nerd – Jeff Gauntt-Quiceno

Always.

Odo – When you return to The Link, what will become of the entity I’m talking to right now? Changeling – The drop becomes the ocean. Odo – And if you choose to take solid form again? Changeling – The ocean becomes a drop. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, “Behind the Lines” I. I fellContinue reading “Always.”

My Frakkin’ Goth Night – Battlestar Galactica at a Goth Club

The Hunger – Bauhaus and the Endless Void of Teenage Depression

I. I peer into the depths of a black tarp, loosely stapled across a makeshift wall. There is a constant hustle of people shuffling past as they rush to cobble together a haunted house for this elementary school carnival within 24 hours. By my side is David Johnson, a great neighborhood friend. I’d invited himContinue reading “The Hunger – Bauhaus and the Endless Void of Teenage Depression”

Super 8 Home Movies Project #2

After a recent trip to Texas, I returned with a suitcase overflowing with Super 8 films from my childhood. Most of this footage ranges from the late 1960s through the 1970s. My goal is to regularly post about a random film, along with related memories prior to watching it. I will follow this with myContinue reading “Super 8 Home Movies Project #2”

Super 8 Home Movies Project #1

On a recent trip to Texas, I returned with a suitcase overflowing with Super 8 films from my childhood. Most of this footage ranges from the late 1960s through the 1970s. My goal is to regularly post about a random film, along with related memories prior to watching it. I will follow this with myContinue reading “Super 8 Home Movies Project #1”

Summit Bars and Other Strange Things

I was recently digging through a few old storage boxes when I discovered a package I had sealed away in 1983. At the age of 15, inspired by an article about time capsules in the Houston Chronicle, I placed a Summit candy bar into a Ziploc bag, which I then wrapped in a bundle ofContinue reading “Summit Bars and Other Strange Things”

Episode 11: Shore Leave – Nerdy Spring Breakout

I. “There’s a call to adventure. It’s something in the inner psyche of humanity…” Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons I’m slowly crawling down a dark hallway, flat against the pristine beige carpet while attempting to move silently and hide in the shadows. I hold my breath as I slide towards the door ofContinue reading “Episode 11: Shore Leave – Nerdy Spring Breakout”

Episode 10: Arena, part 2 – Survival of the Thinnest

New York 2000 I take a cursory glance for stray dogs or people along the dark street as I step out of the warehouse. During the year that I’ve lived in the desolate Brooklyn neighborhood known as Bushwick, I’ve realized that both can be equally dangerous to encounter in the night. My breath is visibleContinue reading “Episode 10: Arena, part 2 – Survival of the Thinnest”

Episode 8: The Mallternative Factor – Parachute Pants vs. Capes

FADE IN: EXT. SHOPPING MALL – DAY The bland, overbright facade of a mall on the outskirts of Houston, Texas on a hot day with an unbroken, cloudless sky and cars but no people. A seagull slowly circles the lot. JEFF (Voiceover) For many suburban teens in the 80s, the mall provided a mini-vacation fromContinue reading “Episode 8: The Mallternative Factor – Parachute Pants vs. Capes”

We Are Spock – Remembering Leonard Nimoy

“Spock: Do you believe in the concept of service to mankind? Nimoy: I think so. Spock: Then perhaps you are here to be of service.” ———————————————————————————————— “The show has certainly given me a sense of self-worth and particularly the relationship with the character of Mr. Spock has given me a constant guideline for a dignifiedContinue reading “We Are Spock – Remembering Leonard Nimoy”