Geek Girls Rule!

Reblog if you have a useless superhuman ability.

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:32:57 -0400

Something mere mortals can’t do, but you could never stop a bank robbery? That’s a useless superhuman ability. I can always always save a hollandaise sauce no matter how separated it gets. I’ve known great chefs who can’t do that, but it’s never gonna stop a guy with a ski mask and a bag full of stolen cash. (Unless he really really likes eggs benedict, I guess).

Mine is a superhuman capacity for putting up with bullshit at work.

stabbingcontest: wilwheaton: neil-gaiman: butcherbilly: The...

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:22:01 -0400

stabbingcontest:

wilwheaton:

neil-gaiman:

butcherbilly:

The Post-Punk / New Wave Super Friends by Butcher Billy

Who are your heroes?

Reblogged purely to make Amanda smile.

This is the best thing that was ever made so just turn off the planet now because we can all go home. Thank you, it’s been a great show.

Holy shit!

fuckyeahfatcosplay: this was my Euphemia li Britannia cosplay...

Fri, 17 May 2013 02:11:30 -0400

fuckyeahfatcosplay:

this was my Euphemia li Britannia cosplay from Code Geass! i loove cosplaying, even if i am a bit bigger! i got alot of pictures even though i wasnt the only Euphemia at this con, and this dress isnt even canon. i just made it up! remember. its called cosPLAY so have FUN with it!!!

THE GATHERING: ALL WOMEN 2 now available!

Wed, 08 May 2013 04:22:19 -0400

THE GATHERING: ALL WOMEN 2 now available!:

taliadina:

“Some of the best female indie creators in comics come together (joined by Gail Simone) for a second installment of our All Women Gathering anthology. Featuring the talents of Erica Heflin, Elena Andrews, Michelle Pugliese, Dakster Sullivan, Rebecca Angel, Alysha McKinney, Jenny Langin, Jenny Gorman, Tali Adina, Claire Connelly, Diana Martinez, Romina Santana, Anita Tung, Amanda Rachels, Kell Smith, Ann Jurack, Audrey Chan, Jolene Houser, Taty Silva, and Gail Simone.”

Cover by Cassandra James. 52 pages. ~~$3.99~~. $1.99 B&W

My story is in there! Second anthology that I’m in! Check it out! There’s two more coming this year too~

Fuck NO Video Games: sliverofjade: Fuck NO Video Games: SURPRISE - Adopted children have...

Wed, 08 May 2013 02:11:19 -0400

Fuck NO Video Games: sliverofjade: Fuck NO Video Games: SURPRISE - Adopted children have...:

sliverofjade:

Fuck NO Video Games: SURPRISE - Adopted children have families

After the Killer is Dead ad by Kadokawa Games I wanted to see what they’d done in the past. They published Lollipop Chainsaw with the same strategy they’re using now, they’ve even kept the same model employed….

memosfromfury: No matter what Mr. Stark says, Friday is NOT the...

Fri, 03 May 2013 21:27:57 -0400

memosfromfury:

No matter what Mr. Stark says, Friday is NOT the international holiday “Iron Man Christmas”.

No agents will be given vacation or sick days on Friday so you can go see Mr. Stark’s new movie.

And to answer your questions now, yes, I have seen the movie - it was good, but could’ve used more of Mr. Samuel L. Jackson.

scifi-women: Tabitha Jute, protagonist of Colin Greenland’s...

Thu, 02 May 2013 02:11:22 -0400

scifi-women:

Tabitha Jute, protagonist of Colin Greenland’s Plenty books, illustrated by Jim Burns.

ruineshumaines: Papercraft by Maria Luján, together with Maie...

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:49:24 -0400

ruineshumaines:

Papercraft by Maria Luj án, together with Maie Escorial.

Defrosting the 'Fridge: 75 Years of Lois Lane: A Chat with Bryan Q. Miller

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:38:24 -0400

Defrosting the 'Fridge: 75 Years of Lois Lane: A Chat with Bryan Q. Miller:

dcwomenkickingass:

This month marks 75 years since Action Comics #1 landed on the newsstand. In that issue Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel introduced the world to one of the most important women in comics - Lois Lane (Superman made his debut in that issue, too). To mark this anniversary…

The effects of unchecked criminalization: Teen charged with felony for science experiment

Wed, 01 May 2013 18:22:04 -0400

The effects of unchecked criminalization: Teen charged with felony for science experiment:

laurennmcc:

fuckyeahfeminists:

This is what the school-to-prison pipeline looks like. This is how black youth are criminalized.

