#SDCC2014 Recap!
Written on July 29, 2014
in Comics, Conventions, Geek Culture, TV/Movies

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
Kindle Unlimited: Still Not as Good as Your Public Library

It seems every time someone says they want a “Netflix for books” everyone laughs and says “you mean the library?” Which, is true, but not really a helpful response. But now Kindle has released Kindle Unlimited, and I can’t help but think “you mean the library?” Because most metropolitan libraries already have
Song Blog: Blink 182 – Up All Night
When I first heard Blink 182’s latest album Neighborhoods I was surprised, in all the best ways. While their self-titled release in the early 2000’s was a bit more mature than Enema of the State and Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, they were still stuck in my head as the goofy pop-punk
5 on Friday: #Read26Indy Update
Written on July 18, 2014
in 5 on Friday, Books, Media, The Usual

We’re about halfway through the year, and I think it is time for an update on my #Read26Indy progress. It’s actually become the #Read52Indy challenge for me. I’ve read 24 books already, and it seems like going a head and doubling the challenge will make it more of a challenge. It’s also put
Extra Life Gaming Marathon for Riley
Written on July 16, 2014
in Around Indy, Games, Media, Tabletop Games, Video Games

Regular readers will know that I enjoy games. I play some tabletop games (although admittedly they don’t always catch my attention), and I spend hours every week playing video games. But what you may not know, is that I also really love sleep. Sleep is pretty much the best thing ever. I
Song Blog: The Wombats – 1996

I’m entering the age where I not only don’t know what’s going on with youth culture, but I am separated from it. For example, the phrase “yolo” makes me viscerally angry. I am shocked when I see questionable fashion choices from my teen years making a comeback. (ModCloth has a whole section
Advance Review: Let’s Be Cops
Written on July 11, 2014
in Reviews, Spoiler-Free Movie Reviews

NOTE: Spoiler-free review, containing only details from released trailers Let’s Be Cops is a movie that popped up out of nowhere. The first I had heard of it was around a month ago, when a trailer for it played before something else I was seeing, and it really caught my attention. A
Rant: Why Isn’t Backwards Compatibility a Thing?
Written on July 9, 2014
in Games, Media, Video Games

A few weeks ago we had a brief power outage, and thought my XBox 360 was hosed. Luckily, it ened up only being the power supply that was fried (side note: always check the grounding on your outlets). But before I figured that out, I started looking at the Xbox One and
It’s OK to Disagree
Written on July 7, 2014
in Geek Culture, Internet, Technology
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.
Claire’s Happiness Project: Disconnecting
Written on July 3, 2014
in Claire's Happiness Project, Geek Culture

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
