Oh So Geeky

Summer has recently taken off, and now is the time to go on vacation, or at least of dreaming of taking time off from work and home. To induce some inspiration of home-away-from-home getaways, here are some wonderful travel posters from films like Avatar to Jaws - even if some locales aren't exactly like paradise. Artwork by Ster Kinekor Source Artwork by  Magic Mushroom Paper Co. Artwork by Steve Thomas Artwork by  Alex Pearson Artwork by: the Geekerie Artwork by Steve Thomas Artwork by Steve Thomas no longer available

Photo Credit: This is Spinal Tap / Embassy Pictures Mockumentaries are a difficult genre to pull off. It's difficult for a studio or director to successfully parody a person or event without becoming too much of a farce itself. Not many are able to get passed an audience's lie detector. Director Rob Reiner earned all the respect and acclaim in the world for making This Is Spinal Tap, even if it isn't an instant favorite of mine. Following a fictional British heavy metal band called Spinal Tap, a crew documents the group's contention as their recent U.S. tour comes apart at the guitar strings. It's your typical decline of a rock band with a story centered around their new album failing to gain sales, canceling tour dates, and their antics on-stage/off-stage. Comedy itself is a hard thing to define; how do you describe what makes you laugh. With Spinal Tap , for me, it's the ridiculous amount of small details is what makes this flick an understandable cl...

For many students (not judging), drinking and partying is a fun way to let loose from obligations at school. Call me a prude but being hungover or tired the next day never sat well with me. Again, call me lame, but I usually sat at my laptop binge-watching shows, movies, or clips. Sometimes a movie or a funny montage helped me laugh away stress or refocus my attention from endless hours of studying. For others who are feeling the pressures of academia, and similarly may not be the partying kind, here is a compiled list of favorite things that helped me survive. I hope it may serve as inspiration to keep track of what helps you endure your own desperate or bored days ahead.

Mettel's latest blogathon  is such a cool idea. I couldn't pass up the chance to participate. Let's play Movie Roulette! The rules are these: Pick five or more facts from a list she has provided. At random, choose a gif from one of her sets. Comment on the answers that you're given - if you want to. Whichever movie gifs I grabbed became my answer for each fact. This was hard - I was tempted to keep picking until a more favorite movie popped up - but meh, I let it be. It was a blast! Stop by Mettel Ray  for information on the blogathon if you want to join in and hope you enjoy!

Photo Credit: Twister / Warner Bros Tucked into the disaster genre under classics like The Poseidon Adventure (1972) or flash-in-the-pan epics like 2012 (2009), Twister remains popular twenty years after its original theatrical release. Instead of focusing on an end-of-the-world or survival against nature plot, this flick is all about facing one of nature's awe-inspiring sights in order to understand its mechanics. Jo (Helen Hunt) and Bill (Bill Paxton) are estranged storm chasers trailing several twisters across Oklahoma before their rival (Cary Elwes) beats them to the punch. Wrangled together by a contentious divorce, they lead a crew trying to release a data-gathering instrument to transmit tornadic behavior. The film is as much of a love story as it is an action movie. Jo's passion for how tornadoes work was brought on by a tragedy during her childhood. Her near-obsession, now as an adult, affects her marriage and drives her daredevil ambition. Awesomely playe...