Tag Archives: Hacking the Holidays
Happy Geekster!
Happy Holiday to all who celebrate, and a cheerful start to Spring Break for all the rest. And cheers to our own Natania Barron who painted the awesome Battlestar Galacticeggs above for a post on one of the other sites she writes for, GeeksAreSexy (which sentiment we whole heartedly agree with). Continue reading
Happy Family Day, Ontario (And Everyone Else)
Happy Family Day to all my peeps in Ontario (Canada)! First celebrated in 2008, Family Day takes place on the third Monday of every February and is intended to give working parents a day dedicated to spending quality time with their families. Today marks the third annual Family Day in Ontario (Alberta and Saskatchewan also […] Continue reading
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Tagged Action Figure, Alberta, Canada, Hacking the Holidays, Ontario, Places, Royal Ontario Museum, Saskatchewan, Star Wars, Toronto
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Wish Your Geek Mate a Happy Valentine’s Day
While some may argue that Valentine’s Day is nothing more than an excuse to support the greeting card and floral industries, I really thing it’s a great idea to have a day set aside for making sure you take a breath from the day-to-day routine and acknowledge the feelings that made you a geek parent […] Continue reading
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Tagged Hacking the Holidays, love, marriage, relationships, Valentine's Day
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LEGO Rings: The Most Romantic Geeky Valentine’s Gift Ever?
So, there are only two days left until Valentine’s Day, and you’re stuck for something really romantic to get for your significant other. Or maybe you have some ideas, but find yourself frustrated with the difficulty of finding something that meets your (and your significant other’s) geeky sensibilities as well as your romantic ones.
Well, you […] Continue reading
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Tagged Hacking the Holidays, Jewelry, Lego, rings, Toys and Technology, Valentine's Day
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Five Great Geeky Chick Flicks for Valentine’s Day
In a year when the top chick flicks involve vampires, it’s hard to say what makes a geeky chick flicks stand out from the rest of the genre. But it’s safe to say geek women are drawn to films with intelligent dialogue, an interesting premise, a strong female lead and a leading man who’s quirky […] Continue reading
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Tagged Armchair Geek, Hacking the Holidays, Movies
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10 (More) Geeky New Year’s Resolutions
Repeat after me: “I hereby resolve that in the new year I…”
1. Will faithfully read every new xkcd, Penny Arcade and of course Dork Tower strip as it appears. If the joke in a strip is too esoteric for me, I will of course promptly Google it and subsequently pretend that I understood it immediately.
2. […] Continue reading
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Tagged Everything Else, Hacking the Holidays, iPhone, New Year, Penny Arcade, Top 10
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New Year’s Ball Drop X 11,000
Roanoke Ball Drop
The Science Museum of Western Virginia in Roanoke, Va., is located on the fourth and fifth floors of a downtown building with an atrium. For New Year’s they encouraged kids and adults to line the stairs and balcony walls and drop balls to ring in the new year. To make it more kid-friendly, […] Continue reading
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Tagged Hacking the Holidays, New Years
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Happy New Year From GeekDad!
From the entire GeekDad family, here’s hoping 2010 (Y2kda? MMX?) is better in every unit of measurement you can think of! Here are a few things we’re looking forwards to this year as well:
GeekDad 2.0: Hopefully will roll out in the 1st quarter sometime. New community features, with the chance for members to submit their […] Continue reading
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Tagged Hacking the Holidays, New Years
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Not Such a Wonderful Life: Watching a Holiday Classic with The Next Generation
Sometime between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day each year, I pop in a copy of Frank Capra’s holiday classic, It’s a Wonderful Life, and swim in the sentimentality of community. This season, my 9-year-old son jumped into the pool with me. Continue reading
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Tagged christmas, Everything Else, Frank Capra, generations, Hacking the Holidays, Holiday, It's a Wonderful Life, Movies, New Years, sentimental, viewing
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12 Geeky New Year’s Resolutions
Every year people make the same ridiculous New Years resolutions that they know darn well they won’t keep. Here are 12 geeky New Years resolutions that for the most part, I actually plan on keeping. Continue reading
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Tagged Arduino, DIY, Everything Else, green, Hacking the Holidays, Lego, Megacon, nerdapalooza, Star Wars
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