S#*$

I just got an email from lulu.com that my CD’s won’t work because they are mono and they require stereo.

They did not tell me they required stereo files when I made the CD’s.

So whoever tried to order them - please email me privately and I’ll burn you the CD’s you want. They won’t have pretty artwork, but at least you’ll get them…

Grumble.

Sorry this is late, haven’t felt terribly inspired lately. We have a new contest, I’ll do a random drawing of emails I get for free shirts! Whoo! Thanks to the sponsor, Splitreason.com.

Hopes, thoughts, and prayers are with the people who are affected by Katrina.

Forgot to mention we have new forums at TSFPN.com!


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OK, t-shirts are available! Here’s the deal - to save money, for me and you, I had to order in bulk, so the only sizes I have are L and XL currently. If you want another size, email me and I’ll make a note to put it in the next order. If you are interested in black, or the breast pocket design, let me know and I’ll make a note of that as well (do these in email, not in order, because I want to be able to send you your order when you make it.)

If you’re international, email me and we can discuss shipping charges, then make your purchase through the donation button.

US Shipping - $3

Confusing enough? Well, if you have questions, feel free to email me.

You can also purchase my CD’s of earlier shows as well. CD 2 should be available today.

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Interestingly enough, I cover a lot of ground here in about 20 minutes. Go me. Shows what preparing can do for you. New podcast, tshirts coming very soon, CD’s available now, and this is the Geek Ladies’ Show, and a geeky guy thrown in for flavor.

Thanks again to Split Reason, our Sponsors to save the Phenomenauts:
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Yar, I’m hijacking the feed today to announce my new podcast, I Should Be Writing. I hope you enjoy it and subscribe to it. The regular Geek Fu will come back this weekend.

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I Should Be Writing | Show 1

Last Geek Music cast! From now on, I’ll be doing features on Jason Adams’ podcast, Random Signal, to introduce music. But we go out with the Beatnik Turtles, and talk about games for 2 players, Firefly, and discussions on why throwing a bunch of geeks in the middle of an ocean is not the best idea, for me, anyway.

Thanks again to our Sponsors to save the Phenomenauts:
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My Odeo Channel (odeo/b24793b97f50478b) (yeah, I really messed up Odeo… what’s it to ya?)

Kinda disjointed this podcast. I break my promise about this being my last geek music podcast, but I make it up to you guys who don’t like the music by a) playing it at the end and b) not cheating you out of the essay, which is about Douglas Adams.

The deal with the music is that the Phenomenauts need money - they had their bus do very bad things in Nebraska, which Mike Mennenga tells me is a horror in itself. They are now suffering from several thousands of dollars in repair bills. They and the Epoxies cannot continue the second leg of their tour without these repairs. So, they need help. And I and my sponsor, Split Reason, are willing to reward you for your generosity.

For the next two weeks, the top 5 donators to the Phenomenauts will receive t-shirts from Split Reason, and the top contributor will get a Geek Fu Action Grip t-shirt. Be sure to mention in the paypal transaction that you’re coming from Geek Fu Action Grip, or you won’t be entered into the contest!

Thanks a lot to my sponsor, Split Reason, for helping me help the Phenomenauts.

Other stuff: partnership with Random Signal, geek shower gel, and the mourning of Douglas Adams.

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(oh, and I’ll be getting Geek Fu tshirts in soon, so we’ll be able to start selling! Woot!)

 
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The essay made it into the MP3 file completely unedited, so sorry about that. I’ve fixed it. I’m not going to post it as a new enclosure, but if you want to download a fresh copy, you are free to do so.

I do NOT have RSS-fu, and am unsure how to get the old file out of my feed. I’m hoping it will update on its own. I have noticed the RSS seems to lag behind if I ever edit it. Multiple apologies for all the confusion, especially if you download two copies of the podcast…