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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…

October 25, 2011
Edmonton Nerdery and Future Plans

Today is sort of a two for one post; I have some local nerdery to promote, and I want to talk for a bit about my plans for Renaissance Dork. But, nerdery first! Costuming Help 101: An Informal Affair Join the Edmonton Steampunk group for a casual afternoon of costume planning and instruction! If you…

October 21, 2011
Humpday Links for October 19

Another week, another Wednesday, another batch of links for your surfing pleasure. Here at Renaissance Dork we spare no expense in providing you with the finest free-range web content, lovingly typed by our own grain-fed dork. Bon appetite! – Speaking of conventions (I was, I don’t know what you were speaking of), here are 15…

October 19, 2011
When a Game Master Gets Lost

It can happen to any Game Master. There you are, mid-campaign. In an attempt to keep the party engaged you have plot threads running everywhere. But some of those threads are fraying, others are getting snarled up. You aren’t sure anymore what is going on, and if you aren’t sure it is only a matter…

October 17, 2011
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…

October 13, 2011
Humpday Links for October 12

Even though this is a short work week for most of us, that is no excuse to skimp on the links! I have spared no effort or expense in bringing you the finest cuts of URL to be found on the internets. Dig in, and let me links whisk you through your humpday… – There…

October 12, 2011
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…

October 11, 2011
Humpday Links for October 5

Fall is here in the Great Metropolitan Republic of Edmonton, and it has brought us all the grey skies and rain. So I feel it incumbent upon me to provide you with a particularly entertaining and distracting series of links this week. I think I have done so, but only you, my tens of readers,…

October 5, 2011
What I’m Watching: Update

Previously, I wrote about some of the nerdy stuff I was excited to be watching in this new television season. Now that we are several weeks in, I thought I’d touch on some of those shows, and talk about others that have popped up since. Alphas – Okay, the first season is actually over, and…

October 4, 2011
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…

October 3, 2011