"I Can't Tell You the Secret!"

This week ahead is sure to be a good one, at least in my book.  It's not like I'm going to a friend's 21st birthday party (which I am) or have anything exciting planned (which I don't).

No, it's something much geekier than that.  This Tuesday, the third season of The Big Bang Theory comes out at long last on DVD.  And it's only one of the funniest and my absolutely favorite shows on TV.

For those not in the loop, The Big Bang Theory is all about beauty and the geek.  Or geeks, rather.  In the first season, the cute waitress Penny moves in across the hall from and makes friends with uber-smart-but-socially-handicapped Leonard and Sheldon.  The three of them--together with the smart-yet-awkward Howard and Raj--wind in a friendship that often results in hilarious culture-clashes.

Most of those clashes, the most hilarious anyway, are all thanks to the eccentric Sheldon Cooper.  Who can resist laughing at his irritating knock or his famous punch line or his geeky twist on Rock-Paper-Scissors?

After all, Sheldon makes the show.  Actor Jim Parsons has already been nominated for two Emmys for his portrayal of the lovably-irritating Sheldon, and his popularity is growing just as quickly as the show's.

So one guess what I'll be doing with my free time after Tuesday.  Besides counting down to the Season 4 premiere on the 23rd.

And tell me: Have you partaken in the hilarity of Big Bang?  If you're lucky to have done so, what's your favorite episode or Sheldon-ism?

Later, my fellows geeks!
Jess