humanity

Humanity or geek-manity? Humanity topics include pieces on the real-life lives of geek advocates and influencors.

Back up off of my resting bitch face
I have an oblong face, thick lips, large teeth, and a long, flat nose. All of this creates an illusion that I am mad when I am not. I was reminded of my "resting bitch face" shortly after my husband died. A woman I went to elementary school with had attended junior and high school with my spouse. She found out about his death weeks later on Facebook. Instead of offering condolences and leaving well enough alone, she posted something that annoyed me.
By Cheryl E Preston5 years ago in Geeks
Writing "Team Farrow" was a Mistake, and This is Why
I won’t sugarcoat anything, writing this makes me feel like the biggest asshole. Here is why. By writing this, or when someone reads this title, it will be assumed that I don’t believe Dylan Farrow.
By Chloe Medeiros5 years ago in Geeks
Star-Lord Did Nothing Wrong
Many centuries ago, in 2018, Marvel released Avengers: Infinity War. Before I saw this movie I expressed to a friend who wasn’t a Marvel Fan that I was worried one or more of my favorite Marvel characters might die in the series.
By Mae McCreery5 years ago in Geeks
And... Action!: Why I Love Movies
Over a year ago, I submitted a short podcast to a podcast competition for The New York Times. I had never produced a podcast before and I had absolutely no idea where to start, but I still wanted to at least try and make one. I'm personally proud of the final product, at least for an amateurly made podcast with royalty-free music. If you want to listen to the full podcast for yourself, click here.
By Jamie Lammers5 years ago in Geeks
A Return To Mayberry
When I was a child, my parents introduced me to the Andy Griffith Show. The show premiered in 1960, airing on CBS. It ran until 1968, rating as the number one watched show in its final year. I was born in 1971. I'm guessing the show meant little to me until the late 1970's. But, when I started watching the show, I found myself hooked. Here we are in 2021, and I still watch the show on a regular basis. Thankfully, Amazon Prime offers all seasons for free! I love the comedic chemistry between Sheriff Andy Taylor and Deputy Barney Fife. I love the Father/Son relationship between Andy and Opie. Characters like Goober, Gomer, and Floyd the Barber are legends in their own rites. The directors of the show assembled a cast of phenomenal actors and have reaped the benefits of audience approval for decades. I think one of the key reasons generations of people have loved the show is that we yearn for the world to be like Mayberry.
By Bryan R..5 years ago in Geeks
Harley Quinn and the Joker
"Sometimes we need fantasy to survive the reality" (From TheMindJournal. You never know what you might find as you scroll.)
By Jessica Freeborn5 years ago in Geeks
How WandaVision got us through COVID-19
I’ve never been too much into Superheroes. I like anti-heroes, like Hancock, or even the band of misfits that made up Watchmen (graphic novel), but even then, most of the time, I was more into romances, foreign films (Japanese horror films like Infection by Masayuki Ochiai and French films like Amelie and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie) and the occasional anime(Princess Tutu and Elfen Lied).
By Melissa Ingoldsby5 years ago in Geeks
IF Sheldon, THEN Kevin
I’m frustrated. Maybe it's because we’ve been living through a global pandemic since last year. Maybe it’s the unrelenting and increasing civil unrest. Or maybe it’s just realizing that the doom-and-gloom conspiracy theorists have wasted their time prepping for a zombie apocalypse when they should’ve been readying themselves for an avalanche of insufferable stupidity.
By D.H. Dyer5 years ago in Geeks
Crystals in the Rough
The colors and shapes are all blending together. The symbols beginning to merge into meaninglessness. You sink deeper into the cushiony chasm, feeling hugged down to the cellular level. Intoxicated by the embrace, all the tension drains from your muscles. Neck tension slowly releases, the jaw unclenches, you feel the warmth gently passing into you. Building and building while you ride further into the rainbow road of your shrinking window. The further you go, the smaller it gets, but the more of your field of vision it takes up. The heat is now building to an uncomfortable level. Your muscles start to radiate soreness, they need to be moved but the chasm’s embrace keeps them still. The lights dance in front of you, they lure you out of your body. You gradually lose awareness of the increasing discomfort. You gradually lose awareness entirely. What day is it? Where are you? Where is your spouse? Your kids? Are they even real? You aren’t there anymore, you never were there. Or anywhere else. The further you delve into the dancing lights, leaving your body being folded into the chasm, you see that they have neither endpoint nor beginning, which means they aren’t really there either.
By Mahduud5 years ago in Geeks
I don't know how to talk to people, so I study them.
I don’t know how to talk to people. So I study them. I’ve never felt at ease with anyone. I am more comfortable out on the stable edge where I can cling to the walls and hope to melt into the decor, than in the swirling middle of the masses.
By L5 years ago in Geeks
Who over what
Long ago, when DVD’s and VHS tapes roamed the earth and Netflix was still a mail-order service, I moved to a new city for a job doing something I really loved. I was just starting out on the journey we call adulthood – which at the time, I thought of as a destination – and I was determined to make the most of what I believed adulthood should be: A life propelled by the thrill of charting my own course, by the near-certainty that great things were just around the corner and the endless possibility of a city and its millions of people.
By Stephen S Lane5 years ago in Geeks
When TV Teaches
If you recently loved The Good Place and felt the warm feeling of that ending, you may love Six Feet Under. If you feel like I, that Six Feet Under was the most complete and poignant ending, please explore The Good Place for some similar conclusions.
By Jade Webber5 years ago in Geeks