Over the holidays, one of the big projects that I undertook was to turn a small, spare bedroom from a storage/catch all into a proper office-cum-library. As I dug through the closet, which was overflowing with old comics, collectibles, and various geeky art, I realized that the way that I preferred to display my geek pride has changed a lot since I was a teenager. Continue reading
Category Archives: Geek Life
Andrew & Tracy’s New Year’s Resolutions, 2015 Edition
It’s that time of year again. Out with the old and in with the new year’s resolutions. Tracy and I are going to take a couple minutes to review how we did on our resolutions this year, and make some new ones for this year. Continue reading
Filed under Andrew Hales, Geek Life, Tracy Gronewold
Editorial | Sorry, Mr. Berlatsky, Disdain for Cosplay is Not Misogyny
As a big fan of cosplay, and a huge geek (I edit a geek blog, after all), I am well aware that there are issues between cosplayers and some other convention and event attendees. I’ve spoken out before against the harassment of cosplayers, and advocated that geeks everywhere stand up and say something if they see harassment happen. With that being said, I think that some apologists for the cosplay community can occasionally, in their support for something amazing, see problems that do not exist and declaim persecution that isn’t happening. Continue reading
Filed under Editorial, Geek Life, Tracy Gronewold
Geeks You Should Know: Gwendoline Christie
The geek community reserves a special place in its collective heart for those members of the entertainment industry who share the geeky mindset—particularly those who fly their banner high. One such thespian is Gwendoline Christie, who is best known for her acting role as Brienne of Tarth in HBO’s Game of Thrones. Christie was born in the UK and grew up in a small village near South Downs. Her first love was gymnastics and she trained semi-professionally for most of her childhood until a spinal injury forced her to retire and find a career elsewhere. Her high school drama coach, actor and author Simon Callow, mentored Christie and guided her into theatrical, and then on-screen acting, and she graduated from Drama Centre London in 2005.
Christie at a Game of Thrones Exhibit Party displaying the Brienne of Tarth FunkoPOP figure (@gameofthrones, 2014)
Filed under Geek Life, General, Tracy Gronewold
Therefore I Geek 