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Attending Dragon*Con Fantasy vs. Reality

We’re a week away from Dragon*Con 2014. I always have such high hopes for this convention and despite the drawbacks of large crowds, herding queues, and the inevitable missed celebrity (whether actor, writer, or artist), I [...]

By |August 21st, 2014|Nerdery Publications|0 Comments

SIX OF THE BEST… defunct webcomics

I was originally going to start this out by suggesting six of the best webcomics for you to add to your reader/Facebook/whatever-catcher you use, but let's be honest... we're all already reading XKCD, Questionable Content, [...]

By |June 25th, 2014|Six of the Best/Worst|2 Comments

Grandma: A Different Kind of Geek

It took me a long time to realize that I was a geek for what I liked. I thought that to be a geek you had to be really into sci-fi and fantasy and gaming [...]

By |June 23rd, 2014|Breed Geeks|0 Comments

It’s hip to be square root of 3

For those who don't know, the square root of 3 is an irrational number and is known as Theodorus's constant. I could waffle on about Fermat's method and all of that stuff, but I'd rather [...]

By |June 13th, 2014|Nerdery Publications|0 Comments

Nerd Academy: IJRLA001 (Run, Indy, Run)

Welcome to Nerd Academy! Here at Nerd Academy we believe that you can’t breed good geeks if you aren’t a good geek. You’ll be given sound, video and or photo clips of iconic geek culture [...]

By |February 10th, 2014|Breed Geeks|0 Comments

What is a nerd?

nerd /nərd/ Noun 1. A foolish or contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious: “one of those nerds who never asked a girl to dance”. 2. An intelligent, single-minded expert in a [...]

By |January 3rd, 2014|Nerdery Publications|3 Comments

Nerd Academy: GB001 (Are You A God?)

Welcome to Nerd Academy! Here at Nerd Academy we believe that you can’t breed good geeks if you aren’t a good geek. You’ll be given sound, video and photo clips of iconic geek culture to [...]

By |December 19th, 2012|Breed Geeks|0 Comments

Guiding Your Offspring To Geekery

Being a parent, I see my daughter changing before my eyes on a daily basis. When she was an infant, she was so small… terrifyingly small. I would hold her on my forearm like a [...]

By |December 11th, 2012|Breed Geeks|0 Comments

Nerd Academy: GREM001 (Caring for your Mogwai)

Welcome to Nerd Academy! Here at Nerd Academy we believe that you can’t breed good geeks if you aren’t a good geek. You’ll be given sound, video and photo clips of iconic geek culture to [...]

By |December 5th, 2012|Breed Geeks|0 Comments

Girly Girl Geek Girl

The stereotypical geek girl is generally slightly overweight, super nerdy looking, has no clue how to properly apply makeup or even match colors for their clothing, and really has no desire to do so. Before [...]

By |December 3rd, 2012|Memoirs of a Geeksha|4 Comments