Thursday, February 28, 2013

Episode 34: Mega Con Weekend Part 1

In this episode, the girls discover (again) how much they can talk! Get your geek on with Jade, España, and Sandy as they do a post-con wrap up from the various cons on President's Day weekend (i.e. Mega Con Weekend) in this first part.... Yes, there's a second upcoming part to the podcast.
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Get Geeky

Announcement: 


Con WrapUp

  • Jade gives a synopsis (and a little bit of snarking) about Gallifrey 2013. 
  • Sandy talks about dumping a Lanaster in her DundraCon Game of Thrones LARP 
  • And España discusses her work with the Chinese New Year's Parade in San Francisco
There was also a post-con wrap-up for Stitches West 2013, but at that point, the girls realized that they were over their allotted time frame (and didn't want to subject you...their listeners) to 1.5 hours of them gabbing, so please stay tuned for Episode 35 coming up shortly!
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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Episode 33: Book Club Thunderdome

aka: The First Rule of Bookclub.....

In this episode, the girls duke it out on what book will be read for the Bookclub, and then talk about the upcoming Supes comic book kerfluffle, and then wrap it up with España's latest crafting obsession. Come and get your geek on!
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Events 

Announcement: 

  • PodZine submission deadline: End of February 2013, so please get your articles submitted to GGCPodcast AT gmail.com
  • Another GGCPodcast Hangout on Google Hangouts: March 9th @ 1pm PST! Please join the Geek Girl Crafts Page on G+ for more information. All you need is your browser! You can watch the previous Hangout on YouTube:

BookClub Thunderdome

So, what's the first rule of bookclub? You don't talk about bookclub! In this segment, the girls duke it out over what book should be read for bookclub. They each have brought a list:
  • Sandy: 
    • The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern, 
    • Shades of Milk and Honey, by Mary R. Kowal, 
    • Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
  • España: 
    • Shades of Milk and Honey, by Mary R. Kowal, 
    • Mr Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, 
    • 2312 Kim Stanley Robinson
  • Jade: 
    • The B-Team (John Scalzi), 
    • Dodger (Terry Pratchet), 
    • The Native Star ( MK Hobson)
And the winner? A completely different book! Throne of the Crescent Moon (Crescent Moon Kingdoms) (To hear why...you'll just have to listen)

 The girls decided to put these in some sort of order, instead of limiting it to just one book, and reading the ones that had the most interest:
  1. Throne of the Crescent Moon
  2. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel
  3. Dodger
  4. The Native Star
In addition, España & Sandy will be reading and doing a review for the podzine of Shades of Milk and Honey

Superman

After the dust had settled about books, the girls talk about the upcoming Superman series, with one particular author in mind....Orson Scott Card.

Get Crafty

Knitting 

There hasn't been much knitting as of late:
  • Sandy is trying to get her Javasocks done in time for DDC to give them to a friend. 
  • Jade is working on a fair isle mittens for someone's birthday, and ran into all sorts of trouble, requiring her to reknit the 2nd mitten. 
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Make it Sew!

The reason why Jade hasn't been knitting is that she's been sewing up bags, bags, and more bags!
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PaperChase

España talks about her latest crafting obsessions dealing with ALL THINGS PAPER!
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Friday, January 25, 2013

Episode 32: Threes Company

The girls finally get together in person to podcast. So, what do they talk about? The Hugos, S.H.I.E.L.D, and crafty goodness --- what else? Come give a listen!
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Get Geeky 

Events 

Announcement: 


Topics In General

  • Western TAFF: http://taff.org.uk/
  • Hugo Nominations are open. 3/10 Deadline -
  • It's Buffy’s Birthday. She's now a whopping 32 years old
  • Shield TV show -- filming of pilot - Joss Whedon Produced & directed.

Moment of Squee 

Get Crafty

Knitting 

  • Sandy 
    • Cosby sweater Cosby sweater! 
    • Javasocks
  • Jade
    • Shalom vest from Rowan Cocoon Red wine -- started
    • 2 hats so far: 
      • Knit Scene Winter 2012 - Lucy Hat -- Cascade Greenland. Also crocheted a few roses & flowers for it. 
      • Owl hat for her niece -- out of Rowan cocoon Red wine
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Make It Sew!: 

 Sandy is hand sewing on Yukata

Special F/X 

Over one weekend, Jade and a few friends did a special “workshop” with a bunch of friends and made face / head casts out of molding compounds under the supervision of a friend who had trained at Gorton Studios that specialize in movie & t.v special FX. Here are some photos of the castings. However, Jade will be writing about the experience in the upcoming podZine!

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Episode 31; Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! It's the first episode of 2013, and the girls talk about the newly released movie, The Hobbit, (and it's crafty side), as well as discussing what they're planning for 2013. Come give a listen!
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Events

The following are some of the upcoming events in the first quarter of this year. The conventions the girls are attending are italicized.
Let us know if you're coming!


Get Geeky 

The girls discuss the recently released movie, The Hobbit, and Sandy points out all of the crafty goodness inherent in the movie. There are spoilers in this first half of the show, so be forewarned!

