Being Geek Chic is a blog about one woman navigating the male-dominated industries of production and tech. It's written by Elizabeth Giorgi, Founder, CEO and Director of Mighteor - one of the world's first internet video production companies. Learn more about Mighteor here.
Meet Steph Crandall, a Part Time Nerd and full-time Lady Geek who blogs about her “journey into the world of nerd-dom.” Her favorite topics? Doctor Who speculations, college tips and tricks, and nerdy pick up lines. Crandall also penned a lovely tribute to Robin Williams, tugging at our heartstrings and reminding us of the fragility of life and the beauty of the world.
But when she’s not geeking out over her favorite fandoms, Crandall updates us on the ins and outs of college basketball over at Mid-Major Madness. Check out her posts here.
Read on for this Lady Geek’s interview with Being Geek Chic!
PS: Need even more from Crandall? Tweet her: @Drummerette, or Tumble along with her here.
Q: How did you discover your passion?
A: My passions are writing and photography. Writing I picked up on early, I think about 4th grade. My class was doing a practice for some standardized test and we were given a picture prompt and told to write a story. I was chosen to read mine out loud in front of the class… After the first few pages the teacher asked me to stop.
With the photography, it took a lot longer. My friends have a band and they played at a benefit concert one year when I was in college. I was part of yearbook so I had to take pictures for the event anyway. That was over 4 years ago. I do combine both when I write about college basketball. I get to be all official and sit on the court to take photos and write an article about the game later. It’s pretty awesome.
Q: Proudest accomplishment?
A: This is a tough one. I tend to try and stay behind the curtain as much as possible… It’s not what you’d pair with the word ‘geeky’ but I’d have to say when my article 'Top 10 Sexiest Mid Major Basketball Coaches’ completely blew up. It became the most viewed article the site had ever had, I was contacted by a radio station to do an interview, and the coach who was crowned “sexiest” had a t-shirt made about it! Their Chancellor wore a shirt in a photo with the coach that read “My coach is sexier than your coach”. For someone who barely got any views, that was mind blowing.
Q: When did you discover you were “geeky”?
A: If I knew what that meant when I was 5, probably then. I loved the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as a kid. I had action figures, sticker books and a megazord, because no collection is complete without one. Though I didn’t realize I associated with the word 'geek’ until I found Harry Potter. That’s when I found my inner nerd. I started a fan fiction about HP back in 6th grade, when I was around 11 years old, and I’m still writing the series today (that’s close to 14 years ago). I’ve only got a year and a half left to go, so I’m a bit sad, but I’ll find a way to keep it going.
Q: If you could take any fictional character out for a drink, whom would you choose and what would you drink?
A: Oh boy, this is a tough one. I think I’d like to take out Doctor Watson from the Sherlock Holmes stories and we would probably go to a little cafe and have tea. I do love tea.
Q: What would you tell your 13-year-old self?
A: Keep writing. Please, keep writing. It’s going to be terrible and you’re going to laugh at it once you go back and read it later in life, but just keep doing it. Don’t let anyone discourage you. No one else has to see it, but work on it.
Emma Bauer is a Being Geek Chic Contributor. Clearly, she’s got great taste. She is a PR enthusiast, dog lover, tea drinker, art appreciator, and of course, aspires to Be Geek Chic. Follow her on Twitter: @emmalynnbauer
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