So as I have mentioned before, my blogging typically means I am procrastinating in some form or another. (Right now it is the fact that I need to take out the trash...) Thus, here we are updating my blog!
As I write this I am watching Tabletop, Geek & Sundry's awesome gaming show with @WilW. I love that they have couples on this show, this episode in the form of @YuriLowenthal and his wife @TaraPlatt. Gaming is definitely something that can bring people together, and I love to see that being portrayed. Which is a perfect segue into the gist of my post today!
Over the last couple weeks I have been nerding out like nobody's business. My Fiance and a group of our friends have taken up playing Heroclix! It's a tabletop game where you each make a team consisting of your favorite DC, Marvel, or Indy Comics characters. (There are also Halo Heroclix, Street Fighter, Lord of the Rings, Assassins Creed and Neca has plans for more to come.) And then you fight. Hellboy vs. Master Chief, who wouldn't wanna see that? Despite being a bit of a money-hole, (if you aren't careful, there are plenty of cheap ways to get clix) the whole game is really fun. The rules are a bit intimidating at first, but after a few rounds you figure it out. It seems like each Friday we are all playing, and every week at least one or two new people join.
The thing I love about this is that it's getting several different groups of friends together. We're playing with people who under normal circumstances I may not be inclined to hang out with. The game is really the glue to it all. It makes me think of all the people who claim that gamers are not social, or that they all live in their parents basement eating Cheetos and grinding on WoW all day. Gamers come in all types. Included in our group are 3 couples, parents, people in their 30's, people in their early 20's, people with full time jobs, people in school, people who party and people who are more laid back. The common factor is that we all love superheroes, and we all like pretending for a little while that we are one.
Which brings me back to nerding out. In addition to my excitement about Heroclix, I am also catching up on some comic reading. Particularly in the DC universe. I was always a Marvel girl, growing up around my dad's old Iron Man comics, but DC is growing on me. I've taken up Suicide Squad (possibly my new favorite), Catwoman, Birds of Prey, Teen Titans, Batgirl, Batman and Robin, and I am also reading the Gotham City Sirens from a couple years ago. It's been really exciting to have both the game and the comics going at the same time, since the understanding and love of both feed off of each other so well.
Anyways, I definitely recommend checking out both Tabletop and Heroclix! A must for any gaming or comic fan.
So, I thought that I would share some of the things that are causing me to procrastinate today. Here are a few links to awesome things that will totally make you put off those dishes and that car that needs its oil changed!
The Tardis Towel!
This is pretty fantastic. Thinkgeek now has a Doctor Who Tardis beach towel, and for only 20 bucks! Perfect for losing that wintery computer glow.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/miscellaneous/ec65/
Also: GIANT GOOGLY EYES. http://www.mcphee.com/shop/products/Giant-Googly-Eyes.html
Next up, for your viewing pleasure, Geek & Sundry's show Tabletop has a new episode up today, with Wil Wheaton (as always), Felicia Day, Sandeep Parikh and Steve Jackson. They play the awesome tabletop card game Munchkin, and I must say it was one of the funniest episodes so far. You can watch the episode here, and check out the new Guild Munchkin expansion pack here!
If you haven't already heard Neil Gaiman's inspiring address to the graduating class at the University of the Arts, go watch it right now. For anyone with any creativity in their body this will in some way inspire, encourage or compel you to "Make good art." Check it out at http://vimeo.com/42372767.
And lastly for the Twitter junkies out there, for Friday's #FF, check out @WilWheatons_Cat, who has the greatest conversations with @WilW and his wife, @AnneWheaton. "I wear a bow tie name tag. Bow ties are cool!"
Okay, I'm off to try and get something done! I banish thee Internets!
