OK, guys, I've got to keep it brief. I'm on a road trip to college, and it's been a long freakin' day.
But I have bad news and good news.
The bad news? I'm shutting down this blog, and will never post on it again.
The good news? You can still pay attention to what I'm doing in my college life, along with the lives of my fellow nerdy friends!
How? We're starting a mutual vlog channel, aptly titled The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerds. Each weekday (and possibly weekend day), we'll be reporting about our lives and sharing wisdom and humor to one another (and anyone who cares to tune in).
How can you find this channel? That's easy. The final post of this blog will have the link to the channel. I'll still be reporting on Thursdays, as I've always (supposed to have) been.
This is a very big change, but I think it's for the better. Vlogs will be way more entertaining, and you'll still get the same wit and humor and fun...multiplied by at least 4, if not more.
So stick around and stay tuned in the coming days/weeks to find out how you can access...
The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerds!
Starring Sarah, Adam, Clayton and Cam (among others).
COMING SOON
01 September 2011
26 August 2011
The Nerd has taken an impromptu summer break.
Well.
This has been really sad.
I've not made a single post since July. FUCKING JULY.
Seriously, if anyone out there still has faith in me after all of this, I'm gonna be shocked.
But here's the good news.
Starting on the 1st of September, regular posting WILL resume.
Because I'll be in college and will need scheduled weekly activities to stay sane.
So if anyone out there still cares to know what's going on in my life and in my head, then tune in next month and onward.
Or go find someone else as entertaining. (Good luck.)
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This has been really sad.
I've not made a single post since July. FUCKING JULY.
Seriously, if anyone out there still has faith in me after all of this, I'm gonna be shocked.
But here's the good news.
Starting on the 1st of September, regular posting WILL resume.
Because I'll be in college and will need scheduled weekly activities to stay sane.
So if anyone out there still cares to know what's going on in my life and in my head, then tune in next month and onward.
Or go find someone else as entertaining. (Good luck.)
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07 July 2011
The Nerd Finally Does Something Right Concerning the Blog!
Hello, long-awaiting reader(s)! (I know there's at least one...maybe.)
I just realized it's Thursday, and that means it's POSTING DAY! So let's get right down to it.
I'm in the state of Colorado for 5 more days before heading down to the Lone Star State to work for the remainder of the summer (Money for college! Yay!) and stay with my mother, who is also getting married in about half a month (Congrats!)! Life's been pretty radical...I've been hanging out with friends, going on trips (Ironically, one to Texas, mainly its areas rich in roller coasters, and another to the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, of "The Shining" fame.), and having a whole lot of fun with people I love. Who could ask for more?
I am single again. I'd rather discuss the why's or the how's or a whole lot of it. No, it isn't your business. What I will say is that the other party and I are on relatively good terms, given the circumstances, and in many ways, I think it's for the best. It is now my undying goal to stay single until I find myself in Boston for college, because with all the travelling and the lack of staying in one place for long over the summer, it's just plain not a good idea to get involved until I'm glued down somewhere on the map.
If you're a nerd, you will love this. If you aren't a nerd, you will be confused, and will quickly realize this is a parody of Dr. Dre's "Kush" (I heard this version before the original...I am a nerd, and I am awesome.)
If you've yet to hear the latest single from The Lonely Island or see the video, then I suggest you find it right now in another tab, then come back to this picture, and it will all make perfect sense.
Yes. That's William Shatner. And yes. That's Chris Pine. And yes, they're both Captain James Tiberius Kirk of the Starship Enterprise, and yes, they're arm wrestling, and yes, according to that logical thread of remarks, Captain Kirk is arm wrestling himself. And yes, that's pretty damn awesome.
"If you ever get mauled by bears, I hope they stay away from your face, because I think you're cute."
I just realized it's Thursday, and that means it's POSTING DAY! So let's get right down to it.
I'm in the state of Colorado for 5 more days before heading down to the Lone Star State to work for the remainder of the summer (Money for college! Yay!) and stay with my mother, who is also getting married in about half a month (Congrats!)! Life's been pretty radical...I've been hanging out with friends, going on trips (Ironically, one to Texas, mainly its areas rich in roller coasters, and another to the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, of "The Shining" fame.), and having a whole lot of fun with people I love. Who could ask for more?
As for romance...WARNING...
I am single again. I'd rather discuss the why's or the how's or a whole lot of it. No, it isn't your business. What I will say is that the other party and I are on relatively good terms, given the circumstances, and in many ways, I think it's for the best. It is now my undying goal to stay single until I find myself in Boston for college, because with all the travelling and the lack of staying in one place for long over the summer, it's just plain not a good idea to get involved until I'm glued down somewhere on the map.
And now, a video! (From YouTube, of course!)
If you're a nerd, you will love this. If you aren't a nerd, you will be confused, and will quickly realize this is a parody of Dr. Dre's "Kush" (I heard this version before the original...I am a nerd, and I am awesome.)
And now, some silly pictures.
If you've yet to hear the latest single from The Lonely Island or see the video, then I suggest you find it right now in another tab, then come back to this picture, and it will all make perfect sense.
Yes. That's William Shatner. And yes. That's Chris Pine. And yes, they're both Captain James Tiberius Kirk of the Starship Enterprise, and yes, they're arm wrestling, and yes, according to that logical thread of remarks, Captain Kirk is arm wrestling himself. And yes, that's pretty damn awesome.
And this
is
an abstract
poem.
Two words.
One.
Is it
cheating?
I don't
think
that is
the
case, good
reader.
But you
are
entitled to
your
own opinion.
And
now, a
quote.
"If you ever get mauled by bears, I hope they stay away from your face, because I think you're cute."
~Anonymous
Peace out, loyal reader(s). (I know at least you're out there, single loyal reader I know.)
This concludes the posting of the Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 7 July 2011. I hope to see you next Thursday for another exciting installment!
