I’m leaving for vacation this week! Yay! Inevitably, I’ve left all my family’s packing until the last minute, so that means it’s AWESOME INTERNET VIDEO WEEK. That’s right, this week my posts will be your one stop shop for entertainment and office procrastination. Let the games begin. 5. Chilean artist Ivan Navarro

I truly enjoy walking through the Indiana Convention Center on a bright March afternoon and seeing Thor, Wolverine, a smattering of various Time Lords, and a Stormtrooper or two. No, really, I do. I took last Friday off to attend the first-ever Indiana ComicCon. While I didn’t expect the pageantry of San

Roller derby is an ever evolving sport. When you have a rule book that’s 74 pages long, there are going to be things that need to be modified/revised over time. Especially when the skaters can propose and vote on the rule changes. The official list of rule changes can be found on the

Tumblr has a tendency to blow up over things that aren’t really important. Lately, that thing has been “Trends Men Hate.” Basically it’s just a list of things that some guy finds unattractive. Which whatever, people are allowed to find certain things unattractive. Plus, it kind of reminds me of the “fashion

As a grad student, it’s my duty to discover the most fantastic procrastination tools on the internet. Pinterest, Facebook, and Twitter all do their part, but no one has captured my heart and study time quite like Screen Junkies. Their snark, shamelessness, and general ridiculousness brighten up my Tuesday and Thursday more

Note from Nicole: After I wrote my post “Princess or Engineer? Why Not Both?” and awesome Pure Geekery reader let me know about the The Amazing Adventures of the Princesses from Planet STEM Kickstarter. The Kickstarter has been funded and the book is now on the shelf (and it’s by an Indianapolis author even).

When I got my Windows Phone in September, I tried several streaming music services to see which one would work best for me. At the time, I had decided to stick with Spotify. It had the library. It had the apps. And I liked the social aspect. But then I broke my

I was going to write about something completely different today, but then I came across this: Yep. A PSA to ban the word “bossy”. And while some of the women in that video are fantastic role models (Condi, Jane- I love you both!), this is yet another case of political correctness and

It may not seem like it right now for most of the country, but spring IS coming. And spring means Spring Roll, my favorite derby event of the year. Spring Roll is a yearly derby tournament hosted by the Fort Wayne Derby Girls that features several men’s bouts. And since I’ve made

This past weekend we had our first Geeks Night Out with Horrible Night. We went skating, since it was also the night of the Race City Rebels fundraiser. And the strangest thing happened. I was surrounded by derby people, and they were calling me by my real name. Now, for those of