After two months here at In, we feel like we're all part of the family enough to invite you all to our big party. You see, Big Shiny Robot! has been around for two long years and we're only getting bigger and better. To celebrate our continued longevity, a libation is in order. And what better way to do that than with all of our friends?

As a little bit of background on Big Shiny Robot! for those of you who may only know it from this column, it's a Web site devoted to the geeks and nerds of the world, but since most of us robots are from Salt Lake City, we have a special love in our heart for the valley. We do comic book, video game and movie reviews and news, and we cover any other nerdy thing that strikes our fancy with a bit of a sarcastic but humorous bent. We started with two editors (Lucas Ackley and myself) and a rotating stable of four or five writers and artists who wanted a non-corporate, independent place to read and share opinions about the things man-children like us hold dear and we've got more than a dozen contributors now and a readership that spans the globe.

So, if you want to come hang out, have a drink with us, and celebrate our 2nd year of existence, meet up with us at the Poplar Street Pub on Saturday, Feb. 20. We'll be hanging out and talking about all manner of things important to geeks, including politics! I mean really, how about this foofaraw with the teabaggers over Captain America #602?

Poplar Street Pub is at 242 S. 200 West in Salt Lake City. The party starts at 7:30pm on Saturday February 20th and we all hope to see you there.

-- Bryan Young, Editor, Big Shiny Robot, bigshinyrobot.com