARD...SWEDEN WINS WORLD CUP 2014!!!

So maybe Sweden doesn't have a world cup trophy in their future *cough cough* no chance! *cough*, but check out what we could have! Sure, our constant bombardment with media is arguably not a good thing, but the sharing of personal media makes these gadgets awesome (check out the last clip)! And it looks cool, which is way more important than anything else. :D

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD...ABOUT THE FUNNY WOMEN TAKING OVER AMERICA?

The greatest people in the world are the people who can make the world laugh. If that isn't on quotes.com than it should be copyright ME. I'll upload it on Wiki as one of the greatest contribution to society thus far; it'll be right above Kate Goslins hair cut and just under Lost.
Anyway, Tina Fey- that lady is amazing. Every time I see her I just want to go insult someone in a funny way and see if I can get away with it like she does.


And here's another funny one that I couldn't embed... TINA FEY: DECIPHERS TRACY MORGAN

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD...WHERE TO FIND A GEEK ON LABOR DAY?

Having an unyielding passion for all things a part of geeky culture, my Labor Day weekend was spent proving my devotion by going to Dragon*Con, the largest gaming and pop culture con in the universe. My friends Madelyn, Amanda, and I arrived at Dragon*Con on Sunday and immidiatly paid for our badges into forums and the dealers room. This was essential, because part of the excitement of the con was that I'd seen a tribble booth on the website and I wanted that damn tribble!

On our way to the Marriot, which housed my potential tribble, we took some photos with cool people at the con! This is Amanda in her Tamari costume with a giant fan that she made. A mass of Naruto fans crowded around and snapped photos...

In this picture, you can see me and a fellow trekker! Go Star Trek: TOS!

I don't have any pics of the dealers room, but trust me when I say it was down right amazing. Comics, corsets, cleavage, oh my! That's how I would describe it. Madelyn bought a piece of pottery, I found my glorious tribble which squeals and vibrates when you hit it (LOL), and Amanda bought some steampunk goggles.

I supose that was the new theme this year, steampunk. It's this odd combination of sci-fi and victorian england, but visually it looks spectacular. Maybe the newest example would be the new Sherlock Holmes, but on Andromeda 5 instead of in London.

Next we wanted to catch a forum. The soonest was, guess what, The Guild! Remember the song Do You Want to Date My Avatar? That's them. We waited in line for a small period of time before heading into the hall and taking our seats, pottery, goggles, and tribble in hand.

First we were shown the past couple episodes of season four, but then we saw the never before seen episode eight! I felt so special. Then the next thirty minutes the crowd Q&A'd with the director and actors who play Zaboo and Vork. It was cool to see how different they were from their characters...

All in all, it was a great Con experience and I look forward to returning next year (to start a tribble collection! LOL :b)

I was looking for coverage of the con and found some videos on CNN. They don't paint the geek subculture in a very good light, darn biased reporters, I thought you were all on Fox and Friends!

And heres an interview with The Guild Panel!

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD...GEEK AND GAMER GIRLS ARE LIKE UNICORNS

You know that song by Katy Perry, California Gurls? Well, my Internet loving friends, along with every other you-tube parody of the song, there is one for Geeks and Gamer Girls too...you're not surprised? Of course not.
This has a little bit of geek for everybody, so whatever your vice is you can find a connection with this video. I found mine in the line 'trekkers represent now put your phasers up' and a short clip of a spastic dancing Spock...
Anyway- geek and gamer girls RULE!

Here's the lyrics! Don't I think of everything?

And just a heads up, before the end of the month I'll post an extensive piece on my awesome time at Dragon*Con! Be on the look out.

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD...THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM

I love a good fashion week. For the past few years I hunker up in my room and watch the shows on Style.com, while making a checklist and separating the collections into good, bad, and ugly. I've become very opinionated about these collections, so much so that the fall collections were all in the bad and ugly column. When everything starts to look like crap you know you've crossed over to the deep end. This year I'm taking some time off...New York and London have passed by but with Milan and Paris on there way I'm not sure I'll make it!

Even though Fall 2010 bombed, there are still a few gems...here's a couple of looks I liked from the Burberry, Prada, and Proenza Schouler shows!

LOL. The Schouler Boys are so cute...