She was doing a science experiment

She’s being charged as an ADULT

She’s being charged with a FELONY

If this all goes the way the prosecution wants, this young woman will be LEGALLY discriminated against for the rest of her life. No voting, housing discrimination, employment discrimination (as if getting a job while black isn’t hard enough), etc. etc.

Perhaps instead of fighting about who is tougher, Batman or Iron Man, we could spend a little internet rage making sure this young scientist doesn’t go to prison?

From the comments section:

“To everyone commenting on this thread that is outraged by this chain of events: I am just as outraged as you. But it is not enough for us simply to vent on message boards because nothing gets accomplished. I strongly urge you to write a letter to the school district, local authorities, AND to the Principal. Or just pick one…but DO SOMETHING!!! And let us remember that in order to get our points across we must be INDIGNANT and DIGNIFIED! I am in the process of starting a petition, once I have gathered some more crucial facts. Please be on the lookout for this petition and be sure to sign it ( via Change.org ) in addition to your letter or letters to Polk County Law Officials, The school Principal, and the School Administration. Contact Info Can be found below:

Bartow High School Principal Ronald Pritchard / Address: 1270 S Broadway Ave Bartow, FL 33830 / EMAIL: Ronald.Pritchard@polk-fl.net PHONE:(863)- 534-7400 Fax: (863)534-0077

Polk County Superintendent: Dr. John Stewart /Address: 1915 South Floral Avenue, Bartow, FL 33831 Phone: (863) 534-0521 Fax: (863) 519-8231 Email: Dr. John Stewart

Polk Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr

ADDRESS: 2155 Bob Phillips Road, Bartow, FL 33830

TEL: 863-534-7090
FAX: 863-534-7024
EMAIL:
pio@polksheriff.org

If we can all take 5-10 minutes to read this story, comment, and read posts by others then surely we can take the same amount of time to act on this child’s behalf.”

Step up for a sister geek!

firstmurabess: hollylderr: Representation Visualization: Time...

Wed, 01 May 2013 17:27:30 -0400

firstmurabess:

hollylderr:

Representation Visualization: Time to Wash Those Men Right out of our Hair

Mainly reblogging for the prime Broadway reference from the blogger who wrote this caption ^^^^

maximum-carnie: brushie brushie dalek

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:28:12 -0400

maximum-carnie:

brushie brushie dalek

by thumbcramps

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:11:08 -0400

by thumbcramps

larpers-are-sexy: Steampunk Tinkerbell cosplay created by...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:11:24 -0400

larpers-are-sexy:

Steampunk Tinkerbell cosplay created by Firefly Path.

randomasis: LOVE IT!!! Catwoman the cat lady by...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:22:12 -0400

randomasis:

LOVE IT!!!

Catwoman the cat lady by *caanantheartboy

iwantcupcakes: Vulture tells Mark Ruffalo about Science Bros....

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:11:10 -0400

iwantcupcakes:

Vulture tells Mark Ruffalo about Science Bros. Mark loves it, plans to call RDJ about it.

From Vulture:

Does that mean he’s never heard of “Science Bros,” an Internet subculture celebrating the friendship of Bruce Banner and Tony Stark, the characters Ruffalo and Robert Downey Jr. played in The Avengers?

“No, what is that?” he asked.

And then the giggles began.

“Yes! It’s me and Robert! Look at this! There’s thousands of them!” Ruffalo tried to contain himself. “It’s called the Science Bros. This is awesome. I’ve never heard of it. Why hasn’t anyone told me about that?”

“So, are they all quasi-homoerotic?” he asked. “Like tinged with … ” Yup. “That’s cute!”

Is he now a Science Bros shipper, then? “Yeah! I love it; it’s awesome,” Ruffalo enthused. “I endorse it 100 percent. You know what it is? It’s open-source creativity.”

Ruffalo couldn’t wait to drop his newfound knowledge bomb on Downey Jr. “I’m going to call him and tell him, and he’s going to laugh his ass off,” Ruffalo said. “He’ll love that.”

(read more)

Best thing ever.

pokemonmasterkimba: alcblueyes: ruffleshuffle: Kyoshi...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 02:11:14 -0400

pokemonmasterkimba:

alcblueyes:

ruffleshuffle:

Kyoshi Warriors @ SakuraCon

ahhh aawesomeeeee!

