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Sweet Geek Cuisine: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Magrathea Cake
If you’ve got a Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy fan with a birthday coming up, this Magrathea whale cake is easy to make, even if you don’t have much cake decorating experience. Don’t panic! You’ll...
View ArticleTen Geeky Ways to Respond to Your Begging Child
It happens. Your kid gets in a snarky, whiny mood and you are stuck in the car listening to endless complaints and begging. For a brief moment you briefly recall why it is you had kids in the first...
View ArticleThe Unsinkable Starship Titanic
A few years ago, I inherited some of my dad’s book collection when my mum decided to have a clear out. Included in the books were all five volumes of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy...
View ArticleTen Years Later and I’m Still Thankful for All the Fish.
On this day in 2001 Douglas Adams died and the world became a little less nonsensical. He is best remembered for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, which started life as a BBC radio series before...
View ArticleWedding Gifts for Geek Couples
It’s June again and that can only mean one thing, wedding season is once again upon us. Perhaps some of your geek friends are tying the knot this summer and, if so, you will be faced with the dilemma...
View ArticleGeeky Novel Word Counts–How Long Are You In For?
Earlier this week, I found myself in a discussion about the lengths of various novels. It was spurred by two similar conversations I’ve found myself in repeatedly, based on the recent Game of Thrones...
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Happy Towel Day from GeekMom!
Happy Towel Day! Towel Day began in 2001 with the passing of Douglas Adams, the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy and a guy who really knew where his towel was. It was suggested on the...
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Towel Day: The Etsy Shopper’s Guide to The Galaxy
Looking for something to spend your hard earned Altarian Dollars on? Etsy has many options available for the discerning purchaser of Earth-created goods, why not see if something here takes your fancy...
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A Thursday Night Out with Hitchhiker’s Live On-Stage
On Thursday night I headed to Nottingham, towel in hand, to attend The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Show Live! The show featured the original cast from the radio play, Simon Jones, Geoff...
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Campfire Geek
I live in a big city, but this wasn’t always so. I grew up far enough from the nearest metropolis that it was hardly worth heading into town without packing an overnight bag. My son lives with the...
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9 Fictional Beverages You Can’t Have (And Recipes for Them)
In part one of this post, we gave 14 fictional foods and recipes for re-creating them. Now we turn to the potent (and not so potent) potables of our favorite far-off places.
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