Although I think Hollywood is dying a slow, painful (and well deserved) death, I love seeing all these modernized versions of older movies coming out, i.e., James Bond, Batman, and now Star Trek. Coincidentally, my daughter (11) has been showing more and more interest in the Star Trek franchise. She’s even been watching all the old Next Generation episodes. Last week, she was rummaging through a bunch of old VHS tapes (remember those) at her Grandfather’s house and found the complete set of the original Star trek movies. She’s been begging me to watch them ever since. What a little geekling.

The ultimate gift for a geek in training!

P.S. I secretly installed Python on it when no one was looking; just in case she gets bored with Webkinz.

Personally, I just think she spikes his oatmeal.

This was taken last night.

/sigh

Oh well, back to reality. Gotta love New England.

I had never heard of this musical before. Most likely because I generally don’t like musicals, never mind musicals that are performed by high school students. I really didn’t know what to expect. We arrived at the high school around one o’clock, went in, bought our tickets, and sat down. I want to mention that this was one of the nicest high school auditoriums I had ever been in. It had true stadium seating with tons of leg room. Lots of leg room is nice for someone who is 6′ 2″. And of course, the stadium seating is nice for the person who has to sit behind someone who is 6′ 2″. The acoustics and lighting were decent as well.

The actors, consisting of freshmans, sophomores, juniors, and seniors, were fantastic. They were confident, funny,… just fantastic. The music was so much fun too. You couldn’t help but tap your feet. And the voices that came out of these kids — American Idol quality. True, I may be a little more forgiving than Simon Cowell, but they were amazing just the same.

The musical itself is a mash-up of classic Dr. Seuss stories and characters, woven together to create a heartwarming and genuinely enjoyable experience. Okay, stop laughing at me, I know this is a bit out of character for me to be praising a musical starring characters like the Cat in the Hat and Horton the Elephant, but that just goes to show what a positive impact this play and its cast membershad on me. I stress cast members, because I honestly don’t know what my take would be on this musical if it were in the hands of another cast. Like I said, they were fantastic.

Great job guys!

Including my daughter who has had a sudden interest in babies over the last year or so. She’s already asking when she can babysit.

In unrelated Christmas news, Cameron got the Lego Star Wars ships she asked for. The first one she got was Slave 1 (Boba Fett’s ship – duh, obviously) and the second one was the ever impressive Star Destroyer. She must have been good this year because Santa thought it was appropriate to spoil her rotten. — She really is a good kid though.

The first set (Slave 1) has 537 pieces in it and took me over 5 hours to put together. The Star Destroyer has almost 1400 pieces in it. I haven’t even opened the box yet because, quite frankly, I’m scared. I predict it will take me the entire month of January to put that sucker together. Maybe even half of February too. But it should be fun, right? Lol, of course it will be.

In case I don’t post in the next couple of days, have a great New Year everybody. I have a good feeling about 2007… (famous last words?)

There are two specific things on this weekend’s agenda that Cameron and I are particularly excited about. By the way, it’s a beautiful thing when you and your 8 year old daughter start getting excited about the same things. She’s turning out to be quite a geek. But I digress.

Friday night is the season premier of Avatar: The Last Airbender, and boy do we love Avatar. Cam and I watched seasons 1 & 2 religiously. I know what you’re thinking, it’s a cartoon, but trust me, it’s great. I don’t watch many cartoons, let alone look forward to them, but this show is close to perfect. It has an ongoing plot that really keeps you on the edge of your seat, but it never gets too serious. There’s action, lore, humor, a surprisingly deep storyline, and best of all, it’s great for all ages. So to recap; season premiere, great show, don’t call us Friday night between 8:00 and 9:00.

Next on the agenda at Geekfest 2006 is Lego Star Wars II for the Nintendo Gamecube. Oh yeah! Cam may have turned me on to Avatar, but I introduced her to the ever so exciting and titillating world of Star Wars. What do you get when you combine Star Wars with Legos and the Gamecube? Hours of brainless stimulating fun. Needless to say, we blew through the first game in no time. Like Avatar, Lego Star Wars is great entertainment for all ages. It really is. We can’t wait.

So this is our lazy rainy weekend. Not too shabby, huh? After this it’s back to business, so we better enjoy it while we can. Oh, and we will.