This October was the 10th New York City Comic Con. Of those ten, I have gone to eight. NYCC was the first convention that I ever went to, and it played a major part in getting me into comics when I was in college. I am not interested in the vast majority of the mainstream comics like Marvel and DC and I’m not a big super hero fan. Don’t get me wrong, I always go see the movies, and I like the cartoons, but that’s about it; so one of the things about NYCC that appealed to me was being able to easily locate the types of books I was looking for and find new ones that I normally didn’t find at the stores. It was also a great place to meet some great people, like writers, artist, etc. who were all very accessible. Continue reading
Category Archives: Geek Life
Tracy Discusses Depression
Like Andrew and Becky, I too have faced the struggles of depression. My depression is cyclical, and is very contingent on the season. Every fall I start noticing that I’m finding it harder and harder to get up in the morning. As soon as work ends, I drive straight home and spend the next few hours on the couch watching Netflix, or reading (usually the former, because it takes less work). The deeper it gets into winter, the less likely it is that I get out of the house and do anything I’m not required to do. I even find myself taking more vacation time–not to do anything fun, but just to not have to get out of bed in the morning. Continue reading
Filed under Geek Life, Tracy Gronewold
Adventures in GMing
Not that long ago I allowed myself to be talked into doing something I had never done before. In fairness it didn’t really take all that much convincing. Mostly a lighthearted conversation and a little bit of gentle flattery and I was hooked. It was something I’d been looking into for a while, and everything just fell into place. I am referring of course to my first attempts as a Game Master.
Roll Initiative!
As I just mentioned, being part of a roleplaying group was something that I had been interesting in for quite some time. It just seems like the next logical step, to jump into one of my fandoms and be a part of the story instead of a passive observer. I had initially planned to be just a participant and not actually the one running the game, but as I have frequently learned, things rarely go according to plan. This is also not the first time I’ve attempted to get a gaming group going. Unfortunately, previous attempts were foiled by massive scheduling issues across the board. Continue reading
Filed under Andrew Hales, Gaming, Geek Life
Guest Blog | Becky Discusses Depression
Most people that know me are unaware that I suffer from depression. I just started an incredible new job, I’m engaged to the love of my life, and things couldn’t be better, and yet I still use “suffer” in the present tense.
To me depression is like an addiction. While I’ve never dealt with any substance abuse, I’ve read statements from people who have and they all seem to indicate that you don’t truly get over an addiction, you just learn to cope with it, and that’s exactly what depression is like. I’m addicted to negative thoughts and everyday I have to resist them. Continue reading
Therefore I Geek 