So, in response to a meme I got this question from a friend, and I thought of two ways to take this question: 1. Why are you a Geek Girl (Grrl)? 2. Why are you so aggressive about being a Geek Grrl (Girl)? I thought about it for awhile, and could not decide which way… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #47 – Why all the Geek Grrling?

Well, the State of the Geek Girl What Rules has definitely improved.  I’m still coughing, but the end is in sight.  I did wind up on the losing end of a horrid spider bite, but antibiotics seem to be doing the trick.  One way or another, the job situation will be improving. What else have… Read More Wow, it’s been a while, huh?

Wherein we discuss the ridiculous ways in which comic and gaming artists depict breasts, and the physics behind having fairly enormous breast (two girls in the group are H-cups).  We also talk about Mr. Tweet and his ludicrous statements about women and gaming, and comics that we like. http://sirriamnicast.libsyn.com Thanks for listening !!!

Yes, I admit it.  I’m a giggler.  I giggle.  A lot.  I’m an easy crack up.  Ok, not as easy as Jimmy Fallon on Saturday Night Live, but still pretty easy.  This can be a problem when I’m trying to play super serious characters, which is something I tend towards because I like playing against… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #46 – Playing a Serious Character When… You’re not.

What makes a Geek a Geek? Lots of things, yes, I know. But there is one characteristic that I’ve noticed in myself and the majority of my geeky friends that I think is kind of a defining trait of geekdom: Research. Seriously, whether a Geek is a Geek for only one subject/genre or many, Geeks… Read More The Geek Girl What Rules’ Greatest Hits – #9 The Nature of Being Geek

Originally printed on Media Gauntlet. I hate serial killer movies. I really do. I liked Silence of the Lambs. The original Texas Chainsaw Massacre scared the be-jeesus out of me when I was a teenager. But by and large, serial killer movies just leave me cold. I just have no interest in the Saw or Hostel… Read More The Geek Girl What Rules’ Greatest Hits – #8 Why I Hate Serial Killer Movies

Mr. Geek Girl What Rules and I went to Gamestorm in Vancouver, WA this weekend.  And boy, did I need that.  With all the illness and the to do with NorwesCon, I just needed a chance to relax somewhere with no expectations on my person. We drove down in a series of snowstorms Friday evening,… Read More Geek Girls Rule #44 – Gamestorm 2008

(One of the original Media Gauntlet columns) Okay, it’s no secret. I am a huge fangirl for Nightcrawler. I have been since, oh, 1990 and no, I’m not going to tell you how old I was at the time. I collect Nightcrawler statues, busts and action figures. I have the Marvel Tarot set (Major Arcana… Read More The Geek Girl What Rules’ Greatest Hits – #7 Chuck Austen’s Head on a Stick