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Friday Five – Fictional Moms

Friday Five on May 10, 2013 at 2:00 pm by

What with Mother’s Day being this weekend, this week I’m picking my favorite Fictional Moms. Most of them are actually horrible when it comes to mothering, but that doesn’t make them any less entertaining. In fact, it’s probably just the opposite.

When it was announced two weeks ago, we said we’d remind you when the day came, so here we are. You can get yourself a free Level 100 Legendary Deoxys for your copy of Pokémon Black 2 or Pokémon White 2 starting today, up through May 31st. It’s pretty easy to claim. You’ll need your DS, your game copy, connection to Wi-Fi, and no more than 11 Wonder Cards in your possession.

Pop your game into your DS and turn that sucker on. Then, when your game starts, select “MYSTERY GIFT”. Select “RECEIVE GIFT”, and confirm “YES” to open a channel. When the channel is open, select “GET VIA NINTENDO WFC”, and again confirm “YES”. Boom! There you go, free Deoxys! Be sure you have a free slot in your party, then speak to the deliveryman at any Pokémon center to pick him up and add him to your party. And don’t forget to save your game.

If that was too much words, and you need pretty pictures, you can follow the visual instructions over at the Pokémon website.

Not every super power is useful. I mean, I think we can all agree that money is the best superpower (see: Batman and Iron Man). But for every radioactive spider bite that gives you super strength and the ability to climb walls, there’s an mutant who can change their hair color at will, which is not great for winning fights with Magneto.

Don’t forget, tomorrow is the 11th annual Free Comic Book Day. There are all kinds of cool books availible at your Local Comic Book Shop, including books about Superman, Thanos, The Walking Dead, Aphrodite IX, Damsels, Aspen, all kinds of choices gear toward the kiddies like Sonic, Spongebob, and Bongo, and my favorite, a Steampunk version Wizard of Oz. You can see the full comic list and find a participating shop on the Free Comic Book Day site.

One more day left, so let’s just get to it. Sunday! Sunday! SUNDAY!!! Featuring Gates McFadden, Chase Masterson, Ethan Phillips, Rene Auberjonois and Aron Eisenberg.

Let’s not dilly dally, let’s jump right back into my coverage of last weekend’s Official Star Trek Convention. Saturday featured all the big name guests, including Nana Visitor, Michael Dorn, Avery Brooks, Cirroc Lofton, and the costume contest.

So this past weekend was the “big” Star Trek convention in lovely Cherry Hill, NJ, celebrating 20 years of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Because it’s only 3 miles from my house (and I prepaid for it at last year’s show), I headed on over to meet most of the cast of DS9 and take some expensive pictures.

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Apr

Friday Five – Doctors

Friday Five on April 26, 2013 at 3:30 pm by

I bet when you hear the word “doctor”, you immediately think of a physician. There are many different types of doctors throughout all media who were awesome characters, and only some of them have a degree.