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13 June 2011
The Nerd Issues His Final Ultimatum to Himself Regarding Lack of Posts.
OK, I've been fucking awful at posting on the blog. Seriously. I'm ashamed of myself.
BUT!
I have invented a new system which makes everything simple for me and allows you, the reader, to still enjoy most of the features that you've come to love from the blog.
So here's how the new, improved, simple design of The Mindless Ramblings is going to work.
Every Thursday, I will create a weekly posting. This posting will include the following:
Recap of important things in my life
Romance Paragraph
Funny/Awesome YouTube Video (At least one)
Funny/Awesome Image (At least one)
Brief Abstract Poem Concerning Random Topic
Quote of the Week
And this ensures that most of the things you love in what used to be my daily posts can be delivered in one big, fat, easy-to-find, easy-to-write package.
So, tune in this Thursday and every Thursday after for a new, awesome posting! (I swear on my life that I'll regularly post weekly unless it's a dire emergency or I'm getting laid.)
And now, for some entertainment, NYAN CAT!
This concludes the brief ultimatum regarding the change in format of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd. I hope to see you on Thursday for a new, exciting posting!
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BUT!
I have invented a new system which makes everything simple for me and allows you, the reader, to still enjoy most of the features that you've come to love from the blog.
So here's how the new, improved, simple design of The Mindless Ramblings is going to work.
Every Thursday, I will create a weekly posting. This posting will include the following:
Recap of important things in my life
Romance Paragraph
Funny/Awesome YouTube Video (At least one)
Funny/Awesome Image (At least one)
Brief Abstract Poem Concerning Random Topic
Quote of the Week
And this ensures that most of the things you love in what used to be my daily posts can be delivered in one big, fat, easy-to-find, easy-to-write package.
So, tune in this Thursday and every Thursday after for a new, awesome posting! (I swear on my life that I'll regularly post weekly unless it's a dire emergency or I'm getting laid.)
And now, for some entertainment, NYAN CAT!
This concludes the brief ultimatum regarding the change in format of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd. I hope to see you on Thursday for a new, exciting posting!
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15 May 2011
The Nerd endures Hell with help from...everything that is not Hell.
Hello, my friends and readers. Last you heard from me, I was about to undergo the Hell of IB Examinations. As of now, I've completed 2/3 of the exams I'm set to do, and have tested for a combined total of over 16 hours. And I've come to this conclusion: Aside from the exams themselves, life is pretty awesome right now. In my classes, we're not doing anything because the curriculum's been taught and now there's nothing left to do but socialize and sign yearbooks and the like. And yeah. Pretty much school has become a joke, and I, along with my fellow seniors, are counting the days until our last day of high school, the 25th of May.
But outside of school, life is just as awesome. Today I got my graduation gift in the form of an acoustic/electric bass guitar so I'll be able to continue to play in college, where amplifiers are not allowed. ALSO, THE SONG "SLOW CHEETAH" BY THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS REFUSES TO GET OUT OF MY HEAD, AND IT IS AWESOME.
...I'm bored.
Anyway, things with my girl are amazing, and we've almost reached the end of the threshold that most teenagers don't cross that is the first month of our relationship.
Also, in a mere 6 days, I'm going to achieve one of my dreams and see one of my favorite bands ever live. That band, of course, is U2. And their opener is The Fray. So I'm checking two bands off of my "Bands to See Live Before I or They Die" list. AND IT SHALL BE THE STUFF OF LEGEND.
Also, if you haven't yet, GO SEE THOR. Because it's epic. And Anthony Hopkins is a god. And Chris Hemsworth is flawlessly cast. And it's one of the best damn comic book films I've ever seen, because it's directed by Kenneth Branagh. Also, if you have the cash to spare and you've already seen Thor, GO SEE PRIEST. It's not as good as Thor, and apparently has nothing to the graphic novel it was based on, but it's a damn entertaining movie, and Karl Urban steals the show as the antagonist. On the note of movies, DON'T GO SEE THE THIRD TRANSFORMERS MOVIE, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE A PIECE OF SHIT THAT FURTHER EXEMPLIFIES HOW MICHAEL BAY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL IN THE WORLD OF FILMMAKING AND GIVES HOLLYWOOD A BAD NAME. <Rant over>
In short, everything is wonderful, aside from evil tests which are almost done.
And now, here's a quote for the week.
"If at first you don't succeed, you fail." ~GLaDOS
This concludes the posting of the Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 15 May, 2011. I hope to see you soon for another exciting installment!
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But outside of school, life is just as awesome. Today I got my graduation gift in the form of an acoustic/electric bass guitar so I'll be able to continue to play in college, where amplifiers are not allowed. ALSO, THE SONG "SLOW CHEETAH" BY THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS REFUSES TO GET OUT OF MY HEAD, AND IT IS AWESOME.
...I'm bored.
Anyway, things with my girl are amazing, and we've almost reached the end of the threshold that most teenagers don't cross that is the first month of our relationship.
Also, in a mere 6 days, I'm going to achieve one of my dreams and see one of my favorite bands ever live. That band, of course, is U2. And their opener is The Fray. So I'm checking two bands off of my "Bands to See Live Before I or They Die" list. AND IT SHALL BE THE STUFF OF LEGEND.
Also, if you haven't yet, GO SEE THOR. Because it's epic. And Anthony Hopkins is a god. And Chris Hemsworth is flawlessly cast. And it's one of the best damn comic book films I've ever seen, because it's directed by Kenneth Branagh. Also, if you have the cash to spare and you've already seen Thor, GO SEE PRIEST. It's not as good as Thor, and apparently has nothing to the graphic novel it was based on, but it's a damn entertaining movie, and Karl Urban steals the show as the antagonist. On the note of movies, DON'T GO SEE THE THIRD TRANSFORMERS MOVIE, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE A PIECE OF SHIT THAT FURTHER EXEMPLIFIES HOW MICHAEL BAY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL IN THE WORLD OF FILMMAKING AND GIVES HOLLYWOOD A BAD NAME. <Rant over>
In short, everything is wonderful, aside from evil tests which are almost done.
