Hey. Total geek here looking for other geeky ladies to discuss all the geeky things what are your geeky passions?
Edit: I changed the title of this thread to Geeky Moms. I define a geek as someone who is unapologetically passionate about a particular subject. Let’s share our loves of all the things
Yes to all things HP and GOT! This will be my third baby and for Halloween I want all my kids to dress as dragons and I want to be mother of dragons!! (Not sure how DH fits into my costume plan)
@olivemomma Yes HP! And yes GoT! We actually have the name Emilia on our top list of girl names after (kind of) Emilia Clarke. Make your husband either Jon Snow or Khal Drogo.
My husband is ridiculously into dinosaurs (he says they’re not for children), so therefore I am into dinosaurs. I have no choice but to have everything dinosaur in our kids future.
You can add me to the HP and GOT list, though in both instances I much prefer the books. I'm not big on board games, probably because there's never anyone around to play them with me, but sign me up for all of the puzzles.
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hoping4lilbit and @pebbledam what kind of board games? DH and I have a ton. we finished pandemic season 2 a couple of weeks ago and we own about 25+ board games. I really like any euro type board game.
I love all things nerdy- HP, Star wars, anything on Netflix, board games. I play a couple of video/pc games; Fallout, lego dimensions, and Sims.
Me: 32 DH: 31
TTC #2 since January 2018
Baby #1 DD Born 8/25/2016 BFP: 8/11/18 Due: 4/26/18
HP, Star Wars, Star Trek, comics, musicals, and podcasts are my big nerd things. But I tend to like almost anything sci fi. I'm starting to play some video games because I live with a gamer, but that's not my main thing.
@kosmo86 - Catan is a staple in our house. We also play Lords of Waterdeep, Kingdom Builder, Ticket to Ride, Pandemic, Betrayal at the House on the Hill... Among others.
Me: 29 | DH: 29
Married 12/2016 DSS born 01/2016 TTC since 01/2017 Letrozole + TI = BFP 01/30/2018 | EDD 10/11/2018
Holla to all the European style board game geeks! I’m also a huge escape room aficionado. Geeked out and made one for my hubbys bday last year. Also huge political wonk.
Dont follow HP or GOT but looking fwd to westworld.
@pebbledam I still have yet to play Catan since its needs 3 people and its just DH and I. I like kingdom builder and ticket to ride. My favorite game of all time is castles of burgundy. A fan favorite around our house is carcassonne
ETA: we also have mansions of madness which I have been dying to play lately. I think its similar to Betrayal at the House on the Hill
Me: 32 DH: 31
TTC #2 since January 2018
Baby #1 DD Born 8/25/2016 BFP: 8/11/18 Due: 4/26/18
Massive bookworm and a not so slight obsession with Harry Potter and Game of Thrones, among others.
Ladybug - April 2013 Dandelion - October 2018 Angel "Aurora" - July 2020 Angel "Sawyer" - May 2021 Angel "Maxine" - January 2022 Angel "Violet" - March 2022 Baby Dove due March 2023
This is fantastic! So happy you are all here my favorite board game these days is Five Tribes. Not a board game, but DH and I have also been playing through Zelda Breath of the Wild on WiiU together. DH does most of the battling while I enjoy running around, solving puzzles and finding things.
Anyway. Here’s a pic of our game collection. Anybody else wanna share pics of their obsessions?
my favorite european style game is Puerto Rico followed by Power Grid, but we usually play Pandemic b/c it can be played with two people. have recently played Terraforming Mars, Seven Wonders, Evolution, and Agricola. I love most games b/c i'm uber competitive.
but i also love a good party game... my favorites are Taboo and Telestrations. and the trusty standby, Celebrity Bowl.
Omg such awesome collections of board games you guys! We had to sell off part of ours when we moved across the Atlantic, but love playing Catan and @kosmo86 I agree that San Juan is a pretty good game that you easily can play with 2 people.
Besides boardgames I also love GoT, HP, stranger things etc. Any other good series you guys have watched lately? We watched the handmaids tale which is a little creepy when you're pregnant, but great show.
