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Nerd in the City: Book Club
Ready Player One If you have not yet read Ernest Cline‘s latest novel, Ready Player One, well what’s stopping you. It’s a fantastic mix of The Matrix, Back to the Future 2 and World of Warcraft. Chock full of 80’s nostalgia and thrilling action!!! I so thoroughly enjoyed it that I’ve read it twice since…
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Lessons I Learned from NY Comic Con 2011
Lesson 3: I’m not the only Lady Nerd out there!!! Marvel‘s: Women of Marvel panel was truly excellent!! The panel consisted of Sara Pichelli (@sara_pichelli,) Marjorie Liu (@marjoriemliu,) Jeanine Schaefer (@j9schaefer,) Kelly Sue DeConnick (@kellysue,) Sana Amanat (@miniB622,) and Lauren Sankovitch (@PancakeLady.) Sorry if I missed anyone. They tackled topics such as gender discriminations in the work…
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Lessons I Learned from NY Comic Con 2011
Lesson 2: Leave your inhibitions at the door Whether it’s wand dueling, puppet construction, the costume contest or a Just Dance exhibit, convention activities are endless. There’s no use getting embarrassed! We’re all the same here. From comic book fans to movie fans. From avid readers to devoted gamers. A nerd is a nerd is…
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Lessons I Learned from NY Comic Con 2011
Lesson 1: “There’s always a bigger fish” In my head I’m pretty much the biggest geek ever. I mean I own a lightsaber, I’ve been to 3 Star Wars conventions and I can quote the entire original trilogy word for word. Yeah… it’s safe to say that I’m a nerd and proud of it. But…
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Lessons I Learned from NY Comic Con 2011
Lesson 1: “There’s always a bigger fish” In my head I’m pretty much the biggest geek ever. I mean I own a lightsaber, I’ve been to 3 Star Wars conventions and I can quote the entire original trilogy word for word. Yeah… it’s safe to say that I’m a nerd and proud of it. But…