Category: What/Why/How

  • What Should I Wear?

    I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately and I’ve decided it’s time for another photoshoot. Last time, we went with the classic Princess Leia Gold Bikini cause how could you not? It’s, like I said, a classic. But this time I figured I should get you all into the mix. The first step is…

  • What is Science Fiction?

    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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…