Confession: I’m a Nerd

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Let's not kid ourselves here: even in the geek world, there are guilty pleasures, and then there are guilty pleasures.  Or, perhaps I could put it another way: there are geek pleasures, and then there are guilty pleasures. You see, I'm pretty comfortable in the geek world.  To me, being a fan of Mythbusters or Firefly or Lord of the Rings is, frankly, mainstream.  And I've noticed that some things that geeks will list as guilty pleasures - like singing along to Dr. Horrible or building a … [Read more...]

My Inner Indie Snob and Felicia Day

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About six months ago I admitted a character flaw: that I tend to resist pop-culture phenomenons.  At the end of the post I mention that I take more suggestions nowadays. Well, I realized last week that I've done it again - I've settled right back into my knee-jerk, resist-what-people-are-fawning-over ways.  And no, I'm not talking about Avatar. I'm talking about Felicia Day. It's not her fault, really.  I didn't even really know who she was.  My snobbery started with Dr. Horrible's … [Read more...]