Same Name - Music

 On Facebook, I'm part of a huge geeky group called the Promenade and the other day someone started a topic of discussion about songs with the same name that are completely different and by different music artists. Since the group has well over 6,000 members, there were plenty of replies and it was really interesting to see what people thought of. Being a music geek myself, I thought it would be a great way to find out about different songs and music stylings, so I do encourage you guys to comment below with any you know of that I don't include (you don't need a Google account to comment, by the way).

• Kiss Me - Tom Waits, Ed Sheeran, Sixpence None The Richer
• Love Bites - Def Leppard, Halestorm*
• B!tch - Meredith Brooks, The Rolling Stones
• Close Your Eyes - Michael Buble, Meghan Trainor, Lily Allen
• Zombie - The Cranberries, Family Force 5, Natalia Kills
• Second Chance - Shinedown, 38 Special, El DeBarge
• Escape - Rupert Holmes*, Enrique Iglesias, Metallica
• Rich Girl - Hall & Oates, Gwen Stefani
• Salty Dog - Flogging Molly, Johnny Cash
• Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen, Paramore

With just 10 different titles, there are 25 different songs listed and the only commonality is the title, and clicking on the artist names will let you hear each one. Be sure to add any you know of that I may have missed in the comments below!

*These songs have additional title wording. For Halestorm: (So Do I); for Rupert Holmes: (The Pina Colada Song).

Craft TIME

Howdy Ya'll

So y'll know I love me some crafts, my new current addiction is Duct Tape crafts, So today I will show ya'll how to make Duct Tape Bows.


Supplies

• Duct Tape (Duck Tape brand is what i recommend)
• Scissors
• X-Acto Knife 
• Cutting Mat

For this bow I will use Star Wars and Red 

1. Cut 6 strip 4 1/2 ich long. 

2. Take the strip and place it on top of the same color ( I found if you use the lines on the cutting board and line up both bottom you get a better lineament) 

3. Trim off stickies and make the all even.

  

4. Cut a small strip about 2 1/2 inch ( this will be the middle part so choose wisely the color) 

5.Cut about inch strip  I made two just in case

 6. Fold in half 

 8. When fold in half, fold each side  backwards 

( almost like folding those fan we did as kids)

 9. Put the Together and find the middle

10. Use that piece of tape we cut earlier to wrap around it.

Volia! We made a Duct Tape Bow Tie.  You can hot glue a hair pin to it, or attach to a headband or create a collar and wear it as bow tie. Up to you. 

Stay Geeky

~ TxTrekkieGurl 

PS. Please send us photos of any of the creations you made from our blog! I would love to feature you on an upcoming post! 

Writing Prompts Part Deux

 I have a touch of writer's block again, so I figured I might do another fun prompt. This time, I chose number 211: Write from the point of view of a clean sock that was mistakenly placed in the hamper.


Ugh! Why did he have to do that? He just tossed me in here like I was a pair of skid-marked underwear! And now I'm laying on his grody skid-marked underwear... Oh god, if I had a stomach, I'd be puking right now. It smells so bad in here! I was fresh and ready to slip onto his foot, but NOOOOOOOOO! Heaven forbid he take the time to check me out and see that I was clean. Well, we'll see about this. I may just have to talk to the dryer and see if it can help me disappear. That'd show him! Let's see how he likes having just one sock, that bipedal neanderthal!

Gamer Talk

Hello my Fellow Geeks and Geekettes,

          I recently started to become of more a gamer, so I have been playing Civilization V and a new game I just purchase call Tropico 5.  I hang out on Caspian Division Teamspeak and listen to them play Star Trek Online. If ya’ll don’t know what Teamspeak  is a program  where you a talk to people all around the world who share the same interest as you, You  talk to other while you play a games. So I have started to catch on to the langue of a Gamer. Mainly MMO (massively multiplayer online)

Bio-   Bathroom breaks

BRB- Be right back

PVP- player vs. player

PVE- Player VS Environment 

Noob- new person 

MMO- Massively multiplayer Online 

STO-Star Trek Online

Swtor- Star Wars the Old Republic 

These are just a few of the ones  I have learn in the few shorts months are getting into gaming more. 

Stay Shiny 

TTG 

Ps: hit me up twitter if you want to game with me 

Shopping For The Geek(s) In Your Life

As much as we don't want to face it, especially myself since I work in Retail, Thanksgiving/Grey Thursday/Black Friday/Hanukkah/Christmas is literally just around the corner. To get a jump on snagging those perfect gifts that send fanboys and fangirls into a fit of pure geek ecstasy, I've decided to assist in finding that One Perfect Thing (or even Things) for the geek(s) in your life.

