Month: February 2011

  • Malcolm Reynolds vs. Han Solo

    As the pressure heats up for Fox to let Nathan buy the rights to Firefly, I realized that there too is another never-ending battle that shall live on in the annals of sci-fi history: Why Malcolm Reynolds is better than Han Solo….. and vice versa. I was going to take sides, but then I realized…

  • Star Trek: The Exhibition

    It is universally known that I have the most adorable nephew on the planet.  If you were not aware of this, then you need only meet him to realize that I am absolutely correct when I make this declaration. Now that we’ve established his awesomeness, you can see why I would try to hang out…

  • Star Wars Slave Leia Photoshoot

    Depending on how long you’ve been following, you may or may not remember that we raised money to get me into a bikini like the one Princess Leia wore in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. The donations came in and the costume was purchased.  It took a while to line up the photo shoot…

  • No caffeine makes Hot Nerd a dull Girl

    I’m giving up caffeine. I’ve decided that I’m far too dependent on it and I will be controlled by no one and no thing. So how’s that working out for me? Well….today is the first day and I have decided that I’m going to figure out a way to pull my brain out of my…

  • Let’s do the time warp again

    I attended a friend’s birthday party over the weekend that had a 1930’s theme.  Next thing I know, I’m in a room full of gorgeously dressed gorgeous people in authentic 1930’s formal attire. Naturally that got me thinking about time travel. Because, really, what nerd brain wouldn’t go straight to Captain Kirk in City on…