The Place:  Living room
The Time:  Yesterday, late afternoon
The Cast:  Gaerfindel, father, age 31; Katydid, daughter, age 2
The Setting:  Father & daughter are toasting each other with birthday punch.

Katydid:  Cheers!
Gaer:  Cheers!
K:  Cheers!
G:  Katydid, say "tlhIngan maH."
K  Tingan mah!
All:  Hahahahahaha *snerk*

My niece is being gradually introduced to geeky things. Her parents are more of the Nascar Republican types but their children are showing great potential! She likes Magic the Gathering and she has played D&D a bit and enjoyed it. She is asking for geeky book suggestions that are NOT comic books.

She is 12 years old and doesn't like "scary" things.

any suggestions?

This week's questions are brought to you courtesy of evel66, the letter F, and the number 5...

Morning Routine!

1. What time do you usually wake up on weekdays?
   
2. What about weekends?
   
3. What do you eat for breakfast?
   
4. Do you take a shower at night or in the morning?
   
5. How long does it take you to get ready?
   (sic)

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A while back someone told me about a book trading website that you could go on and send people your old books and in return would get point that you could use for other books.
Does anyone know what this is? I've found a few sites that claim that but I'm wondering if there is one "legitimate" site and the rest are fakes, or if there's just a lot of copycats out there.
Thanks for any help.
Also, does anyone know if Ebay is still going strong? Just looking at the website I see there is still plenty of stuff for sale, but is stuff selling as much as it once was? (not, is it selling for as much, that I know has changed. But are items still selling fairly regular if it's not total crap?)

Umm, thanks again. I know these aren't very parenty questions. I promise my next post will have pictures of the Lotus showing off her new shoes!

To whom it may concern,

Hi, my name is Shane. I've started a community, jrpgs_and_wrpgs, dedicated to the discussion of computer and console role-playing games, both of Japanese and Western origin. This is a really niche genre, and a lot of people who play these games prefer to play mainly these games exclusively. Due to the nature of these games, they can be quite addictive, engrossing, and the object of much obsession. Furthermore, there is no community on LiveJournal dedicated strictly to them. Almost all "RPG communities" on LiveJournal are fan fiction exercises, 'RPing,' collections of Final Fantasy icons, or general fangirl/boyism around a single franchise. There is no real discussion about these games going on, and there very well could and should be. This community is yet a seed, but if you like the idea, I encourage you to join, to encourage all your friends who would like it to join, and for all of us to contribute RPG related reading and discussion. That there is nothing like this currently on LJ is good reason that it could be successful, and it will be if we want it to be. I've been on LJ consistently since 2002, so your moderator will be here to stay, as will this community with your help. Furthermore, I can promise you that I am no control freak, will only mandate enough to keep order and productivity in the community, and will otherwise not be a tight ass, anal retentive fascist with a bunch of silly rules and a god complex. So, if you play JRPGs or WRPGs, please come on over, join, and start posting immediately about whatever RPG-related business your heart desires. I'm eager to find my peers in this.

xoxo,
Shane

(to be cross posted)

Jeez, I can't wait. I totally have to see this in IMAX, anything else just won't do.

Of the various aliens in Star Trek, which kind can you picture Christopher Walkin (Walken?) playing best?

I'm leaning towards Romulan or Andorian, personally.

Hello all!
36 year old Mom of four: nine yo son, ten yo step son, and 11 month old twin girls.
I'm of course what is usually termed a geek. Warcraft/old school DnD, Tolkein, Pratchett, Gaiman, Lucas, Rodenberry, comics. Movie costume re-creation (I used to go to ren faires then I married an English bloke and moved here, so it makes it pretty much moot. :)Oh, have many other geekdoms, and am married to a Dr Who freak. :D

I also like to cook, sew, create things, photograph things, and write about all of the above.

I'm hopefully training my kids to be open minded about "labels" but they know I consider myself a Geek and am proud of it. The older boys love many of the same things I do, so that's lucky!

Anyway, nice to meet you all!

You catch yourself saying "Paxton, that tribble is for your grandmother not for you, please put it back!"

Yeah, seriously.

Anyone care to add a geek-familyism?

Who's going to our Bang 4 The Buck women's party?

What: Wild, wicked and notorious annual women's party in Seattle to benefit AIDS LifeCycle

Date: SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2010

Time: 6:00 FREE LESSON, 7:30 STRIP-O-RAMA, 10:00p - 2:00a PARTY

Place: Center for Sex Positive Culture “THE WET SPOT” 1630 15th Ave W., Seattle.

URL: www.Bang4TheBuck.org Details:

Cost: $20 - Strip-O-Rama ONLY

$25 – Big Bang Ticket: Strip Show AND Party
** Special VIP ticket available on line!

