On Friendship: Women and Gardening
How’s your garden lookin’ today?Photo: Parkseed, public domain.”The fool who gives advice about someone else’s garden is not tending to his own plants.” -Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light: A...
Read MorePosted by Tara M. Clapper | Aug 14, 2011 | Feminism, Pop Culture |
How’s your garden lookin’ today?Photo: Parkseed, public domain.”The fool who gives advice about someone else’s garden is not tending to his own plants.” -Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light: A...
Read MorePosted by Tara M. Clapper | Aug 9, 2011 | Feminism, Pop Culture |
TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society)makes a tee in women’s fitted medium!Photo: Richard W. Clapper, 2010.I adore online storefronts that sell specialized geeky tees.I like ordering from them and I don’t mind paying...
Read MorePosted by Tara M. Clapper | Aug 8, 2011 | Pop Culture |
Geeks could be more susceptible to depression.Photo: Anna Cervova, public domain.publicdomainpictures.netIt’s a fact that women suffer from depression more frequently than men.My casual observation has also led me to...
Read MorePosted by Tara M. Clapper | Aug 7, 2011 | Conventions, Pop Culture |
“Nice dirigible. Wanna make out?”Public Domain Image, WikimediaCommonsThe fun and the funky. Renaissance faires, costume events, LARPs — immersion and escapism. As a geek and gamer, I’m all about these...
Read MorePosted by Tara M. Clapper | Aug 5, 2011 | Feminism, LARP, Pop Culture, Role Playing, Video Games |
I know I’m not the only female gamer seriously drawn to SWTOR, BioWare’s upcoming Star Wars MMO. After reviewing the classes, I decided on playing a Jedi Consular with a Sage spec (force user/healer). When LARPing...
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