Le Chic Geek

Football season is upon us!  Amazon has a huge deal on tailgating gear, which is apropos since I just got the first “let’s go tailgating!” email from my alumni association.  (While I don’t live near our school, I live near a few of our rivals). They have both NFL and NCAA …

JetBlue has a great deal.  You can fly from Fort Lauderdale to Long Beach for only $186, with multiple dates (through 2018) available. Valid for travel until early December or January, 2018 – early February, 2018. Must purchase at least 21 days in advance of departure.   Read more: http://www.theflightdeal.com/2017/09/23/jetblue-186-fort-lauderdale-long-beach-california-and-vice-versa-roundtrip-including-all-taxes/#ixzz4tVcWYynZ Unfortunately, …

I’m currently using this travel adapter to write this blog post!  For the next ~5.5 hours (from the time of publication), you can get a highly-rated travel adapter with fast charging and USB ports for $18 . PORS-ELA International Travel Power Adapter with 2.4A Dual USB Charger & Worldwide AC Wall Outlet Plugs …

It’s almost that time again.  What time?  Time for another GeekyPizza meetup! Our next meetup will be Tuesday, October 10th, from 6-9pm. This time we’ll be in the Tysons Corner area, easily accessible via the Silver Line (Tysons Corner Station). Register here. Even though summer is quickly fading away, we …

A screenshot from a booking I was trying to make (if it isn’t there yet, it’s loading): If it’s more expensive, that means it’s better… right?

Air France has a deal on flights to Brussels today from multiple locations, including San Francisco, DC, and Chicago. The deal is good for flights leaving late October all the way through March 2018. As always, the Flight Deal has the details. I subscribe to the Flight Deals tweets and …

Amazon has a deal going on until September 12th where you can get a $10 gift card if you purchase $35 worth of select household and personal care items. It’s billed as a “back-to-school” sale, but it’s really general household items that I (no longer in school) frequently purchase. The …

In an apparent homage to Assassin’s Creed, Final Fantasy XV has an assassin-based DLC, which you can get for free right now on the Microsoft Store. It is not a permanent DLC–it gives you access to a “festival” that lasts through January 31, 2018. I’m near the end of the …

I cannot even begin to accurately address the destruction that Harvey has left behind. MommyPoints lives in the area and has been doing runs for supplies for others, even while her roof was giving in from the rain. She wrote a really moving piece about what’s going on there here. …

Hi! Some of you were at my talk today at the library.  Thank you SO much to everyone who came out.  I thought it was a great conversation. I’ve been assembling a running list of resources we discussed here. Feel free to leave a comment if there’s a resource you …