The making of a geek....

Well, intentional or not, my wife has announced to my son, that his father, me, has turned him into a geek. How, you might ask, can a mother be so mean and unfeeling to her son's feelings at such a tender age? Well, because she isn't telling him anything he doesn't already know...

Last night while sitting on the couch watching Disney Channel's Ned's Declassified School Notes with him... yes, it is a good show, I mentioned that after a recent D&D game I hosted, his character had advanced a level and I was telling him some of the details. He was excited and began to ask some questions when his mom came in and asked what we were talking about. He explained and she the proceeded to tell him that he had been turned into a geek by another geek... his father. But what makes this so funny, at least to me, is that despite the good natured ribbing that she gives he and I, she too is pretty geeky herself...

You see, she proved it by showing us the new Yierd Al Yankovic video, WHITE AND NERDY, which if you can follow along, pretty much details alot of what we as a family or as individuals do or have as hobbies. My wife included. She can quote Monty Python, spends times at Renaissance faires, designs websites and a number of other things mentioned in this video. The video is quite funny and you should check it out. But beware, you might find yourself identifying with it!!!

And do you know what? I like that my son has a bunch of my "geeky" interests... It give us more in common and brings us closer. (And it gives me someone to game with.) Even my daughter wrote on a school assignment, why I am someone she treasures... because I teach her... swordfighting... I can't wait to hear her teacher's reation to that one...

A friend of mine recently made some cool cards that are "Official Card Carrying Geek Cards" so that some of those deserving enough can be Official Card Carrying Geeks! I think that maybe I need to get some and hand them out to my family....

Well, I am off to do more geek work on my family... oh, and let it be known that my wife has agreed to accompany me to spend time together next year at, of all places... GenCon! Who is geeky now?!?!? (Another reason why I love her..)

later!

Gaming and Movie News...

First off, my wife sent me this about the new upcoming Halo Movie that I have posted on before, but mainly about the new video game that is related to HALO the XBOX game. I will have the news article at the bottom of this post. But what I really want to point out, that despite there being a really cool duo at the helm of a new HALO video game and movie, this means that any work on a HOBBIT prequel to the Lord of the Rings movies by Jackson will be pushed even further back! Come on Peter! Get the Hobbit movie rolling! Tolkein fans are dying to have it made! Okay... Now on to the news article, which despite my concern, is really really cool for gamers!


Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh to make new Halo game, original IP
2006/09/27
Microsoft has confirmed that the Academy Award-winning duo Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh (Lord of the Rings, King Kong) are set to create two "new interactive series" for Xbox 360 and XBLA. The first is a "collaborative effort with Bungie Studios to co-create the next great chapter in the Halo universe."

"It's not Halo 3," said Scott Henson, Director of the Game Development Group at Microsoft. "It's a brand new game based in the Halo IP. In a phone conversation with Joystiq, Henson disclosed that writing credits will be given to Jackson and Walsh. As for how the full-fledged game will fit within the continuity of the Halo universe among three installmen ts, a real-time strategy game, and a film, Henson was tight-lipped. "It's going to remain a mystery," he said.

The second title will be an entirely new intellectual property -- "completely from scratch," Henson clarified -- created with the intention of "bringing new audiences into the captivating world of interactive entertainment." The game will be made in conjunction with Wingnut Interactive, a new studio created via a collaboration with Jackson/Walsh and Microsoft Games Studio.

"Fran is a really big gamer and really excited about telling stories through games," said Henson. "We haven't talked about any details and we will when we're ready." If the focus is mass appeal, then Jackson/Walsh -- who managed to make Hobbits cool -- are the best people to have at the helm.

More proof that Star Trek lives!!!

The original Star Trek series will be given a new breath of life with the help of CGI's and digital remastering.

Read more about it in this Yahoo News link...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060901/en_tv_eo/19912


For Trekkies out there, this will be a big gift for them! And it will be nice to see the old crew back up on the Television screen again!


Live Long and Prosper!