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    <title type="text">RedEye - Geek to Me</title>
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    <id>tag:www.chicagonow.com,2009-08-11:/blogs/geek-to-me//98</id>
    <updated>2009-11-20T16:40:16Z</updated>
    <subtitle>Elliott Serrano is a RedEye geek with an eye towards all things nerd-related: comics, video games, RPGs and the latest geek gadgets.
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    <title>The Geek meets The Blueprint [VIDEO]</title>
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    <published>2009-11-20T16:26:21Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-20T16:40:16Z</updated>

    
    <author>
        <name>GeekToMe</name>
        <uri>http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/</uri>
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    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/">ShareHo-kay...life has returned to a semblance of normal and I can finally start getting caught up on my backlog of video interviews.&amp;nbsp; To start us off, I have another interview with one of the stars of TNA Wrestling, Matt...
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<entry>
    <title>Helping The Heroes of Comics</title>
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    <id>tag:www.chicagonow.com,2009:/blogs/geek-to-me//98.30424</id>

    <published>2009-11-20T03:32:47Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-20T04:08:06Z</updated>

    
    <author>
        <name>GeekToMe</name>
        <uri>http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/</uri>
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        <category term="Comic Book Creators" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" />
    
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    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/">Here's some nice news that has to do with Wizard World working to help raise funds for and with The Hero Initiative, an organization dedicated to helping comic book creators in need:THE HERO INTIATIVE USES WIZARD WORLD COMIC CON TO...
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<entry>
    <title>Wednesday Web Comics - Winters in Lavelle</title>
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    <id>tag:www.chicagonow.com,2009:/blogs/geek-to-me//98.30227</id>

    <published>2009-11-18T20:15:26Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-18T21:14:54Z</updated>

    
    <author>
        <name>GeekToMe</name>
        <uri>http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/</uri>
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    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/">Today's featured web-comic comes to us via Becky Cloonan (K.G.B.) who referred web-comic creator Kasey Van Hise to Geek To Me!&amp;nbsp; Her comic is called Winters in Lavelle, a fantasy story that features a pair of siblings who discover a...
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<entry>
    <title>Twilight Toy Review [VIDEO]</title>
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    <published>2009-11-18T18:07:13Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-18T18:21:45Z</updated>

    
    <author>
        <name>GeekToMe</name>
        <uri>http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/</uri>
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    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/">This one's for a fellow RedEye blogger, Show Patrol's Curt Wagner, who I'm pretty sure digs Twilight.&amp;nbsp; This video review of the Edward &amp;amp; Bella figure two-pack is snicker inducing: I hope Curt doesn't mind my saying that I can...
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<entry>
    <title>Girl Geek Gets Her Due!</title>
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    <id>tag:www.chicagonow.com,2009:/blogs/geek-to-me//98.30094</id>

    <published>2009-11-17T21:27:20Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-17T21:59:18Z</updated>

    
    <author>
        <name>GeekToMe</name>
        <uri>http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/</uri>
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    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/">ShareFor those of you who don't know, GeekGirlDiva is one of the coolest gals you'll ever meet.&amp;nbsp; She describes herself as a "World of Warcraft addict, Star Wars fangirl, music fanatic and all around Geek Girl." As a 'affiliate...
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<entry>
    <title>Becoming a Pro Gamer: What to do when you suck</title>
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    <id>tag:www.chicagonow.com,2009:/blogs/geek-to-me//98.30049</id>

    <published>2009-11-17T17:24:05Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-17T21:06:08Z</updated>

    
    <author>
        <name>GeekToMe</name>
        <uri>http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/</uri>
    </author>
    
        <category term="Games" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" />
    
        <category term="Gaming" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" />
    
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    <category term="videogaming" label="Video Gaming" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
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    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/">When I first read this article from the folks at vVv Gaming, I had to laugh. Let's face it, we've all been there. We've all had days when nothing is going right for us and we just can't seem to get it together. We screw up. We do really poorly. I'll just come out and say it, there are days when we just suck. So what do you do on those days when your gaming skills just aren't up to par, you're just not as good as you thought you were and you're driving your fellow players to apoplexy? You do...
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<entry>
    <title>Geek To Me Tech: Kodak's Zi8 HD Camera</title>
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    <id>tag:www.chicagonow.com,2009:/blogs/geek-to-me//98.29948</id>

    <published>2009-11-17T03:13:10Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-17T04:33:45Z</updated>

    
    <author>
        <name>GeekToMe</name>
        <uri>http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/</uri>
    </author>
    
        <category term="Reviews" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" />
    
        <category term="Web/Tech" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" />
    
    <category term="eiffeltower" label="Eiffel Tower" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
    <category term="kodakzi8hdcamera" label="Kodak Zi8 HD Camera" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
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    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/">I recently returned from a trip to Europe where I got to see the sights in Paris and London.&amp;nbsp; Of course, when you go on such a trip, you want to record as much of the experience as you can.&amp;nbsp;...
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<entry>
    <title>Korean Hip-Hop star turns Ninja Assassin</title>
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    <id>tag:www.chicagonow.com,2009:/blogs/geek-to-me//98.29841</id>