And now, here's a quote for the week.
"If at first you don't succeed, you fail." ~GLaDOS
This concludes the posting of the Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 15 May, 2011. I hope to see you soon for another exciting installment!
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03 May 2011
Abandon all hope, Nerds who enter here.
So, some of you may know I am a proud student of the International Baccalaureate Program. I use the term "proud" lightly, mainly because I'm enduring the hell of college-level courses, shit tons of homework and garbage like that...but that's not even the worst. At the end of the four year program (now), I'm in the midst of taking examinations that determine whether or not I get rewarded with the IB Diploma after all of this effort. SO, if I fail the tests, four years of extra work will all have been for nothing more than the same high school diploma as the people who wasted four years making shoebox dioramas and baking soda volcanoes and elementary school-level things which should not be condoned in a high school curriculum but is anyway.
ANYWAY, I'm stressing out.
But enough about that crap. To celebrate, I had my first of these hellish exams today (English Paper I (of II)) and am confident that I aced it big time. I know the worst is yet to come, but to hell with it! I'm celebrating anyway!
BUT! Enough talk of IB and such. We've other business to tend to.
In Acting today, we continued work on our final monologues, and I think I made some genuine progress with my character and motion and reformatting of the monologue I've written. During off, I went and had lunch and then proceeded to just hang in the band room (and I had a brief stint on drums, which ended in my band teacher jokingly threatening to administer a headlock and promptly complementing my ability to keep time). And in math, considering our exams for said class are tomorrow and the day after, we're starting our collective relaxing until the end of the year, complete with a lack of assignments and curriculum. Good stuff, indeed.
ROMANCE PARAGRAPH. BLAH BLAH BLAH.
My girlfriend and I are doing awesomely, and I'm glad to say that things aside from IB and school have been very, very awesome. She and I really click, since we're both dementedly nerdy and not afraid to show it, and over the weekend we took part in a midnight screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and a celebration of National Wear Cosplay to Starbucks Day. Yep. She's pretty much perfect.
And now we reach today's activity...
COOL PICTURE TUESDAY! (Oh baby, oh baby...)
Today's images come from my favorite source of pictures on the internet: My friend's filtered collection of pictures from the evil, evil place we know as 4Chan.
The first one is Portal-related. Because it is still consuming my life. Inevitably, I inadvertently found out how Portal 2 ends before finishing the game. But good God, now I can't wait to play it and do it myself, because it sounds goddamn epic. So here's a picture of a corrupted Personality Core.
The next image features a great quote from one of my heroes, Mr. Alfred Hitchcock. And face it. That's one intimidating picture of a gun pointed right at your face.
And in case you care, here's an old picture of me in a steampunk-y outfit similar to the one I wore to National Wear Cosplay to Starbucks Day.
And just for the hell of it, here's Deadpool.
Anyhow, this is becoming a disorganized mess, so I'm going to stop this post before it gets out of control.
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 3 May 2011. I hope to see you soon for another exciting installment!
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ANYWAY, I'm stressing out.
But enough about that crap. To celebrate, I had my first of these hellish exams today (English Paper I (of II)) and am confident that I aced it big time. I know the worst is yet to come, but to hell with it! I'm celebrating anyway!
BUT! Enough talk of IB and such. We've other business to tend to.
In Acting today, we continued work on our final monologues, and I think I made some genuine progress with my character and motion and reformatting of the monologue I've written. During off, I went and had lunch and then proceeded to just hang in the band room (and I had a brief stint on drums, which ended in my band teacher jokingly threatening to administer a headlock and promptly complementing my ability to keep time). And in math, considering our exams for said class are tomorrow and the day after, we're starting our collective relaxing until the end of the year, complete with a lack of assignments and curriculum. Good stuff, indeed.
ROMANCE PARAGRAPH. BLAH BLAH BLAH.
My girlfriend and I are doing awesomely, and I'm glad to say that things aside from IB and school have been very, very awesome. She and I really click, since we're both dementedly nerdy and not afraid to show it, and over the weekend we took part in a midnight screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and a celebration of National Wear Cosplay to Starbucks Day. Yep. She's pretty much perfect.
And now we reach today's activity...
COOL PICTURE TUESDAY! (Oh baby, oh baby...)
Today's images come from my favorite source of pictures on the internet: My friend's filtered collection of pictures from the evil, evil place we know as 4Chan.
The first one is Portal-related. Because it is still consuming my life. Inevitably, I inadvertently found out how Portal 2 ends before finishing the game. But good God, now I can't wait to play it and do it myself, because it sounds goddamn epic. So here's a picture of a corrupted Personality Core.
The next image features a great quote from one of my heroes, Mr. Alfred Hitchcock. And face it. That's one intimidating picture of a gun pointed right at your face.
And in case you care, here's an old picture of me in a steampunk-y outfit similar to the one I wore to National Wear Cosplay to Starbucks Day.
And just for the hell of it, here's Deadpool.
Anyhow, this is becoming a disorganized mess, so I'm going to stop this post before it gets out of control.
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 3 May 2011. I hope to see you soon for another exciting installment!
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26 April 2011
It's late in the evening. But the Nerd doesn't care at all.
Good evening, my beloved readers! It's kind of late, and if I have any readers on Eastern Standard Time (probably not...), it's already Wednesday. But right here, it's very late on this lovely Tuesday night. And, being bored and not having school tomorrow (Juniors have to take their ACTs...ha ha), I thought I might share a short and concise little post with you for Tuesday.
