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What To Wear To Comic Con?

nerdygurlblog — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:14:22 +0000

October’s New York Comic Con is steadily approaching and I have a dilemma… OMG, what to wear??? Geeks like me go about this the same way other gurls pick out prom dresses or ball gowns. By the way, I’ve picked out a ball gown before, it took me all of five minutes and my wedding dress probably took all of ten.

So, picking one’s attire for Comic Con is way more thought-provoking, and needs careful consideration. I have beaucoup de ideas. Looking cute is semi-important, I mean I’m still a girl… but I do want to be respected. No bewbs pouring out of my top, and also no zombie-like oozing gashes across my face. I want to be free to wear whatever I want, but I also don’t want to scare little children or embarrass my youngling to tears. I keep seeing Padme’s white jumpsuit from Attack of the Clones in my head, but that’s so unoriginal. Or, I could do like my mother and combine lots of my favorite things, and be completely original! Will I be a superhero, and alien, a wizard, a mystical fairy, a vampire, a female centaur, a zombie, an ork, a tv sci-fi character, a Teen Titan??? OMG, the possibilities!!

I will report back soon with my narrowed down choices. Feel free to suggest something if you’d like.

True Blood Season 3 Premier – Were You Bitten?

nerdygurlblog — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:03:09 +0000

Did you watch the season three premier of True Blood this past Sunday? If not, you are among the few and far between. The world’s vamp phenomenon experienced a major blood spewing explosion this past weekend that created a frenzy that overwhelmed even the stars of the show. I watched a few minutes of the red carpet premier prior to its start, and the amazement on the faces of the cast, made me feel as if they were floating on this cloud with me. Ryan Kwanten, the actor who plays Jason Stackhouse, mentioned how awestruck he was regarding the difference between the premier of the first season and that of the third. The satisfaction written on their faces, was like watching graduates cross the stage to receive their diplomas after working hard and wishing for success in the television business. And I was happy for them. Shoot, I was happy for me, because I was a part of it.

I want to note that I didn’t have HBO until the day before the series started. I only ordered it so I could watch True Blood (and maybe a little Entourage. Love me some Ari). When I called my cable company to pay the ridiculous $15.95 for a channel I’m only going to watch once a week, the customer service lady immediately knew why. She said, is this for True Blood? I answered, YES! And we continued to have a 5 minute conversation about how excited we both were for the new season. I love this girl by this point, up until she tried to sell me telephone service, after which I felt our relationship was over because she’d brought business into it.

So, the show is starting. The absolute best television title sequence ever, commences. We start off in the restaurant where Bill was kidnapped. We see that Sam had fled like he said he was going to, we see how everyone is dealing with the death of Tara’s boyfriend Eggs by the hands of Jason, Eric is trying to get his ass out of trouble regarding selling illegal “V”, and Jessica is up to her newborn shenanigans. The entire show is a recap of where we left off with brief snippets of what is going to happen next. Unlike every other True Blood episode I’ve watched, and I’ve seen them all, this one feels like the third book of a series of novels that has suddenly become popular and the writer is trying to get the bandwagoners on the same page. It seems flashy, the writing is not as witty, the camera shots have now become Peter Jackson-esque and we are way to close to the character’s faces. BUT, I’m in no way knocking this show. I understand the pressures of going from a cult phenom to… the new Seinfeld or Sopranos of television series. I know we have to let the bandwagoners get up to speed by watering down what our sophisticated vamp palettes are used to. BUT, I’m not giving them more than another episode for this. I want to see the True Blood I’m used to… quick wit behind every corner and dungeon wall, jaw dropping twists, and a bad ass cliffhanger at the end of every episode. Bring it on!

Returning From Geek Disability Leave

nerdygurlblog — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:55:42 +0000

OK….. I was on a long hiatus due to computer issues. Briefly, the PdaNet program I downloaded onto my Mac in order to tether my phone, pretty much jacked everything up after a routine Mac update. That’s about as technical as I’m going to get regarding the issue. Frankly, because I’m so over it. I was out of commission for approximately 2 months. I became a lazy blogger-bum settling a little too comfortably into my disability leave.

Since the laptop’s been fixed, I’ve been in a writing funk. I got use to not having the pressure everyday to come up with something interesting to say. All this fabulous wit doesn’t come easily (but obviously the arrogance sure does). So now, I’m going to sit down and crank out some useless geek cultural literature, like the athlete that was injured and is finally getting back in the game.

I miss the limelight and journalistic comradery. Well that’s a bit much… I miss the metaphorical laser pen that briefly beams at my article posts, and the circle of geeks that give me their 140 word pat on the back. Welcome Back Kotter!

Welcome 2 Nerdy Gurl!

nerdygurlblog — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:22:48 +0000

Thank you for visiting… Nerdy Gurl is a blog for people trying hard NOT to fit in. Here you’ll find an alternative GEEK point of view. We discuss anything from new movies, current events, environment preservation… even vampires, Star Wars, and comic books… Please feel free to leave your expressions and ideas!

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10 Hot Geek Celebrities We Love to Love

nerdygurlblog — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:16:50 +0000

Today I read an article about the Top Ten Geek Guys… rather disappointing. I only agreed with two of the entries and therefore felt a compelling need to create my own list. I take this subject rather seriously because of my multiple celebrity crushes – many of them geeks. So this is my Top 10 Geek Guys in no particular order. Even if you don’t agree with them all, at least enjoy the view or weigh in on the matter.

