Shiny

When I started this blog, I promised it would be about shiny stuff as well. So far, I've failed to live up to that promise. So here's a shiny blog post!

Unfortunately, the biggest shiny of the season appears to have plummeted into the sun, so we'll have to make do with other shinies. Being a nerd, a great contribution to the shininess of this universe comes from the tv-series Firefly, which is credited for coining the term 'shiny' in the meaning of 'cool'. The Gnomish Overlords Dictionary Society (GODS) totally approved of this new entry, which sadly meant the word callipygian could no longer be accommodated. But in the context of gnomes, it was a bit of a pleonasm anyway.

Firefly was in fact so shiny, that the Big Bang Theory (another favorite nerd tv-show) pays homage to it on several occasions:

Despite Sheldon's begging, the show got cancelled anyway. Pity, as it was quite entertaining. I'll happily admit I'm easily pleased with any show that has that 'lovable rogue Nathan Fillion' in it (quote by yet again Sheldon), but honestly, it wasn't half bad. Not only is there still a humongous fan base to prove its popularity and cult status, there's also this clip:

Now that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you deal with bad guy monologues. Take note, Mr. Bond! For years I've screamed at various heroes to just *SHOOT* the bastard rather than let them rant on about all sorts of evil stuff we already knew anyway. And here comes this hero that does just that: "I don't have time for this crap. Demsel in distress = bad guy dies." All it takes is 2 seconds, good judgment and a steady hand. So Team Browncoats, yay! (And not just because that coincidentally happens to be the color of chocolate as well!!)

Of course there is the more obvious use of the word shiny too. As it happens, this too impacts the world of gnomes greatly, which is aptly demonstrated by these gnomish felines:

Yeah, we gnomes have a cute and cheerful disposition, but our attention span appears to be somewhat limited...

But unsurprising, I digress. Let's stick to the topic, just because we can.

There's one type of shiny that didn't get mentioned yet, but which is equally favorite among gnomes, especially the female ones:

Good thing I'm a moderate girl. It doesn't have to be THAT big. I'll happily settle for something slightly simpler:

 

Probably not gonna happen either. Chocolate diamonds it is, then...