12 Thursday Dec 2013
Posted in Fun
Tags
Batman, Captain America, Darth Vader, DC, entertainment, fandom, fandoms, fantasy, fun, Game of Thrones, Marvel, Spock, Star Trek, Star Wars, Stephanie Beavers, Supernatural
And for your amusement:
Live Long And Look At This Little Dog
Superhero Lightsaber Duels
You know nothing, John Snow
That is all.
05 Thursday Dec 2013
Posted in Fun
Tags
This looks delicious.
Pulled Pork Parfait? Brilliant. Also: WANT.
My new cupcake-eating strategy.
And now for the battle of the bird food: Fancy Soy Bird versus Angry Birds
And finally: Nature isn’t always vindictive. Sometimes it’s happy.
Happy pepper is happy!
All images compliments of the ICanHasCheezburger network (all images linked). …I spend too much time on those sites.
Have a wicked awesome day.
28 Thursday Nov 2013
Tags
Doctor Who, entertainment, fandom, fun, Gallifrey, News, science fiction, Sons, Stephanie Beavers, The Doctor, The Master
So we’re excited after the 50th anniversary episode of Doctor Who, The Day of the Doctor, and looking forward to the Christmas episode and the coming of the new Doctor. But now there’s this too…
Those of us who love Doctor Who tend to REALLY love Doctor Who. Just look at the fan following. I mean, I think most actors like the shows they act in, but look at what a bunch of the cast and crew of Doctor Who have made:
It’s a teaser of a show they’re pitching to BBC, a spin-off of Doctor Who. I, for one, think that more Doctor Who is a good thing, so I wish them luck. (That was very calmly stated. Inside, I’m making high-pitched sounds of excitement.)
25 Monday Nov 2013
Posted in Fun
Tags
Doctor Who, DrWho, entertainment, fandoms, fantasy, fun, science fiction, Stephanie Beavers, The Day of the Doctor
I must say, after having just watched the latest episode of Doctor Who, I am SUPER excited for the next season (and the Christmas episode, of course).
******
******
******
SPOILERS AHEAD!
Stop reading if you don’t want any spoilers as of the 50th Anniversary episode, Day of the Doctor.
******
******
******
I LOVED the redemption of the Doctor. I love the darkness in the show, but what I love most in the light – the joy, the awe, and the hope that the show inspires. Redeeming the “lost” Doctor – and thus the following ones – really spoke to me.
But onto the guts of it…
So we’re pretty sure that Gallifrey is returning – it’s just a matter of when. I, for one, love this. I’m hoping they don’t go super political with it, but I don’t think they will. I’m just stoked for the massive number of possibilities that absolutely proliferated with that plot twist. The new characters and new challenges – there’s so much awesome stuff that can happen! Sometimes it seems like the Doctor is a little overpowered for his universe – bringing the TimeLords back is an excellent check and balance to that. I’m hoping to see both new allies and enemies of the TimeLord variety though – what kinds of things could we learn about the TimeLords with a new TimeLord ally?
I just hope that they don’t take TOO long to bring Gallifrey back. The way they set it up in The Day of the Doctor, they could draw it out and not have The Doctor find Home and bring it back for awhile – I don’t think they’d stretch it past a season, but I’m hoping it’ll be within a few episodes. But we’ll see, I guess, and this impatient fangirl will have to wait (and not just for that plot development, but for any Doctor Who at all… Christmas seems so far away…)
Anyways, I seem to have gotten a little long-winded, so I’ll leave ‘er there.
How about you guys? Are you stoked for more Doctor Who? What in particular are you hoping to see?
P.S. I’m excited for the new Doctor too!
20 Wednesday Nov 2013
Tags
computers, entertainment, fun, future, News, Science, Stephanie Beavers, technology
The mind of a writer works in weird and wonderful (but mostly just weird) ways. It’s not necessarily better, just frequently different. And it’s not that I believe mine (in particular) is entirely original either. Even so, it’s always a little eerie to come up with an idea for a story (wink wink), and then stumble across a story in the news or life that reveals how that “different” idea may come to pass in the not so distant future…
I speak of stumbling across these videos:
Computer Chips In Your Brain
Connecting The Mind To The Internet
(Sorry they’re links and not embedded. They were not embed friendly.)
But like I said, it’s not like I thought these were original ideas… I just didn’t think they were quite this close to becoming reality…
Fascinating stuff in science, guys. Where will we go next? I’m stoked to find out.
18 Monday Nov 2013
Posted in Fun
Tags
animals, bowling, cat, cats, entertainment, fun, humor, lol, Stephanie Beavers, yodeling
Need I say more?
I didn’t think so.
04 Monday Nov 2013
Posted in Fun
There’s Halloween decorations, and then there’s this
Some people just want to make you feel inferior about your decorating skills.
You Think YOUR Nerdy Costume is Retro?
He’s coming in fast!
This little girl was born with Spina Bifida. This is her first wheelchair costume for Halloween.
SPACE commercial: Happy Halloween
31 Thursday Oct 2013
Tags
cat, costume, entertainment, fun, Halloween, humor, Loki, lol, Norma, Stephanie Beavers
Forget that crap.
28 Monday Oct 2013
Posted in Fun
This comedian does an amazing rendition of what The Three Little Pigs might have sounded like if Shakespeare had written it. And, of course, ensured to be as hilarious as possible. Watch!
24 Thursday Oct 2013
Tags
abominable snowman, animals, bigfoot, fantasy, fun, mythology, News, Science, Stephanie Beavers, yeti
The other day, National Geographic did an article on Yetis/Bigfoot/the Abominable Snowman. Basically, they collected a bunch of hairs from various people, all of which were supposed to belong to yetis (or one of the other varieties). As usual, everything is inconclusive, but it’s fun to theorize. The tagline of the article sums it up: “Scientist has linked “Yeti” hair samples to DNA from an ancient polar bear jaw.”
Image compliments of christooss on Flikr
Now, I have to admit, I’ve never been a big believer in Bigfoot (as “he” is more commonly known as where I’m from), but to be honest, I haven’t given it much thought. Still, when someone’s out in the wilderness and see a large, hairy creature, I’m more inclined to think they’ve seen a bear or another person or some such, rather than a mythical creature. I’m a bit skeptical that a mammal that large could have escaped capture or even high-quality cameras for so long. It’s simply improbable. That being said, I haven’t done in-depth research on the subject, so maybe there’s something I don’t know. Certainly I would never say, “Bigfoot definitely doesn’t exist.” I just have my doubts.
So what do you think, readers? Am I missing something? Is there some evidence I’m not aware of? Do YOU think Bigfoot (or yetis or abominable snowmen) exists? At any rate, the article is worth a read.
Stephanie Beavers 