Overdoing it on SciFi

I think I may be overdoing it on the sci-fi lately. It seems every where I look, I see Star Trek influences. (Darn you Gene Roddenberry, darn you!)

When watching the Next Food Network Star, all I could focus on was how much contestant Liza Garza's hairdo was bugging me, because she looked like a Vulcan and/or a Romulan. ESPECIALLY when she had a headband on, or had some hair tucked behind her ears.

Don't believe me?

Here's her p.r. shot from the show:

Here's a link to various female Vulcan hairstyles.

Then there are the communication devices. All those little earpieces/cellular hands-free devices that make people look like they are communicating with the Enterprise, begging to be beamed up. We're becoming more and more Borg-like. Put down the electronic equipment and step away from the devices.

Finally, there's this apparatus (shown below) that was quickly assembled--and then removed--from the local construction site across the way. Forgive me, but does it remind anyone else of the early mobile transporter devices from Star Trek: Enterprise? (Or am I the only one who actually tried to watch the first few seasons of that show?)

Look closely -- You've got the "laser beam," the "force field," and the ubiquitous redshirts.

See!?
I don't care if it's a surveying device. I swear the aliens are here!

Hi. I'm Auntie Nettie, and I need a sci-fi intervention. But frak it, just not until after the Series 4 Doctor Who finale on Friday. (That David Tennant is yummy!)

Thanks.

Live Long and Prosper.

Let the Countdown begin

The trailer for the next Harry Potter movie is now out. Only 114 days until it's in theaters near you.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

I think this will be a family bonding experience at Thanksgiving. What say you Pop? Is it a date?

Coincidence? I think not ...

When I clicked on the link to Unshelved this morning, I thought I was going to catch up on the activities in the Mallville Public Library, Dewey's exploits, and maybe read about Comic Con. Imagine my surprise to see a Book Club strip all about the book I finished Sunday early a.m.,
Andrew Davidson's The Gargoyle.

Weird, right?

Not as weird as the book, but weird none-the-less.

Coincidence? You decide.

Cylons = Toasters

Dear Santa,

I know that I live in a tiny apartment that has no room for extraneous appliances. I know I already have a small toaster oven, which is more practical for my needs, in that it does more than just make toast. I know that $65 is FRAKKING ridunkulous for a single use item. BUT I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY want this toaster for Christmas.

Hugs and kisses,

Auntie Nettie

P.S. I guess I'm not the only fan-girl. I saw lots of BS fans screaming over it on the G4 coverage of Comic-Con. Sigh. It's probably gone already, and it's totally impractical.

Santa, Can I just have Apollo then? Is that too much to ask? Pretty, pretty, please.

Fish out of Water -- the Response

From Jane:


I would be happy to take Mr. Fishy Friend to England with me. I hope he won't feel like a fish out of water. We'll be going to watery places in England---Brighton and Keswick---and then our hotel in London is right near the Tower, also close to the Thames.



Auntie Nettie is totally jealous of a stuffed fish!

Fish out of Water

Dear Diggity's Mom,

I would like to respectfully request that you please take my Fishy Friend here on your trip across the pond. Take lots of pictures.

Please let me know if I need to get his papers in order.

Cheerio,
Auntie Nettie


With props to Kendra for the pattern.

Anne-girl, you're looking good for your age

It can be surprising to no one that I'm a voracious reader. As a kid, I was notorious for preferring to read rather than play outside, clean, practice the piano (sometimes I did both), or watch t.v. In school I won those awards for reading the most books, and was one of those kids who was so far ahead of my reading level that I had to have "special classes." Yes, I was one of those kids. I remember skipping over the books recommended for my age group and reading Greek, Roman, and Norse myths. I know I skipped many of the "classics" of girlhood, like the Narnia books, the L'Engle books, and thankfully ALL of the Sweet Valley High crap, before I jumped into Sci-Fi/fantasy with Pern and Valdemar.*

One of the series that I very glad I didn't miss was the L.M. Montgomery classics, especially the Anne books ("Ann with an E," thank you very much). Part of the appeal had to be the release of the K. Sullivan television adaptations with Megan Follows and Jonathan Crombie (who will always be Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe to me.) The rest of the appeal is that they were good books. A whole shelf in my personal library is now dedicated to just my L.M. Montgomery collection.

Can you believe that Anne of Green Gables was written 100 years ago? There are huge celebrations this year on Prince Edward Island. I am totally annoyed at myself that I didn't make it there in time for the festivities. One day I will cross the visit to PEI off my "bucket list" and I can say that I visited the home of that Anne-girl.

Nova Scotia, watch out.

* One notable teenlit exception that I'm glad I didn't skip were some of the books by E.E.White, aka Ellen Emerson White, particularly the books about Meg, the daughter of the first female President. I was FRAKKING ecstatic when the long overdue sequel, Long May She Reign, was released last year. Not only was it worth the decades!-long wait, I was delighted that the writing style and 600+ pages more than satisfies my now-adult tastes. Plus, Ms. White is a Battlestar Galactica fan. How totally excellent! (Am I gushing too much like a fangirl or what!?)