Get Crafty

Sandy & Jade discuss what's on their upcoming project list, as well as their current projects

Fiber Optics

Sandy:
  1.  the Cosby Sweater - She's addicted to the sweater and is nearly half way done. She broke her scrap yarn pledge, and picked up several skeins of yarn for this project.
  2. Java socks - her lunch knitting at work 
  3. Planning: The lace cardigan from Knitty, Que Sera, and has ordered Cascade Venezia in worsted for the project 
Jade:
  1.  Raglan Hoodie - She finished her handknit, handspun sweater a few days before Christmas, and it's been another go-to sweater for her. 
  2. Vanilla socks - She finished the pair of vanilla socks for her friend's mom (in trade for a quilt), but she's looking for other knitted wear to make in order to make the trade more "even".
  3. Striped handwarmers - Jade's first full fledged project for 2013. These handwarmers are made out of Frog Tree Pediboo, a sportweight merino/bamboo yarn. 
  4. Skull & Crossbones Argyle Vest - She just cast on for this project, after finding a skull chart on Ravelry & modifiying it.

Make it Sew!

Sandy took a big chunk out of her mending pile during vacation, and it felt good --- Inverness cloak, delicate summer haori, handsewing yukata, and more!

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Saturday, December 22, 2012

Geek Girl Crafts PodZine: Issue 2

Well, Jade finally managed to get her act together and release the 2nd issue of the Geek Girl Crafts Podzine --  a quarterly fanzine based off our podcast, and all of those things that we love doing and talking about.

And she managed to get it into the last few days of this quarter! (She sincerely apologizes and blames the holiday season.)


For this 25 page issue, we have a slew of articles for your perusal:
  • Crafting Season -- España talks about the season of crafting
  • A PodCastiung 'T.V Guide' -- a summary of some of the girls' (and their listeners') favorite podcasts
  • A Tale of Two Cons -- Bill Howard talks about attending different convention types for his type of geek
  • Doctor Doctor -- Chris Erickson gives the low-down on all of his costumes
  • Holiday Crafting Ideas --- Sandy gives some advice & links
  • Mail Call --- our readers give us ideas & help
  • And we have a few comics that you will enjoy by Brad Foster.

Download the PDF file

Interested in Contributing to the Next PodZINE?

Let us know how you like it! And if you want to contribute to our podzine, we're currently taking submissions for articles, photographs, fan art, flash fiction, and whatnought, for everything geek AND craft related.

  • Contact Us: ggcpodcast AT gmail.com
  • Deadline: Feb. 28, 2013
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Friday, December 21, 2012

Episode 30: Hawkeye Holidays

The girls are back and talk about the Hawkeye Initiative where comic book covers of physically impossible female poses are mocked by Hawkeye. Afterwards, it's all about the holiday crafting.
The girls wish everyone a happy holiday season!

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Get Geeky 

The girls talk about the Hawkeye Initiatve

And Espana mentions the Anne Hathaway incident and her cool responses to the media.

Get Crafty

Holiday Crafting

Sandy & España have been a bit too busy to do some holiday crafting. Sandy became very ill around Thanksgiving and España's boy was visiting from England for 2 weeks, but Sandy was able to eek out 2 scarves for her White Elephant at home.
Consequently, Jade's the busy bee of the trio with the following:
  • Bottled liquors for her friends and family.
  • Sent off her nephew's fingerless gloves for his birthday
  • Finished up a pair of fingerless gloves for her neice
  • Sewed a Steampunk utility belt/apron for her SIL.

Fiber Optics

Knitting:

  • Jade:    
      • Adam's Rib Hoodie Vest 3
    • Finished up her Adam’s Rib Hoodie,.       
    • Sent off her nephew's fingerless gloves for his birthday
    • Finished up a pair of fingerless gloves for her neice
    • Started working on a top-down raglan pullover with a hoodie from her handspun.

Bead It

España finished working on a Sherlock beaded scarf, and sent it off to the intended recipient who wrote an article about it.
  • http://royalflushmagazine.com/2012/11/28/forget-bowties-i-wear-a-scarf-scarves-are-cool/


    • Get Musical!

    For those of you listening to the end of the show, the music played at the end was "Awake Ye Scary Great Old Ones" that can be found at http://www.cthulhulives.org/solstice/
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    Wednesday, November 14, 2012

    Episode 29: ConVoluted: An Interview with Jennifer Brozek

    The girls do a post-con report on ConVolution 2012, and talk to award-winning author/editor, Jennifer Brozek!

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    Get Geeky 

    Jade wraps up Convolution, and then we segueway into the interview with Jennifer Brozek. Jenn talks about her daily life as a writer, and her upcoming projects.
    For more info about Jenn, check out her website at: http://www.jenniferbrozek.com/

    Contest

    The prize -- the book we reviewed -- Knits for Nerds by Joan of Dark, aka Toni Carr. If you’re a geek who doesn’t craft, but wants to learn, or wants to give this to someone so they CAN learn -- Submit a short article -- about 300 words or more (3 paragraphs ) -- of why you want to learn how to knit or why you think this would be an awesome gift for your friend.

    The most compelling short essay (as decided by the 3 of us) wins the book!
    Deadline: By American Thanksgiving Holiday Nov 22nd.

    Knits for Nerds: 30 Projects: Science Fiction, Comic Books, Fantasy by Joan of Dark aka Toni Carr
    RETAIL: $16.99 US/ $19.99 CA

    Get Crafty


    Fiber Optics

    Knitting:

    • Jade:    
      • Working on the hood for Adam’s Rib Hoodie, which is an easily memorized pattern.       
      • Finished her nephew's fingerless gloves for his birthday


    Spinning

    Jade's in the 3rd trimester of SpinU, and it’s still been pretty amazing. She's currently spinning viscose fiber such as flax, hemp, and bamboo. In the meantime, Espana's flabbergasted that anyone can actually spin those fibers.


    Bead It

    Espana is working on a Sherlock beaded scarf.
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