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Happy Force of July guys! Fireworks galore for me! Today is July 4th and today in Geek History...

1996 The day humanity will fight against enslaving aliens to save the world. Yeah, it's Independence Day. It stars my FAVORITE actor, Will Smith.

1997 Mars Pathfinder becomes the first probe to successfully land on Mars since 1976. It was the Viking 2 that did that. Hehe. Probe.

2006 Shuttle Discovery launches for the International Space Station. It is the second mission since the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Where were you when the Columbia went down?

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Hey guys. Real quick before I get on with the post, The Biggest Loser is casting again! I'm heading down to the Utah casting shoot on July 14th. Who wants to join me? Today is July 3rd and today in Geek History...

1928 John Logie Baird demonstrates the first color television transmission. Can you imagine what life would have been like without TV?

1962 Tom Cruise celebrates his 50th birthday today. You may know him from such movies as Top Gun and Rock of Ages! He was born in Syracuse, New York.

1973 Patrick Wilson is born today in Norfolk Virginia. You may know him from Zack Snyder's Watchmen. Norfolk is a Navy town so it's likely that his family was military. Cool huh?


1985 The film, Back to the Future is released. It's a Robert Zemeckis film starring Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd. So sad what's happened to Michael J Fox. Good guy.

1999 The first ever person to achieve the max score in Pac Man ws Billy Mitchell. He hails from Florida and it only took him 6 hours to get 3,333,360 points. WOAH.

2012 Andy Griffith, star of Matlock and The Andy Griffith Show died today at the age of 86. Sad day! My favorite thing he is in is a music video from Brad Paisley called "Waiting on a Woman." Watch it here.

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Hey guys! Happy Monday. I have the day off but my hubs does not. Sad. Anyways. Today is July 2nd and today in Geek History...

1900 The first Zeppelin flight takes place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany. Try saying that name 3 times fast.

1970 Yancy Butler is born today. She starred in the film Witchblade. It was even on TV too. It's based on the adaptation of a comic book. Cool huh?

1993 Fred Gwynne, star of the Munsters, Pet Sematary, and My Cousin Vinny, dies at 66. Sad.

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Happy Monday people. How was your weekend? Mine snuck up on me and then would not go away. I don't know if I liked that.

Today is June 25th and today in Geek History...

1903 Eric Arthur Blair, or as normal people know him, George Orwell, is born today in British India.

1925 June Lockhart, the mom in Lassie and Lost in Space, is born today in New York, New York. What's that girl? Timmy's stuck in a well again? *sigh* Maybe we can leave him there this time? Hehe.

1928 Peyo, the Belgain man known as the creator of Smurfs is born in Brussels, Belgium. His birth name? Pierre Culliford. I would have stuck with Pierre. 

GIVEAWAY!

Hey Guys! For the longest time, I've been mentioning on my Facebook page how I want to have a giveaway. Well, I found the perfect thing to giveaway. 

This is an original print by the artist Anji Smith. Check out her website here. She has sold similar paintings in New York City for $300+ each, and will be including this print in a gallery viewing with all her original New York paintings at The Hive at Trolly Square Utah. After much begging, I convinced her to give away one of her paintings here! Every painting she does has it's own flair so it will not look exactly like this. Minor changes and what not.  Snatch it up before it's too late!

To enter, just follow the instructions below. Enjoy and good luck!

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Hey guys. Happy Tuesday. Today is June 19th and today in Geek History...

1897 Moe Howard, the founding member of the Three Stooges is born in Brooklyn New York.

1907 The inventor of Velcro, George de Mestral, is born today. Do you know how he got the idea for Velcro? I do!

1940 The first comic strip written by a woman called Brenda Starr is published in Chicago Illinois. 

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Let's just dispense with the pleasantries and get right to it shall we? Today is June 9th and today in Geek History...

1978 Michaela Conlin (Angela Montenegro in bones) is born today in Allentown Pennsylvania. She's so hot. Just sayin'.

1980 After a day filled with binge drinking 151 proof rum and freebasing cocaine use, Gus Gorman (of Superman 3), sets himself on fire. Woah.

