The Princess of Geek

I'm crowning myself. . . Princess of Geek. I've been watching vintage Star Trek episodes each night for about a week now.

You know how some things get worse as you get older? You look back at shows you thought were tres' cool as a child (Full House for the 80's girl) and they don't stand the passage of time into adulthood. Things that were SO complex become cheesy, etc....

Star Trek is NOT one of those shows. I'm totally geeking out about the sheer awesomeness, the extreme kitch, yes, even the undeniable hotness that is Star Trek (and William Shatner). Best quote so far:

"You see Charlie, there's no right way to hit a woman." --Captain Kirk

Other things:
--Sister is in town and staying with us. It's nice to have her back

--Emily (3 year old niece) calls the elevator the "ev-alligator"

--You know you go to the library too much when:
You go into the new library for the first time and two staff members run up to you and give you hugs and say things like, "We were WONDERING when you were going to stop by!" Seriously. Reading is a sickness/addiction of mine, but not one I am in any hurry to cure.

--Cat keeps licking himself...um...I mean, REALLY licking himself. In places that Marilyn Manson was rumored to be able to lick himself. I'm all for kitty masturbation and all, but animals have NO sense of modesty.

--The other kitten has discovered that he doesn't somuch like treadmills. Or at least, he doesn't like being on the treadmill when it turns ON.

And that's that.

Silent Scream

ARGH!

Seen at the library check-out kiosk:

Don't forget your item's or your patron card!"

Item's? You're a freaking library...it's a freaking computer hold screen message...you're supposed to ENCOURAGE literacy.

Ad Hoc

Opinions required:

How do you feel about the use of the word "freaking" in advertising? I.e.:

The best freaking results ever

We're debating. On one hand it says that we're kind of an edgy, cocky, confident company--on the other hand, we're located in Minnesota and it says that we're an edgy, cocky, confident company.

3 professional opinions gathered so far have been:
1. Love it! It's fresh, it's different, it'll grab their attention!
2. Hate it--it makes me think that you might do something to mess up my meeting, or be un-PC.
3. Love it...but for the coasts--not for the flyover states, or midwesterners.

Thoughts? Yay? Nay?

I kinda like it.