Geeky Girl Tuesday: She'll never have a chance. . . Geekery started early

So if you read my big "Hey, I'm not dead yet!" post a couple of weeks back, then you know that the Bear and I are expecting a little girl at the end of the year.

So along with reading all the standard pregnancy books and a lot of books on natural childbirth (with some lovely illustrations, btw), I've also been looking at all the paraphernalia that goes along with having offspring.

But, I can't just go with the standard buttons and bows.  Nope.  With parents like us, our kid has no chance of escaping the geekiness.  So, if there's no escape, why not embrace it?  Here are some of my favorite really geeky baby items:

 So babies are super right?  And your baby is the most super of them all, right?

Well, now you can show how super you think your baby is with a superhero onesie.  You can choose from the whole Justice League (well, except for Aquaman and Martian Manhunter, who everyone forgets anyway).  I bet you can guess which one we're getting first.

Check them out at ThinkGeek.com


These next onsies are both from the videogamedecals store on Etsy.  If you like these, make sure you check out the store, because there's a lot more goodies in there.

That's just the tip of the iceberg, too.  There's also cybermen, Adipose, and lots of Tardises (or Tardi?  Has anyone figured out the plural of Tardis?).

So what are your little geeky loves that you hope to pass on to the little ones in your life (or future, or of the type you can send home with someone else)?

A to Z Challenge: My love/hate relationship with the X-Men

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First off, I do have to declare something in the name of honesty.  I really have never read the X-Men comics.  My first and closest interaction with them was the great animated show from the 90s. 

My dad and I would watch it every Saturday morning.  Which is why I think I have such a soft spot for the series and for Stan Lee (I smile whenever I hear him say "Hello, true believers!").

I have been told that the series did a good job of covering the series, and in fact stuck very close to the comics.  That's the love part.

And now comes the hate.

I hate, I mean, really, truly and deeply hate the movies they've made based on the X-Men.  They took what was a great group of characters and by changing some pretty important character traits, made it almost unrecognizable.  The worst offender is the last one.

SPOILERS AHEAD!

Why would you turn Phoenix, one of the best and most powerful characters in the series into a psychosis of Jean Grey?

And how on Earth would Wolverine be able to overpower her?  In short, he wouldn't.

And why did she kill everyone?

And why did they turn Xavier into a liar, who did pretty despicable things to Jean in the name of "protecting her"?

However, Magneto was still really awesome.

Ok, the rant's over.

So it's with great trepidation that I'm actually looking forward to the new X-Men movie, X-Men: First Class.  I like that it's a reboot, so we don't have to live will all the awful crap that they've done to it (and they might actually get someone who can kick ass to be Storm, now).

I'm really excited that we're going to see the split between Xavier and Magneto.  They're friendship and arch enemy status has always been one of the dichotomies I really enjoy about the series.

And it doesn't help that I think the two main actors are dreamy.

But you tell me, what do you think about it from the trailer?

Cheap is good, but free is better!

So today is a big mis-mash jumble of updates.  First a few updates on my 101 in 1001 list.  I posted previously that I'm picking up Wonder Woman as my comic to follow.  For issue #600, they did an anniversary book, overhaul, and reboot of good ol' Princess Diana.  I got my copy in yesterday and devoured it in 5 minutes.  However, I'm going to go back and read it several more times.  Here are some of my favorite pages.

I also stopped by the library today and got every single WW book they had.  I wanted to catch up and fill in some of the gaps of my knowledge of her (just really know the Silver Age stuff).

I also picked up the random books for my reading list (I did do a couple of vetoes because the book was part of a series and the library didn't have the first one in).  I'm planning on doing reviews on each.

From left to right: Heartshot by Steven F. Havill, English Passengers by Matthew Kneale, Spirit Fox by Mickey Zucker Reichert and Jennifer Wingert, The Master Executioner by Loren D. Estleman, A Duke of Her Own by Eloisa James, and Kid B by Linden Dalecki.

None of these are books I would have picked up on my own (maybe English Passengers) if I hadn't chosen them by random.  I'm hoping that they'll introduce me to some new authors, or at least be pretty enjoyable.  I know my reading has been in a rut lately, so hopefully this will break the pattern.


I also found the first chair for my dining room table.  Found it at Goodwill for (drumroll) $1.99.  Yup, you saw that correctly!  Now, I'll have to do some basic restoration to it, but it's worth it for that price!

I'm also up to 4,741 words for the 50k in 50 Days challenge.  I'm done with chapter one and am moving on to the next.  Definitely, definitely going to hell. But in the words of Frank Turner "I'll have all the best stories to tell."

The Gameplan

I started mapping out my script for Script Frenzy last night.  I'm going for a romantic comedy.  A pretty standard storyline inspired by Northanger Abbey.  It's basically how a girl has hit bottom and is working her way back up, but her imagination gets the best of her and puts her in some awkward situations. 

The Frenzy starts on April 1st.  To keep up, you're supposed to write 3.5 pages of script a day.  Whew!  That sounds like a lot! Before it starts, I'm going to map out a more detailed plan.  Hopefully having a goal in mind will make it easier.

I'll let you know how I'm keeping up with it.