Tagged: nerd mom

30 Day Geek Out Challenge – Day 26

I feel like my childhood was the Golden Age of Disney movies. From The Little Mermaid in 1988 (the first Disney movie I saw in theaters) through Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocohontas, and Toy Story.

What the Geek Community Needs to Improve

While it’s true that some of the most supportive people I have ever met come from the geek community, I have also come across my fair share of trolls and bullies.

The Best Geeky YouTubers: The Vlog Brothers

They talked about everything from books to politics to pop culture, but in a way that I related to HARD. Their combination of awesomeness and awkwardness spoke to me. They sounded wise and worldly but also young and sometimes a bit dorky, in an endearing and engaging way.

30 Day Geek Out Challenge – Day 20

I was hesitant about Mad Men. If you’d asked me if I was interested in a show about a man working at a NYC advertising agency in the 1960s, I would have said that was completely not my thing.

30 Day Geek Out Challenge – Day 15

When I fantasized about fictional universes in adolescence (which was when both Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings got big), I didn’t fantasize about a world into which I could insert my child-self.

30 Day Geek Out Challenge – Day 16

I guess I’ve never thought about this one before. I know that crossovers are a big thing for some people and I have seen a lot of crossover fanfiction, but I’ve never felt a desire to crossover my fandoms.

30 Day Geek Out Challenge – Day 17

Bioware is famous for it’s lore-filled games and the Dragon Age series is one of it’s best. DA:I is the third and most recent game and is one of my favorite games for the way it kind of blows the storyline of the series wide open.