The week's featured geek Alicia Alexandra, aka EightBitBlonde, took a break from preparing for PAX West to answer a few geeky questions about gaming, sci-fi and early geekdom. She keeps busy blogging, streaming and podcasting about the gaming industry and community while covering everything from local events to geek inspired food creations. 1) Introduce yourself: … Continue reading Geek of the Week: Alicia Alexandra from the EightBitBlonde Blog
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The TV Shows that Shaped My Early Childhood
My son is four-years-old and the TV shows I remember best from my early childhood, the ones that made the biggest impact, are the ones I starting watching around his age. Later, around six or seven is when I got more into cartoons, particularly the Saturday morning variety, but my early years were immersed in … Continue reading The TV Shows that Shaped My Early Childhood
3Doodler Boldly Goes Where No 3D Printer Has Gone Before
Products like the 3Doodler 3D Printing Pen makes me a little jealous of the amazing things kids these days get to play with. It's a pen that literally makes your drawings real! This is stuff I could only imagine when I was little, so I was pretty excited to try out a couple of 3Doodler complimentary demo … Continue reading 3Doodler Boldly Goes Where No 3D Printer Has Gone Before
Taking Kids to Comic Cons – 10 Tips from a Cosplay Mom
I've been dressing up and attending Comic Con-type conventions for about 15 years, but taking a child with me was an entirely new experience. My usual plan was just show up, take a lot of pictures and basically party all day and night. Suddenly I had to plan around nap times, changing diapers and having no … Continue reading Taking Kids to Comic Cons – 10 Tips from a Cosplay Mom
Geek of the Week: Roni from RL Pyro Art
It's time to get back into posting the Geek of the Week! The column took a little hiatus and now we're jumping back into things with Roni Luebkert, a talented artist that's doing some amazing things with woodburning. I am in love with her Beetlejuice inspired bathroom sign! Scroll to the bottom to see it! … Continue reading Geek of the Week: Roni from RL Pyro Art
A Game of Tea: Game of Thrones Inspired Tea Sampler from Adagio
Who's ready for the final season of Game of Thrones? I'm looking forward to watching the premier tonight! So to celebrate, I thought it was time to break out the Adagio Game of Thrones tea sampler set. Adagio has over 123,000 Signature Tea Blends created by their customers and many are inspired by fandoms. They … Continue reading A Game of Tea: Game of Thrones Inspired Tea Sampler from Adagio
Superhero Skin Care from Sunday Riley
On March 8th, also known as International Women's Day, Sunday Riley celebrated the 10th anniversary of their best-selling Good Genes All-in-One Lactic Acid Treatment by releasing a limited edition Captain Marvel Collaboration, also coinciding with the movie release. A fancy skincare product with a geeky makeover? Yes, please! I was completely on board with giving … Continue reading Superhero Skin Care from Sunday Riley
Geek of the Week: Elle of Fred and Elle Designs
This week's Geek of the Week is the seamstress half of the amazing cosplay duo Fred and Elle Designs. These two work together to make some of the most amazing cosplay creations you'll see at a con, and usually take home first prize. Some of you may have even seen Fred competing on SyFy's Cosplay … Continue reading Geek of the Week: Elle of Fred and Elle Designs
Geek of the Week: Jenna Esposito Cosplay
This week's featured geek has been known to show up around town dressed like Wonder Woman, drives a car decorated with her favorite superhero and makes neat nerdy things in her Etsy shop Lazy Girl Art Studio. 1) Let's start with the basics -Â I'm Jenna Esposito and you can find me as JennaEspositoCosplay on … Continue reading Geek of the Week: Jenna Esposito Cosplay
Geek of the Week: The Honestly Geeky Alyssa
1) Let's start with the basics - name, what do you do, etc. My name is Alyssa LaComb, and I'm currently a stay-at-home mom and student, working towards my degree in Dental Hygiene at FSCJ. I have a blog, at HonestlyAlyssa.com, but I have been SO BAD at keeping it current. I'm trying to get … Continue reading Geek of the Week: The Honestly Geeky Alyssa