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thedivahrrrself · 04-12-2013, 07:54 AM

Queenie · 04-15-2013, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Girl_On_Fire

They scare the crap out of me! One of the best Dr Who villains ever!

torchiegirl · 05-12-2013, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by femmeInterrupted

this is just kinda wrong, haha!

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Kelt · 05-13-2013, 07:31 AM

I don't know if any of you have ever been to Maker Faire or not, but it is pretty much literally CHRISTMAS FOR GEEKS!!!!

I have been going since the first one in 2006 since I live near where it started. If you are in the SF Bay Area it is this next weekend at the San Mateo fair grounds.

After the first year when it just exploded in popularity the city has figured out how to deal with it. Get there early, it is set up so that parking lots around town are on a shuttle loop and free buses run every few minutes to get you there. Totally worth any inconvenience.

If you are not local, they are now hosted in Kansas City, Chicago, New York, and now Rome. There are dozens of other independent locally hosted ones all over the world popping up too, here is a list.

Seriously, if you are even a fringe geek, get thee to a Maker Faire, it opens up so many things to learn; and GEEK is celebrated everywhere. You will be one of the cool people.

ETA: Don't miss an entire exhibit hall set up with the biggest Tesla Coils you have ever seen doing battle!

femmeInterrupted · 05-13-2013, 07:51 AM

Queenie · 05-17-2013, 10:21 AM

OMG! I hate that I have to wait till the fall to see what is going to happen on
Supernatural! And what the hell is going on, on The Vampire Diaries?
Right, I have the season finale of The big Bang Theory now to watch.
Yes, the husband is right I am a fan girl!

femmeInterrupted · 05-20-2013, 09:44 AM

i *really* want this!!!

Bleu · 05-20-2013, 12:11 PM

Anyone see Into Darkness ?

MsM · 05-20-2013, 12:15 PM

We went this weekend and LOVED it! We both wanna see it again, and soon. I was a big fan of the first one and I can say I actually liked this better.

There are naysayers saying we are screwing up the canon with this series, but they are neglecting the entire alternate timeline bit. Whatever I say.. it was full of delicious action, witty lines, and Uhura was a bad. ass.

thedivahrrrself · 05-20-2013, 01:23 PM

Glad to hear it was good. I liked the first one, so I'll probably try to see this one in the theater.

torchiegirl · 05-22-2013, 06:49 PM

i could not help myself

thedivahrrrself · 05-23-2013, 08:08 AM

Hollylane · 06-16-2013, 06:25 PM

Hollylane · 06-26-2013, 12:50 PM

thedivahrrrself · 06-26-2013, 02:00 PM

Kelt · 06-27-2013, 06:41 PM

MsBluem · 07-01-2013, 04:28 PM

I've mentioned it a couple other places but I GOT THE SPECIAL EDITION DOCTOR WHO 50TH ANNIVERSARY STAMPS.

They come in a fancy package with all sorts of fun info.

I was so excited to see them. Unexpected presents rule.

thedivahrrrself · 07-02-2013, 01:17 PM

Allison W · 07-24-2013, 10:11 PM

So I played Rogue Legacy recently. It's pretty bloody great. It's a strange side-scrolling dungeon-crawling action-RPG that doesn't take your shit, and its hook is that every time you die, instead of loading a previous save or whatever, you pick an heir from a group of three randomly generated descendants to pick up where you left off. Random gender, random name, random class, and... 0-2 random traits. Ranging from stuff like peripheral arterial disease to Alzheimer's to attention deficit disorder to hypochondria to stereo blindness to irritable bowel syndrome to nostalgia. Kind of like in real life, you don't get to hand-craft your kids and have to just kind of take them as they are, with their quirks and their choice of profession (well, eventually you can get an upgrade that lets you use mad science to reroll your kids once per generation, but that's it). Sometimes they're fat or a little potty-mouthed or are terrified of chickens or are insane or are not the profession you were hoping for or are just really tall or have an eidetic memory or are exceptionally flexible or are gay or so on, and that's OK. (Some of the traits that sound negative, like peripheral arterial disease, are actually really useful, and this amuses the stuffing out of me for some reason.)

I went through 72 goddamn generations trying to get to the throne room of that castle, and on the 72nd, Lady Faye VI, the Legendary Lich Queen, beat the final boss when she was one hit away from not going back to her wife and kids. It was pretty tense. And then I started New Game Plus mode, at the end of which Lady Stephanie VII, the Legendary Spellsword, was the one to complete the family's quest, which I imagine beat the hell out of her other potential career choice, that of putting on a jester's costume and being Stephanie the Farter, flatulist to the king.

You know what I'll just shut up and give you a link with a trailer and screenshots and a description that does it better. http://store.steampowered.com/app/241600/

Hollylane · 08-25-2013, 11:36 AM

Who else remembers this??

