I had a dream that I was some kind of superhero trying to defeat some other kind of superhero group, in a crowded multi-storey building. The group included a guy I went to school with, Rich. Suddenly I realised Will Riker was missing and I asked where he was. "He's up the top floor, near the statue. He's not looking good." I was terribly, terribly upset at his death. Then of course I had to battle my way up to the top through all the people, because I was determined to see his body and cry over it. As I was fighting my way back up I started to become aware that it was a dream, and somehow I knew that at the end of my dream he wouldn't be quite dead and I'd be the one to discover that. I woke up thinking that the scene had to go in my book somehow (obviously, not Commander Riker). So I tell my husband and what does he say?
"Did Riker have a beard, or not?"
AAARGH! I DON'T KNOW! I NEVER MADE IT TO HIS BODY TO SEE!
This is going to haunt me, I just know it.
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14 August, 2013
19 October, 2008
The Geek in me is Amused.
My travels today took me to Wil Wheaton's Blog, highly recommended for anyone posessing more than a splash of geekdom. Yes, he's that guy who played Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Yes, that annoying teenaged geek who was capable of steering an enormous space ship through World War 285 with the finesse of a 55yo veteran pilot and without a single casualty*.
It is so refreshing to see a celebrity who's not a celeBRATy, instead of the usual hand up to the camera lens and "talk to my agent" brushoffs. (As an aside, the first celebrity blog to strike me as amazingly honest and free of crap was Pauley Perette's - sadly she had to remove it after stalkers threatened her safety.)
But I digress. Anyone who ever received a REAL Nintendo Game&Watch as a Christmas present, and/or finished Alex Kidd in Miracle World right to the end, and/or used to lug their computer to LANs at the local hall in the days before Broadband... will love Wil's blog.
~ Elisa
PS. I almost forgot! In Wil's FAQ was found a marvellous gem. I am in awe. Here is my personal geek block.
-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.1
GIT d- s-:- a C+++ U-- P+ L+ E--- W+++ N? o? K- w+ O !M-- V? PS+(++) PE-(--) Y+(--) !PGP t++ 5- X- R+ tv+ b+ DI+ D? G e-(*) h-- r++ x++++
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ decode
* I must note here, that as a ritual ST:TNG watcher in its heyday, Wesley Crusher was my absolute favourite character and I had a massive crush on his gorgeous self.
It is so refreshing to see a celebrity who's not a celeBRATy, instead of the usual hand up to the camera lens and "talk to my agent" brushoffs. (As an aside, the first celebrity blog to strike me as amazingly honest and free of crap was Pauley Perette's - sadly she had to remove it after stalkers threatened her safety.)
But I digress. Anyone who ever received a REAL Nintendo Game&Watch as a Christmas present, and/or finished Alex Kidd in Miracle World right to the end, and/or used to lug their computer to LANs at the local hall in the days before Broadband... will love Wil's blog.
~ Elisa
PS. I almost forgot! In Wil's FAQ was found a marvellous gem. I am in awe. Here is my personal geek block.
-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.1
GIT d- s-:- a C+++ U-- P+ L+ E--- W+++ N? o? K- w+ O !M-- V? PS+(++) PE-(--) Y+(--) !PGP t++ 5- X- R+ tv+ b+ DI+ D? G e-(*) h-- r++ x++++
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ decode
* I must note here, that as a ritual ST:TNG watcher in its heyday, Wesley Crusher was my absolute favourite character and I had a massive crush on his gorgeous self.
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