Ramble, ramble, ramble

I have been a busy girl lately. I guess I owe you all a bit of an update.

Between prepping for the zombie apocalypse, being a mom, learning to create a wizard, getting ready for Halloween CHAOS!!! and doing the dishes, there hasn't been much time for blogging lately. I miss it. I think it's fun and well... it keeps me from inflicting damage on unsuspecting people.

Usually. Don't look behind the garage, that's where I keep the bodies.


Walking Dead starts this weekend, I'm excited. I'm already up to my elbows in Dexter this season and Glee has let me down. It's just... lost something.

I haven't read anything good lately really, oh wait, I did read Kingdom Keepers 4, but I found it lacking. It was a nice little reminder of all things Disney for me, but it just doesn't thrill me. I read it for the references to areas of the park so I can pretend I'm there.

School is back in session for my little people (hahahahah!! The girl towers over me and the boy is pretty darn close, guess they aren't so little!) and we are dealing with the every day parent stuff.
This parenting stuff is hard, why don't they tell you that? It isn't the big stuff that's hard, it's the little stuff. You EXPECT the big stuff to be hard, if I'd known how exhausting some of the day to day stuff can be I might have been tempted to stick with a puppy! I wouldn't trade them, don't get me wrong, but I think the reason kids don't come with a manual is because everyone would try and return them as soon as they flipped through it.

Ok, so that's enough babbling this morning. I'll try and get back to this on more of a regular basis.

Drop me a note and tell me what you've been doing for that last month or so!

Well.. wait, I have boobs too...

So, I'm still digesting this, but I'm gonna rant a bit about this. One of the nice things about geek culture, about being a nerd, or both... is that it's always been fairly inclusionary. Except now... if you happen to be attractive?

http://geekout.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/24/booth-babes-need-not-apply/

I'd like to talk to the people that read my blog about this...and get your thoughts.
I don't look like a troll usually (Except sometimes when I first get up I have troll hair these days) but according to that article, based on this, because of that and because of the fact that I have boobs, I have no geek cred? Really? Now I understand my "street cred" might be up for debate... but...
my time playing video games, or reading sci-fi and/or fantasy, or building rockets or playing with science or devouring books...my knowledge of spreadsheets and love of math and numbers...  renders me... a poser?
I think not and I'm kinda offended.
Isn't that a bit judgemental? To me this is like an employer not hiring me, despite my qualifications
 because since I have a uterus (or used to anyway) I must not have a brain. I have a brain, a good one and I use it frequently.
Cosplay as a whole I think attracts people who like attention. Also, attention to detail and the fun that goes along with it. Think Halloween.... whenever you want. That's kinda cool. The implication that a woman must be desperate for attention and thriving on it because they are preying on men, well... see, that's an odd assumption. Are the guys feeling preyed on for one?
As far as booth babes and those hired to work CONs and trade shows... well that's a different story and ... let's be honest. SEX SELLS. Models get used for a reason....the same reason that shot girls get used in bars, and a beer company makes commercials of girls in bikinis and car companies hire girls to walk around and talk to shoppers. Do you ask the beer promo girl if she drinks that kind of beer, or even if she does drink beer? Doubt it....but I bet you drank the beer she handed you. It's called marketing, it's called promoting.

But I digressed and wandered from my original topic.
All of us nerd/geek girls come in all kinds of shapes and sizes... just like everyone else.
Basically, to me the entire premise of the article is that it's ok to judge a book by it's cover and find it lacking if the cover is pretty.

Wow.

Discrimination is discrimination...and it's wrong.

Now, excuse me while I take out my contacts and put my glasses back on... I wouldn't want to be called a fake.

So if only boring people are bored...

BLAH! I'm bored.

I am not sure I'm actually bored, maybe I'm just unmotivated or cranky or out of wine or something.
I thought about reading, but it didn't hold my attention.
I threw some paint on stuff, nope... again... mind wandering off to nowhere....SQUIRREL
I baked some cookies, which I promptly ate, so I guess that wasn't a wasted endeavor. (YUM btw.. just YUM)
Hung out with my little man and played some Epic Mickey.
We put on television and someone needs to tell me why I have 1000 channels, there isn't anything exciting on any of them and since I have HD I don't watch anything below
The girlchild is off practicing her jazz hands are rehearsal and...
I just can't seem to stay.... attentive to anything this evening.
I'm bored.
I hate to say it, but I'm bored. Must be bubble bath time.

Monday 3

It's Monday... you know what that means, I'm going to ramble on and on about things you never knew, probably are kind of glad you never knew and wonder why I told you.

1. I have a love/hate relationship going with my central air. 1 degree either way makes me crazy at the moment and that "perfect" temp? Yeah, that apparently changes hourly. I can't really blame the AC. I think it's me that has issues.
Currently I think I might be living in a penguin habitat. I just had to go change it from "stun" to "slightly maim with frost"

2. I like to learn new things and think that everyone has something cool to teach you if you are willing to listen and learn. Especially if it's something fun or sounds dirty. *wicked grin*

3. My fingernails and my toenails are painted a dark ruby red at the moment. I almost NEVER paint my fingernails with anything but a french manicure.
I used to bite my nails and sometimes still catch myself doing it if I'm not paying attention...even though it's been over 15 years since I did so on a regular basis. This just proves that in my head I'm still about 22.

Bonus:
I made the video for this Kickstarter, I think the whole project is pretty awesome and the company is run by friends of mine. Silver Gryphon Games, they're a small press publishing company for the tabletop RPG industry. (Their website here )

If you feel like checking it out and sharing it with anyone that you think might be interested that'd be great!I'm a firm believer in supporting small businesses and I think everyone would be better off if more people did.

I "less than 3" math

A friend of mine recently posted a math problem on her facebook without the answer and I was both shocked and entertained at the answers and explanations as to how people got them.


Anyone wanna play?

9-5+5 x 0+3=????

Post your answer in the comments, then we can talk about it!
Don't forget to "show your work" by explaining how you got it.

Happy Monday!

It's time for my Monday 3. (Yes I know I missed last week... I was busy)

1. My favorite fruit is cherries, and if I want them I don't care if they are $7 a pound I will buy them.
2. I really like Mondays right now, I know most people hate them, but Mondays have always felt like new beginnings for me.
3. I am not very athletic, in fact I'm rather uncoordinated and could probably trip over the lines in tile.

I need a cliff and an anvil....

I not-so-secretly have an entire file full of plots that I keep in case I ever need to "dispose" of anyone that might be... on my list. These people will be referred to from now on as "interlopers" for simplicity sake.

I thought I'd share some with you from time to time... in case you also have a list and an interloper.

Remember.. it's top secret, cause no one reads the internet.

You're welcome.

You're gonna need to find someone else to help you hide the bodies, and you'll probably need an alibi, but I can't do EVERYTHING for you!