04-12-2013, 07:54 AM	#1
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05-13-2013, 07:51 AM	#5
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05-20-2013, 09:44 AM	#7
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05-20-2013, 12:15 PM	#9
MsM Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Leather Dyke Preferred Pronoun?: Her, She, Lady, Ms, and sometimes babygirl :) Relationship Status: Taken Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 94 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 61 Thanked 451 Times in 83 Posts Rep Power: 4048550	We went this weekend and LOVED it! We both wanna see it again, and soon. I was a big fan of the first one and I can say I actually liked this better. There are naysayers saying we are screwing up the canon with this series, but they are neglecting the entire alternate timeline bit. Whatever I say.. it was full of delicious action, witty lines, and Uhura was a bad. ass. __________________ What is hidden is more interesting than what is obvious.

05-20-2013, 01:23 PM	#10
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05-13-2013, 07:31 AM	#4
Kelt Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Beach Butch Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 2,751 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 19,765 Thanked 15,279 Times in 2,538 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	I don't know if any of you have ever been to Maker Faire or not, but it is pretty much literally CHRISTMAS FOR GEEKS!!!! I have been going since the first one in 2006 since I live near where it started. If you are in the SF Bay Area it is this next weekend at the San Mateo fair grounds. After the first year when it just exploded in popularity the city has figured out how to deal with it. Get there early, it is set up so that parking lots around town are on a shuttle loop and free buses run every few minutes to get you there. Totally worth any inconvenience. If you are not local, they are now hosted in Kansas City, Chicago, New York, and now Rome. There are dozens of other independent locally hosted ones all over the world popping up too, here is a list. Seriously, if you are even a fringe geek, get thee to a Maker Faire, it opens up so many things to learn; and GEEK is celebrated everywhere. You will be one of the cool people. ETA: Don't miss an entire exhibit hall set up with the biggest Tesla Coils you have ever seen doing battle!

05-17-2013, 10:21 AM	#6
Queenie Member How Do You Identify?: Queer Preferred Pronoun?: Her Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: East Finchley Posts: 752 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 478 Thanked 1,886 Times in 523 Posts Rep Power: 16307164	OMG! I hate that I have to wait till the fall to see what is going to happen on Supernatural! And what the hell is going on, on The Vampire Diaries? Right, I have the season finale of The big Bang Theory now to watch. Yes, the husband is right I am a fan girl!

05-20-2013, 12:11 PM	#8
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05-23-2013, 08:08 AM	#12
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06-26-2013, 02:00 PM	#15
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07-01-2013, 04:28 PM	#17
MsBluem Member How Do You Identify?: Queer femme Preferred Pronoun?: feminine ones are fine Relationship Status: open Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Indiana Posts: 397 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 333 Thanked 1,845 Times in 372 Posts Rep Power: 16353569	I've mentioned it a couple other places but I GOT THE SPECIAL EDITION DOCTOR WHO 50TH ANNIVERSARY STAMPS. They come in a fancy package with all sorts of fun info. I was so excited to see them. Unexpected presents rule. __________________ “Never forget who you are, for surely the world won’t. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”

07-02-2013, 01:17 PM	#18
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07-24-2013, 10:11 PM	#19
Allison W Member How Do You Identify?: TG Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Loner Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 366 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,414 Thanked 1,195 Times in 319 Posts Rep Power: 12203815	So I played Rogue Legacy recently. It's pretty bloody great. It's a strange side-scrolling dungeon-crawling action-RPG that doesn't take your shit, and its hook is that every time you die, instead of loading a previous save or whatever, you pick an heir from a group of three randomly generated descendants to pick up where you left off. Random gender, random name, random class, and... 0-2 random traits. Ranging from stuff like peripheral arterial disease to Alzheimer's to attention deficit disorder to hypochondria to stereo blindness to irritable bowel syndrome to nostalgia. Kind of like in real life, you don't get to hand-craft your kids and have to just kind of take them as they are, with their quirks and their choice of profession (well, eventually you can get an upgrade that lets you use mad science to reroll your kids once per generation, but that's it). Sometimes they're fat or a little potty-mouthed or are terrified of chickens or are insane or are not the profession you were hoping for or are just really tall or have an eidetic memory or are exceptionally flexible or are gay or so on, and that's OK. (Some of the traits that sound negative, like peripheral arterial disease, are actually really useful, and this amuses the stuffing out of me for some reason.) I went through 72 goddamn generations trying to get to the throne room of that castle, and on the 72nd, Lady Faye VI, the Legendary Lich Queen, beat the final boss when she was one hit away from not going back to her wife and kids. It was pretty tense. And then I started New Game Plus mode, at the end of which Lady Stephanie VII, the Legendary Spellsword, was the one to complete the family's quest, which I imagine beat the hell out of her other potential career choice, that of putting on a jester's costume and being Stephanie the Farter, flatulist to the king. You know what I'll just shut up and give you a link with a trailer and screenshots and a description that does it better. http://store.steampowered.com/app/241600/

08-25-2013, 11:36 AM	#20
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