Hey all you hoopy froods, raise your Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters in celebration of Towel Day, the hippest day in Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha for those of us who want to trip the light fantastic 42 times before breakfast.
So what is Towel Day? Towel Day began in 2001 with the passing of Douglas Adams, the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy and a guy who really knew where his towel was. It was suggested on the "Binary Freedom" forum that May 25th should become Towel Day in tribute, and that fans should carry a towel with them for the day wherever they go. Why a towel? Well you see a towel "is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have" and if you want to know why, you'll just need to read the book or watch the TV show or listen to the radio series or watch the movie or...
So how are we celebrating Towel Day here at GeekMom? Well you'll be able to sass some amazingly hoopy Etsy finds, find out all about the upcoming Hitchhikers live show that's touring the UK this summer and discover more about the number 42 than you ever wanted to know.
To find out more about Towel Day and to get involved you can visit the official site, follow the #towelday hash tag on Twitter and don't forget to post your pictures on the Flickr group. If you head on over to the GeekMom Facebook page, you might be able to spot some of us GeekMoms with our towels as well.
So long Mr Adams, and thanks for all the fish.
