Isabela Oliveira
I'm an editor and a writer.
Copyediting, proofreading, technical editing, social media management.
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A Brief Spotlight on Creators of Color • The Geek Embassy
Something I’d like to do more of for The Geek Embassy is to highlight content and creators whose work online that I enjoy. For this first spotlight, check out some of the creators of color who are making kickass content that I adore!
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Comedy for When the World is Dark and Full of Terrors • The Geek Embassy
Podcast and media suggestions if you need to laugh and forget the real world for a little while.
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Episode 170 – Capes & Baskets LIVE at Wizard World Portland • The Geek Embassy
Capes & Baskets: What Fairy Tales Can Teach Us about Superheroes – Were you unable to attend Geek Girl Con or Wizard World in Portland, Oregon? Have you always wanted to see The Geek Embassy’s ambassadors in action?
Well, now is your chance!
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The Sims 4 Gets a Very Big (and Cute) Update | The Sims 4: Toddlers • The Geek Embassy
Since The Sims is a life simulation game, a large part of the previous iterations was watching a Sim grow throughout their life… and one of the biggest disappointments fans of the Sims got when The Sims 4 first came out was the lack of the toddler life stage....
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Episode 172 – What is Your Harry Potter House? • The Geek Embassy
Come on, admit it. You’ve taken a Harry Potter house quiz or two. It’s a great geeky time killer at the very least. This month, we decided to take a few quizzes and compare results.
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November 2016 LIVE Hangout • The Geek Embassy
Our theme this month is our yearly holiday gift guide! We’ll be suggesting gifts for each of the consulates: Story, Pop Culture, Tech, Gaming, and Lifestyle.
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Spooky and Suspenseful Podcasts for Halloween Listening • The Geek Embassy
If you’re having trouble getting into the Halloween spirit, put on one of these podcasts to set a spooky mood!
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Butterfly Effect: Steins;Gate Review • The Geek Embassy
Steins;Gate first came out for the XBox 360 in 2009. It was shortly thereafter adapted into a manga and, later, an anime series and an animated film. It was recently ported over to Steam for Windows.
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My Tiny Vacation • The Geek Embassy
I recently wrote about my geeky obsession with tiny houses…. Before I got any further in this journey, I wanted to make sure I was comfortable in those kind of spaces, so last week, I booked a couple of days in two separate tiny houses.
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Books That Made Me a Reader • The Geek Embassy
There are certain books that stand out in my long, long list of books I’ve read during my life. They are books that opened my mind to new worlds of stories, provided comfort during difficult times, or are just plain fun and entertaining to read.
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The Outside is Cool Again with Pokemon Go • The Geek Embassy
I feel a huge rush of nostalgia when I’m playing the game. The names of Pokemon I thought were no longer in my memory come back.
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Being Enchanted by Tiny Homes • The Geek Embassy
I think I was obsessed with small spaces before I ever saw or learned about tiny homes.
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The Sims 4 Updates to Allow for More Diverse Gender Expression • The Geek Embassy
As I touched on in my previous Sims 4 post, gender expression is not physical, but rather something we learn from our environment, culture, and our interactions with others.
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Let's Talk About Tentative Speech • The Geek Embassy
A lot of learning to stand my ground has been slowly culling certain things from my vocabulary – words and phrases that I’ve noticed are primarily used by women to seem accommodating and approachable.
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Performance in The Sims • The Geek Embassy
It would be truly inspiring if the Sims introduced the idea of a gender spectrum, as opposed to it’s current gender binary of male or female.