Five on Friday: Top 5 Games from Lexicon Gaming Convention

As I write this it's the wee hours of Friday morning. One week ago I was preparing for Lexicon and was like a kid going to bed to awake on Christmas morning. The air was full of excitement; I couldn't wait to go to my first gaming convention in over a year. Now that the convention has come and gone, I'm experiencing Post Con Depression. I thought I'd use that opportunity to continue the 5 on Friday segment with my top five favorite games I played this past weekend.

I featured Lexicon a lot on the Kentucky Geek Girl Facebook page, sharing a lot of their updates. We had Greg on The Rad Ass Bitches episode 13 and we talked about the con on episode 15, which will be released this week. I'm very excited that I got to play over ten new-to-me games and meet a lot of fantastic folks. I'll post my own ReCONnaissance piece on Lexicon here on the blog, but we're covering the con extensively on the podcast as well.

While I got to check out a lot of great games, I thought I'd spotlight my five favorite games!

The Eclectic Geek Podcast Episode 3

Leila and I are back for Episode 3 of The Eclectic Geek Podcast! On this week's show we are celebrating all aspects of Halloween. We talk about fun activities in Central KY, costumes, movies, and share our love of Hallow's End in World of Warcraft. Our Fandom Farewell this week has a Doctor Who theme as we squee about the release of a trailer for the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Episode "The Day of the Doctor" and the discovery of several lost episodes from the Classic Who era.

Leila and I in 2010 at Lexington History Museum's Scary Night event

Hallow's End: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/7305445/
Haunt World Kentucky Haunted Houses: http://www.hauntworld.com/kentucky_haunted_houses
Lexington Public Library Events: http://www.lexpublib.org/calendar
Wicked World Scare Grounds: http://www.wickedworldscaregrounds.com/

Fandom Farewell

Lost Doctor Who episodes found: http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/oct/11/doctor-who-lost-episodes-found-download-bbc

Jedi Academy Giveaway at The Fandomonium: http://thefandomonium.blogspot.com/2013/10/an-eclectic-geek-podcast-celebration.html


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The Eclectic Geek Podcast Episode 1 - Fall TV Preview

We're back for another episode of The Eclectic Geek Podcast, the podcast for the geek who loves everything.

The official Episode 1 features Leila and Natasha giving a rundown of the Fall Television Premieres that they're excited for and a couple of shows that they've already checked out. In the First Watch segment, Leila shares her interest in Naruto, while Natasha laments her slow start of Battlestar Galactica. They also take a look at the newest trailer for Disney's Frozen, which will be released on November 27.

If you have questions for us or comments about the show, be sure to send us an email! Check out Leila's blog The Fandomonium, her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter.

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The Eclectic Geek Podcast: Episode 0

I love podcasting and have had the opportunity to do it a time or two in the last couple of years. So, Leila of The Fandomonium and I decided that we should start our own! On Episode 0 of The Eclectic Geek Podcast we introduce ourselves, share our geeky loves, some things that you might expect from our show, and go off on some random tangents as we are prone to do. We look forward to having guests, our geeky friends, and discussing topics that are relevant to geek culture.

You'll be able to access TEGP through Kentucky Geek Girl, The Fandomonium, and on the show's page on Podomatic.

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Check me out on Episode 94 of Beaucoup Pop!

Through the magic of the Internets, I have made some fantastic friends with the crew from Beaucoup Pop. With literally DAYS to go before Lexington Comic & Toy Con, Justin, Kerry, Tressa, and Matt brought on as many guests as they could to help showcase what everyone would be doing at the con. Besides (at 01:22) me you can hear Ronda Pattinson, Mark Rudolph, and Sara Turner (Cricket Press) in this episode. We talk about what I'm doing at LCTC, including our "Culture of Pop" panel on Saturday at 12 PM! I also divulge my geeky guilty pleasure and share the movie that I'm most looking forward to this summer.

I'll give you a hint:



Thanks to BCP for having me back! I can't wait to hang out with them THIS WEEKEND at #LCTC2013!

Be sure to check out Beaucoup Pop at Table #609!

Seven Days of Christmas - Day One - Oxhorn's Christmas Special

Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year. And yes, I'm one of those people who starts listening to Christmas music right around Halloween. I love snow, caroling, hot cocoa. Really, I love everything about the Winter, but thanks to Global Warming, we here in Kentucky have yet to experience any of the white stuff. With the Winter Solstice just around the corner, however, we're supposed to see a bit of snow, which makes me super happy.

