Archives for October, 2009
Posted on 2009 under Book Reviews |
31
Oct
Hey guys,
Got something different for you this time around, not a normal book by any means. And not one I would usually pick up either, but I saw this at my uncle’s Hobby shop and comic book store and had to get it. Just for the title alone. 
It ate Billy on Christmas – A book review by Darcy Low
“It would have been a Christmas like any other for little Lumi and her horrible,terrible, obnoxious, awful bully of a brother Billy. But then a funny little monster appears and ate Billy right up! Lumi knows it’s not really a good thing to let a monster eat your brother, but she can’t help but notice that things are, in fact; much nice now that he is gone. Now that things are looking up a little in her world. Lumi has to decide what to do with her new little monster friend, and……most importantly; what’s she going to feed him? ”
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Posted on 2009 under Book Reviews |
23
Oct
From the back of the book. -
” I’ll be famous one day, but for now I’m stuck in middle school with a bunch of morons. ” Being a kid can really stink. And no one knows this better than Gregg Heffley, who finds himself thrust into middle school , where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. In Diary of a wimpy kid, author and illustrator Jeff Kinney introduces us to an unlikely hero. As Gregg says in his dairy, ” Just don’t expect me to be all dear diary this and dear diary that.” Luckily for us, what Gregg Heffley says he won’t do and what he actually does are two very different things.”
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Posted on 2009 under Movie Reviews |
18
Oct
You guys ever go though the bargin bins in walmart’s video sections? If not, you really should. Sometimes, once you get pass all the bad sci fi channel type movies, or the tons of Will Farrell movies, you come up with some really good movies to watch. This is one of them.
October Sky -
“In Coal wood, West Virginia; 1957. Coal mining is king and no one can escape life underground. But when high schooler Homer Hickman Jr, (actor Jake Gyllenhaal) sees the Soviet satellite Sputnik streak overhead, he aims for the stars and a new destiny in this incredible true story of hope, determination and triumph. With the help of his teacher (Laura Dern) and three buddies, Homer sets out to build his own rocket. How Homer overcomes seemingly impossible obstacles, poor education, a disapproving father, (Chris Cooper) and a series of misfires that threaten to flatten his dreams and the town; And fulfills his vision is the launching pad for one of the most timeless, inspirational stories ever brought to the screen,”
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Posted on 2009 under Shows, Special Topics |
16
Oct
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This episode, I discuss why kids and teens need to be able to speak their mind and share their opinions, and what we adults can learn from them.
Don’t forget to check out the 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast!
Please email me with your own comments at howtogrowyourgeek – at-gmail -dot-com, or call my voicemail number at 206-202-7309 and leave your thoughts. You can also visit our forum at the Farpoint Forums. And last but not least, you can follow me on Twitter!
Promos: Technorama, The Leviathan Chronicles, Dragon Page Cover to Cover and Car-ology
Theme music courtesy of Jonathan Coulton
Posted on 2009 under Geeky Places |
14
Oct
You know,
Say to any kid, “Hey let’s go to the Art Museum.”; and you will probally get a lot of different reactions. “Why?” “AWWW< do we HAVE to??” Ect. Now me, I like anything that’s cool or interesting. So i like to go though Museums……for the most part. (Hey I made it though the bowling Museum, how boring do you think that was?)
So when I came across this, I was like wow; now THAT”S the way to make a museum fun! check it out. Below is a link along with a 3d view of what I am talking about.
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/carstenholler/
That is a several stories tall slide. Right inside a museum in London. GLEEEEE! I would so spend the whole time riding that thing. Can you imagine how fast you’d be going? Sure hope they got something soft at the end to land on. hehe.
Okay hope you like this quick little posting, more coming soon I promise.
See you guys,
Darcy
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This week, I wanted to play some of the great voicemails I got from you all out there congratulating me on the 50th show! Then I reviewed the board game Pandemic, and its expansion On the Brink, produced by Z-Man Games.
Amanda was a little sick as I produced this episode, so since we had sort of a disease theme going here, we finish up with a song by MC Frontalot featuring Jonathan Coulton called “Diseases of Yore.” The video is from their live performance at PAX. You can download this song and many of his other Nerdcore offerings free at his site!
Don’t forget to check out the 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast!
Please email me with your own comments at howtogrowyourgeek – at-gmail -dot-com, or call my voicemail number at 206-202-7309 and leave your thoughts. You can also visit our forum at the Farpoint Forums. And last but not least, you can follow me on Twitter!
Promos: The Dollhouse Podcast and Tuning in to SciFi TV!
Theme music courtesy of Jonathan Coulton
