Geek of the Week: Alton Brown

Here we honor Muggle geeks who embody Ravenclaw spirit...
when they succeed, they soar, and when they fail, they fail spectacularly!

Alton Brown (b. 1962)

"I'm not very bright, and it takes a lot for me to get a concept -- to really get a concept. To get it enough that it becomes part of me. But when it happens, I get real excited about it."

**brought to you by a request from Drake**

Alton Brown has Mythbusters AND Spongebob cred, a combo almost as rare as an Erdős–Bacon number.  This bow-tie-sporting Doctor Who fan could easily pilot the TARDIS around (he owns and flies a 1979 Cessna 414A) if he wasn't so preoccupied with cooking and science (Gastronimo?).

Before he became "AB", Brown got a drama degree and directed commercials; his transformation into a culinary show host got him a Peabody Award and a James Beard nomination.  Brown's new Nerdist-hosted podcast, brownily titled The BrownCast, is just what one expects from the man who once said:
"Everything in food is science. The only subjective part is when you eat it."

Find out more about Alton Brown on Wikipedia.

Ra-Ra-Ravenclaw Manis/pedis!

With all that talk of Ra-Ra-Ravenclaw going on in the Common Room, Soprano1 decided to dress up her nails with Ravenclaw colors!

 

Soon after posting her dorm mates followed suit! Clockwise: Soprano1, GazeboGal, isisonearth, bobbilicious

 

 Our illustrious Head of House, TriGirlJ shows her Claw pride

GirlyWithATwist's Crew Chief and KayPendragon's Kith got in on the fun

Lots of folks decided to cheer with their feet with Ravenclaw pedis!
From the top we have: KnittingLinguist, omeletsmom, JeninRI, jessdhill

The mani/pedi bug spread quickly through the Tower!
Clockwise from top left: NoNeinNyet, DonaQuixote, TangledSkein, Jillian79

We're going to win this term so let's:

Cyprienne's nails!

Ra Ra Ravenclaw!

It's the first day of Fall Term 2013!!!

I am sure many of you have heard the battle cry in the Common Room (and noticed many people's Ravatars have a decidedly Egyptian theme). 

Our own Head of House TrigirlJ even had a very Egyptian theme to the first post in this term's Common Room, encouraging everyone to go Ra-Ra-Ravenclaw!

You may be wondering, what exactly does this mean? It all began a few weeks ago, just after the End of Term Feast with DrusillaWormwood declaring that she was going to put the "Ra back in Ravenclaw" this upcoming term. This means getting that Cup back into the Tower! 

So what are YOU going to do to help us carry the battle cry of Ra-Ra-Ravenclaw? Maybe it's doing "just one more" project a month; attempting an OWL or Mission; participating in Quidditch more often; remember every point helps!

So pick up the banner along with us and do what us 'Claws do best: SOAR! 

Stop back here tomorrow where we will be showcasing everyone's Ready to Rock This Term manis/pedis. If Ravenclaw's have nothing else, we have team spirit!

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