Monthly Archive:: September 2016
Sep 29 2016
Throwback Thursday: Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a High School Time Capsule
Throwback Thursday examines films from the past, “classic” films that might not be in the current cultural zeitgeist but can still be important, interesting, fun, or all of the above.
Concluding our month of looking back at high school films, this review revisits one of the ’80s-ist movies of the ’80s:…
Sep 29 2016
Celebrate the Magical Healing Powers of Coffee on National Coffee Day
Happy National Coffee Day! September 29th is one of my favorite days because I can celebrate my daily routine of drinking a cup of my black coffee. Coffee provides regularity to all of my mornings and gives me that extra boost of energy I feel I need to complete my daily workload. (Plus, can I just say how…
Sep 28 2016
The Gaming Goat’s Got the Goods
Imagine going to college, plotting your course in life, and setting down the river to find what lies ahead for you. Now imagine that shortly down the river, you come to a fork—not a large one, just small enough to paddle into. There is no telling just how big that stream can become, where it leads, or how rough…
Sep 26 2016
This Week in Geek (09/26/2016–10/02/2016)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, September 26th through Sunday, October 2nd.
Pokémon GO Gym Meet
What: Meetup, Gaming
When: Monday, September 26th at 6:30 p.m.
Where: George Latimer Central Library
Head to St. Paul’s…
Sep 26 2016
Survive the Campaign with Twin Cities Geek Debate Bingo
The first presidential debate is tonight, and there will be more to come. We know a lot of you are sick of the campaigns already, but we’ve got something that might make it a little easier: candidate bingo! We can’t claim credit for the idea, but we’ve put our own geeky twist on it. Here…
Sep 25 2016
Anime Roundup: Back to School!
We may be nearing the end of September, but back-to-school time is still in full swing. And despite the fact that my back-to-school days have come and gone, cooler weather and the sight of fresh school supplies never fails to bring back that old mix of nervousness, dread, and excitement. (I’m…
Sep 22 2016
Throwback Thursday Special: Looking at the Blair Witch Series
Throwback Thursday examines films from the past, “classic” films that might not be in the current cultural zeitgeist but can still be important, interesting, fun, or all of the above.
Blair Witch is now out in theaters. This special edition of Throwback Thursday will take a look back at the first two…
Sep 22 2016
A Journey to Hobbiton
In honor of the birthdays of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, also known as Hobbit Day, a write-up of this American’s recent journey to Hobbiton seemed appropriate.
This summer, I visited my fiancé in New Zealand, known to most fantasy fans as the place where The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit were…
Sep 22 2016
Throwback Thursday: Dead Poets Society Still Carpes the Diem
Throwback Thursday examines films from the past, “classic” films that might not be in the current cultural zeitgeist but can still be important, interesting, fun, or all of the above.
My film reviews over the last couple of weeks have taken us back to high school social angst. Today I want to focus on the…
Sep 21 2016
Letting Geek, Letting Go: How I Learned to Let My Son Be His Own Geek
For a period of time around 2008, I helped lead a Girl Scout troop in St. Paul. At the time, the Girl Scouts of America had a slogan: “Letting Girls, Letting Go.” It was about empowering girls to be leaders, make their own decisions, and letting go of control. I find that in recent weeks,…