Sci Fi Channel Going Drama Light?

If you've been following this blog for any length of time you're probably well aware that this geekette is seriously devoted to science fiction books, film, and television. the SciFi Channel is the most often watched on my television with the possible exception of a few choice news network and perhaps G4.

That being said, I'm beginning to feel the first twinges of apprehension about the direction that this favorite of channels seems to be taking for future seasons. Favorite shows have been canceled and not replaced in the past and current favorites such as Stargate Atlantis - The Complete Fourth Season
and Battlestar Galactica - Season 4.0
will not continue beyond this season.

While they are removing these excellent dramas from the air they are bringing new reality TV type shows in by the droves. I understand that there are many people who love reality TV and that this is a HUGE market. My problem is that the SciFi Channel seems to be leaving their loyal and faithful market of years behind in search of the bright shiny shows that are designed to bring in 'new blood' that may not really be genre specific.

Granted, the long awaited prequel to Battlestar Galactica (2003 Miniseries)
, Caprica is in the works and may be a decent replacement for this favorite in my family and Stargate Universe is on the horizon. It just seems so far away for those of us who fear growing fat on nothing other than reality shows and reruns in the meantime. Am I the only one lamenting what seems to be the loss of the last true sci-fi stronghold on television?

Have You Heard About Squidoo?

What's your passion? Everyone has one. Most geeks and geekettes I know have a few. Whether you are passionate about gaming, a specific game, modding computers, a book series, comic book, movie (Star Wars anyone?), or a character in a movie (have I mentioned my lifelong crush on Han Solo?), there is a lens to be made about it. More importantly you can make money from your passion by creating the best of the best of lenses celebrating that passion.

A Squidoo lens can be made for many reasons. Some are made to entertain, inform, educate, excite, entice, persuade, and even to rant about the current state of things. There are so many options that it would be nearly impossible for anyone not to have something to create a lens about.

If, for some reason, you don't need money or have too much as it is(please email me if this is the case, I will be glad to lighten your heavy burden), you can donate the proceeds from your lens to a favorite charity. How cool is that?

I bet you're wondering how much something like this is going to cost, right? Absolutely nothing. It's free. Geeks like free to whether we care to admit or not. It's really nothing to be ashamed of. Gone are the days when you needed to have money in order to make money. There is a lot of work that goes into creating a lens that is worthy of riches and it may take more than a little bit of time and effort but it won't cost you any hard earned cash. If you choose a topic that you are truly passionate about, you can consider it a labor of love--only this one doesn't ask for a ridiculous amount of alimony.

What are you waiting for? Get out there and get started on a Squidoo lens of your very own today. If you need a little inspiration feel free to take a look at a few of mine to help you get started.

Would You Trade Liberty for Security?
Easy Cajun Cooking
Christmas Wrapping Ideas Worthy of the Christmas Spirit
Make Money Affiliate Marketing

I hope these will get your wheels spinning. Now, get out there and create your first Squidoo lens and then come back here and show me the link. I'll be sure to visit and leave a comment in return.

What Geeky Gifts are a Must for Your Christmas List?

I have a family of geeks. There's a mommy geekette (the author of this brilliant little gazette), a daddy geek, and three little geeks (teen, tween, and toddler) who all love geeky gifts this time of year. The current status of the economy however has us seriously watching our geek pennies in search of gifts that are as fun as they are functional.

One such gift that the tween geek in the family my find beneath the geek tree (and what a tree it will be) is one of these nifty Lego Watches. What kid can resist the call of Legos and this particular geek kid happens to be the time Nazi in our family. In other words, this is a gift that he can truly appreciate. His big gift this holiday season though is below. It's time he moved up from the training bicycle to something a little more rough and tumble.




The other geek children each present unique challenges of their own. The teen, of course, wants everything that costs a few robotic arms and legs in the process. She's pretty much out of luck on the high end gifts this holiday season. Hopefully we will find a few little surprises that she neither expects or will shun as somehow inferior to her absolute geek superiority (yes, we say things like this to her face too). She does enjoy studying about Japanese culture and language. She is picking up the language quite nicely. We're thinking of something like this lamp to encourage her pursuit of knowledge about this fascinating culture and language.


The little geekette in training is the easiest to please and to shop for. Unfortunately, she's also the most fun (because she's so easy to please--she likes everything). We want to get her something that will provide hours of enjoyment but also work as an aid to learning. Our choice was a learning toy perfect for any little princess. More importantly, in the right color scheme for our little princess.



When we make one special gift the cornerstone of our Holiday giving and supplement with other gifts that are hand made or low in cost but high in value and you can still have an excellent Christmas suitable for the geek in all of us without creating a budgetary nightmare.