Gainesville, Florida

Hello we are the Gainesville chapter of Geek Girl Brunch club! A friendly and casual mix of ladies with a wide range of geeky interest. Reach out with the links below to hear about our events like brunch, book club and game night! We are always excited to meet new folks!

JOIN US FOR SOME FUN!

Check out some blogs from our past brunches!

Meet Your Officers

Officer Laura

Laura moved to Gainesville in 2003 from Sarasota. Raised on Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Harry Potter, she was happy to dabble in larping briefly before finding a D&D group (which is still going strong twenty years later with the occasional years-long break here and there). She even invited the 501st to her wedding as a surprise for her Star Wars loving husband. In the last couple years she started spreading her wings as a baby GM but always seems to homebrew stuff instead of using a module.

Geeky Top 5: Worlds Beyond Number, Dimension 20, tabletop gaming, board gaming, dabbling in video games (especially games like Stardew, Portal, Zelda, City of Heroes, Rimworld, Civilization, Bioshock, etc.)

Chill Cat Energy 

Officer Tanya

Tanya returned to Gainesville in 2020 after being away for 14 years. She is a Gator fan, and also a huge anime fan. Her favorite anime series are Fullmetal Alchemist, Ouran High School Host Club, Fruits Basket, Fairy Tail, Inuyasha, and Haikyuu. However, her watch list keeps growing despite trying to watch several episodes a week. Along with anime, she cosplays, creates fanart, and writes FanFiction. Outside of anime, she enjoys playing DnD with her family, and playing Pokémon on her Nintendo Switch. She loves GGB, and is looking forward to meeting more friends.

Fictional Husbando/Wifu: Edward Elric and Erza Scarlett
Brunch Drink of Choice: Espresso martini

Officer Cynthia

Cynthia was born a long time ago in a city sort-of far away. Her family moved from Michigan to South Florida when she was just a wee nerdling, and Cynthia moved to Gainesville in 1989. She’s a nerd of the old-school variety (i.e., her brain can’t wrap itself around gaming or anime); plant hoarder; animal lover, rescuer of small critters like lizards, frogs, and baby possums; creative and crafty; misunderstood by family because of nerdiness and addiction to Baby Yoda; rescuer of two of the most challenging dogs ever. 

Geeky Top 10: Star Trek, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Dune, Marvel movies, Kingsman, Jason Bourne, Mission Impossible, British panel shows, loud stupid action movies.

Fictional Boyfriend/Girlfriend: Loki

Brunch Drink of Choice: Milk

Quiet Cat Energy 

Officer Leila

Leila moved to Gainesville from the Orlando area in 2011. A self-proclaimed habitual hobby hopper, her home is filled with remnants of hobbies past. She enjoys learning new crafty hobbies, currently crocheting and creating miniature dioramas. She enjoys reading, typically choosing fantasy, sci-fi, manga, thrillers, and the occasional smutty read sprinkled in. She loves playing board games with family and friends and also plays online to learn and explore new games. She and her husband have kids who keep life busy, but even with packed schedules, she says she “always makes time for GGB events, as it’s the perfect way to unwind, connect with amazing friends, and find new ones”.

Geeky Top 10: Board games, TTRPG, video games, Disney World, LotR, Star Wars, house plants, crafting, YouTube rabbit holes, Manga/Anime (newish to manga & anime so still discovering those classics).

 

Can’t wait to geek out with you!