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Why We Watch…
Last night saw the 86th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony. Broadcast to millions of people in many countries and tons of languages. I don’t have all the statistics as to how many, but given what live TV is these days, I know it was a lot. And it was a great show. Very entertaining and so,…
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25 days of (nerdy) Christmas!
“Little Drummer Nerd!” Day 18: Snuggle time When it starts to look like this outside… Then it’s time to quit crafting… put on your PJ’s and fuzzy slippers, like this… And just watch terribly cheesy romantic holiday movies. The kind you see on Hallmark and Lifetime and ABC Family, basically anything with Melissa Joan Hart…
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25 days of (nerdy) Christmas!
Day 17: Trivia Winners Thank you to everyone who answered my Elf trivia questions. Here are the questions and answers: Question #1: What toy was Buddy making when he failed to make his quota? Answer: Etch A Sketch Question #2: What are Buddy’s four main food groups? Answer: Candy, Candy Canes, Candy Corn and syrup…
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25 days of (nerdy) Christmas!
“Jingle nerds, jingle nerds, jingle all the nerds!” Day 14 & 15: Elf trivia Well… the snow won out yesterday. And the Elf tour was cancelled. Which means I have all kinds of trivia prizes that are now just sitting on my bedroom floor, very sadly. So I’m going to put the trivia questions up…
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25 days of (nerdy) Christmas!
“O Nerdy Night!” Day 13: Holiday Movies Every Christmas my family and I go to the movies. It’s a tradition and we always look forward to the holiday releases. This year the options are: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (The most likely choice as it is the nerdiest!) Saving Mr. Banks (Second…
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The Unofficial Elf Tour of NYC
All nerds (and normals) are invited to come out this Saturday for Nerd in the City’s unofficial Elf tour of NYC. Check out our poster below.
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25 days of (nerdy) Christmas!
“God rest ye, nerdy gentlemen!” Day 10: Star Wars Snowflakes There are many great tutorials out there on how to make these snowflakes. There are even templates you can print out and just cut like these at BuzzFeed. Here are the ones that I did. I chose to make a Stormtrooper flake and a Boba…
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25 days of (nerdy) Christmas!
“Joy to the nerds!” Day 5: Decoupage Picture Frame What you’ll need: -a picture frame -a couple comic books -scissors -Mod Podge -a paint brush Start by taking your comic books (make sure they aren’t super collectible ones if you are going vintage.) Cut out a bunch of phrases, characters, and panels that you may…