I am hardcore into Pokemon. DD1 whole first nursery was themed in pokemon! If all goes well I am thinking Marvel next. I was also really into anime/manga when I had more time, and am very good with computers.
I love this! I am a big HP fan and I love me some Star Wars although I'm not as knowledgeable about the "Star Wars" world as I am HP. I'd like to have an HP themed baby shower! I think it could really fun!
Harry Potter and lord of the rings are some of my favorite book series, and movies!
I have written a few of my own novels, which I think is nerdy haha.
We love to play a lot of games like settlers, cover your assets, sushi go!, splendor, bohnanza, skull king, exploding kittens... so many
We also play a lot of video games. I went to the Ellen show and I won a PlayStation among other things and got the Virtual Reality system too so we’ve been hitting that pretty hard!
Super geek, here! Love all the HP, GoT, Star Wars, Stranger Things fandoms. Also a PC gamer, mostly Blizzard games like Overwatch and Hearthstone, but some stuff on Steam, too. DH is a game designer, so gaming (of all types) is a way of life in our home!
My daughter asked me today if she could be a princess for Halloween and I asked her if she would be a dragon instead I then went into watch an old episode of GOT while they napped instead of cleaning like I was supposed to be doing
@olivemomma two years ago for Halloween I was Daenerys and DD was my dragon!!!
I love HP, GoT, and Star Wars and love video games. I also read a ridiculous amount of books each year.
TTC History
Me: 35 DH: 34 Married 07/2012 DD born 07/2014 DD2 born 10/2018 DS born 10/2022
IF history: TTC #2 since January 2016 June-Aug 2017: 3 IUIs w/Clomid = BFN Sept 2017: Dx w/Endometriosis Oct 2017: IUI w/Letrozole = BFN Nov 2017: IUI w/Letrozole = BFN Dec 2017: pre-IVF testing Jan-Feb 2018: IVF--17 eggs retrieved, 13 fertilized, 9 frozen and 1 transferred on 2/10 = BFP on 2/19!!! EDD 10/29/2018 FET Oct 2021: BFP on 10/31! MC at 5 weeks FET Feb 2022: BFP on 2/15! EDD 10/29/22
@northbeach3 Terraforming Mars and Seven Wonders are both hot in our house right now, and we are going to a rediscovery of some old school favs like Acquire. But we just got Gloomhaven I think we might be exploring that the next few wknds. Anyone else try the legacy games? We have Pandemic Legacy and Seafall but haven't broken into them yet.
My DH and my second date was a double date to board game bar, and we promptly got into a heated debate over the validity of a Scattegories answer. I knew right then I would marry that man.
This is a photo of (most of) our board game closet with a pantry problem.
Age 32, FTM, cis-hetero, married since 11-2016. Love is love is love is love.
Oh and this past Xmas my 5 yr old nephew caught Nana (my mom) not paying attention and Uno'd her but GOOD. And my DH and I did an escape room with his family. Our little munchkin doesn't stand a chance, does s/he?
Can you tell I love this thread?
Age 32, FTM, cis-hetero, married since 11-2016. Love is love is love is love.
Re: Geeky Moms Unite
Edit to include stranger things!!
My husband is ridiculously into dinosaurs (he says they’re not for children), so therefore I am into dinosaurs. I have no choice but to have everything dinosaur in our kids future.
Edited because this app keeps eating my replies.
@twinpeaksmama, are you trying to add emojis from your phone? If so, the bump cuts off at whatever you used that's not in their (limited) arsenal. If you click on the smiley on top of the leave a reply box, there's a few emojis in there and that's all TB recognizes.
DSS born 01/2016
TTC since 01/2017
Letrozole + TI = BFP 01/30/2018 | EDD 10/11/2018
I love all things nerdy- HP, Star wars, anything on Netflix, board games. I play a couple of video/pc games; Fallout, lego dimensions, and Sims.