In Biology, we're anxiously preparing for our IB examinations by taking review quizzes. Today's was on Human Physiology, and I did pretty well. Not a bad class at all. In Acting, we were assigned our final exam: Writing and performing a monologue written by us putting our past experiences in the monologue. My current idea involves setting moments of my life to lyrics from Bob Dylan's "The Times, They Are A-Changin'", a personal favorite song of mine with a great deal of emotional input in it. In my off-block, I went to Atlanta Bread and had a bread bowl full of tomato soup...yum. And in Math, we're also getting ready for IB exams by doing actual IB exams from the past years.
After school, I went to a rehearsal for my latest theatrical endeavor: Lakewood High School's annual series of One Acts, which are quite literally one act plays that are student directed and operated. The One Act I'm involved in is entitled Dinner With the MacGuffins, and is basically a giant nod to Alfred Hitchcock involving the 4th Wall vanishing from one character's perspective. It's a great deal of fun looking at that character and treating him like he's a psycho.
ROMANCE PARAGRAPH. Blah blah blah.
Not a whole lot to report. I'm still dementedly happy. She's fantastic and awesome and beautiful and happy. And that's all that matters. (God, this is a short romance paragraph...)
And now we reach the daily ritual! And it's...
COOL PICTURE TUESDAY! (the cake is a lie...)
So, Portal 2 is still consuming my life. But God, that game is fantastic. Seriously. If you even remotely liked the first one, you're gonna be floored by how expansive the sequel is, and you're going to love all of the new, awesome things you get to play around with in the game. Today's picture is obviously related to Portal, in case you could not tell. And I think it's amusing. And a very nice usage of Photoshop.
In Biology, we're anxiously preparing for our IB examinations by taking review quizzes. Today's was on Human Physiology, and I did pretty well. Not a bad class at all. In Acting, we were assigned our final exam: Writing and performing a monologue written by us putting our past experiences in the monologue. My current idea involves setting moments of my life to lyrics from Bob Dylan's "The Times, They Are A-Changin'", a personal favorite song of mine with a great deal of emotional input in it. In my off-block, I went to Atlanta Bread and had a bread bowl full of tomato soup...yum. And in Math, we're also getting ready for IB exams by doing actual IB exams from the past years.
After school, I went to a rehearsal for my latest theatrical endeavor: Lakewood High School's annual series of One Acts, which are quite literally one act plays that are student directed and operated. The One Act I'm involved in is entitled Dinner With the MacGuffins, and is basically a giant nod to Alfred Hitchcock involving the 4th Wall vanishing from one character's perspective. It's a great deal of fun looking at that character and treating him like he's a psycho.
ROMANCE PARAGRAPH. Blah blah blah.
Not a whole lot to report. I'm still dementedly happy. She's fantastic and awesome and beautiful and happy. And that's all that matters. (God, this is a short romance paragraph...)
And now we reach the daily ritual! And it's...
COOL PICTURE TUESDAY! (the cake is a lie...)
So, Portal 2 is still consuming my life. But God, that game is fantastic. Seriously. If you even remotely liked the first one, you're gonna be floored by how expansive the sequel is, and you're going to love all of the new, awesome things you get to play around with in the game. Today's picture is obviously related to Portal, in case you could not tell. And I think it's amusing. And a very nice usage of Photoshop.
Truer words were never spoken. With that, I bid you all farewell for now, for I've experiments to run, there is research to be done on the people who are...still alive. Peace out.
This concludes the posting of the Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 26 April 2011. I hope to see you later this week for another exciting installment!
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25 April 2011
And so the Nerd begins again.
Hello, my beloved readers who haven't forgotten I exist! 'Tis I, your humble narrator, and allow me to firstly apologize. It has been 2 months and 14 days since I've done an actual post on this blog. That's nonsensical. BUT! I have a valid-ish excuse! I've been trapped on a deserted island for the duration of my prolonged absence!
...But not really.
SO, allow me to put you up to speed on the important things which have happened while I've been away.
Firstly, you might recall I was in a musical theater production...which has since ended. But ask anyone about Lakewood High School's production of Chicago and they'll tell you it was awesome! And it was! I had a great deal of fun working with a lot of talented people and bringing together one hell of a show. So yes. That's cool.
I got accepted into college! Which is sweet! So, come September, I'm shipping off for Suffolk University in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts to pursue my degree in Cinema Studies! Huzzah.
My collection of films has gone viral! In short, you can find trailers for upcoming projects of mine and various short films on my new YouTube channel, ClaytonNickellFilms.
Crazy, nerdy events which have happened...let's see. I went to Denver's local science fiction convention, StarFest, and met Peter Mayhew (aka CHEWBACCA!), a bunch of fellow cosplayers of the Doctor, and someone else who I'll get to in a minute. I met one of my nerdy heroes, a cappella god Mister Tim (mistertimdotcom.com) at a concert he did with LHS' own a cappella ensemble Eclipse, who are also awesome. Doctor Who Series VI premiered, which was brilliant. I had a party with a bunch of fellow Whovians, and it was a great deal of fun. But the ending of the episode was BULLSHIT! SO UNSATISFYING! DAMN YOU, MOFFAT! (But deep down, I love you.)
And, now, something I'm sure you all have missed...the usual recount of my failure of a love life...or is it?
WARNING: ROMANCE PARAGRAPH AHEAD. AND FOR ONCE, THERE'S GOOD NEWS!
I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND! That's right, readers who doubted my romantic skills...SUCK IT! But, let's get to some details. We met at StarFest, and she truly is something else. In a good way. I quite literally never thought a human being like her could exist...pretty, nerdy, intelligent, compassionate, kind, and generally amazing. After three dates, I knew for sure that she was the one I wanted, so...it's official, planet Earth. The Nerd has found a nerd...ess? Nerdette? Nerdmate? Whatever...girlfriend who is nerdy. There.
So, as per the ancient, forgotten rituals of daily events, today is...well...
(refers to previous posts, which have been collecting dust)
COOL YOUTUBE VIDEO MONDAY (it's about damn time!)
