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Saturday, March 21, 2015

Apologies and Music

Sorry for the delay! TTG was unable to post today, so she'll be trying for next weekend. In the meantime, she's asked me to write something in her stead. So here, with zero preparation and a little Google search, the Soundtrack to My Life:

Name of the movie (name of first song):	Take On Me - A-ha
Opening credits :	Howl - Florence + The Machine
Childhood
Your parents finding out that your mom is pregnant:	The Fire - Reel Big Fish
Slideshow of her pregnancy :	I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
Being born:	Meet Virginia - Train
Early days / playing with your toys:	Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO
Making friends in kindergarten:	This Side - Nickel Creek
First day of school:	Pinch Me - Barenaked Ladies
Finding your best friend:	Tubthumping - Chumbawumba
Funny birthday party:	Drunken Sailor - Blaggards
Middle School
Talking to your best friend about boys/girls:	Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder
Kissing your first crush:	Just Like Heaven - The Cure
Saying goodbye because he/she has to move away:	Rumour Has It - Adele
High School
Sneaking out:	Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
First party:	Eastbound and Down (cover) - Brazen Angel
Making out with a boy/girl at the party:	Love Bites [So Do I] - Halestorm
Getting together:	I Want It All - Queen
Fighting with your friends bc you only spend time with your bf/gf:	Monster - Paramore
Getting caught while stealing booze:	Rock the Casbah - The Clash
Fighting with your parents bc you don't care about school any more:	Roar - Katy Perry
Having sex with your bf/gf:	Raspberry Beret - Prince & The Revolution
Catching him/her with another girl/boy:	Dude (Looks Like A Lady) - Aerosmith
Breaking up:	Destination - Nickel Creek
Crying the whole night :	I Want You Back - Jackson 5
Your best friend comforting you the next day:	Dear Future Husband - Meghan Trainor
Shopping with your best friend: outfit for prom :	Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Graduation cermony:	Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
First vacation without parents:	Float On - Modest Mouse
College
Moving out:	Come Sail Away - Styx
Meeting true love:	In Your Room - Halestorm
Slideshow of your college years:	You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) - Dead or Alive
Being An Adult
Pursuit of your dream job:	Some Nights - Fun.
Buying a small house :	Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Wedding:	Shut Up and Dance - Walk the Moon
Finding out you/your spouse is pregnant:	Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
Having first child:	Fireflies - Owl City
Death of parent:	Goodbye Love - Rent
Funeral / flashback:	Take A Picture - Filter
Birth of second child:	Tiny Dancer - Elton John
Graduation of first child:	Sister Christian - Night Ranger
Second child moving out :	Goodbye-Goodbye - Oingo Boingo
Midlife crisis / flashbacks:	Get Lucky - Daft Punk feat. Pharrel
Meeting your best friend for first time in 15 years:	Hey, Soul Sister - Train
Getting Old
Retiring from work:	Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz
Having first grandchild :	Shake, Shake, Shake - Bronze Radio Return
Finding out your spouse is sick:	Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
Death / funeral of spouse:	Nos da Cariad - David Gray
You ending up at the hospital:	You're an Angel, and I'm Gonna Cry - Chris Thile
Your death:	Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
Ending credits:	Fiction - Avenged Sevenfold
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People's Themes
You:	Bulletproof - La Roux
Your mom:	She Hates Me - Puddle of Mudd
Your dad:	Not Ready To Make Nice - Dixie Chicks
Your sibling:	Hip To Be Square - Huey Lewis & The News
Your best friend:	We Are Young - Fun. feat. Janelle Monae
Your first crush:	Fair Game - The Like
Your first boyfriend:	Love Runs Out - OneRepublic
Your true love / spouse:	It Will Rain - Bruno Mars
First child:	My Wish - Rascal Flatts
Second child:	With Arms Wide Open - Creed
First grandchild:	Baby Mine (cover) - Alison Krauss
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All-time favorite song:	Innocence - Halestorm

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Con Man

Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion are teaming up once again to present a series that centers upon Sci-Fi conventions. An Indiegogo campaign was launched on March 10th and runs through April 10th, though as of about 3pm CDT on March 11th the initial goal of $425,000 was met to produce three episodes. They're wanting fans to have a hand in helping this new show find its legs, stating:

"The most important reason to use Indiegogo is that we have genuinely passionate, stalwart and powerful fans. We’ve even seen fans get movies made. We realized pretty quickly we ought to cut out the middle management and just get you involved as soon as possible. We’ll have more fun having you on board this early in the process, and we know you’d love to see what we’re up to along the way. Not to mention, sci-fi conventions wouldn’t exist without you. You built this world but you’ve only seen one half of it. You know the carnival, let us introduce you to the carnies."

