Skip to main content

I'm a geek. Deal with it.

I think I may FINALLY be kidney stone free.  Granted I've only had a day and a half of non-pain.  But still, I think it's done.  IT BETTER BE DONE.  (If my kidney is reading this - that was a command.)

I finished all 7 seasons of Buffy.  (Lots of couch time the past few weeks.)  I was going to watch all the seasons of Angel too, except that my loyalty shifted dramatically towards Spike and therefore watching Angel would have been like committing ultimate treason.

Poor Spike.  I liked him even before he got his soul back.  I was pretty much devastated when he burned up in the final episode.  Until I learned online that he just gets transferred to LA and into the Angel show.  Which now means that I MUST watch Angel.  Except that I have some mega catching up to do, in the area of normal life, from all the time spent laying on my couch in unspeakably annoying kidney pain.  But I'll fit all those Angel seasons in somehow (because I can't possibly just watch the final season without knowing all the minute details of the previous seasons - 'tis crucial, those details).

Is it horrible that I have a favorite episode of Buffy?  That's not horrifically nerdy, right?  (It's the musical one in season 6 called "One More Time, with Feeling" in case you want to look it up, watch it and love it.)

And if all this talk about Buffy the show hasn't convinced you that I'm a geek....

I also found out online today that they have a whole series of Buffy graphic novels that pick up where the show left off.  And GOOD NEWS, our public library has them!!!!!!!  I told Husband that I was going to go check out the first few tomorrow.  He just rolled his eyes and did one of those "you're such a dork" sighs.  At least I'm pretty sure he did, because we were IMing at the time and those kinds of things aren't exactly noticeable. (Unless you use emoticons, of course.  But what kind of dweeb uses emoticons?  I'm way too cool for that.)

In all my couch laying glory things were pretty neglected.  Things like taking showers or feeding my kids.  You know, just the essentials.  I did however manage to drive the kids to school on most days.  Have you ever had the thought, "I better not get into a car accident while I'm out, because if the paramedics see my hair this greasy, I'll probably have to die"?  I had a lot of those thoughts.  And also, "Why are we always out of fruit snacks?!!"

Also, I noticed little obnoxious things like how stinking slow little kids are when climbing into minivans.  Number Four is on this kick of "MEEEEEEEE" which is pretty all encompassing, but mostly when it comes to doing things for herself.  So that gets Monkey thinking, "MEEEEEEEE" and next thing I know, I have to just stand and watch as they climb into the minivan and up into their carseats which makes my brain automatically jump to thinking about Zombies and how incredibly slow they seem to crawl up things.  And by the time the kids have gotten in their seats and are facing a normal direction in which I can buckle them I've already pondered every Zombie movie made, and why are the people so afraid of the Zombies when you can outrun one pretty dang quick, because it's not like they're moving any faster than naked slugs climbing an ice cube that is also covered in molasses.

So basically, I'm a geek.  Because when given a chance, my brain likes to focus on things like vampire slayers, zombies, naked slugs and now graphic novels.  Next thing you know, I'll be dressing up like a elvin princess and attending Comicon.

Comments

Kristina P. said…
I never really got into "Angel", but Spike was in it, so I did watch. He really was much sexier than Angel.
LisAway said…
Wow. Naked slugs climbing molasses covered ice cubes!?! You watch too much TV. :)
Love Spike. But then I'd go for Angel too (Special Agent Seely Booth, Mmmmmmmm...).

Once more with feel is everyone's favorite Buffy episode. Apparently sometimes, in some places they have sing alongs. I haven't been to one (yet) but sound like fun. A lot of fun.
Carly said…
Amen.
We used to watch Buffy. Why was that show so great?
Kidney issues suck- big time. Serious tv watching was completely legit.
Carly said…
Did I write amen?
Barbaloot said…
Spike is definitely sexier than Angel. I always loved the episode where they got engaged cuz of Willow's wish. And I started watching Angel cuz he was on it.
Barbaloot said…
Another thing: he was only scheduled for a couple episodes early on and then Buffy was supposed to have killed him, but the director kept brining him back cuz of positive reactions. Then, when Cordelia left, they needed someone else to be the funny/mean one so they made him a regular.

See. You're not the only geek.

Oh, and I also love Giles.
Claire said…
My youngest is at the 'MEEEE' stage. I can't bear it. As I stand back, i can literally feel my eyes bleed and my brain explode. Doesn't help that i'm a complete control freak...
Unknown said…
I so shouldn't have read this blog yet! I am almost done with the last season but you had to ruin it by writng about Spike burning up. Great. lol

Popular posts from this blog

GIVEAWAY (of the photo Christmas card variety)

I think I just creeped out my four year old. I pulled out the, "You'd better go to bed because Santa's Elves are watching you to make sure you're being good!" routine. His eyes got big, and round, and scared. And he said, "Why would they do that?!" Also, our church building burned down yesterday. No wait, it didn't. But the alarm went off, and the entire ward just sat there in the chapel (and gym, because we have an enormous ward.) I sat there too. I don't know what everyone else was thinking, but the thought going through my head was, "Can somebody please get that alarm turned off, it is WAY TOO LOUD!!!!" Seriously, I think our ward is now 37% deafer after that. Oh, and there was no actual fire. And the first fire truck to show up was driven by one of our ward members who was on duty that day. Good times. And now, that GIVEAWAY: For procrastinators everywhere (that would include me) I'm giving away one free photo Christmas card d

little pieces of my heart will be for sale at D.I.

I have this thing about my kids clothes. The thing is, I LIKE BUYING THEM CLOTHES. I get in trouble frequently for this. It's just that the old ones get so boring after awhile. And I hate it when the really cheap clothes look like poop after washing them a couple of times. Luckily, I live in a city that has outlet stores. I love outlet stores (and Ebay!) Alot of the time you can find higher quality clothes for Walmart prices so how could I NOT buy them? It would be like wasting money for me NOT to get a couple $4 shirts at OshKosh. Right? RIGHT?!! The problem is - we have tiny closets. Miniature, puny, ridiculous, TINY closets. The other problem is - I have saved EVERYTHING. Not only are the kids' closets chuck full of stuff, but we have multiple rubbermaid bins in our garage full of baby clothes they've all grown out of. Also, we may not be having any more children. And I say "may not" because if I say "for sure not" someone will have to co

The Barrel giveaway : SNIS Handmade Leather Goods

As seen in this month's issue of The Barrel I'm giving away one leather keychain or bracelet from SNIS . Their keychains crack me up.  In a really good way.  Like, if I was to ever have a grumpy day (like every day) and I see something like that on my keychain, then I doubt I'll be able to scream at my kids as well. Also, good news!  Even those of you who don't win can get 15% off everything in their shop!  Just enter the code: THEBARREL to get the discount. If you win this giveaway you get to choose the bracelet or keychain out of SNIS's etsy shop (and they have a bunch to choose from): All giveaways associated with The Barrel end on March 15th at 11:59 PM MT. Here's how to enter: 1- For ONE entry: visit SNIS's etsy shop then leave a comment on this post about which is your favorite product. 2- For another ONE entry you can "heart" SNIS's etsy shop. (Leave a separate comment telling me that you "hearted" them.)