Now, call me an egotist all you want, but today's first cool YouTube video is one of my own creation, fresh from my new YouTube channel. I made it for a contest sponsored by Hyundai and YouTube in the hopes of winning a shiny new car and a trip to Korea (As if I haven't been already there...no really. I have.), but we had a lot of fun along the way. So, here it is..."The Duel".
Our second video is for those who didn't know who Mister Tim was when I referenced him earlier in the post. Behold his insane skill and immense nerdery as he and his a cappella quartet Moosebutter perform a series of Star Wars-related songs to the tune of random scores from composer John Williams. Oh joy. (PS: Tim is the lower right hand corner, and you can see more of his awesome stuff at <mistertimdotcom.com>.
And finally, we have something funny from the thing that's been wasting my life in the best way possible...Portal 2, Valve's new sadistic lovechild sequel to perhaps the best video game ever. Thus far? Epic stuff. And this clip is rich with the game's infamous dark humor. Yay for ATLAS and P-Body.
Well, look at me, still talking when there's science to do. Peace out, my beloved readers. It's good to be home.
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 25 April 2010. I hope to see you later this week for another exciting installment!
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...But not really.
SO, allow me to put you up to speed on the important things which have happened while I've been away.
Firstly, you might recall I was in a musical theater production...which has since ended. But ask anyone about Lakewood High School's production of Chicago and they'll tell you it was awesome! And it was! I had a great deal of fun working with a lot of talented people and bringing together one hell of a show. So yes. That's cool.
I got accepted into college! Which is sweet! So, come September, I'm shipping off for Suffolk University in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts to pursue my degree in Cinema Studies! Huzzah.
My collection of films has gone viral! In short, you can find trailers for upcoming projects of mine and various short films on my new YouTube channel, ClaytonNickellFilms.
Crazy, nerdy events which have happened...let's see. I went to Denver's local science fiction convention, StarFest, and met Peter Mayhew (aka CHEWBACCA!), a bunch of fellow cosplayers of the Doctor, and someone else who I'll get to in a minute. I met one of my nerdy heroes, a cappella god Mister Tim (mistertimdotcom.com) at a concert he did with LHS' own a cappella ensemble Eclipse, who are also awesome. Doctor Who Series VI premiered, which was brilliant. I had a party with a bunch of fellow Whovians, and it was a great deal of fun. But the ending of the episode was BULLSHIT! SO UNSATISFYING! DAMN YOU, MOFFAT! (But deep down, I love you.)
And, now, something I'm sure you all have missed...the usual recount of my failure of a love life...or is it?
WARNING: ROMANCE PARAGRAPH AHEAD. AND FOR ONCE, THERE'S GOOD NEWS!
I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND! That's right, readers who doubted my romantic skills...SUCK IT! But, let's get to some details. We met at StarFest, and she truly is something else. In a good way. I quite literally never thought a human being like her could exist...pretty, nerdy, intelligent, compassionate, kind, and generally amazing. After three dates, I knew for sure that she was the one I wanted, so...it's official, planet Earth. The Nerd has found a nerd...ess? Nerdette? Nerdmate? Whatever...girlfriend who is nerdy. There.
So, as per the ancient, forgotten rituals of daily events, today is...well...
(refers to previous posts, which have been collecting dust)
COOL YOUTUBE VIDEO MONDAY (it's about damn time!)
Now, call me an egotist all you want, but today's first cool YouTube video is one of my own creation, fresh from my new YouTube channel. I made it for a contest sponsored by Hyundai and YouTube in the hopes of winning a shiny new car and a trip to Korea (As if I haven't been already there...no really. I have.), but we had a lot of fun along the way. So, here it is..."The Duel".
Our second video is for those who didn't know who Mister Tim was when I referenced him earlier in the post. Behold his insane skill and immense nerdery as he and his a cappella quartet Moosebutter perform a series of Star Wars-related songs to the tune of random scores from composer John Williams. Oh joy. (PS: Tim is the lower right hand corner, and you can see more of his awesome stuff at <mistertimdotcom.com>.
And finally, we have something funny from the thing that's been wasting my life in the best way possible...Portal 2, Valve's new sadistic lovechild sequel to perhaps the best video game ever. Thus far? Epic stuff. And this clip is rich with the game's infamous dark humor. Yay for ATLAS and P-Body.
Well, look at me, still talking when there's science to do. Peace out, my beloved readers. It's good to be home.
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 25 April 2010. I hope to see you later this week for another exciting installment!
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24 April 2011
Tomorrow, the Nerd returns from his hiatus.
Readers of this blog, it has been virtually an eternity since the Nerd has shared the events of his life with you here, but this is about to change. The Nerd will be returning tomorrow with (kind-of sort-of) daily posts and the special weekly events you once knew and loved.
A lot has changed in the Nerd's life, and he is ecstatic to provide a full recount of the past 2 months and 13 days that he has not posted on this blog. Also, he wishes his Christian reader a very happy Zombie Jesus Day.
Tomorrow, the Nerd is coming home to The Mindless Ramblings. See you at the aftermath.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
"One day I shall come back. Yes, I shall come back. Until then, there must be no regrets, no tears, no anxieties. Just go forward in all your beliefs and prove to me that I am not mistaken in mine." ~The First Doctor (William Hartnell)
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for Sunday, 24 April 2011. The Nerd hopes to see you tomorrow for the first exciting installment in a VERY long time.
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...or is it the rebirth of the line?
A lot has changed in the Nerd's life, and he is ecstatic to provide a full recount of the past 2 months and 13 days that he has not posted on this blog. Also, he wishes his Christian reader a very happy Zombie Jesus Day.
Tomorrow, the Nerd is coming home to The Mindless Ramblings. See you at the aftermath.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
"One day I shall come back. Yes, I shall come back. Until then, there must be no regrets, no tears, no anxieties. Just go forward in all your beliefs and prove to me that I am not mistaken in mine." ~The First Doctor (William Hartnell)
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for Sunday, 24 April 2011. The Nerd hopes to see you tomorrow for the first exciting installment in a VERY long time.
