In this house, we don't stop celebrating Star Wars after May the Fourth. In fact, we celebrate it all month long. Well, actually, we celebrate it everyday because we're fans, but that's neither here nor there. I have been thinking about addressing the infamous toxicity...
There’s always a moment—right after a convention ends—where everything feels a little quieter. The costumes come off, the energy settles, and we slowly step back into our everyday routines. It used to feel like a kind of separation to me - like there was “convention...
If you're a regular here at This Geek Life, you know that hubs and I are cosplayers. So you know how much we love making and wearing our costumes to MomoCon and DragonCon every year. You may have also noticed that I love all things...
Hey, hi, hello, geeks! We haven’t done a DIY post in a while, and certainly not for the Spring season. This do-it-geek-self isn’t really themed for spring, per say, but it can work year-round as creative wall art for your geek home decor. We're talking...
Having a collection doesn’t make you a geek - it is not a requirement. But one way to identify a geek is by their collection. In this post we’ll talk about what a collection is, why geeks collect, and how you can start your own...
There was a time when I thought I had to dress a certain way to be taken seriously. So I built a wardrobe around that idea: structured pieces, “professional” outfits - the kind of clothes I thought I was supposed to wear in order to...
I didn’t always have a weekend morning routine. For me, my past weekends have gone one of two ways. (1) I fling myself out of bed as early as possible and throw coffee down my throat in an effort to swallow as much borrowed energy...