'Zardoz' of course comes from the 1974 cult film by John Boorman. I have been a card carrying member of that cult since the 70's. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zardoz

I started using Zardoz as a handle for playing NTN, a national bar trivia game. I just thought a name that is sort of it's own trivia question would be cool, for a while my Dad and I were ranked in the top 10 NTN players nationwide. I am a fount of trivial information!

And oh yeah, while the Serenity has no doubt the cutest looking mechanic in the universe, a Klingon garbage scowl could put it down!