The Geek Fu Morning Show

Thanks to those who have emailed me, but Geek Fu is still on hiatus as I recover from the many deadlines I had this month. I’m not dead, I promise. Should have a new one soon.

That is all. The file is fixed now.

So. Ralph Nader instead of Ross Perot in Podcast #55.

And I got the wrong Cheap Ass gamer. The cheapass gamer who mixes videogame music in a podcast and contributes to the Gaming Uncensored Podcast was kind enough to point out that it was the Cheap Ass Gamer, not he, who made the donations I mentioned in Podcast #52. CAG has a podcast, incidentally, if you’re a gamer who likes to save some cash.

• I’m sick. Short podcast, no essay. Things can only improve.
• PodcasterCon is one week away!
• I’m opening Geek Fu to submissions
• Go check out Paul Jenkins’ plot thingy at the Rev Up Review

Just a short Christmas note I recorded on Christmas Eve…. then carried around on my iRiver for a week.

Very sorry.

Got back from holiday travels and then got hit with another cold. So I’m sick again. Will get a podcast up ASAP.

Happy New Year.

And Podcastercon is only 8 days away! I should be well for that. Huzzah!

Apparently iTunes did not catch part 3 in the feed, so I’m reposting it. Apologies to people who get this twice.

Too sick to podcast, or read. Very sorry. Hope to update soon.

So very late. So very sorry.

You have a chance to win swag from the Neil Gaiman/Dave McKean movie, Mirrormask! All you need to do to qualify for our random drawing is fill out this survey. Please note the “not a tool” policy - I don’t do anything with the personal info except contact the winner and then I throw the rest away!

Beyond the Storm is out! Order Now!
Leslie and the Lys: Gem Sweater
Alien EthOS
I was interviewed by The Year of Coffee and Unquiet Desperation

This one is tired and short, and quite late. Sorry about that. Adult language. It’s about plants. And godhood.

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Duke Podcasting Symposium
The Weird Shit Show
Beyond the Storm
Zombie Art Show
Your Move Games

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!

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.

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.

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.

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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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…

For about the last 12 years, I have celebrated my brithday along with Jason from Random Signal, his birthday being July 19 and mine the 25th. We celebrate the 6 days that we are the same age. Not once have I celebrated the fact that, for four days after that, I am the same age as Wil Wheaton.

This must stop.

So happy birthday, Wil, enjoy 33 and I’ll see you there next July 25.

Podcast is recorded. halfway through editing and mixing, Audacity died on me. No time to fix, gotta get ready for a birthday party. Will fix and upload tomorrow. Sorry for the delay.

*grumble grumble need that mac and garageband grumble grumble*