• How To Survive Halloween Without Having Your Face Nommed Off

    All Hallow’s Eve is a magical, scary, dangerous time that could see you get your face nommed off. No one at Geek Insider wants to see that happen to you, you’re a good person! You deserve to survive. So here are some handy tips to help you keep your head, your face, and your heartbeat…

  • Geeks After College: How to Avoid the Monotony of the Daily Grind

    For many geeks, myself included, college was an awakening. What do you mean there’s a day devoted to Harry Potter where the dining hall serves pumpkin pasties and changes its menu font to lightning bolts? Wait, there’s an actual student body Hunger Games (minus the killing…most of the time)? Lightsabers abound on May the Fourth?!…

  • 10 Geekiest Baby Names

    Names that have their origins in the geek realm are cool. Whether or not you know who Ripley is, or what movie she is from, is inconsequential to the sound of the name and the way it rolls off your tongue. Parents are Ooooooed and Ahhhhhhed over their beautiful name choices. Most of the time,…

  • 10 Things Every Geek Should Know

    There are so many darling geek niches these days, one can’t possibly dictate everything that a geek should know! What seems like common knowledge to some may be mind-blowing to others. As we all know, not everyone self-identifies is a pop-culture fiend, so we’ll stay away from stuff like “why Han shot first matters”. Hopefully…

  • 5 Geeky Vacation Destinations

    Everybody needs time to rest and relax, and what better way to do it then by going on vacation? With the Christmas season coming up, it’s a good time to take some leave from work and dedicate days to just having fun. The big question, however, is where to go! Well, there are lots of…

  • Geek Etiquette

    Whether you’re surfing the internet, involved in an intense online game, exclaiming the powers of geekdom on a social media site, or just enjoying Comic Con, geek etiquette is a must for every geek. Geek Insider has the knowledge you need in order to not end up branded as the rude geek or “that guy”…

  • Geek Qualities: How They Can Make Or Break You

    To some people, hearing “Oh my gosh, you are such a geek!” is equivalent to the entire world crashing down around them and fire raining down from the sky. However, being a geek isn’t as bad as many people are led to believe; in some ways it can be a very good thing! Geeks are…

  • 5 Instantly Recognizable Geeky Halloween Costumes

    With Halloween just around the corner, thoughts turn to one topic: costumes. Though the idea of an adult dressing up in a crazy outfit to impress other adults is pretty standard (albeit rather strange, when you think about it), the motivations behind which costume is chosen can be very different. While millions of horror fanatics…

  • Geek Parenting: You’re Doing It Right

    After a steady adolescence filled with comics, video games, and movies, the average geek will find the Sam to their Frodo. Eventually, these geeks will collect the Green Mushroom and gain a new life. Then, these kids will be raised by the greatest parents in the universe. Check out the following pictures as proof that…

  • How to Tell Your Family to Stop Hating on Your Hobbies

    “That’s so childish.” “Why would you do that? It’s not good for anything.” “You actually do that? Lame!”  Most people who have hobbies have heard some variation of these sentences, sometimes from the people closest to them. Whether their hobby is video games, role playing, fanfic writing, or even collecting everything based on a particular…

  • Geeky Knitting and Crocheting

    Geeky knitting. What is it and where are the patterns? Well, first off one must learn to knit, after that there are many degrees of easiness and hardness that one can find in geeky patterns. From knitting or crocheting small figurines, to making big masks or blankets. Anything and everything geeky to knit or crochet…

  • Geeky Love: A Very Geeky Engagement

    What happens when geeks fall in love? Well, whether they agree that Halo is the best video game ever, or argue over which one will be the Doctor’s next companion, or who will catch all the Pokémon first; here are some great ideas for a very geeky engagement. Getting Down on One Knee (to Save…

  • A Geek’s Night Out? There’s an App for That

    A lot can go wrong if the perfect night out isn’t “perfectly” planned – and in order for your night to be fantastic, not mentioning thrilling, then you should definitely check out the applications below that I think are great for making sure that everything is OK and going to go smoothly – as well…

  • 10 Geeky Halloween Costumes for Kids

    As the leaves turn gold and the crisp October air sets in, the excitement of Halloween begins to brew, offering a thrilling opportunity for children to transform into their favorite characters. But for those kids whose eyes light up at the mention of spaceships, superheroes, dragons, and galaxies far, far away, this Halloween, it’s time…

  • Signs You’re Dating a Geek, and Why it Will Benefit You

    Dating a geek is becoming a more and more likely thing in the world we live in today. Since being a geek is becoming more and more accepted in the world, the geek/nerd population is growing every day. So, it’s likely that at some point in your life, you will come to the realization that…