Geeks are the hot thing these days, so says every entertainment magazine and blog I read but that I’m too lazy to link to right now. Trust me, geeks are cool.
I set up my scanner the other night to scan pictures for Mac’s birthday and now I can’t stop scanning! Be forewarned: if you’ve ever been in an embarrassing or amusing photo of mine that wasn’t previously digital, its only a matter of time before you’re all over Flickr!
Had to share this geeky gem that I discovered in a box at my mom’s house a few weeks back. Of course it was a framed 8×10.
This is me with Terry Farrell, of Lt. Jadzia Dax fame from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The actress is also originally from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. [I loved that character's name, it was my handle on various bulletin boards for several years in college.] This was at my first Star Trek convention. My mom made my uniform top. It was (and still is) a spectacular piece of sewing. I got a pattern that was a copy of the actual patterns for the uniforms on the show. I remember how unamused my mom was when saw all the pieces and vague directions. She put in countless hours on it and it was really rather perfect. So much better than all the other crappy “I ordered this from some costume shop” crap the rest of the people were wearing. I wish that still fit.
I don’t remember where this convention was other than it being in Iowa sometime in 1994 or 1993.
| Thursday, August 30, 2007 |
| bitterguy2000 (2:46:01 PM): |
I wish I could get the Timbaland “Yeeeaaaahp!” noise as a ringtone. It cracks me up all the time! |
| hmbscully (2:46:30 PM): |
i have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about. |
| hmbscully (2:46:43 PM): |
what with my non-radio listening self |
| bitterguy2000 (2:46:53 PM): |
I’m sure you’ve heard it in some form. either on TV or in an ad or something |
| hmbscully (2:46:55 PM): |
i’ve opted out of popular music anymore |
| bitterguy2000 (2:46:59 PM): |
or on the Justin Timberlake album |
| bitterguy2000 (2:47:04 PM): |
it’s his signature thing |
| bitterguy2000 (2:47:20 PM): |
I can send you the song if you’re interested in hearing it |
| hmbscully (2:47:22 PM): |
sounds rather annoying |
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Today my cat, MacGyver, turns 19. Officially making her the oldest cat I’ve ever had. Good job, Mac!
Truthfully, the last month has been a bit trying for Mac health-wise. She’s been to the emergency vet twice, most recently on Sunday night. She has several issues right now; high blood pressure, kidney failure, and messed up potassium levels. She’s definitely not herself at the moment and I feel so bad for her. She hates the pills I have to give her and is rather annoyed with the prescription food she is supposed to eat. I try to be realistic about it as she’s 19. Which one can calculate as anywhere between 82-101 in “human years.” So health problems shouldn’t be that unexpected. She’s had the kidney issues for several years. But the emotional part of me is the insane protective cat owner who has to make sure she’s alive every morning when I wake up and every night as soon as I get home from work. I have to find her and see she’s breathing. Thing is, I’ve done this as long as she’s lived with me here in Iowa City for the past seven years, even when she was in perfect health. I’ve always been paranoid that she’s going to die. Which, yes she will, and it will probably be sooner than later.
But for today I’m going to remember fun times: picking out of a box of baby kitties myself; a tiny kitten that had a normal tail before it fluffed up; her shoe fetish period; the time she broke a basement window; her dislike of any other animals; the time she bit Diane for yelling too much at the TV during a football game; how I had to get a bigger bed so she could have her side to herself; how she likes when I blow air in her nose until she sneezes (she’s odd); her fascination with my beta fish; and the time she was abducted by aliens.
I hope she’s got several more birthdays yet to come.
