Tag: sci-fi

Song Title Challenge #30: What Can You Get A Wookie For Christmas (When He Already Owns A Comb)

It’s time for this week’s third and final Song Title Challenge.

After my call last week for some Christmassy songs I got three suggestions. I decided that today, just because it’s almost Christmas, I’m going to treat you with all three. That’s right, three stories based on Christmas-related songs in one day. You’re welcome.

Write a short piece of fiction, around 300 words, using the song title as your story title but don’t listen to the song. You can pick your own genre or use the one suggested to me. Remember to link back to this post so I can find yours.

If you would like to suggest a song title for a future post, you can do so from the challenge page. You can also leave a suggestion on the Facebook page.

Today’s final song is What Can You Get A Wookie For Christmas (When He Already Owns A Comb) from the album Christmas in the Stars produced by Meco Monardo and RSO records. It was suggested by the wife who didn’t give a genre, but there really was only one choice. Hat tip to mr George Lucas for inventing these wonderful characters.

The song’s at the end. You’ve got to listen to this one! 😀

What Can You Get A Wookie For Christmas (When He Already Owns A Comb)

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Song Title Challenge #26: God is a Popstar – Oomph!

As I tried to explain yesterday via the Android WordPress App, I had been suffering this weekend from an incredibly poor 3G signal making it impossible to access the internet. The wife and I were temporary refugees seeking the safety of my in-laws’ house and I couldn’t get a decent signal there. What’s so horrible that I consider my mother-in-law’s a place of safety, I hear you ask? This is:

Okay, so that doesn’t look terrifying, but imagine 7 000 bikers camping out fifty metres from your bedroom window and you’ll have the sleepless nights that made us flee to my in-laws’ to avoid. (I consider it win-win: mommy-in-law is a great cook.)

Now we’re back and I present this week’s Song Title Challenge, a day late. For more info on the Song Title Challenge, how to take part and to suggest a title, click here.

I feel I have to warn you, this week’s story might upset some readers, so if you don’t really get farce or satire, or you firmly believe that those techniques should not be used where religion is concerned, do not read this week’s story as you will be offended. (Honestly, I feel a bit uncomfortable with this story myself, but it’s what came out when I sat down to write, and this whole challenge is about experimenting, after all, and too severe self-censorship will stymie creativity. I won’t be posting the music video, though.)

This week’s song is God is a Popstar by Oomph! and the genre is Fantasy/Sci-Fi. Thanks to bumblepuppies for the suggestion and for once again expanding my musical horizons 😉

God is a Popstar

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Song Title Challenge #25: Shaving Cream – Benny Bell

It’s time for this week’s Song Title Challenge, back after the disruptions of NaNoWriMo.

If you would like to suggest a song title for a future post, you can do so from the challenge page. You can also leave a suggestion on the Facebook page.

This week’s song is Shaving Cream by Benny Bell and the genre is Fantasy/Sci-Fi. Thanks to bumblepuppies for the suggestion.

Warning: I banged this post together in a very short time, so I’m not so sure about its quality. There’s a bit of strong language in there as well.

Shaving Cream

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On The Doctor (a.k.a. me)

As I told you last week, I’m the Doctor. Now it turns out that I’m the tenth Doctor, specifically. How do I know? I took this quiz and it told me.

I’m quite pleased with the result, as I really like David Tennant’s rendition of the Doctor (and he’s the wife’s favourite Doctor), and I really don’t know any of the Doctors 1 through 7, so I’m glad it’s not one of them (I saw too little of Eight to really get to know him – a common complaint among many fans).

Then I read this analysis of Ten. First I was like, uhm, okay, but then I realised it’s actually rather spot-on in certain regards.

Why don’t you also go do the quiz? Then come back and let me know in the comments which Doctor you are.

P.S. Damn! I just realise I had bought the wrong sonic. I wonder what Eleven’s profile says…

P.P.S. Enjoy tomorrow’s Anniversary Special. It’s going to be legen…wait for it…dary!

P.P.P.S. Just to be fair, here’s Nine’s profile as well. He was my first Doctor, after all.

There’s something I need to tell you

Friends, readers, random spambots crawling this blog, there’s something I need to tell you.

First, I’m a bit disappointed in you all. Here I say I have a very important announcement coming up and out of all 164 followers (of which, admittedly, more than a few don’t really exist) only Bumblepuppies cared to take a guess. Well, I can assure you my wife isn’t pregnant, and neither am I (though that would have been something, wouldn’t it?), but thanks for playing along.

My announcement is bigger than this. Actually, I’m not sure I should reveal this. The implications could potentially reverberate across all of space and time. Oh, well. Let me just tell you and what will be, will be. Here goes.

I’m the Doctor. Don’t believe me? Read on