I have no problem admitting i like nerdy/geeky things. I like computers. I play video games. I watch BSG. I read novels based on the universe created by… But recently things may have gotten a bit out of hand.
I guess it started when i decided to start reading graphic novels. Watchmen, classic. But now i’ve moved on to The Walking Dead. The story follows a group of people trying to survive the zombie apocalypse*. Needless to say it is not smooth sailing. At the end of volume 1, the (anti-?) hero’s 8 year old son shoots and kills his father’s former best friend, who had an affair with our hero’s wife while he was in a coma when the zombies came and now she is pregnant with the dead best friend’s child which the hero assumes is his. Shit breaks down in small groups.
*I’ve often wondered how i would fare during the war against the zombies.
I am now reading the prequel novels to the Dune series that were co written by Frank Herbert’s son and Kevin J Anderson (the Star Wars novelist who isn’t as good as Tim Zahn). Through sheer force of willpower i made it through the final three original novels (Paul becomes a giant god-emperor sand worm… give me a break). I don’t know what made me decide to read the first prequel. I am already mad at technology that appeared 15,000(!) years in the Dune future showing up in the prequels. A scene blatantly rips off Star Trek 6*. I can’t stand it.. And I’m ready for the next one.
*an invisible “no-ship” (does “no-ship” rhyme with cloaked?) positions itself under a ship, fires on another in the hope of starting an inter-galactic incident. I can almost hear Christopher Plummer quoting Shakespeare in Klingon.
Thanks to my friend Patrick, i now have a modded Xbox. This means i can now stream media from my computer to my TV. But most importantly, i can load up the Xbox with emulators and roms and play games for: Atari 2600, Atari 800xl, Amiga, Colecovision, Intellivision, NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, Sega Master System, Game Boy, Arcade, Sega CD, N64, Apple II. Now it means i can either sell or store all of my old games systems with a clear consience. Truth be told most of the games suck. You mean i actually played these as a kid and enjoyed them*. The worst part of this is i haven’t even transferred all of the emulators and roms to the Xbox but i still have filled up its hard drive. Next step: Installing a larger hard drive in my Xbox.
*note to howell: pixie-games?
I’ve done a few other nerdy things like setting up a completely new filling system on my computers hard drive. But i promise all of this is an aberration. I’ll be back to my super cool, suave, emo self soon. In the meantime i have a graphic novel to read.
