Yvette's Inner Geek Blog

Obama’s speech at Grant Park in Chicago last night moved me in a way that I have never before experienced. Even though I was at home with Ben watching it on TV, I didn’t need NBC or CNN to tell me that it was a historic moment. I felt it. Hope.

Hope that our nation will be indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Faith in Obama to lead our country by means of hope instead of fear, and to make responsible decisions for the greater good instead of the partisan good. Hope for our future.

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This adventure, with an all-star political cast, has been making its way around the internet since mid-October for good reason. It’s GREAT. It is a MUST READ if you are a geek who knows anything about current election politics.

It was written by clever geek girl somehedgehog. She deserves all the internet love, money, and fame that you can provide. Thanks to foundinidaho (who was “spudlostinutah” until she moved back home to Boise) for sending it to me in the first place!

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Adventuring Party Politics: The Campaign is Getting Ugly
by somehedgehog

GM:  OK, the bugbear attacks you.  What do you do?

OBAMA: I send one of my 672 henchmen after it.

MCCAIN:  OK, seriously.  Why does he have so many henchmen?  I’m a level 72 ranger and he’s only a level 8 paladin.

OBAMA:  Well, if you’d bought the Grassroots Organizing and Oratory/Colgate Smile proficiencies you could min max it so that you…

MCCAIN: Why is he even IN this campaign? I thought this was supposed to be a high level party.

OBAMA: Well, maybe some people got tired of the grim and squinty “Matterhorn, son of Marathon” shtick you keep doing.  Dude, could you be any less original?

MCCAIN: Oh my god, I did not leave my left nut in a tiger cage in the Tomb of Horrors to spend my Friday nights mopping up after the new kid.

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I received an email from Joan Petrocelli, a senior producer for The Maury Show, who is in search of “self-proclaimed geeks who would have fun getting made over to look different for a day.” The makeover day is Friday, November 7th.

So if you’re interested in participating and can make it to New York for the taping, contact Joan by calling 212-547-8420.

Or, if you’re in New York on Friday and just want to see the geek makeovers in person, you can fill out a form for free tickets.

I’ll try to tune in on Friday to see what they end up doing with the makeover. My hope is that they won’t say disparaging things about geeks and will focus on self-confidence rather than simply “looking great.” I’ve met some seriously geeky looking people with a lot of self confidence who could put beauty queens to shame in a pageant.

Whatever Friday’s Maury Show ends up being about, I’m glad that they’re taking time away from Paternity Pandemonium* for some geek love.

*I wish I were making up that slogan. It’s real.