Geek Q for February 24, 2012

Shevi’s Geek Q for today: 134 (pretty good!)

Activities: played Monty Python Fluxx with my husband and daughter, and we had the great time. (We're all huge Monty Python geeks.)

Ate: homemade lentil soup

Fun level: high

Creativity level: low

Brain activity: good, although I did have to play the "My brain hurts" card at one point. 

Daily Geek Quotient (or GQ)

Shevi’s Geek Q for today: 124

Activities: Word games at the library. Played Big Boggle, Taboo, and You've Been Sentenced

Fun level: Pretty good

Creativity level: Not bad. Taboo and You've Been Sentenced lead to some really creative thinking

Brain activity: High

Daily Geek Quotient (or GQ)

Shevi’s Geek Q for today: 142 (Genius!)

You CAN get happiness in the mail! I ordered Professor Layton and the Last Specter, and it arrived today! 

I've already started playing it, and it's so much geeky fun. I know it's not as great as Professor Layton and the Unwound Future, which is the best video game EVER (anyone with a heart would have to shed a few tears at the end of that game), but who cares? It's still a Professor Layton game with all those wonderful puzzles. 


The only problem is that the battery on the Nintendo DS started dying, and I couldn't find the charger, so I couldn't play more than a few minutes. Of course, that just gives me something to look forward to when the DS is fully charged. I'm so happy, I'm geeking out! Yes!

Daily Geek Quotient (or GQ)

Shevi’s Geek Q for today: 143 (High!)

Activities: Geeking out with excitement to find out TWO of my books are now available at Amazon in PAPERBACK, Dan Quixote: Boy of Nuevo Jersey and  Toren the Teller’s Tale! Yes! Also went the local comic book store to for a games evening. Played Fluxx, which is silly and a lot of fun, Bohnanza, which was kind of fun, and Ingenius, which is very clever. 

Ate: Sweet potato sushi from the Shoprite (it wasn't fresh, so it wasn't very good) and a California roll from the local pizza place, which was delicious


Wore: A steampunk angel t-shirt (from ThinkGeek) and one of my new prism necklaces

Bought: Put the Monty Python version of Fluxx in my Amazon shopping cart, although I haven't bought it yet

Fun level: Great!

Creativity level: so-so, because I was working on the library edition of Dan Quixote, and I had to make some changes to the cover. I also added a classroom discussion section on conformity, individualism, and bullying to the end of the book

Brain activity: Between all the formatting and playing intelligent games, very active

I figured out my brand...

I am a geek, and I am very proud of being a geek. When Pink says, "If you're too school for cool" she's talking about me. Who cares what's cool and what isn't? And why should someone else get to decide for you? I like what I like, and I'm not ashamed to show it. That, to me, is the true meaning of being cool. It's all about being comfortable with who you are, and I love who I am.

I want you to love who you are too.

To this end, I am starting a new feature on this blog: my daily GQ or Geek Quotient.

SHEVI'S GQ FOR TODAY IS: 164 (Very high!)

Purchases: 
Silly cat hat ($8), three necklaces with prism pendants ($20 total), five fantasy novels for children (free because my husband helped the flea-market-stall owner move house), a Tinkerbell cup and a Toy Story cup with little snow globes (2 for $10 from the Disney Store).
Clothes:
ThinkGeek tee with the definition of "interesting" ("oh God, oh God, we're all going to die"), a necklace with a prism pendant, a silly cat hat
Activities: 
Checked out comic books and discussed video games with a flea-market-stall owner, checked out video games at GameStop, checked out the games at Marbles, rode a merry-go-round at the mall--TWICE!
Ate:
Miso soup and sushi for lunch, lentil soup for dinner
Fun level: 
very high
Creativity level: 
low