Wednesday

Another Creative Way to Express Geeky Love

From Gizmodo:
A guy named Benjamin Oláh Lindholm used Spotify to create a love poem comprised of twenty-six different song titles.  Genius and Nerdy.
Here's a close up.

Thursday

Anatomy of a Geek First Date ~ He Said/She Said


By MB and HK ~ a couple who boldly dares to share with us the evolution of a SweetonGeeks relationship.  From first contact to first "contact".

1) Who made the first cyber move?  Did he email first or did she?

Her: It was you, wasn’t it?

Him: It was totally you- you don’t remember that?
 
Her:  No, it was you- you winked at me, didn’t you?
 
Him:  No way, that was you! I have proof- you want me to tell you what time it was? Because I can- no, I can’t.

 2) How long did you communicate via SOG before you decided to meet?

Him:  Two and a half months? D’you wanna calculate this? Let’s calculate this. *dates etc* Shit, that was a week ago?

Her:  No way-   7/22-  Holy shit! That was a week ago!

Him:  No way! Oh my gosh, that was a week ago. Wow.  When did we start talking on the phone? *doing math* 7/11. *doing math* 85 days from the day you winked at me to the day we met. 74 days from when you winked to the day we talked on the phone. You winked on a Thursday, gave me your number on a Sunday, and ironically, you came over on a Thursday.

Her:  Man, this really makes me look like I’m the go getter here, and I’m not 

Him:  *laughs* That must mean I’m just that desirable.

Her:  Oh, yeah, ok.

Him:  I had to open up a terminal to SSH in to my linux box, so I could load up a proper calendar to look up the dates, lol.


3) What attracted you to one another prior to your first meeting?

Her:  Well, probably just our likes and dislikes- star trek, photography, idk

Him:  Yeah, definitely similar interests. It's hard to find a good, geeky girl that's actually tenacious enough to.....
I mean, let's face it, the geek kind tend to be a bit introverted and not take that leap when it comes to the opposite sex

Her:  I'm not that tenacious, really.

Him:  Tenacious enough to wink me, give me your number, and come see me!

Her:  I only gave you my number to put the ball in YOUR court

Him:  Hey, once it was in my court, I ran with it.  I invited you out almost immediately.

Her:  Yeah- it was fun.


4) Describe the details of your first meeting.  Where? What did you do?  The chemistry? The geeky mojo?

Her:  I think it was great; we went to an art fair and had dinner in a pub- we talked a lot, it was fun.

Him:  We kind of got rained out of the art fair though. I was hoping to spend more time wandering around Ann Arbor, but we ended up just going back to my place.

Her:  It was fun though- we got to sit and watch a movie- though in general, I don't think that movies are a good first date, it was a movie more to talk and laugh about than to watch, and we had fun

Him:  Yeah, I agree- you’re not really getting to know each other when you're watching a movie, so I'm generally against them. Especially in theaters, where it's dark, and you have to be quiet. It worked out pretty well though. We got to snuggle up.

Her:  *blush* Yeah, that was nice too.

Her:  I think there was a bit of chemistry there, kind of like those little junior chemistry kits we had when we were kids. Except, maybe not so many test tubes.

Her:  Yeah, like sodium and water.

Him:  Volatile!

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 5) Please describe your first kiss or physical contact?  Who made the first move?  Was it smooth or awkward......or perhaps incredibly hot?

Her:  I think it was kind of like a mutual move. It was smooth, nice. He's a real ladies’ man, what can I say.

Him:  I slyly threw my arm over her, pulled her kinda close. we sort of looked at each other, then mutually... well, you get the idea.

6) and THEN what happened? Wink wink nudge nudge (damn I'm nosey)

Him:  Yes. there was winking and nudging.

7) Where do things stand now?

Her:  Well, they aren't really standing, more rolling along at a good pace.

Him:  Rolling around on the floor?

Her:  Rolling out the door, if you keep that up.

8) Any advice to you fellow geeks on how to score the sweet geeky loving?
Him:  Burst out of your comfort bubble, and expect rejection.  It's a numbers game! You're bound to fail more times than you succeed, but it only takes one successful attempt. Also, take showers, wash yourclothes, and clean your room...damn hippies.

Her:  Kind of, yeah. Just be confident, I guess, and throw yourself out there even when you feel like you're not sure you're ready. And don't stare at the Woman in the Red Dress. She's a part of the MATRIX and she'll kill you at the first opportunity.

Him:  Aaw, give them *some* hope...she's just eat your face and leave you to fend for your life. :)  Oh, and never, NEVER ask her if she wants to see your miniatures…

Her:  As long as you’re talking about Han Solo or Jeordi LaForge, I can live with that.

A big thank you to MB and HK !

Cosplay.....it's for everyone.

From Geeksaresexy: (a fav blog because the message is so spot on)
They featured the photography of Anna Fischer who has this amazing collection of Cosplay photos that feature the sexy and the art. I love the variety she captures in telling the story of who does Cosplay.  It's not JUST about hot Anime chicks and Slave Leia.  Although who DOESN'T like looking at that??  I'll post a sexy one here.  I understand how it goes.  But check out her whole collection.  It's beautiful.
 Anna Fischer

Tuesday

Geek Girl Diva Kicks Ass on This Issue!


I am taking this directly from the amazing Geek Girl Diva, an amazing and favorite girl geek blog I read. It pretty much sums up my feelings on the matter of the Adrienne Curry grope/crime.

An Open Letter to the idiots saying Adrianne Curry "asked for it".
I'm going to preface this by saying I'm angry and I'm sure other people have said this more cogently than I will. I'll even admit I don't have all the details. But I've read @AdrianneCurry's tweetstream and what I read was appalling enough for me to chime in.

If you're not aware, Adrienne was assaulted at Celebration V by a guy who thought it was just dandy to stick his hand up her skirt and grope her while she was at the con and cosplaying as Slave Leia.

That, on its own, is enough to piss me off.

But the topper here is that there are people telling Ms. Curry that she "asked for it" because of the way she was dressed.

Seriously? SERIOUSLY?

Let me break this down for anyone who, for a moment, agrees with that sentiment.

1) In what world is it ever okay to touch a woman, especially in an intimate way, without express permission?

2) We're talking about a woman who was dressed in a Slave Leia costume at a Star Wars convention. Forget the fact that the "you were asking for it" sentiment is bullshit on its face, we're talking about a woman wearing a costume from the fandom being represented at the convention.

3) The guy was arrested, as he should have been, because it was ASSAULT. Your opinions on the validity of that arrest aren't the point -- the fact is the cops (and Adrianne) saw it as assault and that's what matters here.

We're talking about a geek gal, dressed for a Star Wars con, who got groped and was both physically and mentally wounded. Before you open your mouth to offer anything but condolences, ask yourself what you'd be thinking if she was your sister, or your girlfriend, or your mom.

Because women of all ages go to cons and cosplay -- normally feeling pretty safe in the belief that they're surrounded by people who understand and respect them.

So, if you're reading this and you were one of the people who thought Adrianne "asked for it", do me a favor? Apologize to the lady.

Now.