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A few days ago I joked around about my upcoming trip to the San Diego Comic-Con, aka Nerdvana, next week. From what I’ve been receiving in my inbox, thanks to the folks at Galactica Sitrep (and the magic press pass), it is going to be quite a scene with opportunites to meet all sorts of celebrities and enjoy something a bit different than a trip to Vegas.
Thanks to the magic of Facebook and Twitter, though, I could not help but notice a number of political blogger types are all in Austin, Texas for another “nerdvana” of sorts – the Netroots Nation gathering of Thoughtful Political Types who seems to be having as fun a time there as I would with my nerd brothers and sisters in San Diego.
And of course there’s the Nerdvanas that skew older (the DNC and RNC conventions this summer) and that big party in the desert.
It seems that truly there is a party for the like-minded to attend this summer. Have fun, everyone!

Viva Adama Poster

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It’s lunchtime so I have a few minutes to post a short post…and since it’s Friday, no snooty snarky politics for me today…instead I’m going to let the nerd side express itself here as I have some news…not only am I going to the San Diego Comic-Con, I’ve got a press pass, thanks to the cool folks who run Galactica SitRep!

I don’t usually go to conventions – in fact although I enjoyed Battlestar Galactica (and have written about it for years now), when it comes to sci-fi, anime, movies of the Hollywood variety, and TV, I don’t automatically jump on the bandwagon of the latest Nerd Thing. In fact, despite my “nerd cred,” I really don’t like a good amount of what’s out there simply because it’s boring or juvenile.

However, I wanted to take a vacation to somewhere different this year, and when the chance came to go to Comic-Con, which boasts 3x as many attendees as Burning Man (and has air conditioning), I decided to go, mostly because this will be the biggest one yet, and every major studio will be there, promoting various projects.

And, I figured it might be fun also, since I’ve been making a few pennies here and there with my Adama for President website. (In an unprecedented act of fanboy antics, I actually shipped some to the set in Vancouver for the cast and they actually got ’em! Woo hoo!)

I haven’t decided where I’ll post all my live reports, aside from at SitRep, so stay tuned. Anyone else going? If so, let me know, and we’ll see you there!

PS: I know I give the BM thing a hard time but if that’s someone’s thing, hey that’s great and they should totally be in to it and have fun. I’m just a bit tired of the BM people giving folks like me a hard time about our big party with costumed folks and whatnots, esp. since ours has a/c and celebrities.

Chalk one up for the Chronicle’s Carla Marinucci for calling BS on Mr. Magical Matt: she takes the Gonzalez/Nader ticket to task for once again deciding they, and they alone can determine what an African American candidate is allowed to talk about.
She brings up a number of issues Magical Matt doesn’t like to talk about. I guess when you talk about all sorts of high minded ideals, it’s ok if you’re shady – after all, it’s not like Nader’s union busting, fundraising practices and the like ever get questioned by the followers of St. Ralph.

Really Classy, Cindy. NOT

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I dislike even mentioning Cindy Sheehan’s primal scream campaign, but her latest spam email she blasted out today was over the top, even for her and her band of angry, unlikeable partisans.

I’m no fan of President Bush’s failed policies myself, and looking at the polls it seems most people around the country, not just in So-Called Liberal SF, agree.

However, using images of Hitler, along with the many other histrionic spam emails and the like from Ms. Sheehan and her crew, have so turned me off whatever she’s saying or doing, I’ll happily vote for Speaker Pelosi.

Plus, there’s that giant hole in her impeachment “logic” that one could drive an 18-wheeler through, but the Politics of Intense Feelings, reality doesn’t seem to matter much.

Oh well.

New Adama for President Shirts and Stickers

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What better way to celebrate Sen. Obama’s recent win AND how much you like Battlestar Galactica with version 2.0 of our Adama for President t shirts and stickers.

And, given recent events on BSG, you can either be for Admiral Adama for President, or, ahem, Lee Adama….buy one today and be the coolest kid at the next Obama rally, Comic Book Convention, or other gathering in and around town!