This past Friday, HNG fan James posed a seemingly simple and obvious question to me: Huh. That is an excellent questions James, and believe it or not, one I’ve never really thought about. Science fiction has been such a constant in my life since I was a small child that I never stopped to think… Continue reading What is Science Fiction?
Category: What/Why/How
What Every Nerd Bar Needs
You could copy Ten Forward, duplicate the bar on Tatooine or “cmd-c” any famous nerd bar but those would all just be facsimiles. And while they would be awesome, I thought it would be better if somehow a bar could be created that, while totally being a nerd bar, could just as easily pass as… Continue reading What Every Nerd Bar Needs
How to tell the difference between Cally and Kaylee
Yah, yah. I am aware of the fact that I’ve been writing an awful lot about Firefly and Battlestar Galactica lately. There are two reasons for this: 1. I recently purchased every season of BSG and am treating myself to a personal marathon. 2. My Mom just had surgery and, as her weekend nurse I… Continue reading How to tell the difference between Cally and Kaylee
What I need to survive the zombie apocalypse
What do you give a girl who’s biggest fear is zombies? Why, two Samurai swords, of course! You may have read any number of zombie survival guides. I know I have. Because hey, the zombie apocalypse could TOTALLY happen. I have nightmares about it. I had one particular nightmare a while back: I was walking… Continue reading What I need to survive the zombie apocalypse