Nerd /nɜrd/
1. a stupid, irritating, ineffectual, or unattractive person.
2. a term often bearing a derogatory connotation or stereotype, that refers to a person who passionately pursues intellectual activities, esoteric knowledge, or other obscure interests that are age-inappropriate rather than engaging in more social or popular activities.

Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Battlestar Galactica, Wrld of Warcraft, Firefly, Heroes, Star Trek. Statistically speaking, it’s likely that you’re familiar with and enjoy one of these fine intellectual properties. Many have. Some pay the price for it. It’s a double-edged sword to enjoy what the majority of society considers “nerdy”. If you watch, read or play anything that has even a veneer of intelligence, you’re socially dead outside your little circle of wizard friends and Jedi acquaintances (please note the capitalization of “Jedi”). Read More…

You have a Facebook profile. I do too. You’ve probably also had a MySpace profile. You may still have one, despite the fact that it’s no longer considered “vogue” and the only users on MySpace are pretentious Art-Punk rock groups and thirteen year olds. Regardless of where you’ve pitched your virtual tent, the large majority of people in developed nations are active in this digital social lattice. We blog, we vlog, we tweet and we text, and we let people into parts of our lives that would otherwise go unnoticed. Who cares about the bowl of Lucky Charms and Xanax you had for breakfast this morning? Plenty of people do. So log on to Twitter and tweet it! Read More…

Whitney Able as Samantha Wynden in Monsters

Looking back, I fondly remember my first run in with Gamera, Godzilla and King Kong. I’d seen most of the films as a child, and, being easily influenced, I took every plot hole and meandering story line with a grain of salt. Then, I saw Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys back in the early 2000′s. It was less than stellar, and the aberrant school girl/giant monster tentacle love scene scarred me even deeper than when Schumacher decided to put pasties on Batman. Read More…

Lynch and his infamous finger wagging à la The Cleveland Show

Having been a fan of David Lynch since seeing Blue Velvet (I wasn’t old enough to fully appreciate it. I was simply mortified), I’ve learned to enjoy (tolerate?) the infamous directors personal quirks and tirades when watching him in the occasional interview. Read More…