There’s something about fantasy and comedy together that works really well for me. It’s an invitation for the mind to come out and play; to not take everything so seriously. It’s a reminder that sometimes you want someone a little different on your team, because diversity of talents is a good thing. A questing party of five human fighters would get pretty dry, and quite dangerous, after a while.

I pledged $50, so apparently I get to coin two Orcish words. Any suggestions?

I’m looking forward to checking out DS9 next, since I didn’t pay all that much attention to it when I was a kid.

I always knew it was a good show, but I appreciate it on a totally different level now that I’m an adult. One of the awesome things about Sci-Fi and Fantasy series, in general, is that they hold up reasonably well over time because they do not take place in the ‘normal’ world. While it is kind of funny that the tricorders are four times the size of my cell phone, it’s easy enough to suspend disbelief because the implied level of sophistication is still beyond our capabilities to reproduce.

Anyway, my point is that this show is really good. IS really good, not was. One episode can make me double over in laughter, and the next can make me hug my knees in empathy for a character.

I love it.

Last night was a total ‘Peterson-style’ night. My youngest brother and his girlfriend came over to hang out for a while. In true Peterson fashion, he came equipped with games we could play, and in even truer Peterson fashion, we only played one (Chrononauts) and ended up talking for hours about grade school teachers and bits of geekery.

I can only imagine what kind of crazy fun we would have if we lived nearer to some of our cousins. If I hadn’t taken the wrong weekend off of work, I’d definitely be on my way to the family reunion in a few weeks.

Also, I’m on Google+! Woohoo! So far, I’m liking it. It’s not better than Facebook quite yet, but it shows promise. I like the way following works, as it’s more like Twitter – you don’t have to know someone to keep up with their public posts. It makes it possible to see what folks like Chris Pirillo and Felicia Day are up to in a more psychologically comfortable way than how it works on Facebook. Yes, I know I’m a bit crazy.

I had the pleasure of going out to an Irish pub after the SCA meeting on Wednesday. It probably wasn’t obvious to the people around me, but I had a blast listening to the stories and watching the interactions. It really made me wish I had the time, energy, and resources to be more than just ‘sorta’ geeky though. I’d probably also need to do something about my inability to quote Movies and TV shows. I’ve never had a great memory for such things, and that’s a pretty serious deficiency in some geek circles.

Also, I’m pretty good at having experiences, but I’m not very good at talking about them afterwards. I’m sure that has given many people the impression that I’m terribly boring. But, if I don’t know you well, I usually can’t find the right words. I guess I keep this a little too close to my heart: “It’s better to be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt.”

I’m trying to finish up my garb this weekend so I can give it a trial run during Wednesday’s SCA Folkmoot. Let me just say Thank Goodness I started on the underdress first, heh. It’s not all that pretty, but it should be functional. It has been quite the learning experience putting it together, considering I have practically zero experience with sewing.

Other than that, I got a book about medieval calligraphy, and a pen & paper so I can give it a try. I’ll wait until I’m finished with my tunics though, or I may never finish them!

Further geekage includes finishing the first season of the new Dr. Who. It was pretty fun and terribly campy. I’ll have to see how the second season goes!

Beyond our new gardening adventure, Jon and I are planning to head to a Twin Cities Gaelic Football Club practice tonight! I don’t plan to actually join the team, since most of their games are on Sundays and Jon and I both work weekends, but it’ll be fun to try something new and see what my younger brother has been up to for the past year or so. He’s the vice chair of the club! Here’s hoping we’ll be able to keep up with the regular players, at least a little bit anyway. *chuckle*

Actually…

I DO know how to create chainmaile! *grin* I can’t wait!