Nerd projects

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creative type, gaming, literature, national novel writing month, Neil Gaiman

As a nerd, I must admit that I obsess over things. It’s what nerds do. We pick things apart, we discuss ad nauseum, we rehash and rehash and rehash until someone hits us in the face, rendering us incapable of rehashing, then we find another avenue of rehashing that doesn’t require a face and keep on going there.

Right now my friends are rolling my eyes at two (minimum) obsessions I currently foster: 1) Doctor Who and 2) The Avengers/Thor. It’s my nature, I can’t deny it. When I enjoy something, I seek it out until I find something new to which I devote my attention. Not very long ago I was discovering the joys of Supernatural and squeeing over its delightfulness. Neil Gaiman has captured my attention as well, and I don’t think I’ll be letting go of his novels anytime soon.

I personally need something to do to stay sane outside of work. I’ve never thought of myself as a creative type, but now I’m starting to think I need to reconsider on that front with what I’m doing. Maybe it’s something that’s always been a part of me, maybe it’s something that’s just now starting to emerge. My nerdy obsessions are a part of my creative output now. I’ve been drawing dalek comics for more than a year now, I’m creating Avengers/Thor fan art, and now I’m writing about demons for my National Novel Writing Month project.

How do your nerdy obsessions play a role in your life? Do you do as I do and create related things? Or are you more of a consumer? Are you both in equal parts?

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Social networking, my friend

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community, entertainment, facebook, friends, Internet, movies, nerdist, nerdist industries, nerds, online, social networking, tumblr, tv shows, twitter, web

How social networking provides support for nerds

Social networking is sometimes the bane of my existence. I find that people from high school or college that I was never friends with, never had conversations with, have located me on Facebook and want to add me and fill my newsfeed with posts I don’t want to read. I follow people on Twitter and on Tumblr that I have never met before in real life and never will meet, I’m sure, but I sought them out because I like their content. Others have sought me out for the same reason, or because they hope that I would join their flock, thus boosting their numbers and making them seem even more popular and in-demand.

A nerd’s first con

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ArmadilloCon, art, cons, entertainment, nerds

Greetings, everyone! I am RP, also known as @bewilderebeest on the Internet. I’m going to be blogging here from time to time about nerdy things, and I’m very excited about doing so.

I think it’s appropriate that my first post at this blog is about another first – my first convention. I’m 23 and, while I have copious amounts of nerd knowledge and traits, I have never had the experience of attending a con of any sort – that’s just not something my family or friends do. Last year I heard about a long-running local con in Austin called ArmadilloCon from following a local writer who participates in the con’s events. I had planned to go specifically because I wanted to get her to sign her book for me, and when looking at the programming online, discovered, hey, there are really neat-sounding panels that I would like to check out. Unfortunately, due to a work conflict, I wasn’t able to attend, but the idea of attending the con never really left my mind.

I’ve been going back and forth, debating whether I should go or not this year, and I decided to take the plunge after all. I’m glad I did. I was ready to chicken out at the last minute because I didn’t have anyone to go experience this with me, but in the end, I figured I might as well dive on in.