Sura's Geek Verse

Welcome to the renaming of Sura's Basement to Sura's Geek 'Verse.

Since my writing spot in my house is a corner in the basement, Sura's Basement seemed more fitting to my whole writing world. Not sure if I will retire the title or reuse it to be the name of a hub linking all blogs together.

Anyway, this blog, whether visited frequently by you or me, will be where I delve into matters that are important in the realm of Science Fiction and Fantasy (mainly issues important to me). It will be a celebration of the Geek I am at the age I am. I may not see eye to eye with the younger generations, but as I teach many young minds in my Science Fiction and Fantasy class, I feel that the patowans and I do share a common ground (one I created). The are young in the ways of the Force.

And that being said, the 'Verse is always expanding. As each star wars with time, we will boldly trek into the black toward those points of light that shine like fireflies. We shall sing Hal-elujah to the Titans that created the great movies and awesome novels that inspire.

The possibilities are endless; we will never say, "I'm sorry, Dave. I can't do that" (except when quoting the movie).

2011 SciFi/Fantasy Geek Award

And the winner is….Autumn Sherwood.

Autumn is 2011 Sura’s SciFi/Fan Geek Award winner. Not only has she provided with me with a useful Powerpoint on Greek mythology, she had given me suggestions on books and movies, discussed aspects of 2001 A Space Odyssey (including references in other films), and is a dedicated fan to the Firefly television series.

I wish Autumn well during her reign as top Geek. She assures me that she will wear the title with pride and reaffirm her geekhood any time.

“It's my most favorite award I've ever gotten. I'm very proud of it,” said Autumn.

The class consisted of a brief unit of Greek Mythology, many fantasy and science fiction short stories, writing about the connections between the genres and life, episodes of the Twilight Zone, 2001 (of course), and other films including Clash of the Titans and Frequency. She enjoyed the whole spectrum.

“I loved Firefly the most,” said Autumn. “However, I just enjoyed the entire course overall. It was interesting, and there was never a dull moment.”

                  
Spoken like a true Sura endorsed geek.