Posted by: A Nonny Mouse
on Oct 14, 2009
Remember The Invisible Boy from the movie Mystery Men? You know, the kid that was only invisible when no one was looking at him? Yeah, that's not so much a new and exciting superpower, women who love sci-fi have long known that power and we keep trying to get rid of it!
On the off chance you missed a certain article that has been making the rounds of the blogosphere, women are destroying science fiction. Women and our girl cooties are forcing the manly men who love science fiction to think about their feeeeeeeelings. And relaaationships and oh my god the fact manly men doing manly things doesn't always help. Oh noes! I mean my god, man the fact that boys might actually like other boys is preposterous and obviously the work of those evil manipulative women that are banging on the door of our guys only club! The horror! The madness! It's the death of science fiction as we know it!! Pretty soon they'll be doing things like calling it SyFy!
Posted by: A Nonny Mouse
on Oct 5, 2009
Recently I've gotten hooked on the Big Bang Theory. The premise could have been a recipe for disaster. A hot blond chick moves in next door to two theoretical physicists. I mean, all the different ways this show could have gone horrible wrong was there. Picking on the geeks, picking on the dumb blond, you name it, it could have been there. Except it wasn't.
The show chronicles the lives of Dr. Sheldon Cooper, a verifiable genius with more than a few
quirks, and his long suffering roommate Dr. Leonard
Hoffstader.
Sheldon, quite frankly, makes the show. He's quirky, and brilliant and possibly a little crazy. He likes his routines, he's got a million different rules, including no one sits in his spot except him, he only eats at certain restaurants on certain days and despite driving all his friends insane they like him anyway. After a few minutes watching, you find yourself nodding along to Sheldon's arguments, which usually have to do with some social norm he doesn't understand, muttering to yourself on how he makes a really really good point.
That's the thing, we all have a little Sheldon in us. Everyone knows or has a friend that has their own quirks. They have to eat with their back to the wall. They only eat food if it doesn't touch other food. They'll only eat primary colors. Who doesn't have a restaurant or a meal you have just about every week? Who hasn't figured out the exact temperature we like our home at, or the precise angle of the TV in order to have the best viewing area? I have friends that will only sit in certain areas of a movie theater because that's where the audio sweet spot is (and yes, it's much better to just let them pick the seats instead of arguing about it) and who hasn't run across a time or two when you have no idea what the social norms are for the group you're hanging out with? Perhaps you're a work function for the first time, or meeting a delegation? Ok, that last one might just be me, but the point is, we're all a little quirky. That's the beauty of humanity. So maybe, instead of hiding it, we should take a page from Dr. Sheldon Cooper's book....
"I'm not crazy! My mother had me tested..."
