Yvette's Inner Geek Blog

It’s hard to believe that almost two years have passed since Ben and I went to Comic Con in San Diego. I loved it and wanted to start going every year… but last year I couldn’t go because of my class schedule and Ben’s work schedule. And this year isn’t happening either, which is extra sad because I’m going to miss out on seeing my friends from Cincinnati who are going for the first time.

But don’t throw me a pity party just yet. This time next week I’ll be at WonderCon in San Francisco! WonderCon is basically Comic Con Jr. in a different city at a different time of year and with not as many headlining geek celebrities. Now I just need to get through the next couple days of deadlines and maybe catch up on my sleep a little. I’m very excited, see also: sleep deprived. Going to fix that now, hopefully!

The fledgling barn swallows have learned to fly. Only two were in the nest this morning after my class, and one more came fluttering in while I was standing there.

They are still smaller than their mother and their feathers are muted suggestions of more brilliant colors to come. Their beaks were tiny little pinpoints; so different than the baby bills they had just last week. Well, that was my impression until mama bird swooped in with some extra nutrition—they can still open their mouths to a proportionally frightening size. If they’re still that flexible in the chompers next week, I’m guessing they’ll just eat the mama bird to satisfy their hunger… for… BRAINZ!

Hrm. Sorry about that. I just read the first issue of North 40 (comic book published by Wildstorm) so there are some zombie and Cthulhu-like ideas floating around in my head right now. I can be very impressionable when I’m paying attention.

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The weather was perfect this evening. After a short date at the crowded library (not quite the geek-romantic scene you might be picturing), Ben and I drove into the foothills near our house and discovered a little lookout at the end of a road. I’d cleverly placed that camera in my purse for moments like these, so you can share our view:

Not too shabby for a Tuesday night. The sunset, the twinking lights, the lake, the mountains… the opportunity to procrastinate instead of doing homework.