Jeanne Marie Hoffman

Former bartender, still a geek. One equal part each cookies, liberty, football, music, travel, libations. Stir vigorously. +Jeanne Marie Hoffman Jeanne on Twitter

BlackMilk Has a New Game of Thrones Line

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BlackMilk is my favorite Geek-clothing website.  I’ve spent a little too much money on outfits there. That’s my Space Invader dress. Usually with Black Milk, I have to be quick because they run out of dresses in their US store pretty quickly.  But they just merged their Australian store with …

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Reminder: Another DC-Area Meetup Next Week!

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May the Fourth is quickly arriving and I’m looking forward to seeing all you DC-Area people out in Clarendon to celebrate! I’ve got the space reserved starting at 5pm if you want to be an early bird, but given jobs and DC traffic, probably expect most people to be out …

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Two Big Bugs in Instacart You Should Know About

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First of all, I want to start off by saying I’m a huge fan of Instacart.  Instacart lets you order groceries and have them delivered almost immediately for a fee of $5-$10 plus tip.  (You can also schedule them ahead). You can select from a variety of grocery stores and …

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What I Do When I’m Not Traveling

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While travel is definitely one of my hobbies, I’ve learned that my other hobbies can conflict with each other. I’m also into acting and singing. Tonight was the second to last night in a show that I’ve been in for two years.  (Holy cow!) But onward and upward! I’ve also done other …

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It’s the Little Nerdy Things Today

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Today, I was stuck in really, really bad traffic on I-66.  For those whole live in the area, you know I-66’s normal status is hellish.  This was enough for a regular I-66 commuter to call it really bad. Now, Virginia is an interesting place because it is REALLY cheap to …

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