1981 Natalie Portman is born today in Jerusalem Israel as Natalie Hershlag. I can see why she changed it to Portman.

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Hey folks. I think I've got the perfect giveaway for you to earn. Today is June 8th and today in Geek History...

1949 The novel 1984 by George Orwell is published today. It's a hard read but I still recommend it.

1955 The inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Timothy John Breners-Lee (try saying that 5 times fast) is born today in London England. That's right Al Gore, you did not invent the internet. Where would we be without the internet these days?

1984 Ghostbusters is released today. It was produced by Ivan Reitman. Who ya gonna call?

1998 Sliders moves from Fox to SciFi. Fox really screwed up that show and it did NOT end well.

2007 Astronaut Steven Swanson brings the Firefly & Serenity DVD into space. They now have a permanent home on the International Space Station.

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Hey guys. How are you doing today? Today is June 7th and today in Geek History...

1952 Liam Neeson of Chronicles of Narnia, Schindler's List, Batman, and Star Wars, is born in Northern Ireland. Happy birthday!

1985 The Goonies, a classic of Richard Donner is released today. Everyone do the Truffle Shuffle!!

2003 Trevor Goddard from the Mortal Kombat movies and JAG died today in North Hollywood of an accidental drug overdose. He was 40.

2010 w00tstock 2.3 is held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. w00t!

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Hey guys. How's your day going for you today? That bad huh? Well, thankfully it's already Wednesday.
Today is June 6th and today in Geek History...

1947 Robert Englund, (known for Freddy Krueger), is born today in Glendale California.

1954 Tim O'Reilly, the founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media and O'Reilly Books, is born today in Cork Ireland.

1967 Max Casella of Doogie Howser is born in Washington DC.

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Hey guys. Venus was in front of the sun today. Did anyone take a picture of it? Send it to me okay?

1915 Lancelot Lionel Ware, lawyer, biochemist, and co-founder of Mensa International is born.

1967 Ron Livingston, the star of Office Space, is born in Cedar Rapids Iowa.

1977 Apple releases the first mass-produced Apple computer. 1 MHz processor 4KB ram for only $1298. Woah.

1978 Taito Corporation introduces Space Invaders in Japan. It is created by Toshihiro Nishikado.

2007 Star Wars Role Playing Game: Saga Edition is released by Wizards of the Coast. 

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Hey guys. How is your day going for you? I'm thinking about having a contest. In a minute I will post a poll about what kind of contest you would like to see. Please vote. Anyways, on to business.
Today is June 1st and today in Geek History...

Today in National Donut Day! Celebrate by making your own! I like this one from Allrecipes.com.

1890 Frank Morgan that played the carnival huckster "Professor Marvel," and The Wizard in The Wizard of Oz (along with 5 other roles) is born today.

1937 Morgan Freeman, (if you don't know who this is, watch a movie), is born today in Memphis Tennessee.

1940 Rene Auberjonois (Star Trek DS9s Odo, and my favorite character of DS9), is born today.

Happy Birthday to all the geeks who are born today. Also, special shout out to my Mom. She works for the local school district and today was her last day of school. 

Thin Mint Sugar Cookies

Hey guys, I thought I would post something a little different this time. I hope you like it.

My sister has a blog that I have mentioned before called Measured by the Heart. She posted a recipe for chocolate chip cookies with an Oreo in the middle. You can find that here. I have been wanting to try that for a while, but I never got the Oreos that I needed. One day, I got a couple of girl scouts knocking on my door from the nearby high school. After ordering a half dozen boxes of Thin Mints, (yes I'm addicted), I had an idea. What if I used a sugar cookie, and put one of my beloved Thin Mints in the middle?

Well, I went on google to see if anyone had done this kind of this before. No one had done what I suggested before. I did find a few recipes, and found some that were worth it. But they called for over a box and a half of thin mints. I can't give that much up!! They're expensive and addicting, and they are so mine! So I decided to try my sister's recipe with sugar cookies and Thin Mints. Why not right?