Well, maybe the first one is my favorite drumroll please: Shia LaBeouf, Wil Wheaton, Jordan Gordon-Levitt, John Cho, Pete Cashmore (Mashable), Adam Samberg, Justin Long, Michael Cera, Seth Green and Kevin Connolly.

Geek Shui Living

nerdygurlblog — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:57:10 +0000

I have recently become a contributor to the tech news blog “for the computing masses” – Geek Shui Living. It was founded by Justin E. Gehrke, an accomplished Information Technology Consultant with more than twelve years of experience in the complex and constantly evolving world of Information Technology and Information Systems Security.

Geek Shui is a modern derivative of the ancient art of Feng Shui, an ancient Chinese practice of placement and arrangement within a space. This careful placement and arrangement seeks to help one achieve harmony with the environment around them. Geek Shui incorporates many of these same principles, with the evolving virtual world of Information Technology.”

Justin, or Sensei @GeekShui as I call him, asked if I would like to contribute to GSL. He is on a continual quest to gather geek tech writers, in hopes of sharing articles that are inspirational and informative. When I mentioned that I had no tech background, he welcomed my “geek culture” articles and quips, and said there was a place for me at Geek Shui. Listed below are a few of my articles. Please enjoy them as well as those of my co-writers @ Geek Shui Living

* * * You can follow both @NerdyGurlBlog and @GeekShui on Twitter * * *

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on Nerdy Gurl Blog do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of Geek Shui Living or it’s writing contributors.

A Nightmare On Elm Street Trailer

nerdygurlblog — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:07:48 +0000

Iron Man 2 Movie Trailer

nerdygurlblog — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:21:58 +0000

Feel Like U Wanna Deactivate Your Facebook?

nerdygurlblog — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:05:55 +0000

I deactivated my Facebook account last week and so far… I do not regret my decision. Ahhhhhh… is all I have to say. Originally, I was worried about deleting my account because of fear of losing touch with friends and family. You can probably relate, but it took a long time to find many of them, and the joy of reuniting was wonderful. I had also taken a lot of time to post, caption and catagorize hundreds of shared photos. But just like any attachment to something addicting, I said ”screw” it one day and just deleted it all. Because bottom line – I was tired of letting information funneling through this worthless technology, make me feel bad. And I figured, the people who truly meant something to me would keep in touch and vice versa.

Here are a few reasons behind my FB account termination:

I was tired of logging in at the beginning of my beautiful day, and being bombarded with someone’s negative rantings about their baby momma(s) or their UTI’s.
I was tired of feeling like some sort of freak nerd when no one, except Kae P, would get my odd sense of humor.
I was tired of being berated by other people’s religion and dogma.
I was tired of feeling like a zoo animal on display by people who ”friend request” you and then never, ever interact.
I was tired of the jealousy that erupted because of knowing TOO much about lives which I should no longer have any insight, i.e. former relationships.
I was tired of my MOTHER making embarrassing comments on my page as well as her need to “friend request” my friends and ex-boyfriends. Because of this, we ended up having 30-something friends in common (slaps forehead)!
I was tired of self-admitting myself into Facebook rehab and then cheating by logging in, and feeling dirty afterwards.
I was tired of the public relation campaigns being run by my housewife friends, trying to convince us that their failing marriages are happily ever after.
I was pretty much just tired of being tired of Facebook.

Phew… it’s so nice to get rid of all that and much more. My circle of friends had grown from a very small (10) to almost 200 and I was becoming more and more miserable by the day. So, now it’s back to the simple life… you know… email, text messaging, instant messaging, twitter and phone calls.

Green Spotlight: Raising Eco-Responsible Children

nerdygurlblog — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:18:53 +0000

One way to feel like a responsible citizen of the planet is to raise environmentally conscious children and/or influence the children close to you. Here are a few things we practice in my home:

Teaching my children to respect all animals and nature by never killing bugs in or outside the house. We always make an effort to either transfer them out of the house with a piece of paper or let them be. When I hear shouts of, “kill it mommy!” I teach my children to respect the life of all beings. When we are playing outdoors, I pick up worms and bugs and place them in their hands. I try to teach them not to fear or dominate other living creatures, to be gentle with life. When they make comments about an animal/insect’s appearance, “Ehew he’s ugly”, I teach them that beauty is relative and some other animal on the planet is attracted to it. Then I throw in, “Look at your ears, the caterpillar probably thinks they’re funny looking”.

Children will learn to respect the land if we teach them the importance of picking up litter. We allow plants and flowers to live instead of picking them or cutting them down. This is hard when you have a child who always wants to give you picked flowers. I just say “thank you”, and remind them that I can only enjoy them for a short time due to fact that it will soon wilt and die. When we are on an outing, and I can stop the picking before hand, I say… “I think we should let the flowers live and allow other people to enjoy them”. I believe this lesson teaches them to value the life of plants and the importance of keeping their habitats clean.

Conservation is something children can easily help out with at home. You can teach them to conserve water by turning off the faucet while brushing teeth, letting two small children share a bath, and remind them to turn off lights and the television when not in use.

Recycle, recycle, recycle… allow them to take part in this process at home. Have an extra garbage receptacle or bag for your recyclables and have your children help with sorting. Reuse zip-lock bags and containers from take-out restaurants. Have them give their out-grown clothing to a Goodwill or Salvation Army.

The biggest thing we can do to show our children how to be environmentally responsible, is to practice what we preach – being examples of positive planetary citizens ourselves. Consistency with these behaviors and lessons like the ones above will produce eco-friendly offspring