Geek Culture Archive

It’s easy to get trapped in the never-ending grind of modern life. Go to school, get an apartment, get buried in loans, have kids, get married, buy a house- not necessarily in that order or quantity. The American McMansion Pleasantville dream isn’t as shiny now with crippling debt and the rising expenses of

These days I feel like the Roman goddess Iustitia: Blindfolded, armed, and barely able to keep my scales balanced. I have no idea how I got here, where I’m going, or how to keep myself from completely losing my mind. But, hey, all it’s all in a day work, right? I honestly can’t

To anyone with internet access and a functioning computer, it would be obvious that depression is on everyone’s minds. From losing a childhood icon to dealing with depression and suicide in our most personal circles, it’s something that has the ability affect everyone in ways never expected. The scary thing about mental

Gen Con starts on Thursday.  (Am I the only one who’s completely unprepared?) Which for most Pure Geekery readers means four days of gaming wonderfulness. But what about those of you who don’t game? Or those of you who have a gaming spouse and are going to be a bachelor/bachelorette for those

I started a new job this week! Yay! However, that also means I need to reorganize my writing time. So bear with me for a couple weeks while I work out my new schedule! Getting used to work  schedule again after two years of grad school is rough and I miss out

I’m sure you’ve all see the various reactions to the Women Against Feminism tubmblr. Posts calling these women misguided. Posts calling them stupid. Posts talking down to them like they are are children incapable of forming their own opinion. And a surprising number of references to them as “girls.” This reaction is

Disclaimer: I was given a Happy Cow Leather Hip Bag for review. Once upon a time, there was a girl who loved Burn Notice and Fiona’s style. And hands free purses. And one day she took to Google to search for Fiona’s fabulous hip bags and stumbled upon Happy Cow, an Australian

Why hello there geek warriors! What have you all been up to?! I’ve been pretty lazy- you know, a family reunion immediately followed by a wedding, which was immediately followed by a honeymoon that included the biggest comic convention of the year. No big right? Actually, I love it. Never a dull

You all (hopefully) saw Claire’s post on Thursday about disconnecting. And when you saw that, you probably thought of all the places Pure Geekery is on the web. One of our readers even made us a “clog all the pipes” meme. Well that’s mostly me. I am a big social networking fan.

Social media is important for bloggers- it’s how we get our stuff out there, gain readers, and hopefully make enough money so none of us have to work a real job. However, in my personal life, I hate Facebook. Twitter, I can handle- I get news, friendly communication from fellow bloggers, and