Farseeing: New Hit Show Prediction

Remember when they looked like this?
(source)

While browsing the Interwebs today, I saw an article about a new show coming soon that will blend  Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn in a steampunk setting.

This will be fucking fantastic.

The thing is, all of us have read these novels, whether we wanted to or not. I don't think there's a single person I know who went through an American school that didn't have to read these tales. And while you may have chuckled here and there or enjoyed the retelling of old-school shenanigans, you may have felt for something lacking. That being, action and style. Or at least, that's what this show suggests as they will now presumably be toting strange rifles while wearing goggles and dreaming about airships.

It's funny how everything "classic" is getting modernized to fit current aesthetics. Not only in look and style, but in what we think is cool and hip. Apparently, Lincoln wasn't enough of a hero without being a vampire hunter. I mean... it's Lincoln. Did he need to do anything else? Apparently so.

My tone in this post is most likely confusing, because I'm confused as to how I feel about this myself. Truth is, I love steampunk. And I loved the stories even if high points were nothing more than whitewashing fences and floating down a river on a raft. Do I think they need to be revamped just to be visually interesting? Not really.

But I'm still intrigued. And mark my words - I think this show stands a good chance of being a hit.

Braaaaiiiiinnnn Food: What do you think of all these retellings of classings with fantastical twists?

A Special Kind of Princess

Art by Witit Karpkraikaew 

I've always been a Disney fan, but sometimes the princess stories make me a little ill. You know, how the girls always seem to fall in love with the first man who's nice to her. If you recall, I even blogged about this in the past.

Well, meet the new kind of Disney princesses. I don't think these gals are going to be wooing any princes in the near future. Or maybe they will, but could you imagine this Snow White's version of Prince Charming? He's either a mad scientist, a brainiac, or a sadist. Either way, it would be nice to see a change in the theme.

Now, I just wonder if someone will be writing a novel a la Wicked for these fair maidens.

Braaaiiiiin Food: How do you feel when people mash up our usual icons?

Rockstars are Everywhere

So I'm not a science gal at all. Sorry, I'm just not. My head is in the clouds and I pretty much think with my heart way too much, so it's just not my way. But the J-Bear loves science and we were both going in to work late on Monday, so we stayed up to watch the landing of the Curiosity on Mars Sunday night.

Even science guys can rock.

Not being of a scientific mind, and not understanding how these things work, I was immediately disappointed at the lack of photos and video. I mean, duh. In retrospect, I get it. It took four years for the rover to get there, how on Earth (hehe) can I expect it to give me instantaneous data over that distance? But regardless, I was starting to drift off to sleep watching that poor PR woman interview staff and "action shots" of the mission control room.

(To be fair, I should note that my guy was being awesome about it. If I was really miserable, he offered several times to watch something else. I liked sharing the moment with him).

Anyhoo, so as my brain is beginning to turn to mush and it was desperately seeking something to latch on to, I noticed the awesome mohawk guy working as an activity lead. Clearly, I was not the only one who noticed. I mean, who would have guessed that even the scientific society has such a rockstar in their midst? I was originally just taken with the fact it was a mohawk, but as the camera continued to return to this man (who I now know is named Bobak Ferdowsi), I noticed something even more incredible.

Stars.

This man, this strange, geeky, science-y man had stars on the sides of his head. Motherfucking stars!

Perhaps science isn't as boring as I thought. I get it, we need science, we live in science. My boyfriend makes wonderful scientific points to me all the time.

But at least now, for me, this guy made science fun.

Also, did anyone else noticed the two who looked for sure like they were writing each other dirty messages right there in the control room? The sexual tension between those two was lighting up the cameras.

Braaaainnnn food: How excited were you about the landing of the Curiosity?

The inevitable return

This picture doesn't have much to do
with anything. But enjoy! It's from
Walking Dead Episode Two

Miss me yet? Probably not, but I'm back and I'm going to try to have fun with this.

Where have I been you may ask? Oh, just living. Practicing my runing for the Warrior Dash and Run for Your Lives; taking part in geeky activities; and playing the games and loving life in general. It has been a good time for me, which might explain the lack of writing. You know, I'm out doing stuff instead of just writing about it.

But now, now I'm going to try to do both. Live my life and record it too, for posterity and hopefully for a few giggles here and there.

One thing I accomplished during my absence is that I actually finished another video game. I know, I know, that makes what? Maybe eight total that I've ever completed now? But this game was so well worth it. I beat Heavy Rain, which is a game that meshed just perfectly with my weird panache for exploring every single thing on a screen. I also earned quite a few trophies on my first playthrough, including the Nerd title and the award for keeping everyone alive. For me, this represents some madskillz.

I also played the second chapter of The Walking Dead with my boyfriend. If you haven't played it yet, I recommend you do. It's not fun and action, but it's thought and character development, and adds some nice additional stories to the parts you may already know and love. For someone like me, who hasn't been able to read the comics yet, it's even more enjoyable and a pretty good standalone tale. The facial expressions are super impressive, considering it's drawn in a comic book style, and the voices are superb. Seriously, it's pretty cheap. If you weren't thrilled with Chapter One, go ahead and give the second part a chance. Well worth it.

Braiiiinnnnn Food: What games have you played while I've been away?