There’s a reason why people thought Twitter was useless… It’s just an unnatural need to inform everyone of everything all the time!

With that being said: find me on twitter @BambiBlue (Heh. Hehe.)

What’s there to say? Coooool.

According to Wikipedia, “geek chic” refers to the embracing of stereotypically unpopular “geek” characteristics such as glasses, comic books, and computer games.

It is highly debatable whether this trend actually means that “real geeks” are more popular than they were previously, or if it merely represents a superficial addition of “nerdy” elements to current fashion trends. Many elements that arguably define “geekiness”, such as varying degrees of social awkwardness, mathematical ability, strong interest in science and/or science fiction and fantasy, and varying degrees of disinterest in one’s personal appearance, remain unfashionable. Similar trends have often occurred in the past; for example, French Orientalism and exoticism of the 19th century incorporated visual elements from Asian and African cultures, but did not necessarily imply that people from these cultures were themselves viewed as fashionable.

Some agree that the concept was born sometime during the mid 1990s, there is no consensus as to who originated it and where. It is often assumed that it was created by “real geeks” in an attempt to suppress their widely perceived public image as dull, introverted, and academic. However, there is a noticeable lack of prominent representatives in science and other geek-oriented professions who visibly sport geek chic images. Most, if not all celebrity exponents of geek chic have emerged from the entertainment field. Actor David Tennant, the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who, has described the look of his character as geek chic.

Aside from eyeglasses, it is also debatable as to whether the geek chic fashion actually borrows at all from the stereotypical geek image which is based on lack of fashion sense, or more specifically an overtly studious, academic appearance, hence the so-called “Poindexter” look. Instead, much of the geek chic image borrows from various alternative youth fashions such as emo, goth, hippie, and bohemian amongst others. Although, t-shirts with computer programming in-jokes seems to originate from the widespread Hollywood depiction of Silicon Valley employees and other computer geeks. This exaggeration is based on the more casual dress code in place in many such companies although in reality, this is still mostly limited to business appropriate attire.

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Xbox Live and Halo 3 fanatic Moviesign made a Forge map in Halo 3, and set up what his girlfriend of over two years (furtive penguin) thought was going to be a two-on-two match with his friends. They started the game and Moviesign led furtive penguin to a spot where he claimed he’d put an energy sword.

Instead there was a nice top-down view where he had spelled out a proposal in weapons. He then asked her to be his teammate for life. She said yes.

furtive penguin and Moviesign recently moved from Indianapolis to Chicago where she (furtive penguin) is a copy editor and he (Moviesign) is a graphic designer. They haven’t set a wedding date yet. As furtive penguin said, “We’re waiting to see what the release date is for the next Halo game. We don’t want any conflicts.”

Baseball has gone to the geeks.

Baseball started in America in the 1800’s a game played by gentlemen (in the traditional meaning) wearing straw hats. Since then it’s become America’s Pastime, Toronto’s last major championship sport, the subject of about a million movies, my first love… and a haven for number minded geeks all over the world.

Today we’ll take a look at what’s changed in the way fans and insiders look at baseball thanks to the geek movement.

We all know that fantasy sports are a huge market these days. People pay a huge amount of money every year to pick players based on numbers and hope to win money and prizes and bragging rights. Now, I’ll give you a very stereotypical example: If I gave an accountant (a geek chick who’s fantastic with numbers) and a jock (say the stereotypical college quarterback) the same amount of time to research their players and prepare for the Major League Baseball fantasy draft of their choice – I will put my money on the accountant/ geek every time. I don’t care if she throws like a girl, or has never even seen a game. Baseball is a numbers game. And if you can understand some of the complex numbers and formulas that statisticians use, you can be a winner.
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The HotPinkGeeks will be spending some time with Mr. George Takei on Friday, April 24th and we can’t wait!

Mr. Takei will be narrating Friday’s NAC show “Sci-Fi Spectacular”:

Jack Everly and George Takei (aka Star Trek’s Mr. Sulu) boldly take you to where no orchestra has gone before – with John Williams’ film music from Star Wars, Superman, E.T., and Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone, plus great sci-fi and fantasy movie soundtracks including the main theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

I’m so very excited! I’m a huge Trek fan (yeah, okay, not one of those Trek fans).

