PAX 09
Monday, September 7th, 2009I remember it well: we were at the Hollywood Farmers’ Market on a beautiful September morning in 2008, and I was sick with envy. Twitter was full of people talking about all the fun they were having at PAX, and then came the killing blow: “You know who’s at PAX?” Ken asked me. “Yes, JoCo’s [...]
Geometry + Lasers = Fashion!
Saturday, April 25th, 2009Here’s a pic of my new circle skirt, a pretty, swirly victory yanked from the jaws of defeat, courtesy of Ken’s sewing skills and perseverance: We set out to make a dress. Ken had pre-shrunk the material on Friday, so we could start right in Saturday morning with pattern layout and cutting. It soon became [...]
Zombie Attack!
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008Corvus, my clever sweetie, posted a fun meme over at Man Bytes Blog centered around one of my favorite topics–zombies! Obviously I couldn’t resist. Here is the setup–you are in a mall when the zombies attack. You have: 1. One weapon 2. One song blasting on the speakers 3. One famous person to fight alongside [...]
Geek Chic vs. Geek Cred
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007Over on Wired you can read about the geeks guys behind Penny Arcade (Link), my favorite online comic strip (and a pretty hilarious blog) for the geeky gamer type. The whole article is great, but this paragraph in particular tickled me. “The term geek has acquired a patina,” says Holkins, a writer prone to ornate [...]