Product Review: Loot Crate
Written on August 12, 2014
in Reviews, Service Reviews

Disclaimer: Loot Crate provided the July box to Pure Geekery for review. Lets face it- we geeks love fun stuff. Being able to enjoy fun, ridiculous, sometimes not even useful stuff that just makes us smile is one of the perks of being a geek. Personally, I’m a big fan of trendy
Book Review: Beyond Addiction by Kit Rocha
Written on August 11, 2014
in Book Reviews, Books, Media, Reviews

Spoiler Alert: Beyond Addiction is the fifth book in the Beyond series. This review is assuming you read books 1-4, and contains some serious spoilers for those books. There are no spoilers for Beyond Addiction though. I love the Beyond series. A dystopian erotic romance featuring a bootlegging gang with hearts of
So Your Partner is Going to Gen Con
Written on August 8, 2014
in 5 on Friday, Conventions, Geek Culture, The Usual

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
Claire’s Top 5 Things on the Internet: Ridiculous Video Edition
Written on August 7, 2014
in Geek Culture

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
The Reaction to Women Against Feminism
Written on August 6, 2014
in Geek Culture, Geek Girl

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
Guardians Of The Galaxy = Two Hour NERDGASM!
Written on August 5, 2014
in Reviews, Spoiler-Free Movie Reviews

I was planning on that title being my entire review of Guardians of the Galaxy, but it simply does not do the movie justice. If you’re a regular Pure Geekery reader, there’s a very good chance you’ve already seen the movie. However, I’m still going to leave this review spoiler-free. Marvel took
Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda: A good BAD movie
Written on August 4, 2014
in Reviews, Spoiler-Free Movie Reviews

Last year, the world caught Sharknado fever. If you read my review of it, you will recall that I somehow had a natural immunity to this type of fever. While the world tuned in to Sharknado 2: The Second One last Wednesday, I patiently waited for what I hoped to be the
5 on Friday: Instagram Picture vs Reality
Written on August 1, 2014
in 5 on Friday, The Usual

A friend of mine shared this post from Bustle, detailing what an Instagram photo pictured versus reality. In the vein of “great artists steal” here are some of my Instagram photos, what was pictured versus reality. My Xbox Avatar What it looks like: Oh hai there, just playing some games. No big.
Product Review: Happy Cow Leather Hip Bag
Written on July 31, 2014
in Geek Culture, Product Reviews

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
Product Review: Harry Potter Wall Decal from Decal Guru
Written on July 30, 2014
in Geek Home, Product Reviews, Reviews

Disclaimer: The Decal Guru contacted us asking for a review, and sent us the wall decal and a logo decal. This didn’t impact my review. Wall decals make me nervous. The idea of putting stickers on my painstakingly painted walls does not give me the warm and fuzzies. I totally get them for apartments.