= = =

Midori, Kelly B, Lydia McLane and Miss Indigo Blue present

STRIP-O-RAMA & BANG FOR THE BUCK 2010!

Special Sex-Positive Womens’ Event and Fundraiser for AIDS/LifeCycle

For the sixth sold-out year, international star Midori hosts a hot steamy night for all Northwest women with proceeds benefiting AIDS/LifeCycle. Kinky women are still talking about the last five years of spectacular Seattle extravaganzas. This year’s event is primed for another sold out success on Saturday, January 30 at The Wet Spot, aka The Center for Sex Positive Culture.

First... Strip-O-Rama! The evening begins at 6 pm with a FREE striptease lesson by Burlesque Star Miss Indigo Blue. Miss Indigo teaches sexy moves for stripping success! FREE, and fun! Come prepared to take it all off!

Then, at 7:30 pm, Miss Indigo Blue and Lydia McLane join Midori to co-host an outrageous amateur strip-off! This is a no-holds barred, wild and abandoned display of women stripping for women, all competing to receive the most tips from the audience. The biggest tip-receivers win BIG prizes donated by Babeland, Twisted Monk, Pleasure Chest, ID Lube, Stockroom, Stormy Leather and Desire.

The raffle table is so full of wild goodies that nearly everyone with a raffle ticket wins an item. The Bang offers you chances to win specific items at the silent auction, and top of the line goods from our generous sponsors. Raffle tickets are $1 each or $10 for a bust or inseam.

Come to play, watch, tip and compete! Get there early and sign-up to strip-off – bring your two minutes of music on CD or dance to the DJ’s choice! All tips are donated to AIDS/Lifecycle.

Finally at 10:00 pm, the night turns downright debaucherous! For those who want to play, Hostess Midori conducts her famous “Auntie Midori’s Meat Market”! Everyone is invited to stay late into the night for the play and shag party. This is THE hottest event of the winter! Pull out your spiciest outfit, throw your toys in a bag, and come out and play for a great cause.

New for this year are VIP Advance Tickets & Bang Bucks! With Bang Bucks, you can turn your tipping and raffle tickets into a tax deduction! Just donate to AIDS/LifeCycle in advance at http://www.tofighthiv.org/goto/teamursa and put BANG BUCKS in the message. Your Bang Bucks will be waiting for you at the party! Or, buy a $50 bundle of Bang Bucks directly at the party. In both cases your wholesome-looking tax deductable donation receipt will be mailed to you from AIDS/LifeCycle

A limited number of VIP Advance Tickets are available online at http://www.bang4thebuck.org/parties.php for those who wish to skip the line, get reserved seating, and 10 free raffle tickets to win more stuff! VIP Tickets are not tax deductible, but all proceeds benefit AIDS/LifeCycle and CSPC.

Center of Sex Positive Culture membership not required. Non-members are asked to RSVP to BangRSVP@sexpositiveculture.org. Please be 18+ and female identified

Details: Date: SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2010 Time: 6:00 FREE LESSON, 7:30 STRIP-O-RAMA, 10:00p - 2:00a PARTY
Place: Center for Sex Positive Culture “THE WET SPOT” 1630 15th Ave W., Seattle. Cost: $20 - Strip-O-Rama ONLY

$25 – Big Bang Ticket: Strip Show AND Party

More Information: www.bang4thebuck.org

11:52 AM 12/9/09 · So let me get this straight. The loophole in 'Brand New Day' is that if everyone learns the truth about how things were prior to its inception then things will go back the way they were? Those that have since learned Spidey is Peter Parker remembered knowing it before and can't figure why they forgot to begin with?

• What about other stuff?


• Will MJ & Spidey become married again by choice or by the eventual dissolution of what Mephisto did? Spidey was using organic webbing and had retractable stingers in his forearms...will those come back?


• Spidey was up to lift/pressing 25 tons and then went back to just 10...will he get his boosted strength back?


• What will happen to Aunt May?


• Will the child that Mephisto try to prevent being born still be a part of MJ & Spidey's future or has that ship been sunk?

Etc. Etc. Etc.

By the by, did anyone else find it a bit loopy in a recent Amazing Spider·Man that Deadpool mentioned the whole Green Lantern: Blackest Night thing?

My husband had a music geek moment with my daughter last night. She's 2.5 months and going through a crazy growth spurt, eating and crying in a neverending 24 hour cycle. He got home from work yesterday and gave me some reprieve from the wailing so I could take a shower. I walked out of the bathroom and he was swaying gently with her to Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry". And she was quiet for the longest stretch of the day, listening to that song on repeat. We tried "Buffalo Soldier" and "Jammin" too, but she cried until we put "No Woman, No Cry" back on. I'm so glad she has good taste in music :-)