Geeks on a journey to reclaim their Geekhood

I don’t usually post about things for sale on the internet, but I think you might want to know about this one.

For the remainder of today only you can buy Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Collector’s Set for $69.99 at Amazon.com! It’s regular price is around $200, so this is one heck of a deal.

That’s all 7 seasons, 40 discs in all, for 70 bucks! Holy Hell! I bought mine without flinching, this is going to be the perfect Xmas gift to me from me… god I love me!

Well, that’s it! I just wanted to share this awesome deal with you in case you’d be interested in getting in on this fantastic deal.

And now back to your regular programming…

Yes, it’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but it’s never too early to start your holiday shopping. Stop groaning, this will be painless if you just stick with me. Okay, my first pick of the season comes from Paizo, venerable purveyors of all things D&D related.

If you’ve read this post of mine on D&D nostalgia, you’ll know I’m a big fan of the TSR licensed line of AD&D action figures.  So I was excited to see that Paizo got their hands on a stock of Hook Horror figures complete with “slicing-arms action feature.”  Awesome!  Okay, these don’t come with the original packaging but for $9.99 that’s a pretty cool piece of history.  I see these things on eBay from time to time but they’re usually more in the $20-$30 range.  So better snatch one up before they’re all gone!

If you’re curious, here is the Wikipedia page on the Hook Horror.  It’s apparently been around since the first edition of AD&D and weighs in at 350 pounds with a height of 9 feet.  Not exactly the kind of thing you would want to bump into in a dark alley.  The Forgotten Realms Wiki page has more details and a bit of trivia: Dragon Magazine identified the Hook Horror as an herbivore, but the Monster Manual II later stated that they are omnivores, which makes a lot more sense if you take a look at those big hooks.  They also like to chow down on silver and electrum - yummy!  

For the past month I have started following a new group of people on Twitter. I have been finding them to be rather entertaining with their day-to-day tweets. What makes these strangers more interesting than usual is this feeling that I already know them. Some days I can anticipate what they will be talking about… it’s all very very cool Déjà-Vu.

Who are these people? None other than the regular cast from Buffy The Vampire Slayer! You know I’m doomed as soon as it involves Buffy, I can’t help myself! But in my defense, what we have here is one helluva fun daily read of Buffy-filled goodness, and it is right on the ever so popular Twitter.

As of right now I don’t know too much about the who, what, and why regarding this whole Twitter gig of theirs. I stumbled onto the whole thing just before Halloween, and at that time they were role playing the Band Candy episode. At the time I was unsure as to what exactly I had found though.

(before we hit the jump - I’ll avoid spoilers if you’re not caught up to season 3)

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My headset quest began the day I killed my poor, unsuspecting landline telephone.  I won’t say it didn’t hurt to off that precious 212 telephone number I’ve had for years, but it made sense.  I noticed that none of my friends had landlines any more, only cell phones.  And none of them ever really call me at home.  They call my cell (which makes sense - it’s always within reach at home, work or walking around).  In fact, as popular as I happen to be, I found I was getting more calls on the landline from telemarketers than from anyone else.   And those annoy me to an extreme degree.  Not to mention Verizon was charging me an insane amount of money each month for strictly local service with caller ID.  And with the increased cell phone bill the iPhone was hitting me with, logic dictated that it just had to go.

That’s been working fine.  No one has had a problem getting in touch with me and I am free of telemarketer annoyance.  But there is one small problem.  I don’t mind talking on my iPhone when I’m walking around.  But when I’m home I’m used to talking on a “real” phone.  I get tired of walking around the house with my iPhone held up to my ear.  So I figured I would get a headset of some type.

I checked out the Apple Store to see what was compatible and immediately got drawn to the whole bluetooth thing.  The wireless aspect sounded really handy and I narrowed my choice down to the Aliph Jawbone - either the original or the new one. But, as I was about to pull the trigger, I noted that some reviews said that the person on the other end couldn’t always hear you clearly as the mic picked up all noise.  So while the noise canceling works for you and you could hear them crystal clear…it might not be the same for the person on the other end.  That’s when I realized this wasn’t my original objective: to have comfortable, clear phone calls from home.  I might go for the Jawbone at some point if I feel I need it for walking around.  But my quest continued.

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I wish I could watch all of Netflix’s library with their “Watch Instantly” streaming service.  But since I can’t, I’m back with 10 geeky picks (in no particular order) that are available for your streaming pleasure.  Remember, I’m not picking from the entire Netflix collection, just the titles in the “Watch Instantly” section.  

1.  The Adventures of Buckeroo Bonzai - This should really be in the classics section but so many people have never seen it.  I love this movie so much that I have a “Yoyodyne Propulsion” t-shirt and another one that says, “Wherever you go, there you are.”  Seriously, see this if you haven’t already - it’s the definition of “cult classic.” 

2.  Gattaca - Smart, interesting sci-fi with excellent acting.

3.  Ice Pirates - Holy shit, I can’t believe they have this one.  I’m not going to pretend this is a great or even good movie.  But, wow, do I enjoy it…definitely a cheesy delight.  It’s funny both because of the actual jokes in the movie and because it’s so terrible.  The plot?  Well, water is the most valuable commodity in the future so space pirates steal ice.  Space princesses are involved as well.  Swordfighting is also apparently very important in the future because even robots do it.  Ship to ship space combat is decided by playing a Space Invaders clone.  It’s just one of those things you really have to see for yourself.

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This was a busy week for me. Well, busy in the sense that I somehow managed to actually get some things done around the house, and that I am still gainfully employed… despite all the time I spent online tripping across cool shit.

Before I get into it though, I want to throw out an invite for anyone to fire off an email to me if they come across something that’s been dipped in awesome sauce; I’ll be especially grateful if I get the email when I’m at work so I have something to break up the day in my cubicle.

OK, I’ve wasted enough time revving this week’s drop down the hole, let’s get to it…

Pulled straight from the front page of i am karnatos from this past week, I give you the following:

• Lego Firewall
• Hi-Res Terminator Salvation Concept Art
• Essential Headgear For The Modern Astro-Traveller
• ‘Food Chain Friends’ Beta Series
• Clap Your Brains Off
• Pixar’s BURN-E

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