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...or is it the rebirth of the line?
11 February 2011
The Nerd is most assuredly awful in terms of the maintenance of his blogge. (Also, 'tis Olde-Fashioned Friday.)
Salutations, fair readers!
To begin, I am quite aware that it has been many days since I, your humble narrator, hath posted upon the blogge. I tend to be a very occupied man, and this is a reasonable alibi on my part. Thusly, I desire to make something clear to you, readers.
I, the Nerd, may not have the necessary amount of time each day to scroll a posting for the blogge. This does in fact mean that the "daily posting" idea is a bit of a fantasy in reality, and postings may happen to be very split up. I do intend to continue scrolling, but it will not be on a daily basis. However, depending on the day of the week, the special days will still remain intact.
With that said, let us recount the day.
In my Biology course, we prepared and reviewed for our pending examination on the immune system. In my Acting course, we wrote and rehearsed duet scenes to showcase the concept of tactics a character uses to overcome his obstacles. In my period of liberation, I went with a few companions to the pub and drank and ate and enjoyed ourselves. And in my Mathematics course, we had an examination which I'm unsure if I did well on.
During the theatrical rehearsal today, we continued our work choreographing the song "Roxie." That's about all that happened.
And now, we approach the mystery and insanity of...Le Paragraphe de l'amour!
Tomorrow is the day I go on my date. I'm not quite sure what to expect, so I'm just going to run in and hope that it's a good few hours. With that, I will close this paragraph.
As for the mysterious persona of A-II, there is little to report, regrettably.
With that, I believe everything that must be said has been, and thusly I shall close this posting by sending you all my regards and farewells.
This doth conclude the posting of the fair blogge The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for this day, the Eleventh of February, Year of our Lord Two-Thousand and Eleven. I do hope that you shall return to this blogge tomorrow to bear witness to another wonderful, enthralling, and intellectually-stimulating posting!
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To begin, I am quite aware that it has been many days since I, your humble narrator, hath posted upon the blogge. I tend to be a very occupied man, and this is a reasonable alibi on my part. Thusly, I desire to make something clear to you, readers.
I, the Nerd, may not have the necessary amount of time each day to scroll a posting for the blogge. This does in fact mean that the "daily posting" idea is a bit of a fantasy in reality, and postings may happen to be very split up. I do intend to continue scrolling, but it will not be on a daily basis. However, depending on the day of the week, the special days will still remain intact.
With that said, let us recount the day.
In my Biology course, we prepared and reviewed for our pending examination on the immune system. In my Acting course, we wrote and rehearsed duet scenes to showcase the concept of tactics a character uses to overcome his obstacles. In my period of liberation, I went with a few companions to the pub and drank and ate and enjoyed ourselves. And in my Mathematics course, we had an examination which I'm unsure if I did well on.
During the theatrical rehearsal today, we continued our work choreographing the song "Roxie." That's about all that happened.
And now, we approach the mystery and insanity of...Le Paragraphe de l'amour!
Tomorrow is the day I go on my date. I'm not quite sure what to expect, so I'm just going to run in and hope that it's a good few hours. With that, I will close this paragraph.
As for the mysterious persona of A-II, there is little to report, regrettably.
With that, I believe everything that must be said has been, and thusly I shall close this posting by sending you all my regards and farewells.
This doth conclude the posting of the fair blogge The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for this day, the Eleventh of February, Year of our Lord Two-Thousand and Eleven. I do hope that you shall return to this blogge tomorrow to bear witness to another wonderful, enthralling, and intellectually-stimulating posting!
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07 February 2011
The Nerd is watching Casablanca.
Good evening, (ladies and) gents. I am currently insanely content as I sit drinking a Coca-Cola and eating some rice pudding and watching Casablanca. So I'm going to make this fast.
In Bio, we listened to a lecture about B-Cells and T-Cells and how they kill off antigens in our bodies. In Acting, we had a workshop on auditions and I got to perform my prepared monologue where I play DC supervillain Lex Luthor. It's intense. During off block, I went to lunch at Qdoba and hung around the band room. And in Math, we learned about the magic of The Calculus and derivatives.
During rehearsal, we ran some of the production numbers that have been choreographed (All That Jazz, Cell Block Tango, Me and My Baby and Razzle Dazzle). We continued adding dancers to the latter, and other than that, not a great deal happened. Fun fact, though: For Razzle Dazzle, actors in ensemble are being charged to do fun things, like juggling and ribbon twirling or being a clown. But I stand alone in my talent in that I shall be spinning a plate on a stick. It's intense, and I'm not so bad considering it's my first day doing it. But I have my work cut out for me.
ROMANCE PARAGRAPH! WARNING!
Today I saw the girl I'll be going on a date with in my Acting class. We both expressed our mutual excitement. And after rehearsal, the same thing happened again. Not much to report after that.
As for the mysterious A2 update, she and I are talking regularly and we've definitely become closer as far as people go. It's rather awesome.
And now we reach...
COOL YOUTUBE VIDEO MONDAY! {w00t!}
Today's clip is from yesterday's line of Super Bowl advertisements. And yes, it's my favorite. And yes, it's the nerdiest. And yes, you've probably seen it.
Yep. Li'l Vader.
In Bio, we listened to a lecture about B-Cells and T-Cells and how they kill off antigens in our bodies. In Acting, we had a workshop on auditions and I got to perform my prepared monologue where I play DC supervillain Lex Luthor. It's intense. During off block, I went to lunch at Qdoba and hung around the band room. And in Math, we learned about the magic of The Calculus and derivatives.
During rehearsal, we ran some of the production numbers that have been choreographed (All That Jazz, Cell Block Tango, Me and My Baby and Razzle Dazzle). We continued adding dancers to the latter, and other than that, not a great deal happened. Fun fact, though: For Razzle Dazzle, actors in ensemble are being charged to do fun things, like juggling and ribbon twirling or being a clown. But I stand alone in my talent in that I shall be spinning a plate on a stick. It's intense, and I'm not so bad considering it's my first day doing it. But I have my work cut out for me.
