While reminiscing on the shuttle program here on GeekMom, it was hard not to think about where we were and what we were doing when Challenger exploded. Helene McLaughlin (Me) I was only three and a half when it happened, so I have no memory of the actual event. However, I remember being very young […]
Continue ReadingChallenger… simply the word evokes memories of one of the worst disasters of the NASA space program. While we will always remember that final mission, Challenger’s legacy is so much bigger. In the late 70’s Challenger, then known as STA-099, was constructed as a testbed vehicle to test NASA’s new lighter airframe. STA-099 was subjected […]
Continue ReadingToday marks 10 days until the final launch of a NASA Space Shuttle into space. What a ride it has been! GeekMom will be paying tribute to the shuttle program over the next 10 days in preparation of Atlantis’s final “Blast Off!” with STS-135. The last 30 years of the shuttle program have provided so […]
Continue Reading*** Warning this post contains spoilers about A Good Man Goes To War and may refer to previous episodes of Doctor Who. If you haven’t watched the episode or don’t want to be surprised do not read further. **** Half the season is over… wow what a ride! I’ve been on vacation this past week […]
Continue Reading**** Warning this post contains spoilers about The Almost People and may refer to previous episodes of Doctor Who. If you haven’t watched the episode or don’t want to be surprised do not read further. **** So it has been two weeks…. thanks to BBC America taking Memorial Day weekend off from new episodes, […]
Continue ReadingI love baking cakes, especially ones that are geeky and challenging. Some of my favorites that I have made are a TARDIS for my husbands 30th birthday and a Mad Hatter hat for my sister’s high school graduation party. In any case, its no wonder that I have collected quite the set of geek cake […]
Continue ReadingI find myself constantly rescuing my electronics from the teething mouth of my 10 month old son. He has been around Macs, iPhones, iPods, iPads, etc., since he was born. He is constantly climbing over his 2.5 year old brother, his dad, and me to get to whatever piece of electronics is lit up […]
Continue ReadingBalticon is the Maryland regional science fiction convention. It is most notably known for its focus on sci-fi/fantasy literature and podcasting. Balticon is always held on Memorial Day weekend every year and contains four days of exciting author and editor panel discussions, readings, science briefings, an art auction, concerts, a masquerade and a very memorable steampunk […]
Continue Reading**** Warning this post contains spoilers about The Rebel Flesh and may refer to previous episodes of Doctor Who. If you haven’t watched the episode or don’t want to be surprised do not read further. **** This week’s episode is the first of a two parter written by Matthew Graham (co-creator of Life On Mars and Ashes […]
Continue Reading**** Warning this post contains spoilers about The Doctor’s Wife and may refer to previous episodes of Doctor Who. If you haven’t watched the episode or don’t want to be surprised do not read further. **** Everyone seems to have a story that they would like to see the Doctor live out on screen, […]
Continue Reading***Warning this recap contains spoilers. If you haven’t watched last weeks episode, or do not want to be surprised, then do not read further.*** After last weeks action packed episode, this weeks episode was a sigh of relief, stands mostly alone in the series, and wasn’t written by Stephen Moffat. Avast! Thar be pirates! This episode opens to a […]
Continue ReadingThis afternoon marks a historic moment for NASA’s space shuttle Discovery. Today will be the 39th and final time it will launch from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida. After nearly three decades of active service, STS-133 is scheduled for its final launch at 4:50 PM EST. The launch was originally scheduled for last November, […]
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