    <published>2009-11-16T15:23:20Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-16T15:49:39Z</updated>

    
    <author>
        <name>GeekToMe</name>
        <uri>http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/</uri>
    </author>
    
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    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/">Last week, Geek To Me contributor Marissa Meli gave us her list of the Top Must-See Movies for Geeks.&amp;nbsp; Geek Nation must have been reading it because her #1 pick, "2012", ended up raking in over $60 million in box...
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<entry>
    <title> Female Gamers On Modern Warfare 2: More Game, Less Abuse?</title>
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    <id>tag:www.chicagonow.com,2009:/blogs/geek-to-me//98.29684</id>

    <published>2009-11-13T21:14:02Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-13T22:04:12Z</updated>

    
    <author>
        <name>GeekToMe</name>
        <uri>http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/</uri>
    </author>
    
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    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/">This is something that I'd normally hold on to until Gamer Tuesday, but felt that it was too important to put off.&amp;nbsp; Today I was pointed towards a post on All Things Fangirl where the author (Amanda AKA EruditeChick) describes...
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<entry>
    <title>7 Must-See Geek movies of the Holiday Season</title>
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    <id>tag:www.chicagonow.com,2009:/blogs/geek-to-me//98.29629</id>

    <published>2009-11-13T15:07:03Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-16T06:06:49Z</updated>

    
    <author>
        <name>GeekToMe</name>
        <uri>http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/</uri>
    </author>
    
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    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/">Just getting back from a trip to Paris and London (more on that to come) has left me a bit breathless and harried.&amp;nbsp; Ya' go away for a week with no access to e-mail and your inbox gets more...
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<entry>
    <title>Star Wars Gangsta Rap: The Sequel</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~r/redeye/geektome/~3/lZwoaCbNxV8/star-wars-gangsta-rap-the-sequel.html" />
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    <id>tag:www.chicagonow.com,2009:/blogs/geek-to-me//98.29578</id>

    <published>2009-11-13T04:05:12Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-13T04:19:13Z</updated>

    
    <author>
        <name>GeekToMe</name>
        <uri>http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/</uri>
    </author>
    
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    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/">Never has there been such a unique and effective union of science fantasy and hip-hop as there has been in Star Wars Gangsta Rap. After wowing fandom with the original SWGR and a Special Edition, the folks at Atom.com...
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<entry>
    <title>Wednesday Web-Comic: Silly Daddy</title>
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    <id>tag:www.chicagonow.com,2009:/blogs/geek-to-me//98.29454</id>

    <published>2009-11-12T03:17:28Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-12T03:51:49Z</updated>

    
    <author>
        <name>GeekToMe</name>
        <uri>http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/</uri>
    </author>
    
        <category term="Comic Book Creators" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" />
    
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    <category term="localartist" label="local artist" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
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    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/">This week's featured web-comic is "Silly Daddy'' by North Riverside native Joe Chiapetta.&amp;nbsp; An autobiographical cartoon, Silly Daddy gives Chiapetta's humorous point-of-view on fatherhood and recently reached a milestone when Chiapetta posted his 500th cartoon!:Silly Daddy's 500th Cartoon by...
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<entry>
    <title>Becoming a Pro Gamer: Clutch versus Choke</title>
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    <id>tag:www.chicagonow.com,2009:/blogs/geek-to-me//98.28000</id>

    <published>2009-11-10T15:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-02T06:07:47Z</updated>

    
    <author>
        <name>GeekToMe</name>
        <uri>http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/</uri>
    </author>
    
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    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/">Each week on Gamer Tuesday, the folks at vVv Gaming give us some insight into the make-up of a successful gamer.&amp;nbsp; So far we've had articles on Rhythm Gaming; Competing at the World Cyber Games; Breaking into the Pro...
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<entry>
    <title>Girl says: hey geeks, do you know how to dress?</title>
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    <id>tag:www.chicagonow.com,2009:/blogs/geek-to-me//98.28002</id>

    <published>2009-11-06T15:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-09T07:35:29Z</updated>

    
    <author>
        <name>GeekToMe</name>
        <uri>http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/</uri>
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    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/">Today we have a guest blogger who comes to us from the ranks of ComicsWaitingRoom.com, Marissa Meli.&amp;nbsp; Marissa is a self-proclaimed 'girl geek' who has colorful opinions on all things nerdy.&amp;nbsp; I asked her if she'd like to give...
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<entry>
    <title>Top Ten Things Guys Do That Turn Female Geeks Off</title>
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    <id>tag:www.chicagonow.com,2009:/blogs/geek-to-me//98.28006</id>

    <published>2009-11-05T15:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-06T23:43:18Z</updated>

    
    <author>
        <name>GeekToMe</name>
        <uri>http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/</uri>
    </author>
    
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    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/">Okay guys, it really comes as no surprise that some male geeks and nerds have a hard time relating to the opposite sex.&amp;nbsp; Heck, that goofy show BIG BANG THEORY makes that a running gag every week! And with...
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