Exuding Geekiness since 1984

Yesterday it finally happened, we went to see Big Hero 6!! And I truly had an incredible time and thoroughly enjoyed the movie from beginning to end. (I also think my daughter did not blink  because she was THAT entertained by Baymax) Big Hero 6 is a huge, HUGE difference from last years disappointment that is known as FROZEN. I couldn't stand it. The opening song is basically not just a foreshadowing of what's to come in the movie, but it actually is the entire movie, sung. No real suspense, not really a female empowerment theme, it's just bland. For me at least, not even Olaf could save it. And now with Big Hero 6, you can tell that the story was better thought through. There's definitely better character interaction and development. From Tadashi, Hiro, Honey, Baymax, and the rest of the characters, there is more of a connection. I could identify with them. But ultimately, I think I can identify (just like everyone else does) myself with is Bay...

I've always known that I was quirky and never truly fitting in the "popular crowd" (whatever the heck that means) throughout grade school and high school.  I was one of the few little girls who felt I had a sense of self from very early on.  I fought my friends over me wanting to be the bad-ass and not the damsel in distress. I knew what I like and who I was, quirky, misfit, completely interested in TMNT, RoboCop, Transformers, Batman, etc, etc.  I wish I could say I look back with fondness my elementary years, but like so many of us (who have been labeled Geeks/Nerds at this point by our peers) these years were torturous.  Being pushed, teased wasn't a very pleasant experience.  I truly felt out of place. By the last years in elementary school I was suffering through the most severe form of bullying, being shoved, hit, slapped by my peers just because I couldn't associate with the "in" programs of the 90s, and for liking Star Trek TNG, Sta...