A Year in a Review

Hello fellow Geeks, and Geekettes,

I hope everyone had wonderful Christmas/Wednesday.    I spent the day with my parents, sister and aunt, after they left I waited for Doctor Who special Please. Stay tune to the end as CaptShinyPants and I have some announcements.

As you read this, I will be surrounded with bunch of family members that I haven’t seen since I was a baby.(Joys) The year has come to an end and my how time has flown by!  I wanted to  do some highlights of things that happen to me and with  this blog.

                I started working for Trek Radio on and around Jan 7^th 2013. I would never even come to find out about  Trek Radio, it wasn't because some Random Klingon * cough* Deyvid* cough* started following my on twitter, would I never know about Trek Radio. So blessed I have found them. I also went to   many different cons and ended up doing an Interview with Adam Bladwin at Dallas Comic Con.  Captshinypants also got to do an Interview with Manu Intraymi for our blog. We have met many new people and became friends with  those people.
In this past year, ya’ll have learned how to make many geeky items, read some interesting stories of our daily lives, and learn more about us a geeky girls.  

I know this a short post, with Shinypants and I working retail  during the holiday, we been so busy or too tired to write out an awesome post, But we have some awesome news! We will be posting a contest to celebrate our 1 year  mark of the blog. The Contest will a scavenger hunt , all the rules and detail will be post Sunday morning. 

In other news, Jan 3-5 I will be at Space city Con, yes I will be live tweeting of course. So make sure to follow me on Twitter.

Stay Geeky

DalekChick 

Merry Geekmas!

With Christmas only four days away now, I thought it might be fun to see how other geeks have decorated their trees this year (we have two in my house: a plain-jane "normal" one in the living room, and a black one in the Geek Lair with Trek ornaments).

Poor Sean Bean . . .

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Soda can Flowers

Hello Fellow geeks!

The Holiday season is coming up fast, and let me guess you don't have a lot of money and your not sure what to get for  a female?  If that's the case, you are in luck! Today I will be showing you an quick , easy, and cheap way to recycle   a soda can. We are going to be making flowers.



 What you will need.

• 2 Soda cans
• Glue gun
• buttons, beads ( middle of the flower)
• scissors 
• Tape 
• optional Straw, pipe cleaner, or stick ( stem of the flower) 
• Flower Pattern ( I suggest one with long pedals )  Big one and a small one 

                                      1. Cut the off the end of the soda can carefully and then cut down the side.

2.Lay the can down and tape it down. 

3. Trace the the flower patternd you have pick out. 

Note: you will need two different sizes. 

4. Carefully cut out the flower that you just traced. 

5. Take a maker and curl the tips up. Note: Make u you decide what side u want to use before curling.

6..Hot glue the two pieces together. 

7. Add  to the flower use a bead or a button to the middle of the flower. 

Voila! You now have a soda can flower. These are great to have floating water, or attacking  s straw to them and putting in a vase to looks like flowers, Whatever you decide am sure the person you are giving to will enjoy it too.

 Please send us photos of any of the projects you decide to do. Either on our Facebook, or Twitter 

Stay Geeky,

DalekChick 

Snow Day Activities

Just outside my window as of 9:40 am CST on 12/6.

 
I'm a bit of a frozen Shiny-sicle this weekend! So, since a lot of people are also likely snowed-in this weekend, here's a few ideas to fight boredom while you keep toasty:

Coloring/Drawing When was the last time you picked up some crayons or markers or colored pencils and just doodled? If you said "when I was in elementary/primary school", then that's been far too long, my friend. You can also open your computer's paint program (if you have one) or even find sites online to color and/or download coloring pages, like this one: On Coloring - free coloring pages. And it doesn't matter if you're not great at drawing because you're doing it for YOUR amusement.

Make a Song Parody One of my favorite pastimes: making a completely ridiculous Weird Al-style song out of your favorites. All you need is to think of a topic, change a few words and BAM! If you need help rhyming lines together, check out Rhyme Zone. Also, using the thesaurus will help in finding just the right word(s).

Snowball Fight Don't let it go to waste! Get out there and lob some snowballs around with your friends and family. You could even make a snowman or some snow angels. Bonus: find a big hill (away from major roads and highways) and go sledding.

Write a Story It doesn't have to be a masterpiece, but write a short story. The thesaurus mentioned previously can help with that a lot. This can be especially fun if you have children: let them help you come up with the characters and the settings and their adventures.

Read a Book You're a big reader like me, then you probably have a stack of books (either physically or digitally) that you haven't gotten through yet. If you can't get out, try making a dent in that stack. Personally, my current read is Christine by Stephen King, and I have a stack of classics (Frankenstein, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Picture of Dorian Gray, etc.) I have yet to read.

