This past summer I successfully read Dune for the first time after at least ten failed attempts. In part, I think those earlier aborted attempts were due to my failure to connect with the book, but there was definitely another factor that definitely had an impact: the length. The version of Dune that I finished was nearly 800 pages long and required a serious time commitment on my part. Fortunately for me, I was working nights for a while and had some time on my hands but that was not my normal schedule. Though I enjoyed the book, I came to one inescapable conclusion: it was way too long. Continue reading
Category Archives: Geek Life
Old School Pizza: Nostalgia Done Right
There’s nothing quite like playing beach volleyball when the majority of people you know are freezing to death back home. While most of my friends were complaining about the cold snap over New Year’s holiday, I was fortunate enough to be vacationing in Florida. I should mention that I’m a big foodie, so when I go anywhere I prefer to find local spots to fill my belly with new experiences. One night during my sojourn, I found myself craving pizza and I asked the friend I was staying with if there were any local pizza places. His answer was no, which wasn’t really surprising given that we were in an area of the country that has a large population of retirees, but I must admit that his disconsolate face harshed my party buzz. What is a fellow to do?
Filed under Geek Life, Kurt Klein
Geek Fuel Q&A with Kate Stephenson
We’ve been talking to the folks over at Geek Fuel since they were still in the middle of their Kickstarter campaign, which was, of course, completely successful. Since then, they sent us a cool box of goodies, and recently, Kate Stephenson answered a bunch of questions that we had about the service itself, how it distinguishes itself from other similar subscription services, and what the plans are for the future!
Therefore I Geek: How would you describe the mission of Geek Fuel? Continue reading
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Geek Fuel Unboxing
Geek Fuel contacted us a while ago regarding their monthly subscription service to a box full of cool, geeky items. Andrew unboxes the first installment here for the first time. This month’s box includes a megablox Halo figure, Princess Bride playing cards, a cool mini-poster with a LOTR themed recipe, a geek fuel t-shirt, and a special edition of Issue #1 of Valiant’s Armor Hunters.
Therefore I Geek 