• Though the ReAction Firefly figures are already out and available for purchase, the Funko Pop! Firefly figures are available for pre-order on EntertainmentEarth.com and are set to be released next month. Entertainment Earth also has a vast listing of various prop replicas, patches, collectible figures, etc. from other sci-fi shows and movies.
• Tee Fury, TeeMinus24, Shirtoid, Cosmic City Tees, RedBubble and Etsy are great places to find your geek's favorite fandoms AND support indie artists and crafters.
• If your geek is an avid gamer, and you know their platform of choice, PSN cards, Xbox cards, or gift cards for PC games (and there are SO many, so there's really not one particular link I can share) might be a good way to go.
• For the comic book collectors, a Marvel subscription or DC subscription (or any of the other various publishing companies) might be a nice surprise. Looking for something new the big names don't have? No worries: IndyPlanet carries lots of indie titles [shameless plug/example: Rachel Strand and Equinox from Equinox Comics].
• If your geek LOVES TOS-era Star Trek, and you happen to live in or plan to travel through Oklahoma, check out Starbase Studios in Oklahoma City. Be sure to utilize the contact page ahead of time if you'd like a tour [this might make a better Birthday present].

 If you feel I've left anything out, please feel free to comment. I look forward to reading your gift suggestions!

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Note to the Readers:

You may have noticed the blog has a new-ish name. TXTrekkieGurl, formerly Dalek Chick, has felt it best if she streamlined all of her activities under one name, and she goes by TXTrekkieGurl on Trek Radio and Twitter so she decided to go by that here.

Charity Charity Charity

Hello my Fellow Geeks and Geekettes!

 This month it has been all about Charity work!

I went to my first Can’t Stop the Serenity Charity   this past Sunday, Yes I did dress up as Kaylee and had a blast! I was with my awesome folks from North Texas Cosplay. We all were dress up of course. It was held at my new favorite movie theater, The Alamo Drafthouse,  they were so  welcoming and even made us a special  menu that fitted into the screening. Like Mudder’s Milk and firefly ser a tea. 

Can’t Stop the Serenity, is a charity event to help raise money for Equality Now, an organization the works for the protection and promotion of the human rights of women and girls around the world.  We had raffle drawing, mystery brown bags and Auction all to raise money. We got to watch Dr Horrible sing along blog and Serenity the movie on the big screen as part of the deal! 

Just from our event we raise $10,000. That is amazing! Since this start everyone around the world has raise $900.000 which was back in 2006.

 If you want to donate money please got http://www.equalitynow.org/

 For information for the CSTS http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/

In other news both CaptShinyPants and I have done the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS.  http://www.alsa.org/

Capt ShinyPants 

DalekChick 

 One that things, As yall read this right now I will be at Ronald McDonald House, dress up at Rag Cinderella to play with the kids and take pictures with them.  http://www.rmhc.org/ 

Stay Geeky

~Dalekchick 

Artists To Watch

We've all drooled over awesome geeky designs on the various 24-hour t-shirt sites, and we all have favorite characters, movies, shows, and video games. Here are a few artists I follow on social media who take our favorite fandoms to new heights:

Ian Leino

Credit: Tempus Fugit Design

 Facebook: Like Ian Leino's Page

Twitter: Follow Ian Leino

Art:

Credit: Leino

Credit: Leino

Credit: Leino

Ian's Shop: http://ianleino.com/shop/

John Sumrow

Credit: John Sumrow

 Facebook: Like John Sumrow's Page

 Twitter: Follow John Sumrow

Art:

 

Credit: Sumrow

Credit: Sumrow

Credit: Sumrow

 John Sumrow's Shop: http://shop.johnsumrow.com/

Karen Hallion

Credit: Hallion

Facebook: Like Karen Hallion's Page

Twitter: Follow Karen Hallion

Art:

Credit: Hallion

Credit: Hallion

Credit: Hallion

 Karen Hallion's Shop: https://www.etsy.com/people/khallion

Bamboota

Credit: Bamboota

Facebook: Like Bamboota's Page

Twitter: Follow Bamboota

Art:

Credit: Bamboota

Credit: Bamboota

Credit: Bamboota

 Bamboota's Shop: http://www.redbubble.com/people/bamboota/shop