What Happened Lincoln Logs?

A Police Station, Two Jails and Cannons

My Dad was an engineer so I had lots of toys for which building was a part of the playing. We had an infinite number of Legos and Tinker Toys and an Erector Set that sort of scared me in it's complexity. In fact, I don't remember doing much with that one, although I remember my Dad building things. Ah, I see what he did there, sneaky bugger. Even with him stealing my toys, I had a fantastic time building stuff.

Sith Heads - A Star Wars: The Old Republic Podcast (SWTOR) Episode 6

Ah, there's nothing like the smell of blaster fire in the morning! If you've been playing Star Wars: The Old Republic and you haven't been listening to the Sith Heads Podcast, then you have been missing out. We just published our sixth episode, in which we discover that when the Sith Lord is away, his companions strut around the ship in nothing but boxer shorts. No, really, these are the kinds of details you need to know and if you're not listening, the boxers or briefs question will go unanswered. Catch up on all the latest news, get some great tips, and probably get a good laugh or two along the way. This is the podcast you're looking for! 

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The GeekMoms Podcast #13 Wow, Lady Gaga and Angry Birds

In this episode I'm joined once again by GeekMom Jules Sherred to talk about games, games, games!Jules has been working on putting together a fantastic assortment of panels and guests for the GottaCon gaming convention on February 3-5 in Victoria, British Columbia and she shares all the details. We also talk about bridging the gap to bring gamers from one niche, say PC games, to another, like RPGs.


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Music: Rebecca Angel

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Spartacus: Vengeance Cast Interview and Giveaway!

Spartacus: Vengeance
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This week I was thrilled to participate in a conference call interview with four cast members from Spartacus: Vengeance, which has it's third season premiere on Starz on January 27th. The call included cast members Lucy Lawless, Liam McIntyre, Peter Mensah and Viva Bianca who spent over an hour talking with all of us about their characters, where the show is going, and the challenges of filming such an intense series.

Hey Nerf...Where Are The Girls?

This weekend my husband went out with our daughters and bought himself them some new Nerf guns. They did not even remotely need these as we already have enough to equip the entire neighborhood, but that was irrelevant. Why? Because there's this super-cool, new, never before seen, must have technology that shoots little discs instead of the traditional darts. It was inconceivable that he leave the store without equipping the girls with these snazzy new toys. After all, Nerf is a staple in the geek toy arsenal.