Attack of the Geek

I am not your typical girl. For anyone who knows me, knows that is fact irrevocably true. I like nerdy things. Reading books... okay doesn't sound too bad, right? How about reading books such as Isaac Asimov's Foundation series? Okay, that's geeky. Watching Star Wars; not too terrible. Quoting each movie by heart and creating a personal Star Wars poster shrine above your bed... that's geeky.

I am also a HUGE fan of DIY projects. If I had the time, everything of mine would be DIY. To corroborate this fact, simply check out my Pinterest page. 'Nuff said.

 So today's post will be a combination of my two different obsessions. I get a lot of questions about these when I wear them so I thought I would do a little explaining.

Ta Da! My Geek Shoes. I sketched and painted these myself. As you can see on the front of these beauties, I have on the right the symbols for both the Rebel Alliance  (Star Wars) and the Empire Cog (Star Wars as well). The left shoe holds the kanji for the word "Serenity," a reference to my favorite, yet extremely short lived television show Firefly. 

 Here is the shoe that was on the left.
Note the beautiful StarGate, in the style of StarGate Atlantis as one of the Pegasus Galaxy Gates. Also the symbol for Earth, the strange triangle with a circle above it.

 My two favorite characters from the show. In the blue is Rodney McKay (hint, his name is written on him) holding his magic tablet. By the way, McKay had an iPad before they were cool. Lt. Colonel John Sheppard is in red, holding his trusty P90 and crazy hair. If you'd like to see why I like these boys, go check out StarGate Atlantis on Netflix. Worth every second.

Another shot of McKay. Yes, he is holding his tablet over his head. There is also a stylized version of the Celtic symbol for Water.

Another shot of John Sheppard.

Below you can see the outline of the Firefly Class cargo ship "Serenity" from the cult hit Firefly  and movie Serenity.

Here we have a puddle jumper from SGA. Makes you wish you had the Ancient Gene.

A couple of my other favorite sci-fi characters. We have Han Solo (Star Wars) in blue and Jayne Cobb (Firefly) in red. Yes, Jayne is holding Vera.

A better shot of Han.

A better shot of Jayne

 Well, I hope you found that interesting. It was a project of mine that was a labor of love and I am proud of this outcome, unlike some of my other painting or shoe projects.

This is Meg, signing off.

IN CASUS PERGIT