Last month I had lunch with my friend Teal Sherer and she said she wanted to make a lightsaber battle video. She asked if I was interested in doing it with her, and I said something along the lines of “HELL yes!!!” Thanks to the fight coordination and direction of America Young, the idea took shape very quickly… and I’m so happy that I can finally show you “ELF SABERS“!

Be sure to check out Comediva for other wonderfully funny videos, and some behind the scenes photos of our ELF SABERS shoot. And, happy holidays, everyone!!!

Thanks to Juan Carlos Bagnell from Movies You May Have Missed for making this all possible (directing, narrating, and making me crack up). And thanks to all of you awesome Google+ commenters who make me giggle every day. :)

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I love hearing stories about how people came up with their first internet pseudonym. It tells a lot about a person, especially when the pseudonyms are really nerdy.

My first pseudonym came from watching a lot of Star Trek: Voyager. When I was living in Edinburgh between 1997-1999, I trained in a martial art called Kuk Sool Won. My instructor Master Don Mackenzie used popular TV and movie quotes to motivate us; with many of his references coming from Highlander, Star Trek, and various superhero movies. In Star Trek: Voyager episode Drone, a Borg drone is created after a transporter incident that fuses the Doctor’s mobile emitter with some of Seven of Nine’s nanoprobes. During the course of the episode the drone asks for a designation, but since Seven of Nine and Captain Janeway are encouraging him to embrace his individuality, he selects the name One. Soon after that episode aired, Master Don started teasing/motivating me by calling me “One of One.” I loved it.

When I finally went to register my first email address I tried to get oneofone, but someone had already taken it. As they do, Yahoo suggested I add a number to the username to make it unique. So what number did I add? 5618, the Borg designation for the human species. After that, oneofone5618 was born! :P

So what was your first internet pseudonym, and what was the story behind it?

Happy New Year, kiddies! While I didn’t take a self-portrait every day last year, I did take many random self-portraits. Above is a compilation of nearly all the photos I took in Photo Booth on my MacBook Pro in 2010 (some photos cut for time), quite literally the world view of my laptop in 2010 ;)

Some people have asked me if I would continue my daily self-portrait series in 2011. My answer? I will try… the only issue being that I don’t feel very inspired by taking photos on my laptop anymore and would like to get a real camera… perhaps a 7D? I’ve been considering starting a fan fundraiser to raise money to buy a camera, with the promise that I will take daily self portraits for a year and continue to assemble monthly outtake videos. Let me know what you think of the idea! Just an idea at this point…

Fine gentlemen of the internet,

I have created Movember team The Royal McKinnon Mustache Brigade and challenge you to join my team and grow a dashing mustache during the month of November. We do this to raise money for men’s cancers, but mainly because mustaches are made of awesomesauce. Join me… because I care about your man parts.

Respectfully yours,

Casey McKinnon
Captain, The Royal McKinnon Mustache Brigade
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I’m back on Fanboy Funhouse again this week! This time I play a robot girl that host Nar Williams assembles after walking through a wormhole. “Hashtag Awesome.”

After the music video there’s also an interview with Tony Valenzuela and Joe Nation from BlackBoxTV – ANOTHER show I’ll be appearing on soon! W00T! Worth watching… these guys are making awesome sh!t.

Above photo by Love Ablan

For years, Star Trek fans have been noticeably nerdier than Star Wars fans… but the tide has changed.

Initially, Star Wars fans were pretty cool… after all, the movies were swashbuckling tales that just happened to take place in outer space, right? Han Solo is a manly role model, Darth Vader is badass, Princess Leia doesn’t take shit from anyone, and Luke Skywalker is “the chosen one.” The thing about Star Wars is that you didn’t have to be into science to appreciate it… it’s a tale that could work in any genre, but having it based in science fiction made it special.

Meanwhile, Star Trek was all about the science… and, though Kirk was a manly figure, most incarnations of the series were heavily based on scientific ideas. This was great because it encouraged people to think about scientific development and how we can use instruments in the future. Would the iPhone and iPad exist today without the PADDs introduced in Star Trek: The Next Generation? This sort of technological thinking is really what made Star Trek inherently nerdy. Well, that… and the cosplay 90s jumpsuits.

Things changed last year with the release of the new Star Trek movie. Suddenly we saw a very Star Warsian approach to the series. Aside from the swashbuckling main character, sexier uniforms and CGI aliens, J.J. Abrams’ version of the Star Trek universe also threw science out the window as it gave no scientific explanation for “red matter.”

But what happened to Star Wars over the years?

With the accessibility to film editing equipment rising, and the internet becoming a place to showcase your videos, Star Wars remixes and fan films have blossomed over the past few years. Hell, we even did our own Star Wars parodies on Galacticast, like Bar Wars, Imperial Idol, etc. In a way, this has really exposed the biggest of Star Wars geeks.

I never really thought of this until my internet (and XBL) buddy John Fillers posted this video on my Facebook page the other day:

So. So. Nerdy… I actually cringed when I tried to watch it. So, who do YOU think is nerdier… Trekkies or Warsies?

For those who missed the live taping of NSFW last week, here is the full episode! I had a great time being a little too NSFW for NSFW, and Brian Brushwood and Justin Robert Young mentioned their desire to have me on the show again sometime. If it happens, I’ll let you know ;)

Thanks to artist Len Peralta, known for his awesome work on Geek a Week, for doing this. You’ve made me a very happy nerd! Be sure to check out more of his work on his Flickr account, including his awesome set for Geek a Week. Also, check out this drawing he made of Veronica Belmont a few years ago wearing a Galacticast t-shirt!!!

Special thanks to my buddy Fee501st for suggesting this to Len on Twitter! <3