geektitude Show Notes for 5.04.2016 @ 5:30pm PDT
Guest Interview: Mandy from Wekk Podcast
#KeepItGeek this Week (The geeky stuff we did this week)
News (Covering 5/1/2016-5/4/2016)
Civil War Poll Finds Fans Want A Black Widow Movie Most of All
Avengers: Infinity War Won’t Include Any Marvel TV Characters?
Power Rangers: very different new costumes revealed
Feature – Geek Moms
From Andrew J. Bartlett one of the occasional co-hosts of “Mating Habits of the Modern Geek”
Dear Mom,
You don’t listen to podcasts much, but this letter is being written as a submission to a particular podcast, called “Geektitude”. As the name suggests, it’s a podcast that revolves around the multitude of aspects regarding geek culture; a culture in which your loving eldest resides and has made a loving home for thirty-plus years.
And on this particular Mother’s Day, I thought you should know: it’s all your fault. From the days of letting me watch “Quantum Leap” and “Back to the Future” with you, thus falling in love with the idea of Science Fiction (and most especially time travel), to pushing my literacy and love of the written word to a level of such voracity that it crushes my soul when I hear friends and loved ones utter the phrase (without irony): “I don’t really… read.”
It was you who pushed my creativity, challenging me to think outside of boxes within boxes; to help put a level of humility into said creativity, which helped cultivate my sense of humor – to be able to laugh at myself more so than I would at anyone else. Through that guidance, that support, I have garnered friendships and connections that have led to this – a letter being written for you, for Mother’s Day, to help thank (but overall blame) you for helping in the development of the geek you know and love, today.
This letter should come as no surprise to you, as it doesn’t normally take a “special occasion” for said gratitude to be expressed. However, with this letter, a larger audience (consisting of not just the listeners, but also the host who will read this letter aloud) will be made aware of how grateful I am to have you as a mother, one who is constantly building and respecting the geek you have created. And, you know, when it comes down to it, regardless of what happens because of it: it is all your fault, after all.
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom.
With love,
Andrew
From Tee Morris:
My mom never really understood my nerdiness. All she knew was her child was not a sports kids, like his older brother and she was supportive of what captured my attention which was Science Fiction and Fantasy. When I was in my teenage years, I got a ColecoVision gaming console. State of the art for the 80’s and in high demand but my dad went above and beyond and found one in Richmond. While my mom didn’t really understand or enjoy video games like the ones I played on ColecoVision, Zaxxon and Donkey Kong in particular, I found out that she did enjoy Q*bert, the game when you were hopping from cube to cube, avoiding the nasty monster that came after you while you tried to clear levels. (If you still don’t know the game, watch Wreck It Ralph. Q*bert is in there.)
The thing is, I didn’t know exactly how geeky my mother was about Q*bert.
It turns out when she would clean house (my mom was old school like that),