Go on, ask me if I’m gonna wear a costume. Do it. I dare you.

Instructables’ bdring made a super cool by waaaaaayyyy tiring-looking Steampunk Segway:

A self balancing, human powered, steampunk styled, Segway. All you need is a brave self balancing human. This is the ultimate green vehicle for all you eco conscious steampunkers. Is that an oxymoron? I made this out of mostly found materials. This was my first steampunk styled build. Any good suggestions on making it look better will be incorporated as long as the materials are cheap and easy to find. I have been calling it the Legway in reference to the propulsion method. Yes, I know about those Lego self balancers of the same name.

Seriously? Awesome! I want one! I mean, it looks like it’d be… a good calve workout, to say the least.

Does it come in pink and orange? If so I’m totally sold.
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Now, I’m not condoning the use of drugs. I am an educated 28-year-old, well-raised and mature woman, I would never do that.

I’m certainly not saying that on this day, the 20th day for the 4th month of the year, I am going to/have already/will likely again in the future participate in illegal activities of the munchie-inducing kind.

I will not say that I think it’s ridiculous that – in this day and age – it’s even a social faux-pas to mention. And I will definitely not make light-hearted wise cracks about Doritos, Visine, or Woodstock.

Why even mention that alcohol consumption was once prohibited but is now legal and widely recognized as socially acceptable if consumed in moderation?

I will not say that in a crime-filled world — murderers, rapists, muggers, drive-bys, robbers, and political scoundrels — police have much better things to occupy their time than go after 45 year old single, white males, home after a long day of work in a stuffy office, sitting in their own living room, smoking pot and watching old episodes of Bugs Bunny, eating pickles and laughing hysterically till they curl up in bed and have an excellent, restful night of sleep before getting up, going to work cheerful and relaxed to make money to support themselves, pay their taxes, and be a regular consumers of commercial goods manufactured and sold in their respective countries.

I wouldn’t say that. That would be silly and highly opinionated of me.

I will, however, say: Geeks of the world — be safe. Peace, love, and most of all, happiness.

On a related note: Here’s Thor riding a giant chicken. Holy shit.

On an unrelated note: Some people are just stupid. Period. Some people shouldn’t be able to operate a shovel and chew bubble gum at the same time but they do anyway. Just because they’re stupid, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be allowed to chew bubble gum. It means you should work at not being stupid first.

(Image provided by Kevin Smith. Yes, that Kevin Smith.)

All Glory To The Hypnotoad!

Alright, I love the Hypnotoad* from one of my favourite shows — Futurama.

And if you do too, you’ll definitely want to check this baby out:

“All Glory to the Hypnotoad!” is printed in heliotrope (gourmet purple) around an image of the Hypnotoad itself on a brown babydoll (fitted) t-shirt.

Don’t you feel an overwhelming need to buy this t-shirt? I really do. I can’t explain why…

I guess everybody loves Hypnotoad.

Buy one here. Do it. The Hypnotoad commands it.

^* Closed captioning provided by the makers of Slurm and Kibbles ‘N’ Snouts.

Holy awesome sexy superheroes, Batman!

Drawing inspiration from Sex And The City, Marvel Comics is planning to release Marvel Divas in July, a limited series featuring the most ferosh female heroes Marvel has to offer! Co-creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa described the series as “a way to have some sudsy fun and lift the curtain a bit and take a peep at our most fabulous super heroines.” The series will also tackle what it’s like “to be a woman in an industry dominated by testosterone and guns.”

Now, I’m a fan of testosterone and guns (okay, don’t quote me on the gun bit) but I can see what they’re getting at, certainly. Comic books are most definitely a male-dominated scene, both in characters and in readership, I think. I’m certainly not saying that we ladies don’t read comic books — *snort, scoff* — but I know I, personally, grew up with the understanding (common knowledge?) that boys read comics and played with trucks, mud, bb guns and LEGO while girls read YM magazine, coloured in colouring books and played with Barbies, Polly Pocket, and baby dolls that wet themselves, crapped themselves or cried for food.

How exciting is the idea of a whole special on females who kick some serious ass? I just hope it’s not dumbed down. I don’t want to see a “Princess Barbie dresses up like Storm and learns a valuable lesson in sharing”. I know how that one ends.

HINT: Not in blood.

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