“People who know me know / That I try not to say too much just with my clothes.” –Hank Green
Ask a random stranger to describe a quintessential geek and, after they ask what quintessential means, they may cheerfully describe a scrawny, bespectacled introvert wearing ill-fitting clothes that might look stylish…on their grandparents. However, if the random stranger happens to be a geek, they may already know the definition of quintessential, and they will probably be wearing a t-shirt and jeans.
I think Hank Green sings it best in hhis upbeat ode, T-Shirt and Jeans:
Kay Holt has a habit of getting science on everything.
. Tovar takes us on his own journey from vegetarian to hunter. Along the way he discovers things about himself and how he views his place in the world. Tovar starts his journey as your typical child, fishing with his family and not giving much thought to where his food comes from. As a young adult, he turns to vegetarianism and eventually veganism as a matter of principal. As he begins to have health problems, however, he delves further into his personal choices and their consequences. He begins to realize that being a vegetarian has it’s own kind of physical and environmental impact. He also begins to realize how far removed we are as a culture from nature and true farming and hunting.
. Independently, Sontag was a political activist noted for both her nonfiction essays as well as her plays and novels. Liebovitz is famous for her stunning portrait photography, such as the 1981 Rolling Stone cover of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, shot the day of his death; Demi Moore’s pregnant Vanity Fair cover, and more recently Miley Cyrus’s controversial semi-nude Vanity Fair shot.
Ruth’s interests all involve making things, which means her husband and two kids have learned to watch out for stray pins and bead trays and to ask before eating anything made of fondant. By day, she's an editor over at 
Jessamyn happily geeks out as mom to one son and two yappy dogs named Sherlock and Watson. In her spare time she is also a criminologist. 
Amy Kraft is a kids' media producer, writer, and game designer living in NYC with her family. She also writes the blog 
. We each kept a journal, and when we got together we would exchange them and read about our time apart. The things that slip your mind on a daily basis.
Sarah Pinault is married to her husband but not her job, has a baby that insists on being a toddler, and keeps one foot in the British time zone despite having lived in Maine for 8 years now. She blogs about the meaning of life over at 
. She lives on a 
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