Ode to GeekFest

Looking at the past several days, I decare the proceedings, starting Friday morning (earlier in the week for some) proceeding thru today into July 4 – GeekFest for the whole nation.  Wives of geeks, now is the time to command your man’s joystick, virus protect his hard drive, and generally do things that firewall your geek from other threats.  We’re in heaven, USE US!

That being said, let’s cover #1:  Le iPhone —
First, I don’t own one, don’t PLAN to own one, nor am I a big AT&T “bend-me-over” Wireless fan.  As one put it, “It does everything advertized”, which means it’s  first-bowl-of-Lucky-Charms-with-all-the-marshmallows good – The screen is excellent – movies are easily viewable, the screen autorotates depending on the orientation of the unit, you scroll the screen by just moving your finger across it for pics and songs, adjust zoom of pictures using two fingers, run a full browser, read email, surf the web via the cellular EDGE network OR Wi-Fi.   It’s a COOL thing.  Except if you mom gave you the card or the cash to stand in line.  Then you’re just lam3.

 Number 2  – Pixar.
If you don’t have kids, you may be little interested in the latest Pixar flick, but considering the caliber of their recent ventures (Finding Nemo, Monster’s Inc., Cars) not only in visual REALITY, but in the story and entertainment value, their latest story and technical prowess is magnificent.  Detailed CGI recreation of Paris, a French coutry-side cottage, the actions of rodents, the details of humans.  Pixar does it again with Ratatouille – better than ANYONE.

And finally third, and the best for last.   Transformers.
Yes, the highly polarizing director (see two posts ago) that is a fan himself.  Even the changes to the characters  – like Megatron is now a Jet and  Jazz is a Hummer don’t even bug me – why?   Because seeing a vehicle TRANSFORM into a 30 foot robot with live action, even if CGI – just freaking ROCKS.  It’s the start of a dream every 27-37 year old man has – I WISH Transformers were R-E-A-L.  We all have it.  And while it’s not real, the movies are our escape (es-cop-eh, for the fans of #2) – our window into an almost reality – and a REALLY good way to spend $9 with you fine young honey (or your pillow). 

So, I’m dragging the wife  and a friend to the primere tonight at midnight – where there will be much whooping and hollering – with me marking 2 of the 3 things in GeekFest (at least I’ve TOUCHED #1).