Julia Sherred's Geeky Pleasures

And now I will leave you for the weekend with this little bit of skeptical humour brought to you by Tree Lobsters. I featured them once before on my site when I awarded one of their comics Geek Of The Week January 15, 2010. And now I present: #131 Safety Measures And the Secret Message for this one: Bumperbacking: The unsafe... 

If you do not follow William Shatner on Twitter (@WilliamShatner), you may have missed the announcement he made yesterday of a new social networking site created by the Admiral himself, called MYOUTERSPACE. In his own words transcribed from his welcome video: Welcome to MYOUTERSPACE. A brand new community of sci-fi, horror... 

If you missed the exciting announcement about SETIcon, let me fill you in. SETIcon is a dream come true! It will be held at the Hyatt Recency in Santa Clara from August 13 – 15, 2010 and will be a geekasmic celebration of Astronomy, SETI, Star Trek and science fiction in general. Tickets are dirt cheap as well,$20 a day... 

I have been busy adding more things to my store. Some are Twitter related, some are of a personal nature and there is 1 that gets even better after you listen to the audio that won me 12 internets. Shirts (Short) #BlameJulesLupus Women’s Fitted T-Shirt (dark) This t-shirt is inspired by a Twitter hashtag given to me... 

Symphony of Science released a new video and song today – The Poetry of Reality (An Anthem for Science). Featured in this song are 12 different scientists, including Michael Shermer, Jacob Bronowski, Carl Sagan, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Richard Dawkins, Jill Tarter, Lawrence Krauss, Richard Feynman, Brian Greene, Stephen Hawking,... 

Ignore the silly dates on ze poster to the left. w00tstock 2.x tickets are now available! WEEEEE! w00tstock v2.0: Friday, May 7 – Moore Theater, Seattle, WA Purchase your tickets here! Special Guests: TBA w00tstock v2.1: Saturday, May 8 – The Aladdin, Portland, OR Purchase your tickets here! Special Guests: TBA So if... 

After being told many times after I have tweeted or said something “that should be a t-shirt” that is now what I am doing. I am currently creating Geeky Pleasures Merch. Different things will be added from time to time, so please check my store frequently. Below you will find stuffs that I have already created. Just... 

Oh yes ladies and gentlemen, it has begun! w00tstock 2.0 will be coming soon! I thought I had heard some noises from Paul and Storm that the beginning stages of planning have begun. Yesterday, I was compelled to check out the w00tstock website and LO AND BEHOLD THERE BE DATES ANNOUNCED! You still cannot purchase your ticket... 

In 2006, three men (Evan Hatch, Carson Upton and Michael Lum) had a vision. In February 2009, that vision became a reality when GottaCon opened its doors for the first time. This past Sunday (February 7, 2010) GottaCon closed the doors at Pearkes Arena in Victoria B.C., finishing off a very successful year of 50 hours of non-stop... 

Lulu is currently running a sale in honour of Presidents Day. Now through Feb 15, 2010, if you enter the coupon code WASHINGTON at check-out, you can save 15%. Click here for a preview. Julia Sherred’s From the Mundane to the Insane is the touching tale of one woman’s love of life and hope for the future despite...