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every minion needs a name
Dec 16th
As the day that I will have a youngling to teach the ways of the force draws ever nearer, the problem of what to actually name the darn thing is growing. Â The wife and I have differing opinions on what constitutes an “acceptable” name. Â She likes names that are “normal” and I like names that I read in a book or saw on in a movie and the character totally kicked ass. Â And not just regular kick-ass, but in a totally nerdy, geeky, “LOTR is too mainstream so I went with Firefly” kind of way.
This is where I need your More >
uprising of the nerd
Jul 20th
Fellow nerds rejoice, for our time has come.
Never before has there been such mainstream proliferation of our favorite materials and ease as to which we can consume it.
The day they announced the Dark Tower series was going to HBO I thought, “almost there.” Â Then Game of Thrones went and got Emmy nominated, and I knew our time had come. Â A book series that every fantasy geek on the planet typically places behind Lord of The Rings, yet only those fantasy geeks knew of its existence.
Quick aside: it’s not “Game of Thrones” its Fire and Ice. Â ”Game of Thrones” is the More >
nerd humor
May 26th
What if Sauron had a lazy eye?
You remember Sauron, right? From Lord of the Rings? Â The really bad guy that had a giant eye in his tower?
Aragorn: “Is…is he looking at us?”
Gandalf: “Shit, I can never tell.”
Gandalf: “Frodo, as you cross into Mordor, be careful to not let the gaze of Sauron fall upon you!”
Frodo: “Dammit Gandalf, I can’t ever tell what he’s looking at anyway, how am I supposed to know?”
Sauron: “Hello little hobbits, I see yo-…damn, wait…great. Â Now I’m looking at France.”
Sauron: “Is there anything I can do?”
Eye doctor: “Well I can put a patch over your good More >
