Category: Geek Culture

  • The Gathering is Upon Us: NaNoWriMo

    Full disclosure: yes, I do equate NaNoWriMo with The Gathering from Highlander.  Because a) I am a huge nerd, and b) Queen is the best writing music ever! Once more NaNoWriMo is upon us!  For those not in the know, National Novel Writing Month is an annual event encouraging people to write 50 000 words…

  • Some Nerd Subjects in Brief

    There have been several things of note going on in the nerdverse recently.  While I didn’t want to devote an entire post to these, I felt they deserved a bit more than a sentence in the Humpday Links.  So enjoy these, and fire off your comments; I’ll be around and we can talk back and…

  • Edmonton Nerd Events

    The nerdiness rolls ever on, my Yeggers!  Just when you thought, “No, we couldn’t possibly have more nerd events happening around the Greater Edmonton Area.”…BAMF!  More nerd events!  Just remember the advice of this Renaissance Dork: Pace yourself, geekiness is a marathon, not a sprint.  Just let those words of wisdom sink in as you…

  • Aural Pleasure: Podcasts

    My holiday weekend has drawn to a close, and I am back in the blog-mines blasting for the highest quality blog-ore to process for your reading pleasure.  It was Thanksgiving here in Canada, and so I took the time to hang out with friends and reflect on things I am thankful for: friends, family and…

  • My Super Powered Love for Kirby Krackle

    Confession the first: I was never a music guy.  I never followed bands or musicians, I can’t tell you what songs are on what albums that came out in x year.  The Billboard Chart might as well be a listing of actual billboards, and is for all I know.  Obviously I listen to music, and…

  • The Edmonton Nerdery Continues!

    Last Friday I posted about nerd events happening around our fair city.  Since then, several other events have come to my attention, and now I am bringing them to yours.  So much nerdery, people; there really is no excuse to stay cooped up in your house.  Get on out and let your geek flag fly!…

  • Odds and Sods

    I have a few things that have caught me eye recently, that I find interesting but don’t really warrant a post all their own.  So today I offer you a bowl of my brain candies! …that didn’t sound nearly as creepy in my head, I swear… ** So @Kiala wrote a piece over at Nerd…

  • Nerd Events Around Edmonton

    You might think, with summer winding down and the leaves turning, that geek-friendly events would dwindle as well.  Well, my friend, you couldn’t be more wrong.  There is plenty of geekery happening in our fair city, if you know where to look.  Luckily, I’m the nerd version of the kid from Sixth Sense: I see…

  • How I’m Keeping Busy

    When I was laid-off back in April, I had mixed feelings.  At first there was a moment of “I HAVE NO JOB! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!”, which luckily soon passed (sustained screaming makes my throat bad-tingle).  Once that moment was gone, I realized that my old job had made me…not miserable, that’s too strong.  It made me enervated;…

  • Speak Out with your Geek Out: Feedback

    So the first Speak Out with your Geek Out has drawn to a close, and overall I think it was a great event.  It was certainly a nice change to speak in an unashamedly positive way about my hobby, as well as reading the posts from everyone else.  I had hopes that this might do…