For C, we have a reference to Doctor Who's 5th Doctor, and his infamous decorative vegetable.
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For the next letter in our geekery-infused alphabet project, I bring you black holes - the quintessential mini-bosses of every space-themed sci-fi story.
Today kicks off a special 26-day "alphabet" series on the blog. Most of the references will be geeky - cult classics, science fiction, anime, old school gaming, etc. - but there will also be a few inside jokes and pop culture references, too. Additionally, the notes are written in rhyming couplets (A rhymes with B, C rhymes with D, and so on) because why not.
Starting off, we have a reference to one of our favourite cult classic films, Young Frankenstein. I stole this joke from my husband, who wrote it on our fridge with magnetic poetry.
These are the letters L-O-V-E written in Star Trek Vulcan calligraphy (as opposed to writing the actual Vulcan word for love, "ashaya.")
I love the way this writing system looks. The developers wanted it to seem like it had evolved from Vulcan musical staves, so the symbols are rounded, flowing characters that wrap themselves around a vertical center "spine" or column. At the time I drew this, I honestly didn't realize that I had already used this pun once before. (You may remember this same dinosaur appeared back on Day 22.) Since my husband hordes these notes in his office at work, I have a hard time remembering what I have and have not drawn. I only noticed the duplication this past November when I was bulk scanning 188 lunch notes onto my computer in preparation for starting this blog.
If you follow my husband's blog, you have probably already seen this note here.
I love me some classic Doctor Who, but honestly every episode pans out pretty much the same. At least in "New Who," the monsters aren't always green... Actually, to be fair, New Who goes more like: 1. The TARDIS lands on the wrong planet / in the wrong time (probably London) 2. Daleks, Cybermen, or other sentient washing machines try to kill everyone (The entire Earth is in Peril!) 3. The Doctor promises to save everyone. 4. Many people are not saved. 5. The Doctor gets angry and goes super-saiyan. 6. The Doctor is comforted in his tragic loneliness by his latest fawning companion. Break out the celebratory nachos and milkshakes, we have reached the 100th (official) post! Wooooooooo
Today I give you Donut Moai Cop, an Axe Cop / Gradius mashup. This drawing is based on the Korean animated film, "Yobi, the Five-Tailed Fox." We really enjoyed this movie - the production values are high, the animation is beautiful, the story is creative, the plot is solid, and it successfully meshes sci-fi themes with traditional folklore.
Continuing with our Sega CD adventures...
After we couldn't figure out how to leave the first two screens of "Dungeon Explorer" without dying, we moved on to "Sewer Shark," where we proceeded to die at an alarmingly consistent rate until we discovered the DDR arrows at the top of the screen actually meant something. (Also... sewers? ratigators? This game is totally the post-apocalyptic future of the "Super Mario Bros. Super Show!") Once we had seen enough of scenic sewer walls, we tried "Tomcat Alley," which contains a distinct lack of cats, but does allow you the small pleasure of launching your co-pilot to their doom in mid-flight for no reason. I swear I was trying to target the enemy. |
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