The Greatest Gatsby: A Movie Review
A lot of people hate what I love. Geekiness. Comics. Sci-fi. Mainstream music. Pepsi products. Jesus. But that’s ok. I love what I love and like what I like because it’s relevant to my interests. I’ve loved some things since I was little despite being told I was stupid for liking it. (Oh, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles… Those girls in first grade could never truly understand our love…) But sometimes I love something that I’m very surprised others don’t like. Sure we have our soda preferences, and we...
read moreWhat I’ve Learned From Fictional Women
Fictional women have been my friends and mentors for many years. My family was primarily matriarchal in its design, so this never seemed strange. While I adored Charles Xavier, Dumbledore, and my own grandfather, it was easily the women that taught me what it takes to be a superhero. There’s a big hullabaloo going on ’round the interwebs regarding tropes, stereotypes, and the pigeonholing of females in games, comics, movies, etc. I don’t quite disagree with those views. In fact, a good number of them are spot on. But that...
read moreNerdfighteria!
So I have recently joined the land of Nerdfighteria, lovingly cultivated by the wonderfully talented and funny Hank & John Green. These brothers started off in 2007 with an idea to use only textless communications mostly through the use of a video blog on YouTube that is now “Raising nerdy to the power of awesome.” I have spent the last week or so watching every single video on the Vlogbrothers Channel, after discovering it through their other channels, specifically Crash Course and the Sci Show. In addition, Hank just started a new...
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