Nerd Alert

Anytime I want to declare my book nerd tenancies to the world, I just slip one of these on.

Library Stamp Shirt

I love the instant recognition of the stamp that this shirt gives off.

Book Symbols Shirt

100 nerd points if you can tell me what every book on this shirt is!

Partying Puns Shirt

Nothing screams uber book nerd like some Shakespearean puns

Book Party!

Sadly this is not entirely untrue :-)

Book Nerd Shirt

Of course the best way to declare your book nerdism is to just say it!

Alrighty all of my book nerds, get out there and read proudly!  Happy Reading Everybody!

Space The Final Frontier

Ahhhhh OMGOMGOMG EEEEPPPPIICCCC!!!!!  Sorry fan girl moment.  Got to stay up past my bed time last night and go see the new Star Trek: Into Darkness movie and it was wonderful.  Just like the first movie it gave a nod to all the best pieces of the original while definitely becoming it's own movie.  Extra cool was the fact that all of my favorite geeky girl shows seemed to be represented by various actors, we had Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Who, Fringe I mean seriously a girl could go crazy happy with all the dorky goodness.
SPOILER ALERT!

The movie gave all kinds of direct and indirect homage to the original film everything from direct moments (think KHAN!!!!) to more subtle ones such as switching up the relationships between people (Carol now being the daughter instead of the mother).  Of course if you haven't seen the original than you probably have no idea what I am talking about and are rolling your eyes if you have even read this far :-)  Since this is a book blog I am going to leave you with some of my favorite SciFi short story collections so you too can see all of the wonderfully odd ways this amazing genre can make your summer great.

Federations

One of my favorite things about scifi is the new worlds and organizations that appear out of necessity when you go full scale universal.  All of the stories in this collection are part of some sort of federation.

The Starry Rift

My baby sis actually recommended this one to me and boy was it a perfect choice.  The stories in here are fresh and varied.  The one by Neil Gaiman, who I usually think of as a fantasy guy was seriously entertaining.

Get Off the Unicorn

While not strictly scifi in the sense we are used to, this collection has everything from high tech scifi, to the more subtle blurring of fantasy and scifi.  A great one to take a look at if you are not a hard core techie.

The Last Mimzy

This collection is just insane, with stories published as early as the 1940's it is far ahead of it's time.  This collection offers everything from humor to head scratcher's to true tragedies.  This is for a true die hard fan of Science Fiction

Star Trek: The Amazing Stories

Of course I can't write a post about Star Trek awesomeness without including a bit of biblio Star Trek love.  This is a collection of short stories based on all the various incarnations of the Star Trek franchise from some of the best authors out there.

Hopefully this will give you a little summer scifi reading to fill in all those long hours in a car, train, airplane, bus or space shuttle that always seems part of getting to where ever it is you are going for your summer fun.  Happy reading everybody!

Where No Bookcase Has Gone Before

With the warmer weather approaching my thoughts turn to the stars and all things SciFi.  I have been watching all my favorite space shows, alien movies and reading all my futuristic books.  Here are a few items to help you explore your scientific nerdy awesome side.

Tardis Bookshelf

Books, a way to make sure the inside contains more then it appears from the outside

Lightsaber Bookends

Use the force to keep your books where they belong

Stargate Bookshelf

Ok ok I know it isn't an "official" Stargate, but I think it looks like one and it's my blog...so there :-)

Star Trek Bookend

A classy way to add some geekery to your home

Captains Chair

Now you can read in comfort and command your underlings all at the same time.

I am well aware that there are several uber geeky super awesome neato nerdy shows that I did not mention, that just means there is more for another post :-)  Happy reading everybody!

Nerd Girls And Boys Unite

Books are the great equalizer, most every person will read at least one sort of book at some point in time.  But there are a few of us who are a tad bit fanatical about our habit, the following is a small taste of an awesome site that among other awesome geekery also understands us bookworms, enjoy and then go check out Nerd Girl Problems and Nerd Boy Problems for other fantastic funnery (that is totally a word).

Does your geekery spill out of books and into other parts of your life? (I'm a super geek, Star Trek, Firefly, Dr. Who, The Avengers, Star Wars, Stargate, the who shebang!)  Are you proud of your geekery or do you keep it locked in the closet?  When did Harry Potter enter into the realm of geekery?