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD...THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GEEK AND A NERD

This question came up frequently at Dragon Con- What is the difference between Geeks and Nerds? And more importantly, which am I? You see, the whole fan and gaming culture is about fitting in. As a Star Trek fan for example I need to know basic helm jargon such as 'warp factor', 'dilithium crystals', 'M5 planet', and the correct response to 'live long and prosper'. Knowing these random facts help you have an intimate conversation with other fans over the things you know and others don't. This same connection can be made on a broader scale by self proclaimed nerds and geeks. This sect of people can bond over the fact that they have bizarre knowledge and interests, and it doesn't matter if it's the same interest. Hence the creation of Cons.
From that long spiel you can deduce that what both geeks and nerds have in common is a vast repertoire of knowledge and obsessions. With this similarity, what is the difference? The most obvious difference is that geeks have a fandom and nerds have a field of study. For example, a nerd may have some down time and decide to read a medical dictionary or practice surgical knots. A geek on the other hand would use his or her spare time to watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy and buy a membership pass to ComicCon.
In an interview for DragonCon, Sandeep Parikh (who plays Zaboo in 'The Guild' webseries) said this little bit of wisdom-

"If you're a nerd, it's because you know something. You're a nerd about that. But if you're a geek about it, that means you just love it." CNN

Sure this quote is a bit biased against nerds, but it speaks to the general point that nerds are knowledge seekers and geeks are pleasure hunters (which sounds more sexual than I intended).
Of course, there is the general tendency for geeks and nerds to overlap because people who are into technology and fandom usually also have a periodic table shower curtain and possibly multiple photos of scientists around their home. It tends to be that most nerds are geeks and dorks and dweebs (if you want to get all 1950's). Here is a nifty ven diagram to explain the phenomenon. As you see, nerd is in the middle encompassing all three components of obsession, intelligence, and social ineptitude. I don't mean to seem nerdist with the socially inept comment, but really, who can have that level of dedication to academic knowledge, fandom, and a social life? True?

If you're not sure where you fall in this diagram, how about taking a quick test? Nerd?Geek?Dork? I'm a cool nerd :D

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD...YOU KNOW HOW AWKWARD I GET WHEN THINGS GET AWKWARD

Modern Family is my new favorite show. I enjoy this just as much as The Big Bang Theory; it's just that funny. The second season airs on ABC wednesday, September 22, so you know what I'm going to be watching this fall (and therefore bloging about).
I've just finished rewatching the first season and here are some of my favorite moments...if you'll notice, there all Cameron and Mitchel!

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD...ABOUT THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A RED SHIRT

This weekend my friends Amanda, Madelyn, and I took a drive down to Atlanta for the annual DRAGON CON!!! Dragon con is the biggest geek convention in the galaxy (so says they're website). We all dressed up as one of our favorite characters. Amanda was Tamari from Naruto, Madelyn was Alice from Wonderland, and I was a doomed red shirt from Star Trek. It's a dangerous thing to wear a red shirt to a convention, but I was brave! I walked past three Klingon's without flinching! GO ME!

The survival rate of red shirts is very sad. About 13.7 % of the Enterprise crew died during the show's three seasons, and 73% of the deaths were red shirts!

Here's a video dedicated the the death and remembrance of Red Shirts.

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD...WHAT HAPPENS TO KINGS DURING A WILD RUMPUS?

I'm a fan of a good piece of fiction. The type that takes the creative conscience into a new world where the concepts of reality are skewed ever so slightly, so that we may better understand the real world.
Dave Egger's masterpiece The Wild Things, blew my mind. No no...it sent my mind to a far off island where it was eaten by beasts. It's loosely based on Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are, but takes us further into Max's crazy wolf world.
Don't make the mistake of thinking that this is a children's book. Although this book is full of whimsy it is also a stunningly powerful read about the true nature of the creative mind. The characters are the stories best feature; they make the beasts more than hulking masses of fur. They turn into these round characters, who have feelings, emotions, and opinions like a human being. Of course, they do have the occasional conversation about eating each other, but really, who doesn't?

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD...GRAVITY-THOU ART A HEARTLESS BITCH

BIG BANG THEORY! BIG BANG THEORY! BIG BANG THEORY!
Oh yes, my friends, it is time for the fourth season of THE BIG BANG THEORY to be broadcast on CBS Thursday nights-WOOOOOO! Tune in September 23rd at 8:00 to watch Sheldon go on his first date ever in first episode of season four called The Robotic Manipulation. Here's the episode discription from the show's site.

"Penny finds herself along for the ride on Sheldon's first date ever; while Wolowitz finds a new use for a robotic arm."

I'm intrigued! More good news from the site are guest appearances from some nerd idols such as Steve Wozniak (co-creator of Apple), Katee Sackhoff (Starbuck on Battlestar Galactica), and Geroge Takei (Sulu on Star Trek:TOS), and maybe we'll get to see Wil Wheaton again!
Sounds like an amazing season!