ROMANCE PARAGRAPH! WARNING!
Today I saw the girl I'll be going on a date with in my Acting class. We both expressed our mutual excitement. And after rehearsal, the same thing happened again. Not much to report after that.
As for the mysterious A2 update, she and I are talking regularly and we've definitely become closer as far as people go. It's rather awesome.
And now we reach...
COOL YOUTUBE VIDEO MONDAY! {w00t!}
Today's clip is from yesterday's line of Super Bowl advertisements. And yes, it's my favorite. And yes, it's the nerdiest. And yes, you've probably seen it.
Yep. Li'l Vader.
Absolutely adorable. And I wish my dad had that technology when I was a kid pretending to use the Force...
With that, I bid you all adieu. Peace.
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 7 February 2011. I hope to see you tomorrow for another exciting installment!
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06 February 2011
The Nerd is really, really bad at updating the blog.
OK, I've really been awful at updating in recent days. I do apologize, and no, I don't have any good excuse.
With that, I have a headache. Let's make this fast.
Today I went to the mall and hung out with a few nerdy friends, my brother left for college after spending the weekend with us, and there was some football game on TV.
Be warned. Here there be a Romance Paragraph...
Well, I got a date. With a girl. Huzzah! She's a fellow nerd and a film buff, and I'm excited to see what happens with this. I'd express more exuberant joy, but I have a God-awful headache, as I said.
So, here's a special football-related...
QUOTE OF THE WEEK! (ow, my head...)
"Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck." ~Don Shula
Now, I'm going to take some aspirin and sleep. Peace out.
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 6 February 2011. I hope to see you tomorrow for another exciting installment!
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With that, I have a headache. Let's make this fast.
Today I went to the mall and hung out with a few nerdy friends, my brother left for college after spending the weekend with us, and there was some football game on TV.
Be warned. Here there be a Romance Paragraph...
Well, I got a date. With a girl. Huzzah! She's a fellow nerd and a film buff, and I'm excited to see what happens with this. I'd express more exuberant joy, but I have a God-awful headache, as I said.
So, here's a special football-related...
QUOTE OF THE WEEK! (ow, my head...)
"Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck." ~Don Shula
Now, I'm going to take some aspirin and sleep. Peace out.
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 6 February 2011. I hope to see you tomorrow for another exciting installment!
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03 February 2011
The Nerd didn't post yesterday...
...and I don't have a good reason as to why, my dear readers. It just totally slipped my mind.
But the good news is, you didn't miss much! It was just another lazy snow day, and, in fact, you ought to be thanking me for sparing you from evil, evil abstract poetry.
But, sadly, we returned to school today. SO, let's recount the day's events.
Today, to go along with my newfound love for the sci-fi subgenre of steampunk, I chose to gang up with a few like-minded friends and wear Neo-Victorian clothes on what shall forever be known as STEAMPUNK THURSDAY.
In Biology, we listened to a long lecture about the immune system. In Acting, we did some work with past lives of characters and demonstrated how past lives and given circumstances can totally change a scene. In my off hour, I went to Old Chicago's All-You-Can-Eat Pizza Buffet with my friends, and upon returning, took part in a chain of my friends laying on each other, something I coined a "clothes-on orgy" of sorts. And in Math Studies, we worked on our IA's (IB slang for Internal Assessments, or the part of the IB exam done before the actual exam in May).
In rehearsal, we ran our production numbers thus far, and got yelled at for being sloppy by our director and choreographer and vocal coach. But, as always, I still had fun and feel privileged to be there.
And now, we reach the occasion of the day...
COOL NERD PRODUCT THURSDAY! {waste your money!}
Today's product can be found on ThinkGeek, the greatest of all nerd shops on the web (thinkgeek.com).
And it is truly marvelous.
And how about a vase of 8-Bit Flowers for that special somebody in your life?
Oh, baby...
I think that about wraps it up, gang! Now...to sleep!
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 3 February 2011. I hope to see you tomorrow for another exciting installment!
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But the good news is, you didn't miss much! It was just another lazy snow day, and, in fact, you ought to be thanking me for sparing you from evil, evil abstract poetry.
But, sadly, we returned to school today. SO, let's recount the day's events.
Today, to go along with my newfound love for the sci-fi subgenre of steampunk, I chose to gang up with a few like-minded friends and wear Neo-Victorian clothes on what shall forever be known as STEAMPUNK THURSDAY.
In Biology, we listened to a long lecture about the immune system. In Acting, we did some work with past lives of characters and demonstrated how past lives and given circumstances can totally change a scene. In my off hour, I went to Old Chicago's All-You-Can-Eat Pizza Buffet with my friends, and upon returning, took part in a chain of my friends laying on each other, something I coined a "clothes-on orgy" of sorts. And in Math Studies, we worked on our IA's (IB slang for Internal Assessments, or the part of the IB exam done before the actual exam in May).
In rehearsal, we ran our production numbers thus far, and got yelled at for being sloppy by our director and choreographer and vocal coach. But, as always, I still had fun and feel privileged to be there.
And now, we reach the occasion of the day...
COOL NERD PRODUCT THURSDAY! {waste your money!}
Today's product can be found on ThinkGeek, the greatest of all nerd shops on the web (thinkgeek.com).
And it is truly marvelous.
This, my friends, is an 8-Bit Wristwatch. Fully-functional, tells the time, and looks super-retro-awesome. You might want to pick up ThinkGeek's 8-Bit Tie or 8-Bit Hair Bow to go with it and be extra pixelly!
And how about a vase of 8-Bit Flowers for that special somebody in your life?
Oh, baby...
I think that about wraps it up, gang! Now...to sleep!
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 3 February 2011. I hope to see you tomorrow for another exciting installment!
