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Pure Geekery Road Trip: Louisville Arcade Expo
Written on March 11, 2013
in Conventions, Games, Geek Culture, Media, Video Games
Claire and I hit the road this past weekend to attend the Louisville Arcade Expo this past weekend. Not only was it our first convention as Pure Geekery, but it was my first convention period. Prior to this, I’ve only wandered around the halls outside of GenCon. Not actually going in. I
Greetings From Cloud Nine
Back in the beginning of January, I got a message from Jennifer Thorpe-Moscon on Facebook asking if I would be interested doing an interview for book she was writing for young women interested in geeky pursuits. Something to encourage them to follow the dreams despite the adversity they would face. I did
Product Review: Café Escapes K-Cups
Written on March 6, 2013
in Product Reviews, Reviews
Disclaimer: I’m a member of BzzAgent, which is a community that sends you free stuff to sample and review. I was invited to join the Café Escapes campaign, and thought you all might be interested as I assume you’re all caffeine fiends like myself. I got the K-Cups for free, along with some two
The Politics of the Internet
Written on March 4, 2013
in Internet, Technology
Pure Geekery is usually a pretty light hearted place. But I’m about to get serious. “I might actually proof read this post” serious. At game night this past weekend I was ranting about how when I post on Facebook about various internet legislation, it gets almost no attention. Even from my “political”
What We’re Up To: March
Written on March 1, 2013
in Books, Games, Media, Tabletop Games, The Usual, TV/Movies, Video Games, What We're Up To
You’ve been reading about our interests for a few months now. But so much of what we’re into never makes it to the site. We’re going to start posting a brief overview of what we’re doing at the beginning of every month. Let us know what you have going on this month
Leveling Up: Game Over
Written on February 28, 2013
in Games, Geek Culture, Geek Fitness, Geek Health
You may have noticed I haven’t written a Leveling Up post in nearly a month. The reason is, simply, I haven’t been gaining any XP. I’ve been losing weight, but by just having a lack of appetite not from eating well. In fact, I’m eating junk just not enough of it to
Just Read.
Written on February 27, 2013
in Books, Media, Mobile, Technology
There are several epic battles that shall forever rage in the geek universe. Star Wars vs Star Trek? Xbox vs PS3? Mac vs Linux vs PC? All these are child’s play compared to the battle that is paper vs electronic books. Amazon launched the Kindle in 2007 for $400. While it sold out
Shit My Husband Says: Spock
Written on February 26, 2013
in Shit My Husband Says, The Usual
Him: I’m your Spock, aren’t I? Me: Yeah, pretty much. Him: I’m going to show you a logical time.
When Hobbies Become Overwhelming
Written on February 25, 2013
in Geek Culture
Looking over my to watch, to play, and to read lists I am feeling completely overwhelmed. Not to mention the list of cross stitch projects. Or the time I need to work on my programming and electronics skills so I can take on a Raspberry Pi project at some point this year.
5 on Friday: Getting Through the Long Days
Written on February 22, 2013
in 5 on Friday, The Usual
It’s been a rough few weeks at work, and I’m not sure it’s going to get better anytime soon. I’m missing derby practice, which makes me feel awful; both physically and emotionally. I’m in QA, and being at the end of the chain means all the backups leading up to a release