Token Female Gamer

January always inspires thoughts of new years resolutions. Whilst contemplating this year’s set of goals, it became apparent to me that my lists are very much the same from year to year, write more, get out more, dance more, play more, same old same old (boring!)

So I scrapped that idea, and thought, well what about a ‘bigger picture’ take on the whole thing. Which of course bogged me down into the realm of world peace, cure cancer, fight depression, and end world hunger. Scrapped that list also. These vital problems are too large and important for a mere January resolution list.

On the verge of abandoning the whole idea, it occurred to me that maybe I should think of this as a wish list. Pick ten really geeky and totally frivolous things I would love to see happen, however unlikely.

And so, with this post, I release my top ten picks into the geekaverse. May they show up on someone’s to do list, preferably someone who can make shit happen.

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Watch me procrastinate some more. =P
Actually these were some of the links I had saved up for a while. Might as well post them. Yaay FB, my source for fabulous, strange, and enthralling tidbits.

George Takai, the broker of space peace. Star Wars and Star Trek need no longer fight, because there is a new enemy in town. /bow Mr. Takai. Well played.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/mvTCr5Z-0lA

Mario Kart IRL. This would be so incredibly fun to do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=N2dlREU0xT4

Voltron short film. Nice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1g6QJ5TfA7w

Sci-Fi Acapella sung by the Novis Acapella Group. Do you recognize them all? I missed a few. =(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht24mZ7W_r4

Cello Wars – Star Wars Parody, made me smile! Plus some crazy ass cellos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgAlQuqzl8o&feature=share

I fight Dragons – The Geeks will inherit the earth. Best geek song I have heard in a while. ‘I Fight Dragons’ is actually the name of the band. Awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do61etbvpa4

This movie was an automatic add to my queue when I spotted it on the new release list. I am a total sucker for hot Asian guys in fantasy movies. Needless to say my queue is filthy with random Asian movies.

Blame Chow Yun Fat (love Hard Boiled) or maybe Ekin Chen (of the fabulous Storm Warriors). Whatever the case, the little otaku in me goes weak in the knees when served with sword wielding, martial arts masters of the Asian persuasion.

Like most of these random adds, this movie was a complete mystery. Watching these is always a crapshoot, as a pretty poster (or actor) will only take my interest in a movie so far. Sadly, not all that many live up to expectations, though finding out is always entertaining. =)

But the Warrior’s Way was stroke of luck. The poster did not lie, swords, ninjas, and action abounds!

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We have been watching the fourth season of Chuck (on DVD) and the amount of product placements is obscene. So I looked it up, since it really seemed a bit much. Turns out that the show had to create revenue in season three to stay on the air.

I’m happy that there is another season of Chuck, and its sort of entertaining how obvious they have made their plugs, but even I am feeling a bit dirty about the whole thing. I guess the actors and writers are just happy to still have a job. =/

Clearly the whole TV thing is breaking bit by bit and the fix isn’t here yet. I seriously hope that product placement is only a temporary solution.

Felicia Day is my heroine!! If I were a famous actress, this is exactly the sort of thing I would want to do. Running around pretending to be a heroic elf, awesome!

And she wrote this!!!

The show is actually really well done and so worth the ten minutes it takes to watch the first three episodes. Watch it and support the awesomeness that is Felicia Day. =)

Dragon Age: Redemption Episode 1
Dragon Age: Redemption Episode 2
Dragon Age: Redemption Episode 3

Dragon Age: Redemption 1st Episode
This is Felicia Day’s Dragon Age web series and the first episode was just released on youtube. I was pleasantly surprised, as these fantasy shows can end up a bit cheap looking. She did a great job making it fun, engaging, and feasible. In fact I might just go try Dragon Age. =)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-093SQo9NWM&feature=share&noredirect=1

Avengers Movie official Trailer
This movie series that Marvel has pulled off is incredible. Although The Hulk tanked, Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor all did well enough to warrant an Avengers Movie. Hopefully it will come together, with the help of Joss Whedon, and astound us with its magnificence.
http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/marvel/avengers/

Zombie debate – Two zombies discuss what a REAL zombie should be like. Really well done!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcrXH0ytIc8&feature=player_embedded

Portal Super Mario – seems like an obvious combo. =)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WtcGiZelPfk

How did I ever find out about stuff before Facebook?

Enough of these have piled up that it seems like a good time to post them. =D

Roll a D6 – RPG parody of that popular song. =P
http://vimeo.com/23248158

Arcade light switch
http://www.etsy.com/listing/74059377/working-arcade-light-switch?utm_source=OpenGraph&utm_medium=PageTools&utm_campaign=Share

After Portal – What happens outside Aperature. Quite clever really. =)
http://youtu.be/NorZUFfpvC0

Zelda Commercial with Robin Williams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bINUfbLV_0M

I’m such a nerd. HAHAHAH! Guys be more geeky please!
http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6534168/im-such-a-nerd-with-katrina-bowden

What it takes to be a Huntard in WoW. Classic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uTrOc0lfXY

Live action Anime!! Makes the Cosplay all worth it!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsYgqKJr4mE&feature=player_embedded

E3 Booth Babes questioned. There must be some booth babes out there that knew some of these answers. Even one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O18vLXZMMw&feature=player_embedded

Star Wars explained by someone who has only seen bits and pieces of it. =)
http://vimeo.com/2809991

Part of the world Little Mermaid song parody. The geeky version. Hehehehehehehee.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWpjS4JTJKI&feature=player_embedded

Swamp Ass PSA Starring Nathan Fillion – Serious condition that effects millions of gamers each year. Beware!
http://www.break.com/comic-con-san-diego-2011-nerd-machine/swamp-ass-psa-starring-nathan-fillion-2079470

I was fortunate enough to see the new Thor movie last Saturday. That’s right, five days early!! Husband job perk. =D
(Guess that technically makes this a preview, eh, whatever.)

Loved this movie. It managed to find that magic balance between action, computer graphics, humanity, romance, and humor. Yet its still Thor with all sorts of various Marvel nods. Even the lore was spot on (confirmed by my husband) according to the J. Michael Straczynski Thor storyline. (JMS is the guy behind Babylon 5!! <3 B5!)

It should be noted that this is still a Super Hero movie. Suspension of disbelief is a bonus, as is a tolerance for some cheesy moments. But Kenneth Branagh did such a fabulous job directing, the actors were spot on and well picked, the script was actually supportive of the story and the characters, that much of the Super Hero foibles of the past are handled with such grace as to render them inconsequential.

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The new Mortal Kombat Web Series is already on episode 3!!

So worth watching. Production value is incredible, the way they bring Mortal Kombat into the present day is incredible, plot actually makes sense as do character motivations. All in all, as a Mortal Kombat fan, this is a rare treat!!

http://www.youtube.com/profile?annotation_id=annotation_494243&feature=iv&user=machinima#p/c/6656FE6D5A4D6973/1/6s6UiEuCYXA

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a romantic comedy with superhero and computer game tendencies. Scott meets the girl of his dreams and must face down her evil ex-boyfriends to date her.

At first glance this movie seems like just another quirky Michael Cera movie, but blindly lumping it into that odd collection would be a huge injustice. The awesomeness of this movie really sneaks up on you. Not until the end is the full extent of this movie’s brilliance recognizable.

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