Father’s Day is Sunday! Why Is Your Dad A Geek?
If you read that headline and said, “HOLY SHIT!! I TOTALLY FORGOT!” then perhaps an Amazon.com gift card is in order? You can email them instantly or print one out in a nice little card and bring it to Dad’s house. In the meantime… why is your dad a geek? I know mine is…
Better Than Slots: Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame
A few weeks ago, I was able to spend some time in Las Vegas. Technically, it was a work thing for my guy, but when I wasn’t helping out, I was hitting the pool, checking out the World Series of Poker, and taking advantage of the free Cherry Cokes in the casino. However, one thing [...]
E’s Con Travels 2009: Balticon and ConCarolinas
I’ve been one busy geek girl! Two cons in two weekends. And actually, unless you count my accidental attendance at Furry Weekend Atlanta, my first two geek cons ever. From May 19-22, I attended Balticon, the science fiction convention in Baltimore, Maryland: And on May 27th, I did a day of ConCarolinas, a Science Fiction [...]
Geek Bucket List: Seeing a Jonathan Coulton Concert LIVE
I became a JoCo fan the moment someone sent me the link to the World of Warcraft video of Code Monkey. I ended up looking him up, finding the Thing A Week posts, and basically have been a semi-rabid fangirl ever since. I say semi-rabid because while I have pretty much every song he’s put [...]
Getting Hot for GenCon: A Quest to Be A Less Squishy DreamGirl
Do you feel a bit like Jabba lately? Or maybe you just have a little belly you’d like to get see gone, or a couple love handles you don’t exactly love. Let’s face it. There are a lot of fat geeks out there. I’m one of them. So what are we going to do about [...]
When Worlds of Warcraft Collide: Should You Raid With Your Loved Ones?
As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve got a pretty large family, and we’re all involved in various geek pursuits of some kind or another. Thus, it wasn’t really a surprise when I found out one of my sisters was interested in playing World of Warcraft. I have to say, though, I had a little bit of [...]
Grown-Up J’s Favorite Geek Things
As I’ve been making the transition between College Student and Fully-Functioning Adult, I’ve noticed myself geeking out over some unexpected things. Never, when I lived in a dorm, did I ever consider shower hardware a “geek product.” I find that to be a weightier sign of adulthood than any birthday or degree. These are the [...]
Easy Win Contest: How Would Your Geek Icon Cook Steak? Win $25 to Outback Steakhouse!
Update: We have a winner!! Thanks for playing!! To help spread the word about their new menu offerings (15 meals under $15!), the fine folks at Outback Steakhouse have provided us with a most excellent prize to give away, geek friends. How would you like $25 in free food? (You’d be a hero at D&D [...]