Well kids, it's that time again…back to school. Now, whether you're going into college, or high school or middle school (I don't know your ages! It's rude to ask), or hey, maybe you have kids getting ready to go back. There's some geeky essentials that kids of all ages need. Even I need some back to school things and I'm not even in school anymore!

First things first, backpacks! Where else are you going to keep all that cool stuff you drag around with you? I mean lockers, sure, but not every place has those. This lovely bag is the Bag of Holding from ThinkGeek! I actually can swear by this, because I have one. This magical messenger bag of awesome holds a lot of fantastic things. It got me through some college semesters and beyond. The amount of things you can fit in here is not only insane, but pretty fun! It's also fantastic for conventions, sleep overs, random reasons, and you know, actual school stuff. The bag also comes in leather and 'dragon scales'. It's a bit pricey, $49.99-$149.99, but it's worth it for the messenger bag that's bigger on the inside. Personally, I'm a huge fan of messenger bags, and ThinkGeek has a wide variety of them. They also have a Purse of Holding that I might just have to purchase, eventually…I've also found nerdy messenger bags on Amazon, and oddly, HotTopic.

Of course, if you're looking more for a back pack, than ThinkGeek has you covered there too. If you're like me, sometimes, you need instant gratification. It's nice to go out, buy a thing, and have it then and there! Well, HotTopic has a wide variety of backpacks thanks to the Back to School season. The best part of HotTopic backpacks is the various shapes and sizes. Take this Captain America Shield backpack. I've not seen bags like this before. And I'm kind of jealous of it. Thankfully, they've got plenty in stock and online. If you're interested in different styles, then take a look! They have everything from Supernatural to Disney! They also have a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle backpack shaped like the actual shell, one that resembles a pokeball, and BMO from Adventure Time. Did I mention the wide variety of Batman options? Because, they have a lot of Batman options.  But who needs that?! Prices range as low as $18 and as high as $51.60. And while you're there grabbing a bag, check out their jackets and POP figures. Who doesn't need an awesome jacket? POP figures are kind of just fantastic. (That's another blog for another time).

 Well, you've found an amazing backpack/bag, now it's time to focus on what you're going to carry your lunch in. Hey, even working adults need to pack lunches. I probably should start doing that…well, back to ThinkGeek and we have some pretty amazing lunch boxes. They've got one that reads 'Human Organ'. Mattie might be getting that for Christmas! (It's okay, she doesn't read my blogs often enough to know I just spoiled a gift!). They also have one that looks like R2D2! It has flashing lights! I love flashing lights! If you happen to live in Colorado, then you should know about TradeSmart! Here, i've found a lot of lunch boxes, and I am talking old school, metal, briefcase style (is that the wordage for it?) lunch boxes. Those are what I grew up on, but they're also not always practical. Just kidding, they're totally practical! But they aren't for everyones style and taste. Thankfully, Target also has a wide variety of nerdy lunch boxes. Like this Minion below! Not going to lie guys, I think my lunch might be getting packed in a Minion from now on. 

Well, those are some of my geeky school essentials! Stay tuned for more, and of course I've got some more wedding picks coming, so keep a look out. As always, if you have any questions, comments, or shares, feel free to comment below, or tweet us!

It's been quite the interesting year for Marvel movies.  We have seen some controversy regarding the future of Ant-Man. We've been teased at San Diego Comic Con with Age of Ultron with Captain America's broken shield and oddly enough, we witnessed as Cap's second feature film outing in the new Marvel regime changed the landscape of the Marvel universe forever with its incredibly dark and powerful themes. 

Yet, Marvel wasn't quite done shocking all of us just yet, they not only felt it was time for the Marvelverse to grow up with incredibly mature themes, but to even change the landscape of how its characters were presented in film, and for that matter...the landscape of how you tell a comic book tale on the silver screen with the release of Guardians of the Galaxy.  

I say all that and mean it, because having the opportunity to see this amazing film over the weekend, this is a motion picture that has reinvented the comic book movie.  Up until now, we have had certain expectations, set forth by Marvel and DC as well.  We expect a certain level of realism in our comic book films, some grit and some fun, combined with incredible characters and amazing sights and sounds.  

The good news is Guardians features all that we know and love, but it adds two new elements that took me off guard. For one, it looks like a comic book. Every frame of this film seems to work as though it was on paper, in my hands at the comic book store and that's something I've yet to see in this resurgence of comic book motion pictures.  Visually this is a motion picture I've never seen anything like before, and I have to say that's refreshing and the beauty on screen will undoubtedly set the tone for other films in the future.  

But what matters most, is that Marvel went ahead and stepped it up by way of characterization as well.  Despite the grit we enjoy in our films, what matters most in any motion picture is that we relate to the characters on a deep level.  To a certain extent you can with comic book characters. They either inspire in us ideals that we want to engender in our lives, or we find an element about their psyche that we can latch on to.  But often times they remain detached to us, after all, they're heroes and we are just us.  

That is until Guardians of the Galaxy.  This is a beautiful story through and through about loss and redemption and for the first time I felt as though I could fully relate to these characters.  We have all suffered loss in our time, we have all felt like outsiders or felt the anger and rage of having as Peter put it, and I paraphrase, that life takes more often than it gives.  It was a masterful stroke on Marvel's part, and it makes sense.  There's no suit of armor here for anyone, these guys and gal are all mortal and fragile...just like the rest of us.  

This is Marvel's most personal comic book film to date and quite frankly, revolutionary.  See it if you haven't, and then see it again like I'm planning on.  This is the first film of its kind out of the gate and I fully expect to see more like it as time goes on.