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May 2018 fulfill promises, bring joy, and push you to exceed your goals.
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Musical Christmas Wishes by Chewbacca & Deep Space Nine
Although the Star Wars and Star Trek fandoms have not always gotten along entirely peacefully, I hope that the two fan videos below show that singing is a pastime shared across the divide.
Take it away, Chewbacca and the crew of Deep Space Nine.
Silent Night by Chewbacca via How It Should Have Ended
“Merry Wookie Christmas from HISHE and James Covenant! (http://tinyurl.com/jkc9f7l)
The brilliant idea for “Chewbacca Sings Silent Night” was actually created in 1999 by Scott Andersen (story here: http://room34.com/chewbacca/) and since then his audio has been shared many times, often without crediting him. You can download the original at the link above, or better yet support his genius by hiring him for web design at http://room34.com
“With Scott’s “blessing” and in honor of Christmas and Star Wars season, James Covenant (creator of the awesome Star Trek “Make It So” video: https://youtu.be/oiSn2JuDQSc) was inspired to create this new video for our channel to wish you all a very Star Wars Christmas!”
Captain Sisko & the DS9 Ensemble sing “Wonderful Deep Space Nine” by John C. Worsley
“In the grand tradition of Star Trek captains singing holiday standards, for your consideration: ‘Wonderful Deep Space Nine’ sung by Captain Sisko, Major Kira, Constable Odo, Lieutenant Commander Worf, Chief O’Brien, Congenial Barkeep Quark, Plain Simple Garak, and the rest of the Star Trek: DS9 ensemble. Special appearances by Morn, Martok, Moogie, and Vorta Iggy Pop.
Apologies to Berman, Piller, Brooks, Visitor, Farrell, Auberjonois, Siddig, Shimerman, Meaney, Dorn, Robinson, Eisenberg, Lofton, Grodenchik, Alaimo, Biggs, Marshall, Jens, de Boer, Barrett, Sadler, and Combs.”
We’re vacationing for the rest of the year. Until 2018, Happy Merry!
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Thanksgiving Break
Time for the annual turkey day! We’ll be off for the next week or so for Thanksgiving.
If you’re celebrating, hope you’ll have a good one!
Image: screenshot from the World of Warcraft Critter Gitter achievement with turkeys
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Some things are just too silly not to share!
Happy New Year 2017!
Happy New Year, everyone!
May 2017 both delight and challenge you.
Ours definitely holds promise: Apart from some significant personal events, 2017 is also the 100th anniversary of Finnish independence. Hooray! I’m so thrilled to be alive when a big anniversary like this rolls around. And, coincidentally, Worldcon 75 will be in Helsinki August 9-13, 2017. Not yet sure what kind of a trip we could manage, but it sure would be fantastic to go. Might we see you there?
Image by Eppu Jensen
Seasonal and Geeky Trees
Here’s a few of our favorite brilliant and inventive Christmas trees from around the web.
A hilarious Cookie Monster Christmas tree by imgur user enhydralutris45:
An ingenious Star Wars tree by Amy at DIY Candy (with how-to instructions):
Kathryn Burnett’s fantastic Harry Potter tree (from North News via Bored Panda):
And finally, a little less extravagant but no less charming, a small Hunger Games tree from Hunger Games Lessons, with a helpful how-to:
We’re vacationing for a week or so. Until then, Happy Merry!
Hey, look! We found a thing on the internet! We thought it was cool, and wanted to share it with you.
Happy New Year 2016!
May 2016 exceed your expectations in delightful and challenging ways.
Image by Eppu Jensen
Let It Snow ST:TNG Style
Oh, the weather outside is frightful enough for a cuppa of… tea, Earl Grey, hot.
Star Trek Christmas Song Make It So via All For-Events
(Poor Wesley!)
We’re vacationing for a week or so. Until then, Merry Christmas!
Hey, look! We found a thing on the internet! We thought it was cool, and wanted to share it with you.
Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?
Bueller Bueller Bueller from blc3211
(It’s the eve of Thanksgiving in the U.S.; no-one around.)
Some things are just too silly not to share!
Happy Halloween!
What’s a party without munchies? Make some mini monster eyeball treats for yours from donuts and candy with this how-to by Ashley Rose at Sugar & Cloth; photo by Jared Smith.
Happy Halloween!
Image by Jared Smith via Sugar and Cloth
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Geeks eat, too! Second Breakfast is an occasional feature in which we talk about food with geeky connections and maybe make some of our own. Yum!
Feasts and Fools
Halloween will soon be upon us. The origins of this holiday are obscure. It is often connected with the Gaelic festival of Samhain, which marked the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter, but Halloween, at least as popularly celebrated today in the US and some other countries, has wider connections. It is an example of a type of holiday found in many cultures: the “feast of fools.”
Co-Geeking 
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