The Geek Fu Morning Show

I’ve been gnashing my teeth about the fact that Mirrormask is not coming to NC in the forseeable future, but then I got the opportunity to run a contest to give away Mirrormask swag! So if you are in one of the lucky places it’s coming out, please go see it and tell me how wonderful it is. Stay tuned for the contest info, I’ve got some really cool stuff to give out!

Well, some of you asked for it, more insight into being a geek and a parent. Here ya go.

Wow, check me out: lots of show notes!

Treo Cast (Rita Cast)
Duke Podcasting Symposium
Random Signal
Dave’s Lounge
Eat Feed
Audio Activism
Beyond the Storm
Chapel Hill Comics Zombie Reception
Angi Shearstone
The Signal

 

 Geek Fu #41 - Geeky Parenting [22:54m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Wow. 40. Maybe I should throw a party at 50.

Geeks who run. Check out forums. And a questionable yet clever card game called Gloom.

Geek Fu Forums
Have Games, Will Travel
Random Signal
Autism Run
Dragon Page
Seanachai
American Red Cross
Salvation Army

 

 Geek Fu #40 - Delusions of Grandeur Pt. 2 [20:26m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Pictures! You’ve wanted pictures, you got them. Only, I’m lazy and pointing at my good friend Eric Coker’s photo album. There are three or four pics of me, my husband, and Jason from Random Signal. And yes, you can see that the hair is purple.

There are also pics of the podcasting panel. Which I’m considering putting out on the net, since no one else has done so yet.

Got an email from beth who said:

…I’ll mention a web site I’m involved with that is helping people contact friends and family who are missing, http://www.familymessages.org or http://familymessages.yahoo.net. Anything you could do to help spread the word about the site would be great and help people find each other.

So spread the word.

Sad, then happy.

Congrats to the winners of the Split Reason sponsored random drawing contest!
Send healing thoughts to Derek of Skepticality
The RPG book to benefit the victims of hurricane Katrina: Beyond the Storm

 

 Geek Fu #39.5 - Good Good Things [21:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Whee. I’m back. Promise. Deadlines are achieved, sleep has been accomplished, passive voice is back in full force.

This is my dragoncon podcast, where I intereviewed Dean Haglund because he asked me to.

Show notes. Are there any show notes? Oh, well, I should link to dean, I suspect.

Dean’s site
Chill pak - his invention

Another geek fu will be forthcoming very shortly, back on our regular programming, and announcements of the winner of the t-shirt contest from our sponsor, Split Reason!

 

 Geek Fu #39 - Dean Haglund interview [19:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Got back from vacation to hear “hey, didn’t I tell you, your deadline is Friday” when I already had a deadline on Friday. So I’ve been stressed. Podcasts have suffered.

Then today I got another email, “Oh, can you make it Thursday instead? If not, then first thing Friday is fine.” [emphasis mine]

See, maybe it’s the RPG writer in me, but I tend to believe that when the assignment is due on Friday, that means the end of the day on Friday, meaning I have Friday to work on it. Sigh.

Late nights. No game night (for me). Late podcats. Very very sad.

Donations to Geek Fu have stopped for an indefinite period - if you have spare cash, the nicest thing you can do to show appreciation for my show is to donate to the American Red Cross.

Please give. Things are unbelievable down there.