So this weekend was my first time at a convention as a vendor. It was an interesting experience. Sales went reasonably well, 17 of 30 books sold, which was far greater than the zero I worried would happen. My publisher and co-table sitter, Jason Kristopher’s “Dying of the Light: End” Read more…
At least not after the lame guest they had on Episode 151 last night. Yeah, they let me on there to talk about Revolutionary Right. If that’s not an indication the show is in decline, I don’t know what is. Seriously though, the Order 66 Podcast is great fun if Read more…
Thinking about my comments on perspective from my last blog post, here’s something that will blow your mind: I never realized how close in size the moon is to Mercury. And how small Mars is compared to Earth. I knew it was smaller, but that’s not much bigger than Read more…
http://youtu.be/6ntDYjS0Y3w GeekMom alerted me to this new Volkswagon commercial. While the child Vader was cool last year, Dogs, dressed as Star Wars characters (I caught an Ewok, Chewie, Vader, Imperial Walker, Threepio, what did I miss?) barking the Imperial March? What’s not to love? The real question, how much of Read more…
Today STO goes F2P. They decided to add a bit of geekiness to the launch by choosing January 17th, and constantly writing it in the European format, with the day coming before the month. Hence, 17-01. If you don’t get it, there’s a hint below (and, if you don’t get Read more…
Saw an article recently that reveals some details about the long rumored Star Wars live action TV show. Some highlights: Set between Episode 3 and 4 Focuses on the dark underbelly (hence the name Underworld) Has a “complex, dark, adult” tone Each episode is budgeted for $5 million There are Read more…
I did a post awhile back about what TV my wife and I were watching. So I thought I’d do one now about what I’ve been reading. Dresden Files Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files are a fun series. I originally picked them up as a beach book to read on vacation Read more…
If I were to tell you that today, a space based MMO added a small green alien that gives out weapons that ignite and glow a bright color, what would you think I was talking about? If you guess Star Trek Online, you’d be correct. Insane, but correct. Apparently, STO Read more…
A recent article on Geek Mom promised me Chewbacca on Glee. Singing plus Wookiees? What could be better geek fun? I was disappointed to see that Chewbacca was featured for an entire 2 seconds. The rest of the episode was pretty terrible. Glee kind of has been on a very Read more…
Wil Wheaton has a problem finding time to game. This is a problem I can sympathize with. I have several gaming groups in my life; An MMO guild, my online RPG group and my lifesize, real, in-person board gaming group. All have had difficulties in finding time to game. The Read more…