Make a Short Film All you need is a simple story and either a camcorder or a phone capable of recording video (and also a YouTube account only if you want to share your creation). Again, it doesn't have to be a masterpiece because this is for you, and you don't need to feel obligated to put anything on YouTube if you don't want to.

Play a Game You don't have to play video games to be a gamer - board games and card games (tabletop gaming) count, too! So bust out the Monopoly/Checkers/Uno/dominoes and have at it. There are even free games available online: try Addicting Games or Kongregate to start.


What activities are you doing to stave off boredom this weekend? Did you do something I may have forgotten to mention? Let me know in the comments section below!

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Reminder: House fires tend to happen more frequently in the winter, so use caution when keeping warm:

• Make sure space heaters are not against flammable objects (ditto for fireplaces - move flammable objects away).
• Don't leave your stoves/ovens on for extended periods of time for warmth - unless your oven has a self-clean feature, they aren't made to warm houses anymore and can't take being on for so long.
• Always check electric blankets for faulty cords or exposed heating coils.

Stay warm and safe, guys!

Whofest DFW

So last weekend I went to Whofest DFW  to celebrate 50 yrs of Doctor Who . I couldn't make it Friday but I went Saturday and Sunday. It  was very small only 700  out of 1,100 people attend. The weather didn't help either,other then that I had so much fun!  I want to share some photos and things that happen.

 When I first arrived after getting my badge and wristband, I turn to the left and bam! There was Tardis and 3 Daleks staring us down, but don't worried I was in my Dalek Cosplay so they didn't brother me. To the right of them was the very small dealers room , which I got myself a really pretty scarf and a red Dalek Christomas Ornament.

 I went to many different  panels, everything from Doctor Who crafting to a game show. As I walk around I ran into this wonderful looking weeping angel . She was so pretty scary when she move  to a different pose. She was awesome.

Yes , this was Doctor Who Family feud, It was  great because I could actually play along,  

In all I really enjoy Whofest DFW and can't wait until 2015 when they will do another one to celebrate 10 yrs of the reboot. They even say they are working on getting actress to the con in 2015

Here are my photos from the con. Yes, I do understand some of them are slightly  blurry , sorry about that. 

The NEXT Next Generation in Console Gaming

A holodeck, as seen on Star Trek (Next Generation - Voyager)

With the Xbox One release on November 22nd and the PlayStation 4 release on November 15th, social media is buzzing with both praise and disappointment over the new next generation consoles. As this generation is ushered in, it's no big secret that the next one is likely already in development and game developers probably have some rough idea of what's in store for the future. With so many ways to connect various accounts and share gaming experiences with friends and the whole world, as well as having the ability to give consoles (namely the previous gen. Xbox 360 plus Kinect) verbal commands, it's a little difficult to ponder what the next step could be, especially since the technology exists for a gamer to use his or her body as the control for certain games.

This is a prime example of the potential for science fiction to become factual reality: the next generation in console gaming could very well be the gateway into "holodecks" similar to the various interactive rooms seen in Star Trek, Spy Kids, Ray Bradbury's short story The Veldt, and many other science fiction shows and literature. Just imagine being able to be fully submersed in a video game and simply be in an empty room with only a console and a projector generating the scenes around you, being able to track your moves and provide an entirely hands-free gaming experience.

In 2010 Sony's PlayStation Move hit the scene, rivaling the Nintendo Wii's usage of the player's body as an extension of the console control. In January 2013, Microsoft unveiled IllumiRoom, a holodeck-like technology that turns your room into an interactive gaming environment. The idea is to utilize the Kinect camera in tandem with a projector to expand gaming beyond the confines of a television screen.

What are your thoughts and ideas of what we might possibly see in the next iteration of console gaming? Do you see a different future ahead? Share your thoughts and ideas in the comments section below, but be warned: NO FLAMING.

Dalek Chick Wish List

Hello fellow geeks and Geekettes!1

It’s that time again, the holiday seasons begins. Captshinypants and I it has already started (we both work in retail).   So today I will share with you what I want for Christmas in the terms of Geeky items.

·      Star Trek TNG: Uniform Hoodie

·       Star Trek Transporter room bath set

·         Doctor Who TARDIS Lights

·         Doctor Who PJs

·         Doctor Who logo shirt with words

·         Doctor Who TARDIS rug

·         Doctor Who TARDIS Snow globe

·         Star Trek Craft Book

·         Star Flux

These are such a few things I would love to get as a gift but remember it isn’t what is given it about being with your family and friends during the holiday seasons.

Stay Geeky,

DalekChick