I've been following Courtney Stoker for a while now, and not just because she had the good taste to link to me. She's of one of my favorite schools of fandom: the one that believes that the text must and should be deconstructed not just for plot, themes, characterization, etc., but also as a reflection of the culture in which it was made. It was partially reading her uncompromising stuff that gave me the courage to ask the Being Humanpanel at Comic-Con about the veiled sexism in season 2. (After the jump, for those interested. Also, semi-spoilery for BH season 2--discussion of themes but no major plot points.)
Anyway. She's been interviewed by a paper called the Washington City Paper, on the surprisingly fractious intersections between feminism and geek culture. Read it here.
This is a big day for me, personally. My family wasn't huge about football (never having lived in a city with a team for very long -- Army brats) but we always watched the Super Bowl. Now I'm in my new city and they're in the Super bowl for the first time ever. New Orleans has always loved the Saints, no matter what, and even had they lost, they would have been welcomed back at heroes.
Let me give you and idea about what this has done for NOLA, a generally euphoric town at this time of year, regardless. No establishment without a television and alcohol service stayed open past 4pm today. The grocery stores had replaced the store music with CDs of Saints music (and there are scads of them - this IS a city known for it's music, yanno) for the last month.
New Orleans is still struggling to recover from Katrina, in more ways than one. We needed this. We really did. Don't b'lieve me? Take a look at this:
New Orleans is entirely unlike any other place on the planet, and I'm utterly in love with my new home. My usual post- SuperBowl fun is to take a look at the ads and pick a favorite -- something that we will likely do very soon. But right now I'm just going to leave you with this:
Aside from the Rifftrax guys' ubiquitous Christmas carol version of "Pokerface," there is an entire album you must purchase for great lulz this holiday season.
Okay, I love Aqua Teen Hunger Force, but even if you don't (and there are plenty of people who don't), there's a good chance you'll find this album hilarious. Especially those who've had just a little too much stress to handle. They have some pretty fantastic, if not family-friendly lyrics.
The tracks and my favorite lines are as follows (be warned that by clicking "Read more," you will likely be amused, scandalized, and/or insulted):
I have to stop everything and give a shout-out to my little brother Wade. He joined the Marines this past summer and is currently kicking ass and taking names in everything they're teaching him.
He also just got engaged. And his fiancee is ridiculously hot.
So congratulations on all your success, Wade. Kudos on the engagement, and "me may foff" to you (don't worry - that phrase won't make sense unless we're related, so no, you aren't going crazy). And great taste in engagement rings, too. Many thumbs up.
Just a quick reminder to those of you out there who can't get enough RiffTrax:
December 16th and 17th, various movie theaters will be showing a series of RiffTrax shorts for your viewing pleasure. The shorts I've seen so far are hilarious in and of themselves, so the commentary will almost certainly be side-splitting. I recommend great caution while drinking your soda, lest you unintentionally spit it out onto the head of the unfortunate person sitting in front of you. Movie theater managers generally frown upon such mishaps and might try to remove you from the premises, leading to a tragic deficiency in hilarity for the evening.
A list of participating theaters can be found here.
We GeekaChica bloggers may be Geeks, but we know how to have fun. Of course, being Geeks, sometimes our fun includes costumes. And parties. Lots and lots of parties! But you're not here for my blah-blah-blah-ing, so on to the pictures!
When I was in graduate school, I wrote a paper concerning the effects of height in business and leadership as a whole.People who are taller than average are more likely to be thought of as “responsible, mature, and intelligent.”They’re more likely to be promoted and given raises than those of below average stature.I thought that was an interesting fact, considering I’ve been of significantly above average height since I was aboutt twelve years old.
For those who don’t know, I’m twenty-four, thin, blue-eyed, blond, and about six feet tall.
Amalia The Savage joins us from the frigid northeast! You're going to love her intelligent pieces on a variety of subjects - this lady loves to do her homework. She also absolutely loves to write and will probably cross-post from her personal blog, and I hope everyone is looking forward to reading her work as much as I am. My people have sung of her exploits for generations. Seriously, she's a bigger deal than Beowulf.
t twelve years old.
