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Quick Tips. Top foods to avoid a bad dates – Burritos or Mexican – You may both like spice but sweat and nasal leakage does not make for a sexy time. – Olives – Sure, they can be flirty and show off some tongue skill but then you have half chewed stones on the table for longer than you want. …
THE PROLOGUE You arrive at a large yet unremarkable door along a quiet side street of an otherwise bustling city. You’re sure it’s the right one, you can smell the possibilities emanating from within, or is that croissants? As you reach out to the handle, a familiar voice in your head says “Are you sure you want to do …
Volunteering at Comic Cons I started to write this on my way home from volunteering at London Film and Comic Con. It’s the UK’s biggest event of its kind. It’s a place where dreams are made for a lot of geeks. It’s a place where you’re with your people. It’s also where you can meet your heroes. But any organiser would know, …
The in-depth Coaching for Geeks survival guide for MCM Manchester Comic Con Introducing an in-depth guide to the ins and outs of MCM Manchester Comic Con by Alice Isted of Arisu Cosplay What is MCM Manchester Comic Con? MCM Manchester Comic Con is a family-friendly two day event hosted in the heart of Manchester. It is a celebration of all …
Who Am I To Be Writing About Turning Geeks Into Superheroes Through Tabletop RPGs? When I started writing articles for Coaching for Geeks, I decided I wanted to continue with an article about helping folks bring out their own gaming superheroes. But I think it’s worth talking about me and where I’m at, so that you get a better …
So you want to be a YouTube video content creator? Great! But how do I get people to listen to me? There’s millions of people doing the same thing and… *cue exsistential crisis* Now, I don’t have millions of subscribers but I do have a wonderful and growing community I couldn’t be prouder of, as well as a few videos …
Magical Loopholes – the Dungeon Master’s Dilemma Magic, by its very definition, is mysterious. And yet in many fantasy tabletop games (including Dungeons & Dragons), it is defined quite clearly in the rulebook – spell duration, components, targets, spell resistance, saving rolls… Game designer gods do this for our own character safety, for every foolish apprentice and player will, WILL, …
Aaah Salute. The first con of this year, and the first time that I’ve personally gone along to it. What is it? Salute is a tabletop wargaming convention, featuring various companies selling miniatures, paints, and tabletop accessories, and/or giving live demos of the new games that they have coming up, based at Excel London. Now, before going really into …
For a number of years now, the concept of Comic Con has been something I have been aware of but had never invested much time into. My knowledge of it was probably because ‘geek culture’ has become more widely adopted in today’s society and also thanks to The Big Bang Theory (love it or hate it), it’s a big …
Comic Con! (and other conventions). They don’t happen by magic and vast teams of volunteers are on hand to make sure they work like… erm… clockwork. Sarah Wilson, CfG Queen of Cons, shares her top ten tips for surviving comic con as a volunteer. All of us conventioneers have seen people running around cons, wearing crew shirts, helping the guests …
In this guest blog, Mary Tice, CfG Member, talks about her experiences of finding balance. Perkiness, Fogginess, Balance I like to think I’m a pretty easy going, happy person. I suffer from a chronic illness complete with fatigue, brain fog, depression and anxiety but I do my best to find the silver lining (like always having an …
Cosplay, conventions, and love. November is the Month of Love for us here in Coaching for Geeks Land. And I, as the resident Prince of Cosplay and Convention matters have been tasked to weigh in on a topic that frankly I am concerned to bringing up in 2017: consent. I am a cosplayer from an earlier generation of the craft …
Left on a cliffhanger Like all good superhero stories. Heather’s still our friend though (one assumes) so here’s some of her awesome stuff. If you missed part 1 of this series we’ve got you covered. Podcast: Super-Psych Book: Broken Heroes: An Unofficial Guide to the Trauma and Psychology of Marvel’s Defenders Blog: Super-Psych And come and join the CfG Facebook …
My father’s had a heart attack My name is Jay and I’m going to tell you a little bit about the last couple of weeks of my life. Before I do you need to know a little bit about me. I’m 22, a full time school teacher. I play quidditch. I’m a massive geek but I love sport. …