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So I went to allrecipes.com, found a basic sugar cookie recipe, and following a page out of mys sister's playbook, I baked them in a cupcake tin I borrowed from my neighbor. (Note to self: Ask for a cupcake tin for Christmas). A recipe for 36 cookies made the 12 slot tin, with a little leftover that my husband ate (no cookies for him I guess).

Scoop some cookie dough, add a cookie, and top with more dough. That's all there is to it. Now, I had no idea how to cook this, so I turned on my oven at 350 F for 10 minutes. FYI: My oven runs hot, so you might want to adjust temperature or cooking time. Basically until the cookie is golden brown. They were good, but they weren't great. It was soft cookie and a slight crunch of the thin mint. The thin mint never melted though, and that was a thing, so... Maybe next time, I will place the thin mint on top instead of sandwiching it in between. I would have also cooked it for a few minutes longer, and if I was going to sandwich it again, I would double up the thin mints.

I hope you have enjoyed this little moment. Let me know if this works for you okay? Maybe you will like it more than I did. Enjoy!

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Hey guys. How's your Sunday treating you? Today is May 27th and today in Geek History...

1922 Christopher Lee, star of The Man with the Golden Gun, the Star Wars series and The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, is born today.

1935 Lee Meriwether, (Betty Jones is Barnaby Jones and Catwoman in Batman The Movie), is born today in Los Angeles California

1967 Eddie McClintonk, (Agent Pete Lattimer on Warehouse 13), is born today in North Canton Ohio.

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Happy Geek Pride Day!! Show off you geekiest pictures and I'll post them on my blog! Also, Happy Towel Day! Grab yourself a towel to follow you all day, and join with me in supporting The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books!

Today is may 25th and for the rest of your Geek History...

1939 Ian McKellen, (Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Magnetoo in the X-Men films), is celebrating his birthday today!! How appropriate is that?!

1944 Frank Ox, the voice for so many Muppets as well as Yoda in *cough* is born today.

1977 Star Wars Episode IV opens today. May the Force be with you.

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Hey guys. How's your day been going? Fun news, I had an interview today. Yay me. Today is May 2th and today in Geek History...

1949 Jim Broadbent, star of Hot Fuzz, The Chronicles of Narnia, and Harry Potter films is born today.

1953 Nell Campbell, best known as Columbia from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, is born in Sydney Australia.

1962 Mercury Aurora 7 is launched with M Scott Carpenter. It makes 3 orbits before returning to Earth.

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Hey guys. How's Monday going for you? Coffee anyone? Hehe, just kidding. Today is May 21st and today in Geek History...

1945 Richard Hatch, the man that played Captain Apollo in the original Battlestar Galactica and Tom Zarek in the 2004 re-release, is born today.

1952 Mr T, (best known as BA Baracus on The A-Team) is born in Chicago Illinois. His real name? Laurence Tureaud.

1971 Escape from the Planet of the Apes, starring Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, and Bradford Dillman is released.

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Today is May 20th and today in Geek History...

1960 John Billingsley (Dr Phlox in Star Trek Enterprise) is born in Media Pennsylvania.

1975 Tahmoh Penikett, (Battlestar Galactica's Karl Agathon among others), is born in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.

1988 Ron Howard's fantasy film Willow is released. It stars Warwick Davis and Val Kilmer. I HATE that show.

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Hey guys. How's life treating you today? Today is May 19th, and today in Geek History...

1944 The man who will eventually play Chewbacca in the Star Wars films, Peter Mayhew, is born today.

1946 Andre the Giant, the wrestler, and the man who plays Fezzik in The Princes Bride (INCONCEIVABLE!!) is born in France. FYI: The Princess Bride is based on a book, AND it's the abridged version too. Imagine who much longer it could be. Go read the book guys.

1955 Java creator James Gosling is born in Alberta Canada. Imagine what you would not be able to do without this guy. It's so sad really. 

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I'm back. Did you miss me? I missed me. Today is May 18th and today in Geek History...

1946 Andreas Katsulas, Babylon 5's G'Kar, is born in Louis Missouri.

1962 The 100th Episode of the Twilight Zone airs with a special episode, adaptation of Bradbuy's I Sing the Body Electric.

1969 Apollo 10 launches. It's a test flight for the first lunar landing.