Reason #5642 why Felicia Day is a Geek Goddess!

This video has been floating around the internet for a few days now, but I figured it deserved a post here on geek-tastic. com. Felicia Day has done a video for NASA of all people about galaxies colliding. It is a fun watch. The best part though is genius that Day is she admitted to not knowing much about Astronomy. So what did our girl Felicia do before she filmed this piece. She downloaded 20 books on Astronomy to her Kindle just to educate herself so she could thoroughly understand what she was saying and now she claims she can't stop. This woman is my geek girl idol!!!!

Velma The Monster Slayer

 

I absolutely adore this image.  It's Velma and Scooby Doo from the Scooby gang as they would appear if the world were overrun by zombies and vampires.  The image was created by flickr user Dr. Monster, and damn if this isn't something I'd kill for to have on a t-shirt.

 

But where is the rest of the Scooby gang you ask?  Where's Shaggy, Fred and Daphne?  Well, look closely at the van behind our intrepid monster hunters and you'll see a sad message painted onto the front which reads "RIP S+F+D".  It looks like the rest of the Scoobies didn't make it.  The zombies or vampires must have gotten them.  Now, Velma and Scooby stand alone to face the undead hordes. They look ready though.  Velma has her shotgun and her wooden stake.  She's also got her crucifix.  The Misery Machine is loaded up with extra ammo, gasoline and what has to be the biggest wodden stake I've ever seen before. 

 

This is definitely a woman you don't want to mess with. Monsters of the world, beware.

Random Sadness

 

 

I wanted to include this as part of our irregular Random Awesomeness feature, but as awesome as it it, this image just makes me so sad.  This is the cover for the November 2nd issue of the New Yorker.  It was created by artist Chris Ware, and a sadder statement of our modern culture I don't think I've ever seen. 

 

What makes me so depressed by looking at this is knowing entirely how accurate it is.  You and I both know that this Saturday night, this scene will be playing out in suburbs all over America as parents twitter and update their facebook status.  I can see the tweets now.  "Trick 'r Treating with my kids.  Hope they get good candy so I can steal it later."

 

What has our world come to?  Is it just me?  Am I just a curmudgeonly old man who can't get with our modern times?

 

(Via BoingBoing)

Join The Mighty Klingon Empire

 

 

This is a viral video that's been making the rounds all over the interwebs this week. Most people are speculating that it's a viral video intended to promote Star Trek 2, but those people are idiots. It's far more likely that this is something that was made to promote the Star Trek MMO that will be coming out next year, which is a lot sooner than we'll be seeing Star Trek 2 (which doesn't even have a script yet).

 

Is it possible that it's a viral video for a movie that hasn't even gone into production officially yet? Yeah, but it's also possible that I made this video on my own in my basement over the course of 4 weeks of animating with no sleep whatsoever. Just because something is possible doesn't always mean that it's likely to be true. Consider that my personal bit of wisdom to you for today.

 

And for those of you who don't speak Klingon Fluently, the kind folks over at Trekmovie have gone to the trouble of translating the narration for you. Here's their rough estimate of what the video says.

 

We are members of the Klingon Empire!
We have argued with many dozen planets
and we expand to many more every day
Do you want to influence the planet?
But how?

 

Let's go, we are coming, join us!
Contribute to the enjoyment of Klingon planets
The Empire is good for everyone
The Civilization brings wealth, competitions and good food.
Our Klingon "yeni cheri" are brave, many and fair.

 

Take spoils from the invasions, and many solders join the Empire
The Empire powerfully protects the important planet from the influence and possible decaying that the dictator (brings ... does something with ....)
Put down your small weapons

 

Open your hearts
and join the Klingon Empire.
Get ready but conquer
Get justice now!

 

The very end of the video is actually a web address written in klingon. That web address is for a site called tlhingan.org. If you go there, you'll find some more Klingon propaganda stuff as well as some really cool desktop wallpapers taken from images in the video. Wallpapers like this.

 

 

 

I think we can all agree that's pretty damned cool. The site is definitely worth checking out, especially if you're a fan of Klingons and their glorious imperial propaganda.

How The American Revolution Should Have Been Fought

 

 

It's the story of a fledgling rebellion facing off against the tyranny of an evil empire.  No, I'm not talking about Star Wars, I'm talking about the American Revolution.  I have to admit though, if the American Revolution had included fierce lightsaber battles, maybe the kids of today would know their history better.

 

As a picky Star Wars nerd though, I can't help but point out that it would be more appropriate if the british soldiers weilded the red lightsabers and Washington and his men had the green ones.  Afterall, red is the color of evil. 

 

Red coats = red sabers.

 

(Via Geekstir)

The Best Halloween Food Item Ever - The Meat Hand

 

Behold the single creepiest food item I think I've ever seen.  The Meat Hand.  Yes, it's completely edible.  It's made out of meatloaf.  The fingernails are onion slices, so is the wrist bone.  The skin is browned cheese and there's some ketchup thrown in there as well to give the meat that bloody redish tone.

 

If you're throwing a Halloween party this weekend and are looking for the ultimate creepy food to serve your guests, the Meat Hand has to be at the top of your list. 

 

To see how to make your own, you can check out the instructions here.

 

I totally want to make one of these.  But this begs the question, do I eat from the palm, or the fingers?

Cup of Tears

 

What the hell is this? A Samurai film in space? Fuck yeah! I just randomly found this, but it's apparently a film that comes out next year. I have no idea who stars in it, or who made it, but god damn if every single second of this trailer didn't just blow my mind.

 

I'm not typically one who likes films that are shot almost entirely on green screen. Sure, Sin City was awesome, but more often than not the super stylized films get lost along the way and end up more like The Spirit than anything else. This though, wow. Every shot shown in the trailer made me want to cry from the sheer beauty of them. Cup of tears indeed.

 

I must see this film.