Just found this discussion about female gamers via a friend on facebook... and I needed to share it.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Oregon Geeks
Here in Portland, we're geeks for the outdoors.
If you take a look at the month of April alone, you'll notice 6 days with no precipitation, and 4 days above 60. This is clearly not stopping us anymore, as an adventure photo shoot in torrential rains I took with a friend recently proved, but when the weather clears up, we're out there. And last weekend, it was a glorious day. Behold:
I went on a hike out in the gorge, where there are some amazing views, and many wonderful waterfalls. The view going up looked like this:
and this:
The view from the top was amazing:
And the view heading back down?
Now, I'm not saying that hiking with your mini vintage leather backpack is a BAD idea... but...
This was the only picture I managed to get of the many, ahem, "colorful" characters I saw on the trail. Apparently, the uniform for middle aged women is zip off pants, "hiking" sticks (ski poles that people use as walking sticks...? Why?) and conversations about email forwards. I kid you not, there were several groups that fit all three of those. Another highlight was a group of about six guys in their early 20's, who looked to be gamers, all hiking with their resealable cans of Diet Rockstar.
Perhaps my favorite hiking outfit I saw was a young woman in equestrian boots and a sun dress. Perhaps not the best attire for a 2770(ish) foot trek up the hillside.
But hey, to each their own, right? I'm sure my jeans and BRINK shirt (sawg from PAXEast 2011) drew some skeptical looks.
I'll avoid the geekery I feel about the recent Royal Wedding, but I'll end with my stupid excitement over a recent purchase... cover art by one of my favorite artists ever, "Gabe" (Mike Krahulik) of Penny Arcade (if you don't know who they are/ what that is, get out, get out now) and some magic cards, STFU.
If you take a look at the month of April alone, you'll notice 6 days with no precipitation, and 4 days above 60. This is clearly not stopping us anymore, as an adventure photo shoot in torrential rains I took with a friend recently proved, but when the weather clears up, we're out there. And last weekend, it was a glorious day. Behold:
I went on a hike out in the gorge, where there are some amazing views, and many wonderful waterfalls. The view going up looked like this:
and this:
The view from the top was amazing:
And the view heading back down?
Now, I'm not saying that hiking with your mini vintage leather backpack is a BAD idea... but...
This was the only picture I managed to get of the many, ahem, "colorful" characters I saw on the trail. Apparently, the uniform for middle aged women is zip off pants, "hiking" sticks (ski poles that people use as walking sticks...? Why?) and conversations about email forwards. I kid you not, there were several groups that fit all three of those. Another highlight was a group of about six guys in their early 20's, who looked to be gamers, all hiking with their resealable cans of Diet Rockstar.
Perhaps my favorite hiking outfit I saw was a young woman in equestrian boots and a sun dress. Perhaps not the best attire for a 2770(ish) foot trek up the hillside.
But hey, to each their own, right? I'm sure my jeans and BRINK shirt (sawg from PAXEast 2011) drew some skeptical looks.
I'll avoid the geekery I feel about the recent Royal Wedding, but I'll end with my stupid excitement over a recent purchase... cover art by one of my favorite artists ever, "Gabe" (Mike Krahulik) of Penny Arcade (if you don't know who they are/ what that is, get out, get out now) and some magic cards, STFU.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
A whatnow?
I am a geek.
There, I've said it.
I'm glad that's out of the way.
But here's the thing about geekdom... everyone is a geek. Because you can be a geek about anything. Sure, some of us love video games (but really, in an age where there is a video game for everything, who doesn't?), computers, reading, "normal" geekery... but what do you think people who are really into, say, WWE "wrestling" are? Or NASCAR fans? Or fashionistas? I'd argue that they are all geeks, too.
The girl who get excited for the next sample sale? Geek.
The guy who's facebook status' are all about how sad it is that the Edge was forced into retirement? Geek. Posting about all the cool pictures you'll take with your camera? Geeky!
Collecting baby dolls? Geeky [CREEPY!]!
Talking about cars all day? Geeky!!
According to my define: geek search on Google (thaaaaaat's right), a geek is: 1. an unfashionable or socially inept person (yeah, okay, fine.), 2. a person with an eccentric devotion to a particular interest or, 3. a carnival performer who does wild or disgusting acts. I put one of those in bold because it's the one I think is important. At the very least, ignore the third one (or don't, and allow this post to mean something totally different).
What I'm trying to say is, we're all geeks (again, ignore the third, or don't, whatever) about something. And that's why we're awesome. It's been said that no one is really normal, which is probably true. All the people I've ever met who are trying to be "normal" are just "boring".
So I'm dedicating this blog to exploring the wide world of geekdom. I'm personally a geek about a lot of things. I use StumbleUpon way too much, I read online comics, go to conventions, drop hundreds of hours into gaming (video and tabletop, because I'm that cool), watch Anime, and I know what people mean when they say that the Cake is a Lie. Because it definitely is.
I also like history, but mostly only how it pertains to fashion. Because I'm also a geek about fashion. I'm working towards starting a fashion consulting business, and have a degree in costume design. I spend way too much money on the Vogue collections bible that comes out four times a year, window shop online and am often overdressed in casualville (Portland, where jeans are okay everywhere!)
Those are my two big ones. But seriously, I can geek out about almost anything.
And I totally will! So join me in my [epic] journey to discover [something, anything, or how to just be a geek]!
There, I've said it.
I'm glad that's out of the way.
But here's the thing about geekdom... everyone is a geek. Because you can be a geek about anything. Sure, some of us love video games (but really, in an age where there is a video game for everything, who doesn't?), computers, reading, "normal" geekery... but what do you think people who are really into, say, WWE "wrestling" are? Or NASCAR fans? Or fashionistas? I'd argue that they are all geeks, too.
The girl who get excited for the next sample sale? Geek.
The guy who's facebook status' are all about how sad it is that the Edge was forced into retirement? Geek. Posting about all the cool pictures you'll take with your camera? Geeky!
Collecting baby dolls? Geeky [CREEPY!]!
Talking about cars all day? Geeky!!
According to my define: geek search on Google (thaaaaaat's right), a geek is: 1. an unfashionable or socially inept person (yeah, okay, fine.), 2. a person with an eccentric devotion to a particular interest or, 3. a carnival performer who does wild or disgusting acts. I put one of those in bold because it's the one I think is important. At the very least, ignore the third one (or don't, and allow this post to mean something totally different).
What I'm trying to say is, we're all geeks (again, ignore the third, or don't, whatever) about something. And that's why we're awesome. It's been said that no one is really normal, which is probably true. All the people I've ever met who are trying to be "normal" are just "boring".
So I'm dedicating this blog to exploring the wide world of geekdom. I'm personally a geek about a lot of things. I use StumbleUpon way too much, I read online comics, go to conventions, drop hundreds of hours into gaming (video and tabletop, because I'm that cool), watch Anime, and I know what people mean when they say that the Cake is a Lie. Because it definitely is.
I also like history, but mostly only how it pertains to fashion. Because I'm also a geek about fashion. I'm working towards starting a fashion consulting business, and have a degree in costume design. I spend way too much money on the Vogue collections bible that comes out four times a year, window shop online and am often overdressed in casualville (Portland, where jeans are okay everywhere!)
Those are my two big ones. But seriously, I can geek out about almost anything.
And I totally will! So join me in my [epic] journey to discover [something, anything, or how to just be a geek]!
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