Amy ponders the words used to describe people who nowadays might be diagnosed with ADHD. Read More
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How Do You Find a Word That Means Disordered?
On Video Game Earworms and the Compulsive Singer
Amy has an annoying (to her kids) habit of bursting into song at the slightest provocation, and video games provide so much repetitive provocation! Read More
How Fanfic Is (Slowly) Restoring My Faith in My Writing
To quote my AO3 bio: No, I don’t write a lot of fanfic, and I read it even less. But when I get the roots of one in my head, it gets me WRITING again, which is great because I’ve been on a bit of a fiction-writing dry spell for the past decade. And it’s nice to have a place to share it. Read More
Thorough and Pointless Radio Station Study: Christmas Edition!
In which Amy reprises her Radio Presets study in order to analyze what the 24-Hour Christmas Music station has been up to this past month. Read More
Geek Links: RIP Caroll Spinney
The beloved performer of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch died yesterday. Courtesy: www.sesameworkshop.org Read More
House (and Town, and University, and…) of My Dreams
Amy thinks about the settings of her dreams, and how they might relate to her waking life, in her small series on dream symbolism. Read More
What Is Fandom, Anyway?
What does it mean to “belong to a fandom”? Is it the passion, the action, or the interaction with others? Or all three? I’m genuinely asking, because I don’t know. Read More
The Thorough and Pointless Results of My Radio Station Presets Study
In which Amy shares the results of her obsessive annotation and analysis of radio station playlists (see previous article about list collecting)! Read More
The Greatest Street in History: 50 Years on ‘Sesame Street’
Do you know why ‘Sesame Street’ is objectively the greatest TV show of all time? Read (my 11th-grade research project) to find out! Read More
I Was a Costumed Cartoon Character (and Lived to Tell About It)
The adventures of a GeekMom in a specially-licensed-by-Scholastic Clifford the Big Red Dog suit, surrounded by small enthusiastic children. Read More
On Collecting Lists (And Other Fairly Useless Obsessions)
Amy really likes making annotated lists of random information. But is it really so random, or is it just the way her brain works? Read More
On Watching In Prime Time As a Family
In the era of streaming, it’s common for everyone to stick to their own shows on their own schedules. It’s fun when you can share a favorite show live with the whole family. Read More
It’s All Too Much: The Paradoxical Overgeekout
Sometimes I love things SO POWERFULLY it’s paralyzing, and I can’t even act on my passion. Does this ever happen to you? Read More
A Track-by-Track Trek Down ‘Abbey Road’ On Its 50th Anniversary
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’ album with this collection of facts (and opinions) from Beatlemaniac GeekMom Amy. Read More
Revisit the Muppets at Multiple Ages
Muppet movies belong to that special brand of entertainment that can be enjoyed on multiple levels over the course of your life, so make sure you’re rewatching them every few years! Read More
Fan Fest at the Library!
Our local library tried to bring a big geek con experience to our relatively rural town, and I think we succeeded. Read More
‘His Hideous Heart’ Has Some New Takes on Poe for Today’s Teens
‘His Hideous Heart’ is a new YA anthology that reimagines Poe through the minds of 13 current YA authors. Read More
Model Rocket Launching for Fun and Family
The day before school started, we decided to send off summer with a literal blast: by launching a model rocket. Read More
Properly Prepared With Paper and Pen
Why Amy (and her daughter) never leave home without something to write with and something to write on. Read More
13 Things I’m Going to Miss About ‘Legion’ on FX
Amy explains why, whatever ‘Legion’ FX’s faults, she loved this weird, weird show. Read More
