The Usual Archive

At the beginning of the year I started writing a series of posts about how I needed to focus on my health. But work got busy. I had to retire from roller derby. I had a foot injury. And I lost all motivation. It’s the middle of the year now and it’s

I, like millions of other people around the world, can quote every episode of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. from beginning to end. I know the appropriate place to clap when jamming to the Rembrandts and “How you doin’?” will forever be my favourite pickup line. Recently I was procrastinating sleep and The One with the

Roller Derby usually conjures up women with fun names, short shorts, and fishnets. The sport of derby is evolving though. Some teams have given up the names, and have gone to a more uniform look. And oh yeah, men play now too. The Men’s Roller Derby Association (MRDA) started a few years

My Happiness Project has been tested lately- more than one major issue with customer service at my gym and my school have made tense, angry, and basically without patience for anything. It’s time like these where I struggle to remember that daily happiness is a choice. I can choose to be weighed

I’m back!!! Family and animals have been successfully moved and we only lost a few boxes in the process. (How I lost a Swiffer, a broom, and a bright green box of toys, I’ll never know.) While writing my most recent posts about backyard tourism in Indianapolis, I was reminded of one

I read a lot of science fiction. But, that’s not all I read. Lately I’m trying to break out of that shell, and expand my horizons. After all, read too much of one genre and you start to get jaded. You appreciate it less. You start seeing the tropes more than the

We’ve just opened up two new shops for your geek needs. Every purchase goes to help keep Pure Geekery running. T-Shirts: If you bought one of our shirts when we did the first limited run, you got your shirt at a discount. If you missed out you’re in luck! We’ve brought them

Ever have one of those days where time just gets away from you? Where you’ve got so much to do that you can’t possibly do it all? Yep that’s today. Doc appointments, packing, and life ing eneral has taken over. At some point, the Geekling actually found time to color all over

Tumblr is something different for everyone, but to me it’s a mental break. It’s pictures. Its where I see things that make me giggle, and share them with everyone else. Basically, it’s just fun. It’s also a bit overwhelming to know where to start. Here are my favorites to get you started, or

In the middle of school/work insanity, I always long for the simplicity of summer- lazy days of swimming, watching tv, and playing with the geekling. In practice, however, I get bored without something to work towards-  a goal or deadline that keeps me busy on lazy summer afternoons and is key to