Archive for February, 2009


Seattle Geek Shootout #1!

Here’s a plan @brucephenry, @geekgiant, and I hatched on Twitter. We noticed there’s quite a few Seattle Geeks who love to go shooting, and thusly determined we should all go shooting together. So here’s the plan:

WHERE: Wades Eastside Guns and Outdoor Range
13570 Bel-Red Road, Bellevue, WA 98005
WHEN: Tuesday, March 10th at 7pm, until we abandon ship for beer (Wades closes at 10pm)
COST: Lane rental is $15 for the first person, $10 for each additional on the lane up to three people. Gun rental is as little as $8, or bring your own. Targets are $.25 – $1 each, depending on size.
WHY: Who doesn’t like to blow stuff up? All geeks are welcome, whether Republicans, Democrats, marksmen, n00bs, or anything in between.

So before you leave for Austin, come get your cowboy on with us. Please RSVP with a comment so I know how many people to plan for. Also, please use the #SGS1 hashtag on Twitter to pass the word along, and feel free to bring a friend!

UPDATE: SGS1 has come and gone, and it was a lot of fun! 13 people showed up, and we had a blast.

If you’ve be interested in giving Seattle Geek Shootout another go, please leave a comment. I’ve be happy to organize another one, perhaps on a Monday, when the range is a little less crowded.

If you are interested in reading something awesome, I highly recommend the Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O’Malley. Book 5 (“Scott Pilgrim vs. The Universe”) just came out*, and though I got home late last night when I saw that Amazon pre-ordered package waiting for me in my room, I knew I’d be reading the whole darn thing that night. I ripped open the package and -gasp!- this volume was unlike any of the previous ones. It was, well, shiny. The cover has this iridescent metallic finish on it, and that, combined with O’Malley’s art (much of which has been my laptop wallpaper over the past few years), made me sort of want to frame it. To be sure, the Scott Pilgrim books are all easy reads, but these graphic novels are so funny each volume leaves you pining for the next one. The characters are fun and feel like friends you might have, the plot is ridiculous and yet somehow believable due to the lovableness of the characters, and the geeky gamer and music nerd jokes are plentiful. I won’t give up any of the plot, but if that last sentence appealed to you, I would recommend the series.

*Technically, this book comes out February 18th, but if your preorder things on Amazon (like moi) sometimes you get them a few days early and get to write a preview in your blog. Win!

SSW2 was, in a word: awesome.

Here’s a little video from Q13 Fox (I make an itsy bitsy appearance about halfway through), but I’d also recommend reading Anthony Steven’s reflections on the weekend (as usual, he does an excellent job!).

I’ll be posting details about my team’s project soon later, must recover a bit first. Soooo tired. And happy. :-) Seattle rocks.

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