Nerd in the City

Category: Things I Love

March 29, 2013

The Host

I went to see The Host last night. This is a movie based on the book of the same title from author Stephanie Meyer, of Twilight fame. I had read the book prior to this, a few times (it’s a good book!!) And I am very happy to report that this movie is a near…

Books, Dorks, Geeks, Movies, Nerds, Things I Love, women

book turned movie, love square, sci-fi, science fiction, Stephenie Meyer, The Host
March 27, 2013

Mind… Blown!

This is pretty epic! A few days ago news broke that Ian McKellan would be the officiate at the wedding of Patrick Stewart to Sunny Ozell. Forget the Royal Wedding… this is nerd royalty at it’s finest!!! Again… Magneto performing the wedding of Professor X!! Wait… Gandalf is officiating Captain Picard’s wedding. Anyway you slice…

Dorks, Geeks, Movies, Nerds, Things I Love

Captain Picard, Charles Xavier, Gandalf, Ian McKellan, Magneto, officiate, Patricl Stewart, Professor X, wedding ceremony, X-Men
March 22, 2013

Read this:

Encounters of Sherlock Holmes If you enjoy any incarnation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s intrepid detective and his various exploits, you will enjoy ‘Encounters,’ a collection of tales about the quirky Sherlock. The writing of each story is unique and yet the overarching tone of Doyle’s Sherlock remains intact. From his rapid violin playing to…

Books, Dorks, Geeks, Men, Nerds, Things I Love, TV, women

BBC, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cavan Scott, David Barnett, Eric Brown, George Mann, James Lovegrove, Kelly Hale, Mags L. Halliday, Mark Hodder, Mark wright, Martin Freeman, Nick Kyme, Paul Magrs, reading, Richard Dinnick, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Steve Lockley, Stuart Douglas, Titan Books
March 19, 2013

Imma nerd for…

Bobby Kennedy I have no grand delusions about the Kennedy’s. Camelot was a myth. There was scheming and dirty deals made. But there is something that enchants me about RFK. (Could be that Kennedy hair.) He was by no means perfect. Men who die young have all the priviledge of being immortalized for deeds not…

Books, Dorks, Geeks, Men, Nerds, Things I Love

Arthur Schledsinger Jr, Bobby, books, historic events, history, reading, retrospection, RFK, Robert Kennedy Jr
March 12, 2013

Men Who Write

I am a gigantic nerd for all things Jane Austen. Many women are. In a world in which romance is rapidly vanishing, the Austen novels offer up some of the most romantic stories available to humanity! My two very favorite Austen men are Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice and Captain Wentworth from Persuasion. They…

Books, Dating, Dorks, Geeks, Men, Movies, Nerds, Things I Love, women

affections, books, Captain Wentworth, Jane Austen, letters, live, men, Mr. Darcy, novels, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, reading, romance, writing
February 1, 2013

Nick and Jess

Ok I know the big kiss between Nick and Jess on FOX’s New Girl happened 3 days ago, but dang it. I can’t stop watching it. Don’t judge me but I’ve officially watched the episode 5 times and have rewined the kiss another 10-12 times. I may have lost count. But it was quite possibly…

Dorks, Geeks, Men, Nerds, new york, Things I Love, TV, women

fox, Jake Johnson, Jess, kiss, New Girl, Nick, rewind, tv, Zooey Deschanel
January 23, 2013

The Road Not Taken

Robert Frost’s The Road Not Taken is my very favorite poem. It’s uplifting and inspiring. And in dark times it always conforts me. The Road Not Taken-Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler long I stood And looking down one as far…

Books, Dorks, Geeks, Nerds, Things I Love

inspiring, literature, poem, poetry, robert frost, the road not taken
January 3, 2013

My First Crush(er)

In 1987, I had my very first crush. I was 5 and Wesley Crusher was a baby-faced nuisance on the starship Enterprise. Wil Wheaton’s Crusher was met with resistance by the fans. But to that 5 year old nerdy girl, he was quite dreamy!! And eventually he became a dashing man in uniform. Wil Wheaton…

Dorks, Geeks, Men, Nerds, Things I Love, TV, women

1987, crush, Enterprise, nemesis, nerdy girl, Sheldon Cooper, Star Trek, starfleet, starship, Tabletop, The Big Bang Theory, The Guild, The Next Generation, uniform, Wesley Crusher, Wil Wheaton
December 15, 2012

The Hobbit: an exceedingly expected delight

Let me preface this and any future review by saying that I am not a movie critic. I will basically be telling you what I love about the movies and tv show i watch and see. Seldom do I walk away from a movie hating it. Actually that is an almost never. I love pretty…

Dorks, Geeks, Movies, Nerds, Things I Love

An unexpected journey, Bilbo Baggins, dwarves, Gandalf, hobbits, Ian McKellan, Lord of the Rings, LOTR, love it, Martin Freeman, new zealand, positive review, Richard Armitage, The Hobbit, the shire, thorin
December 7, 2012

You Gotta Read This…

John Scalzi’s ‘Old Man’s War’ series At Comic Con this past October, as I passed the TOR publishing booth, I happened to stop by to see if there was any Ender’s Game swag. (I love to show my support to my faves, and I l-l-love Ender’s Game.) I asked at the booth and the lady…

Books, Dorks, Geeks, Men, Nerds, Things I Love, women

book, Ender’s Game, Ghost Brigade, great book, John Scalzi, Old Man’s War, read this, reading, review, sci-fi, science fiction, Star Wars, TOR publishing