For the next week, I'm going to be celebrating Christmas with my own "Seven Days of Christmas." Kicking off this week of merriment and yule is Oxhorn's Christmas Special. I've been following Oxhorn's machinima since my friends and I discovered ROFLMAO (Doo-doo-do-doo-doo!) a few years ago. His "Christmas for Geeks" has always been one of my favorite, as well. 

Be sure to check out Niki's recipe for Staghorn's Pecan Pie over at The Gamer's Fridge!

Enjoy! Leave a comment and let me know what you're looking forward to this holiday season!

Completely Comics Episode 61: Completely Important News from SDCC 2012

In this week's episode of Completey Comics, I joined Troy and Will for a discussion about important news from San Diego Comic Con 2012.We discuss upcoming news for DC and Marvel, movie news, and I lament Firefly's cancellation 9 years later.

Be sure to check out the episode here.

For more news and reviews for the casual comic book fan, you can check out CompletelyComics.com!

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Lexington Comic & Toy Con: This Was A Triumph

I attended a couple of conventions last year which were really well attended, but at Lexington Comic & Toy Convention I got to experience things from the other side: I had my very own booth. For those of you who were there, you know how absolutely busy things were all day long, but that craziness proved to be great success for all those involved. The attendees totaled over 4000! This is a phenomenal turnout considering that this was the first year of the convention and LCTC was only held for one day, from 10 - 5. With only 250 VIP tickets sold, that is an amazing figure. I was so impressed by the costumes that people were wearing. They ran the spectrum of Marvel and DC, Soviet Russian, and many, many Mandalorians!

The day was full of events for the con-goers like a Q & A panel with the Power Rangers as well as panels with Mike Grell and Mark Ryan, an MMA demonstration from Jason David Frank, and the costume contest. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attend any of those, but I did get to talk to so many wonderful people at the KGG table. I want to personally thank everyone for stopping by and saying hello. I hope everyone enjoys the GEEKSOAP, shot glasses, t-shirts, and mugs. I really appreciate the interest so hopefully there will be something just as awesome!

Epic Giveaway: Game of Foams GEEKSOAP!

Winter is coming, friends. Be sure you smell your very best with this newly released line of Game of Thrones inspired soaps by the lovely Lesley at GEEKSOAP.net. Lesley has been a huge friend and supporter of Kentucky Geek Girl this last year and has graciously donated her Game of Foams soaps for an epic Pre-Christmas giveaway. It's been a great year for fans of George R. R. Martin's epic series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and what better way to celebrate than by lathering up?

EPIC GIVEAWAY: We have a winner!

Thank you to everyone who entered in our contest for A Song of Ice and Fire signed box set. Thanks also to Mr. George R. R. Martin for signing it for us at the event at Joseph-Beth last week! Through the magic of Rafflecopter and Random.org we have a winner!

Congratulations to Jheri! In response to "Who is your favorite sci-fi/fantasy author?" she wrote:

I really like Brian Jacques, JK Rowling, and Rick Riordan. It's too hard to pick just one! haha

We hope you enjoy the series!

Be sure to check the contests page for upcoming giveaways!

Epic Giveaway: Paperback box set of "A Song of Ice and Fire" signed by George R.R. Martin

Winter is coming and what better way to be prepared than by reading George R.R. Martin's epic series "A Song of Ice and Fire"? Martin was a special guest at Joseph-Beth Booksellers here in Lexington last night and we were lucky enough to get him to sign this box set! I've read A Game of Thrones and am currently reading A Clash of Kings. We just wanted to share the wonderousness that is this series with all of you! Watch for a post this week where we discuss the awesome book signing, but for now, please enter this contest and help us celebrate a huge milestone for our blog!

Details:
1. One (1) winner chosen by Rafflecopter.
2: PRIZE: Paperback box set of "A Song of Ice and Fire" signed by the author George R.R. Martin
3. You MUST fill out the Rafflecopter form.
4. Comment to win: Who is your favorite science fiction/fantasy author?
5. Giveaway ends 8/10 at 12:01am
6. The BOX is signed, not the individual books.
7. Use RAFFLECOPTER to tally up your entries.

Help me celebrate one year of geekiness!

Kentucky Geek Girl is celebrating a one year blogiversary! Help me celebrate the birth of this blog (as well as my own birthday, which was May 26) by participating in my first ever giveaway! Lyndsay at Dragon Chow Dice Bags has donated a credit to her online store. That's right, you, the winner, can take home a dice bag of your very own, handmade by Lyndsay herself!