09.23.11 // Chic Geek Spotlight 16 – Rachelle “Raye” Abellar
Name: Rachelle “Raye” Abellar
Profession: Graphic Designer & Illustrator
Position at GGC: Associate Design Manager
What started you out on your road to geekdom?: The Legend Of Zelda
Nickname/Super Hero Title: Rayemanadvoratrelundar. But you can call me Fred.
Dream Geeky Job: I actually love being a designer for GeekGirlCon, so being able to do it full-time would be pretty wicked.
Catch Phrase/Motto: “Let’s do the damn thing.”
Star Sign: Virgo
Hometown/Planet: Gallifrey, in the constellation of Kasterborous.
Super Power of Choice: Space-time manipulation
Weapon of Choice: My Wacom tablet stylus
Familiar(s): My cat, Captain Jack Meowness
Special Skills: Making things look pretty
Quirks: I have to have the TV or radio volume set to even numbers.
Favorite Food: Pad see ew
Favorite Color: Purple
Pet Peeve: When people leave unused time on the microwave.
Personal Kryptonite: Carbs.
What are your five favorite:
Sci-fi, fantasy, or comic books? The entire Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams, A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’Engle, American Gods by Neil Gaiman, Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Super or action heroes? Lilu Dallas, River Song, Hermione Granger, Buffy Summers, Kitty Pryde
Movies? Eternal Sunshine of the Spotted Mind, The Fall, The Fountain, Chungking Express, Wet Hot American Summer
Games? The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario Sunshine, Goldeneye 007, Earthbound, Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon: Another Story
Places to visit? Molly Moon’s, Gameworks (mostly to take purikura), The Hollywood Bowl, The Museum of Modern Art, Griffith Observatory
Local Geeky Spots? EMP Museum, AFK Tavern, Card Kingdom, Seattle Public Library, Pacific Science Center
How did you get involved with GeekGirlCon? I actually met Tammy (Design Manager and Vice President) while she was flyering for GeekGirlCon at the Battlestar Galactica Exhibition. I attended my first all-hands meeting as a volunteer but was soon recruited into the Design Team.
What are you looking forward to about GeekGirlCon the most? Like everyone else, I am super stoked to meet, befriend, and network with some awesomely geeky people! I am also looking forward to the zine making and craft workshops!
What are your main areas of Geekdom, and how were you introduced to them? My first main area of Geekdom was video games. I was introduced to video games by my older cousins and after some major pouting and begging, my brother and I quickly procured our first NES. It was all downhill from there!
I became interested in art at an early age. My Geekdom started taking shape once I started getting into cartoons and comic books. In grade school, I was popular with the boys: they would offer me their fruit snacks in exchange for my X-Men drawings. Hey, what can I say? I’m a sucker for fruit snacks.
Geeky thing you’re most excited for this year? Does it need saying?
Dream Vacation? The crystalline resort planet Midnight.
Who was your first fictional crush, and why? Marty McFly because he was just sooooooo cool!
Fictional Character that you most relate to, and why? Jubilation Lee, because I also possess untapped potential to detonate matter at a sub-atomic level
Favorite Video Game? The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Favorite Table Top/Board game? Doctor Who Operation
Microsoft or Apple? Apple 4eva
Gadget you couldn’t live without? My smartphone
If you could have dinner with one person (from any time period), who would it be? Elisabeth Sladen
You have one time-machine, you can use it to either go back in time or to the future. What year would you choose? Future! To the year five billion and twenty-three in the M87 galaxy.
How do you feel about the terms “Geek Girl” and “Girl Geek”? Neither here nor there, I suppose. I am not the biggest fan of labels, but I am definitely proud to be a geek.
Do you think the definition of “geek” has changed/evolved over the past 30 years? Yes, most definitely. The word used to have negative connotations and now it is something to be proud about! Time to let your geek flag fly!