So this Saturday is Sci Fi night at the Preds game. A friend of mine will be there as a semi-professional costumed character. I’m trying to decide if I want to dress up.

I am a really big geek and have never done the dress up thing, so normally I already would have bought a fun geek chic costume. However, with Baby Ian on the way I really don’t have the money or the figure for such things.

Plus, I’m trying to think of pregnant sci-fi characters. Padme from Star Wars, Vala from SG-1, Teyla from Atlantis….I don’t know. Maybe I should be Jessica Artreides from Dune.

There supposedly is a contest for the costumes….I wonder what the prize is. $50, not dressing up. 37″ TV, I am so there.

Speaking of being there, Paul and I can get you discounted tickets to Preds games! They started a new promo for season ticket holders that allows us to get discounts for our friends. Go to www.nashvillepredators.com/nicholson to view the list of games (they are in alphabetical order, not date order). Choose a game, then enter “predators” as your special offer code. The site will prompt you to login or create an account, and then you can buy tickets starting at $19.

Okay, one more cool Preds thing. I’m having a hard time finding info about it, but I saw posters about it at the Sommet Center last night. On Monday, December 15, the Preds are doing a “Skate with the Preds” coat drive at Southern Ice Arena. For $5 (skate rental included) you can skate at Southern Ice with some of the Preds. Participants are encouraged to bring coats to donate to the Community Resource Center Coat Drive. For more info, check out NowPlayingNashville — the Preds site doesn’t seem to mention it yet.