12 Days of Nerdmas: Day 2

On the Second day of Nerdmas my Fonfon Ru bestowed upon me,

Two Super Hotties Kissing, 
and a Dark Lord reading Harry Potter.

Hot Nerd Friday

This has been an extra rough week for me so I am very happy to share with you this week's Hot Nerd Friday!

Mmmmm... sexy, sexy Steam Punk.

12 Days of Nerdmas: Day 1

On the First day of Nerdmas, my Fonfon Ru bestowed upon me,

A dark lord reading Harry Potter!

Your Nerd Queen Speaks

Today is November 30th. The official last day of National Novel Writing Month. I started this blog as a NaNoWriMo project to see if I could get the word count. As they say in the Kinetic Sculpture Race world, I was racing but not acing. I didn't make the word count but I started a project that I love and I think that is much more important. Once I find my stride with this blog, it could be a very good thing. For the record, my word count for the month of November is a measly 21,000. Okay, it isn't terrible but it isn't 50,000! I'm thinking next year I'll try again but in a different month! November is a crazy month. I don't know whose keen idea it was to pick that month but I disagree with him!

I hope you all are loving this as much as I am because this has been a really inspiring project for me. Thank you to everyone who is reading and to Christa for being my lone subscriber. :)

And now, a pretty picture.

Remember: Not all brains are created equal.

EDIT: Oh joy! I have two subscribers now! Hi Rose!

Nerd Jams "The Ballad of Barry Allen" by Jim's Big Ego

This is such a sad and beautiful song.The Flash must be the loneliest of superheros. You think about The Flash and you think, "Gosh, it must be pretty cool to be that fast!" but really, think about it. He moves so much faster than anyone else that actual human interactions must be excruciating. Poor guy...

We Are the Media: The Big Bang Theory

I ADORE The Big Bang Theory! I feel like this show is a gentle bridge between nerd culture and "normal people." (Can I just call them Muggles?) I did not find this show on my own, it was introduced to me by my mother. (Yes, the same woman who chants, "I don't like Sci Fi!") I think in a lot of ways, my mom related to Penny in that she isn't a nerd but she finds herself surrounded by nerds a lot and by default, has to learn some nerd lingo. (My mom is a nerd. She is a Disney nerd.)

The Big Bang Theory speaks to everyone. It is a rare show that has the ability to make really, really nerdy references that only a small number of people will understand and then follow it up with something everyone finds amusing. There is a relateable character on the show for everyone who watches. The diverse cast shows that not all nerds are the same and we will always have something to fight about.

Over the years of watching, my favorite interactions are between Amy Farrah Fowler and Sheldon Cooper. They are both very educated and highly educated individuals but they have such incredibly different desires in life. Amy is such a sweet little hopeless romantic who just wants to be normal and accepted by her peers and Sheldon is only interested in mint-condition comic books and his journey toward a Nobel Prize.

The only problem I really have with this show is that it is sometimes obvious that the actors are not actually in fact nerds. I've heard the ComiCon panels and they have admitted (which I think is a poor decision on their part) to often not understanding the conversations that are going on between their character. This makes me a bit sad. I know it isn't always possible, but I would love for the nerd community to be represented by actual nerds. It isn't always obvious in the show but subtle things make it a little obvious for example, the way they handle comic books. They touch them too much. They'd make wrinkles.

All in all, this is an adorable show and I applaud Chuck Lorre for his efforts to bring nerds into the media in a positive way.

Delayed Hot Nerd Friday

Oh geez! I'm so sorry. I totally forgot about posting yesterday!!! I think it is cruel to have November be National Novel Writing Month because there is so much stuff going on in November! I vote it be moved to September. For my convenience mostly. Doesn't work like that? Damn...

Well, since I spent all my time yesterday hunting down Wii games and toys during the Black Friday sale, I suppose I'll give you a twofer today. You're welcome. :)

So here are two hot, nerdy ladies. One in Doctor Who theme, one in Tron theme. Oogle away! 

I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving and you got all the toys you wanted at the Black Friday sales. I know that my shopping cart always looks like I have young boys at home. (I don't) Nerf guns, action figures, video games, Sci Fi movies... Really, all the toys are for me, my honey and my mom. We're all just a bunch of big kids. :) That, I think, is the best part about being a nerd. There is always something for you to be excited about, always something to look forward to. What a gift.