By: TCO Warning, today’s Featured Kickstarter is totally self-promotion since it is my Kickstarter. 🙂 About a year and a half ago, I started “The Unicorn Files: Debunking the Myth of the Female Geek,” a project that highlights different geeky women in the community. And today, I’m launching a Kickstarter in the hopes of raising the funds […]
Tag Archives: Seattle
June 08
Seattle Geeks Speak Up: Black Widow Flash Mob #WeWantWidow
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By: TCO On June 6th, fan across the world coordinated a huge flash mob sending a simple message: We Want Widow. Since the success of the Avengers, fans have noticed a distinct lack of Black Widow merchandise. (There is even a Tumblr addressing the sheer volume of missing Black Widow merch.) One geek blogger, Kristin Rielly, decided that it was time […]
November 10
Featured Kickstarter: SpeakEasy – A Bold Pub Game
posted by terraolsen
By: TCO Though locals might not like to admit it, Seattle’s infamous reputation for being a socially cold city is very real. Sure people are nice here, but talk to any transplant and they’ll tell you that the “Seattle Freeze” exists. It’s just hard to meet people in this passive-aggressive city. Local game designers, Jerome and Eddie, are […]
August 29
No Badge? No Problem. PAX Prime 2014 for Non-Attendees
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By: TCO PAX Prime kicks off today with a schedule so full, it’s going to be hard for attendees to decide which things to prioritize. But what about the rest of us who couldn’t make it to PAX this year (including myself)? We might not be able to attend all the panels or walk the […]
August 06
Vicious and Vulgar: A New Sherlock Play
posted by terraolsen
By: Leah Zoller *Contains minor spoilers for Vicious and Vulgar; links contain spoilers for season 3 of BBC Sherlock. BBC Sherlock recently announced the filming dates for its fourth season, with a Christmas special to be filmed in January 2015. The long hiatuses are both a curse and a blessing that in some ways defines […]
April 04
ECCC: Roundup
posted by terraolsen
By: Meg Humphrey and Terra Clarke Olsen From Terra: Confession, I only went to ECCC on Friday. But I did get to enjoy the festivities of Thursday night in addition to Friday’s attendance, so it wasn’t a complete loss. Thursday night was packed with pre-con events. So many invites, so little time! I started the […]
March 28
ECCC Happenings: Thrilling Adv. Hour & Night Vale
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By: Terra Clarke Olsen This is a great week for Seattle geeks (and visitors). ECCC shenanigans have the city in a blissful nerd frenzy, and I love it. Yes, there are a lot of events happening…so many that you might be overwhelmed. But whatever you do, clear your Saturday night and buy tickets to the […]
March 26
Tis the Season: Advice for Convention First Timers
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By: Meg Humphrey Katsucon happened and I had my first vending experience of the year so I’m declaring it open season for conventions. In the 16 years that I’ve been attending and staffing conventions, I still get a little fuzzy feeling when someone tells me they’re going to their first con. Every convention has a […]
March 24
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By: Terra Clarke Olsen Emerald City Comicon is just a few short days away, and this year is looking to be better than ever. But it’s not just the con that’s adding to the “must see” list, rather there are plenty of events happening all over the city in relation to the con (and many don’t […]
March 19
Special Screening of Legends of the Knight
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By: Curtis [Note: My friend, Curtis, originally posted this on his podcast’s website, Clinically Inane. This is a great idea for a great cause, so I asked permission to reblog it. Please help spread the word about this event!] As some of you may or may not know, last year I supported a documentary via […]
March 14
Featured Kickstarter: Amy’s Mochi
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Featured Kickstarter: Amy’s Mochi By: Meg Humphrey Amy Eam is a Seattleite with a passion for mochi. “What’s mochi?” you might ask! Mochi is a Japanese treat made of glutinous rice that is pounded into a paste and then shaped (usually into balls). Although mochi by itself is more on the savory side (since it […]
January 31
Sportsball Haters
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Sportsball Haters: Leave the Fans Alone By: Terra Clarke Olsen Today is Blue Friday. But not just any Blue Friday- it’s the Blue Friday before the Super Bowl. I’m guessing that Washington state is a sea of blue and green today…and probably will be all weekend. (For those of you who are not familiar with […]