GeekMom is pleased to announce our three winners of the Doctor Who giveaway sponsored by BBC America: Becky, KtCallista, and Bianca! Congratulations! You’ll be receiving Doctor Who Season Six Parts One and Two and should already have found an email in your inbox. The most fascinating thing about this contest were the answers regarding favorite […]
Continue ReadingThe Beeb has released the prequel to the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special, and, as you’d expect, it leaves more questions than it answers: How did The Doctor come to have his finger on the dangerously big red button? Why …
Continue ReadingDriving into work this morning, my husband commented on the abundance of giant cardboard boxes waiting for trash pick up. Giant cardboard boxes with pictures of flat screen televisions on them. It must be the gift of the year. I like the idea of a family Christmas gift. When my son was a newborn, my […]
Continue ReadingIf the doctor had an iPad, what would he use to prtect it? I think it would have to be something like one of these iPad 2 Duct Tape Magnetic Jackets from CoreGeek. It looks pretty cool with great features …
Continue ReadingIf watching the new Doctor Who Christmas Special isn’t enough Who for the Holidays, Warner Bros. Entertainment is offering three lucky GeekMom readers a chance to win packages of Doctor Who Season Six. Each winner win each receive a copy of the Part 1 and Part 2 box sets of the second season to star […]
Continue Reading“It’s Doctor Who meets A Christmas Carol meets Jaws.” That’s the description of the 2010 Christmas episode of Doctor Who, “A Christmas Carol,”  from the episode of Doctor Who Confidential that’s contained on disc one of the season six complete set of Doctor Who. If that description causes you to shakes your head, then this season may […]
Continue ReadingI have been on the search for the perfect Christmas countdown calendar. I’m not a fan of the boards with chocolate in them and, being geeky, most traditional advent calendars just don’t seem to fit our family personality. So when I happened upon this magnificent creation in the GeekMom Flickr group, I knew immediately I’d […]
Continue ReadingI have been on the search for the perfect Christmas countdown calendar. I’m not a fan of the boards with chocolate in them and, being geeky, most traditional advent calendars just don’t seem to fit our family personality. So when …
Continue ReadingA new playground opened this month at my old Infants school in England–the school I attended from the ages of 5-8. This is the place where I pinched a boy’s Adam’s apple and twisted it because he annoyed me and it’s the place where I played with my first sand table. Â It’s where I learned […]
Continue ReadingThe Beeb has released the prequel to the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special, and, as you’d expect, it leaves more questions than it answers: How did The Doctor come to have his finger on the dangerously big red button? Why …
Continue ReadingFrom the shores of Lake Silencio, Utah, to the kindness centers of Apalapucia, the sixth series of Doctor Who took fans on yet another spectacular rollercoaster ride through time and space. A quick TARDIS trip to the future revealed the …
Continue ReadingIt was 48 years ago tonight, Doctor Who taught the world to play in time and space. It was the day after the world had changed. U.S. President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated in Dallas, Texas, and the world …
Continue ReadingAs a family, we loved so many things about the most recently-concluded Doctor Who series. The head-spinning convolutions of forking and back-flipping character timelines; the awesome creepiness of The Silence; the return of old friends like the Cybermen and Craig …
Continue ReadingDoctor Who fans, REJOICE! The good Doctor will be returning to our screens in the annual Christmas Special this December. In the past, he’s faced alien invasion, the sinking of the Starship Titanic, steampunk Cybermen, and flying sharks. This year, …
Continue ReadingWith Thanksgiving right around the corner, Christmas is a glimmer in my eye. Christmas means mint cocoa, holiday movies, and the Doctor Who Christmas Special. This show never fails to impress with its seasonal offering. This year’s special is set in Dorset during World War II, when the Doctor enters the life of a young […]
Continue ReadingEvery once in a blue moon I get in a crafty mood; I put my laptop aside and take out the paint, scissors and glue. Occasionally, I take my hand-made wares to a craft market, or in this case, a maker’s fair, and sell them to those who might appreciate them. This past weekend, I […]
Continue ReadingWhether you are a new devotee of the Doctor, or a remnant of the pre-Time War years, you’ll get a kick and some information out of a long running series over at BBC America’s blog, Anglophenia. Taking each of the Doctors companions one by one, in a series called “A Companion To The Doctor’s […]
Continue ReadingA few weeks back, I got a smart phone. I was pretty happy with my regular cell phone which got texts, pictures, and calls. I never had a need for one, until I had gotten a voicemail from my now …
Continue ReadingA few weeks back, I got a smart phone. I was pretty happy with my regular cell phone which got texts, pictures, and calls. I never had a need for one, until I had gotten a voicemail from my now new employer who said, “I left you a voice mail and also sent you an […]
Continue ReadingI’ve tried but I can’t go back far enough in my memory to trace my geek roots. I have memories of thoroughly enjoying the Star Wars spoof on Muppet Babies in ways that my friends didn’t, my first recurring nightmare as a child was Gmork from The Neverending Story, and I was fiercely competitive with […]
Continue ReadingToday kicks off yet another week-long event sponsored by our friends at dorktastic Canadian t-shirt repository 604 Republic. It’s Halloween time, and the folks at 604 are going to be favoring five lucky winners with free holiday-appropriate shirts and gear …
Continue ReadingNo, I’m not trying to give away my oldest son. (Michael’s nickname since the day he was born, almost 14 years ago, has been Peanut.) I’m quoting my favorite movie of all time, The Princess Bride. Although it was released when I was only ten years old, I really got into watching it when I […]
Continue ReadingI have fond memories of playing Monopoly from my childhood. We had our own rules of course, every family does. You could buy a house on any property you owned when you landed on it again, even if you only owned one. I was virtually unaware of the need for a monopoly until I was […]
Continue Reading***Warning this post contains spoilers about The Wedding of River Song 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.*** Its finale time! I’ll be sad that I have to wait till Christmas for another dose of the good […]
Continue ReadingWhat do you do on your anniversary when you suddenly find yourself with a babysitter on a week night, a few extra hours and cash in hand? Why you sit in Starbucks, drink cider and check out two new games from Looney Labs, that’s what! My love of the card game Fluxx is certainly no […]
Continue ReadingThis past weekend saw the finale to Doctor Who’s sixth season and has left us with new questions to contemplate and new facts to digest. If, however, you’re already craving another hit of the good Doctor, then you may want …
Continue Reading***Warning this post contains spoilers about Closing Time 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 weeks episode was a welcome relief from the last one that I still haven’t decided whether I like or not. I […]
Continue ReadingI love short story collections. When I’m struggling to find the motivation to sit down and read, which has unfortunately been my situation lately, the promise of being able to sit down and finish a story in one short session …
Continue ReadingI love short story collections. When I’m struggling to find the motivation to sit down and read, which has unfortunately been my situation lately, the promise of being able to sit down and finish a story in one short session is often enough to convince me to pick up a book. I also find them […]
Continue Reading***Warning this post contains spoilers about The God Complex 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.*** I have to admit this episode my very well be my least favorite Matt Smith episode thus far. I was worried […]
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