The premise of the show is that Wray Nerely [Tudyk] was on a short-lived Sci-Fi show called 'Spectrum' and now attends conventions as often as possible, although he struggles to get steady work in his career a decade later. Meanwhile, his former co-star Jack Moore [Fillion] has hit it big and is a constant reminder of everything Wray wishes he could have achieved. Other familiar faces to watch for include Sean Maher, Gina Torres, James Gunn, Seth Green, Felicia Day, and Amy Acker.

Upon surpassing the initial goal, the stretch goals are (as well as perks for each):

$500,000 | Access to private Instagram accounts
$575,000 | One more episode; 'Spectrum' wallpapers and avatars to all funders
$650,000 | Digital 'Spectrum' comic pages to all funders
$725,000 | One more episode; collector cards expanded to four

As of 5:30pm CDT on March 11th the campaign had raised $706,384, and by 11:40am CDT on March 14th they reached the $1,750,000 goal, the amount needed to fund the entire first season - further proof that you can't stop the signal.

Follow @ConManSeries

Follow @alan_tudyk

Follow @NathanFillion

Follow @PJhaarsma

Con Man Teaser Debut from PJ Haarsma on Vimeo.

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Duct tape Flowers

Hello,

Yes, that is another Duct Craft time! Today we will be making Duct Tape Roses.

What you need

Duct Tape
Ex-to knife or scissors
Cut board,or Cardboard
Pen, or wire ( Optional)

Cut three Strips about 14" long

With those strips cute 2' square pieces

Fold over the top right corner over, but leave sticky on both sides.

Now take the left corner and fold it over, but still leave sticky on the bottom.

Do that over and over again

Take of of those pieces and roll it

Take another piece and wrap it around the piece you just rolled.

Keep wrapping pieces around

You should have something like this

Take a piece and cut it or rip it .use these pieces to wrap around the flower to make cleaner edges

Volia! You have a duct Tape rose!

For those who want to attach it to a pen or some wire. when you do the first roll, instead of rolling it wrapped it around the wend of the pen or wire.

Happy crafting! Please Tweet us pictures of your creations!

Stay Geeky

~TTG

Saturday, February 28, 2015

The Final Frontier


March 26, 1931 - February 27, 2015

Death: the final frontier. These are the voyages of Leonard S. Nimoy. His 83-year mission: to leave a lasting impression on those who admired his work, to be a loving son, husband, father, and friend to those around him, to go where a small boy from Boston, Massachusetts quite possibly never dreamed before of going.

Born to Dora and Max Nimoy, Leonard eventually began acting at the age of 8 in a neighborhood theater. While his parents advised him to seek out a more stable career, his grandfather helped fan the flames of his passion for acting. He went on to take drama classes at Boston College as well as the Pasadena Playhouse. He also studied photography at UCLA and obtained an MA in Education from Antioch College, where he would later receive an honorary doctorate. He was also recognized for his activism in Holocaust remembrance, the arts, and the environment, and also received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Boston University.

Leonard appeared in a slew of shows and movies, with IMDb listing 134 acting credits, as well as 12 directing credits and 3 producing credits. However, he is likely most remembered for his role in Gene Roddenberry's 1966 television series Star Trek as the logical, straight-faced half-Vulcan first officer Mr. Spock.

In the past year, Leonard revealed he had been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which he attributed to his days of smoking although he had given it up nearly 3 decades prior. He spent a good deal of time on Twitter encouraging people to give up smoking and offering the opportunity for his fans to claim his as an honorary grandfather. He and his granddaughter also collaborated on an online shop called Shop LLAP which contain works by him and his family.

At around noon CST yesterday, his account simply tweeted his name, his birth year, and his death year as well as a short message from his granddaughter, Dani.

Leonard Nimoy is survived by his wife Susan, his children Adam Nimoy, Julie Nimoy, and Aaron Bay Schuck, six grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and his older brother Melvin.

So long, Mr. Nimoy. We have been, and always shall be, your friends.