j’s Soapbox: You Can’t Be Successful If You’re Self-Loathing, Syfy

I get on twitter today and see someone saying something about the Sci-Fi channel changing... its image? Its name? So I hop on the news and see this headline: Sci Fi Channel Aims to Shed Geeky Image With New Name.  I read that the new name is Syfy. And my blood pressure skyrockets. … [Read more...]

Geeks Speak: Tell Us Your Dreams…

I'm wondering about dreams. It's Saturday morning as I write this.  Anubis' wife texted me 15 minutes before my alarm was going to go off and woke me up.  (Granted it was an offer of free breakfast, I can't exactly complain.  On Friday, I woke up Yax with a text saying his site was down.) Of course, she interrupted me in the middle of my most active (and remembered) state of dreaming - early morning.   And wow, was this a weird one. … [Read more...]

My Geek Senses are Tingling! Why Do We Kiss?

It's the seal on the Successful First/Second Date. It's how we say hello, goodbye, I like you, you're so beautiful, I can't get enough of you, and countless other things. We kiss on the lips, the cheeks, the forehead, the neck... We kiss our lovers, our friends, our parents, our children, our pets. Ever stop to think why on earth we would communicate by pressing our lips against another person? Doesn't it just seem a little... weird? … [Read more...]