Category: Geeky
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Lessons on Change from Stranger Things Season 3
Stranger Things season 2 ended, and we all waited with anticipation for season 3. They announced it wouldn’t be released on Halloween like last time but rather on July 4th. We impatiently groaned and the anticipation only continued to build as they began to release posters and teaser trailers. We had so many questions…like why… Read more
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How Doctor Who Helped Me Conquer Social Anxiety
In this guest post Misa Buckley of Stars and Sprinkles shares her story of how Doctor Who helped her to conquer social anxiety. The Empty Child I grew up on a steady diet of Doctor Who and Star Trek; a child so fascinated by the stars I could name the minor constellations and recite the… Read more
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What Naruto Taught Me About Self-Acceptance
In this next post in our series, A Geek’s Guide to Life, I pass you on to your new guide, Jeremiah Ukponrefe of Novel Cave, to show you the lessons he learned about self-acceptance from Naruto. Naruto is the story of a boy with a 9-tailed demon fox sealed inside him and chronicles his journey… Read more
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Lessons from X-Men
To continue our series, A Geek’s Guide to Life, I want to discuss what we can learn about human nature, differences, division, and unity from the X-Men. I will mainly reference the movies throughout this post, but these are common themes we can also see in the comics and television shows. One of the things… Read more
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Personal Growth Lessons From Playing Pokémon
I have so many good memories involving Pokémon. I grew up watching the television show, collecting the cards, and playing the games. It might even be what inspired me to design my own made-up creatures as a kid (it was my goal back then to make more than Pokémon had, and, not to brag, but… Read more
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A Geek’s Guide to Life
A new series has begun on TheReelAnna.com! The past few series have taken a lot of research, preparation, and emotional energy on my part, so to take a little break (and have some fun!), I bring you A Geek’s Guide to Life where I will use fandoms, stories, and geeky pop culture as analogies for… Read more