BFP: 8/11/18 Due: 4/26/18
DSS born 01/2016
TTC since 01/2017
Letrozole + TI = BFP 01/30/2018 | EDD 10/11/2018
Dont follow HP or GOT but looking fwd to westworld.
dx: PCOS, low progesterone; 2 MMC
Sept FET 2018 Spreadsheet
Jan 2 2018 - 1st IVF cycle - 9 retrieved, 7 mature/fertilized, 1 5d transfer + 5 untested snowbabies
Jan 19 2018 - Fresh Transfer #1 one 5dt; BFP 1/25/2018; EDD 10/7/2018; MMC at 8w3d; D&C 3/6/2018
May 16 2018 - FET #1 one 5dt; BFP with 4 betas (6.5, 24.3, 165.5, 2250) - EDD 2/1/2019; MMC at 6w; D&C 6/20/18
Sept 17 2018 - FET #2 one 5dt; BFP 38.9 7dpt, 167 9dpt - EDD 6/5/2019
(3 untested embryos remain)
ETA: we also have mansions of madness which I have been dying to play lately. I think its similar to Betrayal at the House on the Hill
BFP: 8/11/18 Due: 4/26/18
DSS born 01/2016
TTC since 01/2017
Letrozole + TI = BFP 01/30/2018 | EDD 10/11/2018
Dandelion - October 2018
Angel "Aurora" - July 2020
Angel "Sawyer" - May 2021
Angel "Maxine" - January 2022
Angel "Violet" - March 2022
Baby Dove due March 2023
Anyway. Here’s a pic of our game collection. Anybody else wanna share pics of their obsessions?
but i also love a good party game... my favorites are Taboo and Telestrations. and the trusty standby, Celebrity Bowl.
dx: PCOS, low progesterone; 2 MMC
Sept FET 2018 Spreadsheet
Jan 2 2018 - 1st IVF cycle - 9 retrieved, 7 mature/fertilized, 1 5d transfer + 5 untested snowbabies
Jan 19 2018 - Fresh Transfer #1 one 5dt; BFP 1/25/2018; EDD 10/7/2018; MMC at 8w3d; D&C 3/6/2018
May 16 2018 - FET #1 one 5dt; BFP with 4 betas (6.5, 24.3, 165.5, 2250) - EDD 2/1/2019; MMC at 6w; D&C 6/20/18
Sept 17 2018 - FET #2 one 5dt; BFP 38.9 7dpt, 167 9dpt - EDD 6/5/2019
(3 untested embryos remain)
I love GoT, Westworld, HP, party games and cards
This is most of our collection.
BFP: 8/11/18 Due: 4/26/18
Besides boardgames I also love GoT, HP, stranger things etc. Any other good series you guys have watched lately? We watched the handmaids tale which is a little creepy when you're pregnant, but great show.
I was also really into anime/manga when I had more time, and am very good with computers.
Harry Potter and lord of the rings are some of my favorite book series, and movies!
I have written a few of my own novels, which I think is nerdy haha.
We love to play a lot of games like settlers, cover your assets, sushi go!, splendor, bohnanza, skull king, exploding kittens... so many
We also play a lot of video games. I went to the Ellen show and I won a PlayStation among other things and got the Virtual Reality system too so we’ve been hitting that pretty hard!
DH is a game designer, so gaming (of all types) is a way of life in our home!
I love HP, GoT, and Star Wars and love video games. I also read a ridiculous amount of books each year.
Married 07/2012
DD born 07/2014
DD2 born 10/2018
DS born 10/2022
IF history:
TTC #2 since January 2016
June-Aug 2017: 3 IUIs w/Clomid = BFN
Sept 2017: Dx w/Endometriosis
Oct 2017: IUI w/Letrozole = BFN
Nov 2017: IUI w/Letrozole = BFN
Dec 2017: pre-IVF testing
Jan-Feb 2018: IVF--17 eggs retrieved, 13 fertilized, 9 frozen and 1 transferred on 2/10 = BFP on 2/19!!! EDD 10/29/2018
FET Oct 2021: BFP on 10/31! MC at 5 weeks
FET Feb 2022: BFP on 2/15! EDD 10/29/22
My DH and my second date was a double date to board game bar, and we promptly got into a heated debate over the validity of a Scattegories answer. I knew right then I would marry that man.
This is a photo of (most of) our board game closet with a pantry problem.
Can you tell I love this thread?