Beyond My Geeky Life

Anyone who reads this blog regularly knows that I am a collector and that I do not collector for value but for pleasure. Recently I joined a comic collecting page of Facebook. So far, the majority of the posts I have seen there have been people saying 'I just bought this for ($$$). Is it worth that price?' It is the kind of thinking I have never understood. The simple truth is, if you were willing to pay that amount for it, then it was worth it for you, and that is really all that is important. I do understand that as one builds their collection, they want good deals and are hunting for bargains. However, once you've paid the money that is you deciding if it is worth it, a good enough deal for you to spend that money on. Worrying that you might have spent more than needed if you would have done more looking, is not going to change the fact that for you it was worth it when you bought it. I have overlooked so many cool pieces because the price being asked, even if it was a f...

 Looking through my drive, I ran across a folder of articles I wrote years ago. I did sell a couple of them. There are a few good geeky ones that I am going to post here. So here we go with one written 19 years ago. Looking back, it is interesting to see just what the impact of Star Wars has been on my life. I was born in 1974 and would have only been two and a half when the first movie came out. In my mind there never was a time without Star Wars. Even to this day I sleep with a Star Wars pillowcase (Yes, I am thirty-one years old, married, have two kids and still sleep with a Star Wars pillowcase) and cannot think of a time when I have not. I still have that first pillowcase in fact, and I must have used it for at least a dozen years before it just got too worn out. It is just something that has always been there for me, even at times when I was not fully aware of it. As a child it was just there. I had the toys and saw the movies and watched the TV specials an...

Originally I was thinking of writing a post about the show 'Stark Raving Mad'. A great short-lived show with an incredible cast. For whatever reason it has never had a video release and is not streaming anywhere. It turns out the only way I was able to find to watch it was YouTube videos. I highly recommend you find the show and check it out, as it is still brilliant comedy with Tony Shalhoub and Neil Patrick Harris. Then today I learned that the site SFcrowsnest did a review of 'Open Mic Night at The Nexus', a collection of my short fiction. ( Open Mic Night At The Nexus by Ian Brazee-Cannon (book review). - SFcrowsnest ) "However, the tone is mostly light-hearted, gentle, playful, and not aggressive. I enjoyed the book and hope Mr. Brazee-Cannon keeps writing." -  Eamonn Murphy Good reviews are of course always a welcomed thing to received, especially when it is from a true stranger with no connection to you at all. It feels great to know there are people ou...