Geek Girl Talk, issues that matter to geek girls, misogyny in comics, the dearth of women in the tech industry and gaming industry, the personal is political
You know, I was just commenting to someone that it had been MONTHS since the words cunt, bitch, rape, slut, whore or fat pig had shown up in my moderation queue, and I was thinking how NICE that was. Then this shit had to start. So, as I told the Geek Husband What Rules, I’m… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #304 – Gatekeepers are the Enemy
So, Lisa from SingleHop found my blog and asked me if I’d be willing to be part of their Geekness Day roundup. Given that I’m a sucker for writing to prompts, or answering questions other people ask me, I said sure. They sent me some questions to contemplate in my blog for Geekness Day, mostly… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #299 – What Makes a Geek? (Or at least this one, in particular)
Ok, so I’m making an effort to be around a little more. I’ve been playing way too much of the Marvel Heroes MMO, but it’s a lot of fun! I’ve already finished the extant storyline with three characters: Gambit, Nightcrawler and Squirrel Girl. I’m working on Moon Knight right now, and Scarlet Witch. I’ve… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #296 – Being a Woman on the Internet, you can’t scare me off.
Ok, I’m really late on this one, but, again, life. This is the panel Teka Englund put together for Geek Girl Con, and it was amazing! Teka herself is a costume designer for theater. Haviva is a stage manager and cosplayer. Rachelle is on the Geek Girl Con concom and is a cosplayer. Jojo Stiletto… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #278 – Fat Girl, Fat Fan
Well, so much for NaBloPoMo. I tried, but life. But, I have a lot to be thankful for. I have great friends, great followers, a great new job. The Enemy of Sleep, Calico Menace and Mutt are all doing well. The Geek Husband What Rules has a job he likes, and that is furthering our… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #277 – Happy Thanksgiving and Help Out an Awesome Dude!
So, yeah, that whole NaBloPoMo thing I was doing. Two things happened there. 1. I vastly over-estimated my ability to do anything during AmberconNW apart from game and drink. I thought, “Oh, well, I’ll have late lunches, skip dinner, and blog then.” However, when one is getting less than six hours of sleep a night,… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #275 – So that NaBloPoMo thing… or Life Happens.
NaBloPoMo continues. Ok, so I have one of these posts partially written talking about how my Dad got me into geeky shit. And well, considering I’m already wrecked over my uncle, I may as well just keep going with this. This is far more confessional than I usually get here, I think. I mean, it’s… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #274 – People What Get You Into Geek
Part #3 of the ongoing NaBloPoMo experiment. Today was pretty grueling. I said good-bye to my uncle for the last time, and I’m pretty wrecked over that. I also had one of those weird conversations with an older relative that let’s you know they’ve finally realized you’re a grown up, too. But I’m not… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #273 – I don’t have a whole lot in me right now.
Coming to you from my cousin’s couch at 1:00 AM. Actually, I wrote this on the plane out. In addition to November being NaNoWriMo, it is also, apparently, NaBloPoMo, which stands for National Blog Post Month. I’m going to try to do a post here every, day, and I know I’ve already blown the… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #271 – NaBloPoMo Intro Post
OMG!!!!!! No, seriously you guys! I love this book now. Had I read this as a 12 or 13 year old girl, I would probably have read it at least once more since finishing it at 2AM this morning. Disclaimer: I was sent an advance review copy, for free. Also, I am typing this with… Read More Geek Girls Rule #268 – The Department of Cautionary Tales by Katy Stauber
Geek Girls Rule!!! 