"Yeah. I Can Fly."

This "Super-Bowl Weekend for Geeks" began with the opening of Iron Man. 

Sitting in the theater on Friday night, waiting for the movie to begin, reminded me of being at a final championship play-off game at a high school. The energy in the stadium-seating theater was extremely high, and one of the geek boy ushers shouted at the packed house, instructing all of us to be sure to stay after the final credits for a bonus scene. 

Geeks always stay for the final credits. No exceptions.

I have to say that this is the first movie, in long time, where I did not look at my watch once during the film. The movie hooked me with the opening dialogue, and kept me completely entertained until the final (bonus) scene. Robert Downey Jr. was a perfect fit for playing Tony Stark, as both battle their own inner demons as much as the bad guys. I found out recently that Stan Lee modeled the Iron Man character after Howard Hughes, and Robert Downey Jr. does a remarkable job bringing that edginess to the part. 

Bottom line- I just love this movie. Marvel and Paramount Pictures have signed the cast on for a sequel, and as of right now, Iron Man is scheduled to be a trilogy. 

That makes this geek girl very happy.

Saturday was the annual celebration of FCBD. I spent the day handing out hot dogs and sodas to geek girls and boys while discussing comic book titles and the upcoming summer movie season. The comic book store I was at gave away stacks and stacks of comic books, posters, bookmarks, and buttons to everyone that entered the store. It was so much fun to see the young (and the young at heart) walking around the store with their arms full of geek-goodies and smiles on their faces.

It was a good day (weekend) to be a geek.

My beverage of choice this weekend was PAMA liqueur. It is a yummy combination of pomegranate juice, vodka, and tequila. Kinda like a liquid Sweet-Tart for adults. I was going to include the link for the PAMA website in this post, but after checking it out, well.......it's not very cool.  

Actually, I felt slightly icky after visiting the website. 

But the beverage is really good.

To Peace~