humanity

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

The INTP Diaries
When I got my first job in a large company, to say I had trouble fitting in would be an understatement. Before that, I had only ever worked for small businesses—10 employees max, so even as a socially awkward introvert with an anxiety disorder, I still managed to make friends. In bigger organisations? The bullpen is a lot like the schoolyard. There are cliques. The mean girls, the nerds, the jocks, the creatives etc... just like high school, and the behaviours don't differ much either.
By Jessie Waddell5 years ago in Geeks
A Geek Paradise
Back in 2014 I had an idea. It was a simple idea to create a webpage where I could let my geek flag fly and just kinda share my love of Geek Culture with the world. You see, I've been a geek all my life. Being a geek has probably saved my life, to tell the truth, because, as I was growing up, I was bullied mercilessly. If you look at the kids that commit suicide and see how they were treated by their peers and it pushed them over the edge, well I fit that bill to a tee. However, I made my escape from the world by diving into a new one every day with comics, books, games, shows, and more. I wanted to be able to share this love of all things geek with the world and hopefully make the world a better place in some way through this. I wanted to be able to help someone the way I had been helped by all things geeky and nerdy.
By Kathryn Dragoste5 years ago in Geeks
Life is an Open Book!
My passion has been and will always be storytelling. I could create a story out of anything. I began to like storytelling at the age of Six. Recollecting my earliest memory, I created two characters in my head. My first story characters ever, two boys named “Ball” and “Doll”.
By Sierra Ginae.5 years ago in Geeks
How fiction can change life
Hey everyone, So basically, I love reading books, I don’t care that whether it is fiction or non-fiction. Many people who read books wanted to learn something from them, because of that they sometimes ignore or not read fiction novels although fiction novels are bestselling but still people take fiction as only for entertainment.
By Ath Tripathi5 years ago in Geeks
How South Park made something funny into a real, heartwarming relationship
As I have stated in some of my other articles, I have a semi-active Fan-Fiction.net account. I have been writing fan-fictions since 2007. Vocal is a platform that seems to really understand fan-fictions and the fans of it as a whole and do not judge people who write them as a hobby or for fun (as I do, and for other reasons I mention below), and for that I truly appreciate it as a member.
By Melissa Ingoldsby5 years ago in Geeks
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