Thiiiissssss

I love so much that they went with pants, too. In the Kyoshi Island episode, they’re shown wearing pants instead of skirts and, idk, I just that it was really cool and practical? First time I’ve seen a cosplay with that feature.

AND LOOK HOW AWESOME AND COORDINATED THEY ARE. OMG. Group cosplay win!!

kanthara: artbylexie: prettygeekygirl: Here is just a sample...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:32:59 -0400

kanthara:

artbylexie:

prettygeekygirl:

Here is just a sample of some of my recent photo project, CONsent, which you can read about here.

Please read and spread the word around. I got to work with some great cosplayers, photographers and fans and I really hope to continue this project if it gains enough support.

Thank you for looking!

I just want to say that as a cosplayer at cons, this is a real issue. The amount of things that get said (and mostly REQUESTED) to us is ridiculous. This deserves a signal boost.

Signal boost indeed.

marchqueen: NOT THIS COSPLAYER AGAIN, I CANT HANDLE THIS...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:21:59 -0400

marchqueen:

NOT THIS COSPLAYER AGAIN, I CANT HANDLE THIS COSPLAYER AGAIN

gingerslice: moniquill: a blogging: layonmacduff: and if i die today…: Because of...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:11:28 -0400

gingerslice:

moniquill:

a blogging: layonmacduff: and if i die today…: Because of the…

layonmacduff:

and if i die today…: Because of the Times

thehappyfangirl:

makingfists:

It’s like this…

You’re fourteen and you’re reading Larry Niven’s “The Protector” because it’s your father’s favorite book and you like your father and you think he has good taste and the creature on the cover of the book looks interesting and you want to know what it’s about. And in it the female character does something better than the male character - because she’s been doing it her whole life and he’s only just learned - and he gets mad that she’s better at it than him. And you don’t understand why he would be mad about that, because, logically, she’d be better at it than him. She’s done it more. And he’s got a picture of a woman painted on the inside of his spacesuit, like a pinup girl, and it bothers you.

But you’re fourteen and you don’t know how to put this into words.

And then you’re fifteen and you’re reading “Orphans of the Sky” because it’s by a famous sci-fi author and it’s about a lost generation ship and how cool is that?!? but the women on the ship aren’t given a name until they’re married and you spend more time wondering what people call those women up until their marriage than you do focusing on the rest of the story. Even though this tidbit of information has nothing to do with the plot line of the story and is only brought up once in passing.

But it’s a random thing to get worked up about in an otherwise all right book.

Then you’re sixteen and you read “Dune” because your brother gave it to you for Christmas and it’s one of those books you have to read to earn your geek card. You spend an entire afternoon arguing over who is the main character - Paul or Jessica. And the more you contend Jessica, the more he says Paul, and you can’t make him see how the real hero is her. And you love Chani cause she’s tough and good with a knife, but at the end of the day, her killing Paul’s challengers is just a way to degrade them because those weenies lost to a girl.

Then you’re seventeen and you don’t want to read “Stranger in a Strange Land” after the first seventy pages because something about it just leaves a bad taste in your mouth. All of this talk of water-brothers. You can’t even pin it down.

And then you’re eighteen and you’ve given up on classic sci-fi, but that doesn’t stop your brother or your father from trying to get you to read more.

Even when you bring them the books and bring them the passages and show them how the authors didn’t treat women like people.

Your brother says, “Well, that was because of the time it was written in.”

You get all worked up because these men couldn’t imagine a world in which women were equal, in which women were empowered and intelligent and literate and capable.

You tell him - this, this is science fiction. This is all about imagining the world that could be and they couldn’t stand back long enough and dare to imagine how, not only technology would grow in time, but society would grow.

But he blows you off because he can’t understand how it feels to be fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen and desperately wanting to like the books your father likes, because your father has good taste, and being unable to, because most of those books tell you that you’re not a full person in ways that are too subtle to put into words. It’s all cognitive dissonance: a little like a song played a bit out of tempo - enough that you recognize it’s off, but not enough to pin down what exactly is wrong.

And then one day you’re twenty-two and studying sociology and some kind teacher finally gives you the words to explain all those little feelings that built and penned around inside of you for years.

It’s like the world clicking into place.

And that’s something your brother never had to struggle with.

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