Being Geek Chic is a blog for stylish geeks, sophisticated nerds and people who enjoy the musings of a complete dork. Join us as we dream of driving the TARDIS, cuddle with our eBooks and test out an iPad sleeve. It's written by Elizabeth Giorgi and a team of brilliant lady nerds. Meet the team.
It’s taken me several months, but I’ve finally tackled another item on My Grand List of Geeky Goals. Beam me up, Scotty. I’ve tackled #18.
I often felt like a total noob when it came to Star Trek. It’s one of those weird things in geek culture that feels like a pre-requisite to entry. I hate to say that there are such things, because I don’t truly believe those kinds of admittance requirements should exist, BUT you are missing out on a huge cultural element of geekdom if you don’t know the language of the show.
Hell, I’m glad I watched it because I finally understand why Wil Wheaton is so famous.
But there’s more to Star Trek than young Wheaton’s fame…
I wanted to update you about crossing off some of the items on My Grand List of Geeky Goals. Trouble is… it’s not the super sexy stuff. Alas, still an accomplishment. And even the smallest of accomplishments should be celebrated. So what have I done?
7. Back up (and continue to back up) all my writing and photos
This turned out to be the biggest job I tackled over my holiday vacation. I just sat down, sucked up the cash and installed Google Drive on my computer. I actually really, really love it. So much so that I’ve stopped using Microsoft Word altogether.
Would I recommend it? Absolutely. And now I can sleep at night knowing that my Wizarding World of Harry Potter vacay photos and England photos and random puppy videos will never disappear.
19. Build a better portfolio site
If you’re going to get people excited about hiring you, you have to give them the goods. So now I’ve got lizgiorgi.com up and running to let people know what I do day to day.
I used Squarespace to build the site and yes, I highly recommend that service as well. Very affordable. The templates are easy to edit if you know how to code and even easier to use if you don’t. I’m not in love with the interface at all times, because I like to code the CSS and HTML and be able to preview things right away instead of reloading the window, but if you aren’t going to do that - then this may be even more ideal for you.
I’m 10% done with my list. Only 18 more things to go this year! Do you have a grand list of geeky goals?
