House #7: The Lakeside Contemporary
Written on November 21, 2013
in Geek Home

After looking at House #5, the Carmel Contemporary, we decided to give more contemporary homes a try. Eric and I both work in Carmel, and there are more contemporary homes in Carmel than mid-century moderns. There are some MCM style homes of course (including the amazing Thornhurst Addition designed by Avriel Shull),
Let Me Use My Game Console as a Cable Box
Written on November 20, 2013
in Games, Media, Technology, TV/Movies, Video Games
I fear I’m losing my technology passion. I’m not excited about phones, upgrades are incremental at this point. I feel the same way about tablets. I couldn’t tell you what’s new with the iPad Air, other than it’s arier I suppose. And now I’m not excited about the new game consoles. Here’s where
Girl Power: Bringing back class with sass
Written on November 19, 2013
in Geek Culture, Media

Jennifer Lawrence is the girl that everyone wants to be best friends with- she’s self-deprecating, talented, and has a healthy perspective on Hollywood life. She recently stated in an interview that while everyone is free to do their own thing, “It [sex] is a part of the entertainment industry that sells,” she
House #6: The One that Started it All
Written on November 19, 2013
in Geek Home

When we decided to sell our house, I mentioned we went to an open house on a whim. This is that house. “But Nicole, this isn’t anywhere close to a mid-century modern!” I know. Not to mention it is down the street from where we are now so the location isn’t ideal.
Responding to: Hot Topic’s Cosplay Shirt
Written on November 18, 2013
in Conventions, Geek Culture, Geek Fashion

The controversy du jour in the geek community is the cosplay shirt Hot Topic was selling, and subsequently pulled. Honestly, I don’t see what the big deal is. I’m not a cosplayer, or even really a costumer, so maybe that’s why I’m not offended. (Plus, I don’t really take anything Hot Topic
Level 17: A Fun, Free Web Series

Professional, emerging, amateur and student independent South Australian filmmakers have combined their talents to produce the digital web series “Level 17”. Part of our culture is interest in science fiction, fantasy and action based adventures with Level 17 promising to meet those needs in a fresh, new innovative web-series. With a confirmed
Gift Guide: Shameless Self Promotion (Plus a Giveaway)
Written on November 15, 2013
in 5 on Friday, Gift Guides, The Usual

We’re entering the holiday season, which means it’s time to start shopping for the geeks in your life. But what do you buy the geek that has everything? That’s where we come in. For the next six weeks “5 on Friday” is going to come to you in a gift guide format.
House #5: The Carmel Contemporary
Written on November 14, 2013
in Geek Home

It seems most of the cool mid-century homes are in Castleton and Meridian-Kessler. So to look in Carmel we had to broaden our search a bit. We decided to include contemporary homes in our search. They tend to take inspiration from mid-century modern homes, but with bigger rooms. And in our case,
Bullying: To solve a problem, we must first define it.
Written on November 14, 2013
in Geek Culture
A few months ago, I said I was going to take an open stance against bullying. It’s become an increasingly large problem among kids, as well as adults, and the media attention is hopefully bringing about some positive change. I always say that the best way to tackle a problem is first
Book Review: Fangirl
Written on November 13, 2013
in Book Reviews, Books, Media, Reviews

I found Fangirl the way I find out about most things. Twitter. When it was released back in September, it seemed like everyone was talking about it. So of course, I had to get my hands on a copy Fangirl starts off as a somewhat typical coming of age story. You have the protagonist,
