Over the years a lot of my nerdiness has taken place late at night. I’m probably only reflecting on this because, at this exact moment, it’s 2:10am on Wednesday, September 3. This post will hopefully go live in another 50 minutes and I will hopefully be in bed. Right now I find myself awake becauseRead more
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The Doctor was back this past weekend and he brought coffee. He also brought with him his oldest enemies: the Daleks. “Into the Dalek” was an interesting examination of what it means to be good or evil. The Doctor’s attempts to answer that question for himself brought him face-to-eye with a Dalek struggling with itsRead more
The NFL season kicks off this week and I participated in three fantasy football drafts this past weekend. With that in mind, here is repost about the inherent nerdiness of fantasy football. When the final Harry Potter movie came out, I was fascinated with how something so inherently nerdy lost its entire negative stigma.Read more
It’s Labor Day weekend and the summer is coming to a close. It was a pretty good summer at the theaters, capped by the amazing Guardians of the Galaxy. There aren’t as many nerdy movies coming out this fall, but there are still some heavy hitters including Tolkien, Katniss and Marvel. Here’s a look atRead more
This week we kicked off both our high school and junior high midweek programs. After a long summer of beach trips and summer camps, we’re back to having youth group every Tuesday and Wednesday. It was great to see our students again. Our ministry takes a couple weeks off during August when school begins soRead more
The Emmys were earlier this week and I realized that I’m pretty out of touch with modern television. I don’t watch Modern Family or The Big Bang Theory and I’m just now watching Breaking Bad. I’m not opposed to television; I actually really enjoy watching TV. For me to really enjoy a series, though, IRead more