GEEK GIRLS TELL ALL

A few weeks ago, SFR author, Heather Massey of The Galaxy Express and I got into a few interesting email conversations about Geek Girls. We realized that many SFR readers are in fact Geek Girls too. We talked about exploring this somewhat obscure geeky world, bring it out, talk about what a Geek Girl truly is and maybe isn’t. Today, Heather will focus on Geek Girls too. Be sure to hop on over and see what TGE has to say. Also take another hop to SFR author, Melisse Aires blog. She has a fantastic Geek Girl post up today.

I’d like to share a little about how I knew I was a… Geek Girl? Me? Yeah, I am.

I actually discovered my own Geek Girl self while in college. Needless to say, I was a bit different-- president of the archaeology club even though my major wasn't archaeology? Yeah. Editor of the school paper (okay my major was journalism). Aside from loving any new technological or scientific discoveries, I loved, and I mean loved hanging with the geeky physics majors and intellectuals. Nope, I wasn’t even a math girl then. 

Those guys (girls too) had their own little sacred geekdom and I was thrilled to eventually be invited in. We would spend hours talking ideas and theories, quantum mechanics being a very popular subject then. Even though I did a lot of listening I could at times add to their conversations with smart ideas. Impressive for a non-physics girl like me. And great stuff for my future SF/R work as an author. 

Many were guys, but a few geek smart girls were allowed to enter the sacred geekdom. Of course it does go without saying that I loved science fiction, and that aspect in me appealed to them a lot. I could talk movies, books and games with them endlessly. Most of us have now gone separate ways. But I’ll never forget those days and how much influence the geekdom had on my life. As time passed I enjoyed spending more time reading or watching science fiction than I did anything else. 

That Geek Girl emerged full bloom. Now it’s kind of an honor to admit that yes, I am truly a living breathing Geek Girl! A bit later, I’ll reveal my all time long term secret Geek Guy crush, but first I’d like to introduce you to few more real life Geek Girls I know…

Geek Girls talking...

A.R. Norris, author of Revelations of Tomorrow published by Desert Breeze Publishing talks about the geek girl in her. 

She says,

"A geek girl gets more excited about the latest science breakthroughs than she does the newest season's fashions. She doesn't set boundaries on herself, needing to prove she's "techno" enough to hang out with the IT squad or "girlie" enough to hang with her non-techie female friends. She's comfortable in both worlds but, like any geek, if she's deep in a "geek" moment, you'll find her in dingy sweats and a stained shirt with her hair in a haphazard ponytail."

T.K. Toppin author of The Lancaster Rule trilogy published by Champagne Books  has this to say about being a geek girl,

“As a geek girl I know random bits of information that in a practical sense I'll never to use. However, you never know when you're going to need to know how to recalibrate a ray gun, right? Or evade those pesky aliens that like to prod you with tubes and wires. My interest in why, how, and what if consumes a large portion of my mind when I’m not letting my imagination run wild. My geek creed ranges from rebooting smart phones without taking the batteries out to knowing the difference between a space ship and a generation ship. (Don't let me start on my fascination with SF and F movies, books, and video games!)

Rae Lori, author of many books including Cimmerian City  available on Amazon kindle, and the upcoming science fiction romance Intergalactic has this to say, 

“Smart is sexy, and confidence is the icing on top. I think these traits are what make a geek girl. She knows what she wants and what she likes. She's not afraid to show her inner goddess when an obscure reference pops up somewhere. Nor is she afraid to step outside the mainstream to pave her own way--Geek Girls are a force all their own.”

And finally, my friend and fellow author Linda Banche who enjoys science fiction and publishes romance with The Wild Rose Press. Her science fiction romance, Lady of the Stars was a finalist in the 2010 Epic awards. Here’s what she says,

“Geek Girl! An intelligent woman who has expertise in a technical field usually dominated by men, like science, math or engineering. A Geek Girl has a brain and isn't afraid to show people she has one. I've been a geophysicist and a software engineer, so I'm a geek girl. And my software engineer husband is a geek guy. Geek power!”

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As promised I will now reveal my all time secret Geek Guy crush. I suppose it isn't any wonder that Stargate SG1 plays a significant role in my geek status development, and to this day my heartthrob crush is... 

Daniel Jackson, that sexy geeky scientist on 

Stargate SG1 played by Michael Shanks. For over ten years this geeky guy has been my secret crush! Wow, there I said it!  (big surprise-- not!)

   

Okay now it's your turn. 

Are you a Geek Girl or are you not? Think about it. Your answer may surprise you.

Kaye
(Geek-Girl poster and comics by Sam Johnson used with permission. Check out Sam's Geek-Girl site. His Blog also mentions this post and links back.Thanks Sam!)