The Usual Archive

I’m an unashamed holiday fanatic Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentine’s, Fourth of July and Halloween; hell, I’ll even put on a beard and top hat for Presidents’ Day. With all this holiday love, it’s no surprise that I don’t shy away from the hearts and flowers and ridiculously mushy love of Valentine’s Day. However,

No matter how many times the Geekling and I listen to Let It Go and try to convince ourselves that the cold never bothered us anyway, we’re sick of snow. And cold. And more snow. And the millions of nasty bugs that preschoolers seem to pass around and never ever go away

I’m not a coffee snob, but I am coffee selective. Sure, I’ll drink a cup of drip brew Folgers (or even worse, an over roasted too hot coffee from Starbucks) but most of the time I prefer a better (by my definition) cup of coffee. This of course changes with the day

I love snow. Fluffy white snow, sledding, snowmen, hot spiked drinks, and watching the Geekling attempt to make snow angels is what make winter great. Love snow, but I”m a firm believer that the polar vortex should retreat to the great white north come new years day. Born and raised in the

This morning an interesting story popped up in my Google+ news feed. Indianapolis Star Reporter Michael Anthony Adams is challenging the citizens of Indianapolis to read 26 books in 2014. Which in itself is an admirable goal. But Adams takes it one step further. He wants us to talk about what we’re reading

So its the beginning of the year which means its time to do the New Year’s resolution post. Typically, I don’t do New Year’s resolutions. They’re too vauge to accomplish. They don’t have a plan. But this year I’m going to try. To make them work, I’m setting concrete goals. Most of these goals

So you’ve put off your Christmas shopping and now you’re stuck trying to find the perfect last minute gift. Ok, maybe not perfect, but something that says “I did more than run to the store and get a gift card from someplace you mentioned you shop at.” Here are some options that

As the child of two teachers, the importance of education has never been lost on me. I’ve been lucky enough to always know that the key to a better future is found through at least a bachelors degree- the academic, cultural, and social opportunities of a college/campus life experience are too great

Geek chic is all over the place anymore. Geeky T-shirts, jewelry, glasses, etc are all considered fashionable anymore. With so many options, it can be hard to find the right gift for the fashionable geek in your life. Here are a few ideas to get you started. 1) SeV Cardigan or Pullover

This list is a mix of both gifts for the geek that loves derby, and the derby geek who loves all things on eight wheels. Truth be told, there’s a lot of overlap there. There’s something about the serious yet goofy atmosphere of derby that just attracts us geeks to the world