I desperately want the above t-shirt. If I get nothing else for my birthday but that shirt, I will consider turning 30 an undeniable success. I like that shirt because it says that I’m a nerd but it also says that I’m cool. Sure, I’d be wearing the Death Star on my shirt, but sinceRead more
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I love meat. I’m a carnivore through and through. I feel a sense of great sadness when someone tells me that he or she is a vegetarian. I feel sad because I know that they’re missing out on something that has brought me so much joy. However, I am disturbed by the creation narratives inRead more
This week I’m at summer camp and it is providing a lot of material for this blog. Our speaker seems to be a little nerdy and he let his nerd flag fly a during one of his talks. He put up pictures of two fictional villains and had the audience cheer for who they thoughtRead more
Above is a picture of the new Super Star Destroyer Lego set. When completed, the 3,152 brick set will be four feet long and weigh eight pounds. I don’t know if I’ve ever wanted a Lego set more but at $400 I don’t imagine I’ll be getting it any time soon. But sometimes I doRead more
Our church’s Vacation Bible School begins today. There’s nothing like hundreds of children screaming, laughing, having fun and learning about Jesus. Every VBS curriculum is basically the same. They revolve around a selection of stories from the Bible, some sort of animal mascots, some crafts and an overarching theme that sets ties everything together. InRead more
Popular sporting events can always cause trouble for nerds. The day after the Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat for the NBA Championship, nerds could find themselves at a loss in conversations about LeBron James, Dirk Nowitzki or the Larry O’Brien Trophy. To help nerds better understand the 2011 NBA Finals, here is a nerdyRead more