I just had the most amazing thing happen to me and I have to tell everyone because I love it so much. So as you probably already know, I am an English teacher. Yesterday in a department meeting, we were discussing some new novels to add to our library so that we can breathe some … Continue reading We Love a Good Garbage Book.
Category: Nerdiness
Professional Nerd Series: Competitive Gamer tkgodpling
Today's professional nerd is a competitive gamer and twitch streamer: tkgodpling! He recently won the Geico Gaming Tekken 7 Championship and streams on Twitch. You can check him out on Twitter and Twitch @tkgodpling 1. How did you get started in professional gaming? When did you know this was something you wanted to do full … Continue reading Professional Nerd Series: Competitive Gamer tkgodpling
Professional Nerd Series: Anime out of Context Podcast
This week in Professional Nerds, an awesome interview with Remington and Shaun of the Anime out of Context podcast. It's a super fun look at some of the more popular anime through the lens of both a big fan of anime, and a... what's the opposite of a fan? Anyway, I highly recommend giving it … Continue reading Professional Nerd Series: Anime out of Context Podcast
Professional Nerd Series – Graphic novel, Comic, and Manga Advocate Shauna Darbyshire
This week in professional nerds - a librarian and graphic novel/manga/comic book advocate Shauna Darbyshire. She is doing awesome work in the sphere of literature and helping people understand the relevance and importance of books previously seen as inferior. I am so blown away by what she is doing and I am 100% on board … Continue reading Professional Nerd Series – Graphic novel, Comic, and Manga Advocate Shauna Darbyshire
Professional Nerd Series: Cosplayer Hillary Laine
This weeks installment for my Professional Nerd series is an interview with Hillary Laine, a semi-professional cosplayer. You can check her out on Instagram - @shinylikethesun (for those of you unfamiliar with cosplay, It refers to designing and wearing costumes modeled after characters from movies, comics, games, etc.) 1. How and when did you realize … Continue reading Professional Nerd Series: Cosplayer Hillary Laine
Professional Nerd Series: an Interview with Forever Summer Productions
For the second post in my series of Professional Nerds, I spoke with Spencer Miller of Forever Summer Productions. He gave me some insight into what it's like to create entertainment content for a living. If you missed the first of the series, it's here. You can connect with Spencer and Blake on their - … Continue reading Professional Nerd Series: an Interview with Forever Summer Productions
Professional Nerd Series: A Recap of Patches and Pins Expo From ConventionNewz.com
Hey friends! This post is a bit different than my usual if you haven't already noticed. It's the first of a mini-series I'm calling "Professional Nerd", which will be guest posts and interviews with various people who are professional or semi-professional nerds, like cosplayers, Twitch streamers, Podcasters, and more! Make sure you're following me on … Continue reading Professional Nerd Series: A Recap of Patches and Pins Expo From ConventionNewz.com
Top 5 Best Star Wars Characters
We all know and love the characters from the Star Wars Universe, and everyone has their favorites. Porgs and Ewoks may have the cuteness, and C-3PO, K-2SO, and R2-D2 are certainly the foremost robots, but there are five characters in Star Wars that stand out far above the rest. 5. Jar Jar Binks Just kidding! … Continue reading Top 5 Best Star Wars Characters
4 Reasons Skyrim is Totally Unrealistic
Okay so I know I'm like... 7 full years late to the party, but I started playing Skyrim this week. It was on sale... We had a little extra in the budget... You know how these things happen. Also, according to this article, millions of people are still playing it every month so I'm not that … Continue reading 4 Reasons Skyrim is Totally Unrealistic
Why Are we so Obsessed With Superheroes? {Free PDF Download!}
Everyone who has ever seen a movie about superheroes now owes me a million dollars. Cool, now I am the richest woman on earth. Stay tuned for my book: "How to make millions of dollars by just posting some nonsense on the internet". I will give it away for free since most of you are … Continue reading Why Are we so Obsessed With Superheroes? {Free PDF Download!}