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01 February 2011
The Nerd is being lazy.
Well, today was a snow day. And tomorrow shall be a snow day.
So I woke up at 2PM, watched some Doctor Who, put on Terry Gilliam's dystopian satire Brazil, ate some dinner, drank some tea, and was on Facebook. Not an exciting day, but one full of much-deserved relaxation.
No school events to report.
No rehearsal events to report.
No romance paragraph.
But something cool did happen today. Someone I've longed to transcend the line between acquaintance and true friend with expressed mutual interest in getting to know me better. On this evil place known as the internet, she'll go unnamed. BUT, this does symbolize the creation of a new paragraph of accounting, which I shall dub The A2 Paragraph for no specific reason whatsoever. What's there to say? I think she's funny, she's beautiful, she always has a smile on her face, and I'm giving her her own paragraph because I have no romantic chance at all with her. That's mere acceptance of the fact, friends. But yes. I'm quite excited to see how this will advance.
Now then, it's...
COOL PICTURE TUESDAY! [callooh! callay!]
...so let's get on with that.
Today's image comes from my friend's 4Chan collection, same as last week. And it is an image that, being the nerd I am, I find appalling due to it's complete lack of fact. In fact, there are a great deal of things wrong with this picture, and hopefully, readers, you're intelligent enough to see them.
With that, I'm off to be lazy some more. Peace!
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 1 February 2011. I hope to see you tomorrow for another exciting installment!
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So I woke up at 2PM, watched some Doctor Who, put on Terry Gilliam's dystopian satire Brazil, ate some dinner, drank some tea, and was on Facebook. Not an exciting day, but one full of much-deserved relaxation.
No school events to report.
No rehearsal events to report.
No romance paragraph.
But something cool did happen today. Someone I've longed to transcend the line between acquaintance and true friend with expressed mutual interest in getting to know me better. On this evil place known as the internet, she'll go unnamed. BUT, this does symbolize the creation of a new paragraph of accounting, which I shall dub The A2 Paragraph for no specific reason whatsoever. What's there to say? I think she's funny, she's beautiful, she always has a smile on her face, and I'm giving her her own paragraph because I have no romantic chance at all with her. That's mere acceptance of the fact, friends. But yes. I'm quite excited to see how this will advance.
Now then, it's...
COOL PICTURE TUESDAY! [callooh! callay!]
...so let's get on with that.
Today's image comes from my friend's 4Chan collection, same as last week. And it is an image that, being the nerd I am, I find appalling due to it's complete lack of fact. In fact, there are a great deal of things wrong with this picture, and hopefully, readers, you're intelligent enough to see them.
With that, I'm off to be lazy some more. Peace!
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 1 February 2011. I hope to see you tomorrow for another exciting installment!
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31 January 2011
The Nerd is thanking Mother Nature.
Good day, fine readers!
I am currently jubilant, because tomorrow, I won't have to wake up before the sunrise and waste my day away in school. I can instead wake up around midday and waste my day in my home, because tomorrow is a SNOW DAY! Yeah! (epic guitar solo)
So, my current plan for the evening is to not care about when I hit the hay and just watch a lot of good films. So I've quite the evening ahead of me. With that, let's recount the day's events.
In English this morning, we finished Waiting for Godot, a beautiful absurdist work of art. It is quite literally fantastic if you've never had the pleasure of reading it or seeing it on stage. However, the event is bittersweet, because now I no longer have an excuse to wear my bowler hat in class. In History, we were assigned an epic debate project where students will take on the roles of historians of different schools of history and historical figures and host a trial where the people who are thought to have responsibility for starting the Cold War will be interrogated. I literally ran to the sign-up list to ensure I would be portraying President Harry S. Truman, a hero of sorts for me. Honestly, he found himself in a really crappy situation and took it in stride. He ended the Second World War, and although the recovery for the nation was hard and depressing (economically AND literally), he still managed to get a second term. Because he's a badass. A badass who I will have the immense pleasure and honor of portraying in my History class. Spanish, as always, kind of sucked. We had a quiz of Hispanic-american countries (capitals and adjectives of nationalities), and I think that went well, actually. However, I feel as though I might have misspelled a few, and to get points on the quiz, the spelling must be flawless, so I think I'll be losing a few points in that regard. Whatever. I hate that class. Then in Band, we did...the ordinary thing that happens in Band. Pretty standard.
Due to the weather, all after school activities were cancelled, and therefore I cannot report on a musical rehearsal today, because there wasn't one.
WARNING: Romance Paragraph Ahead!
Well, things are stagnant as hell. I finally saw her today after her week away, and we exchanged a few words and a hug, but that's about it. On another note, there's another female friend of mine who I simply cannot read. She's insanely sweet and cool, but she's not single. So whenever she talks to me or hugs me, I can't tell if she's just being really nice or if she's flirting. The latter really doesn't seem probable, firstly because she has a boyfriend and secondly, why in the name of God would a woman flirt with me? Whatever. I guess time will tell in this situation.
So, we've conquered another Monday, readers, and therefore, it's time to reward ourselves with...
COOL YOUTUBE VIDEO MONDAY! (applause or lack thereof)
Today's clip is a song from one of my favorite YouTube channels, schmoyoho, the people behind Auto-Tune the News. This, however, is a song made by Auto-Tuning the infamous "Double Rainbow" video, which everyone should know of by now. It's actually a decent enough song, and, as it is with most cases involving Auto-Tune, it's freaking hilarious. Enjoy.
To further prove my point on how Auto-Tune is one of the greatest inventions in the history of mankind, here's another video where Weird Al Yankovic helps the Know Your Meme team explain the history of Auto-Tune. Because few things are funnier than Weird Al using the I am T-Pain iPhone app and singing "Shortay!" Enjoy.
And with that, I'll close off the day's post with one last fun video, a cover of the Weebl's Stuff classic Amazing Horse ("Look at my horse! My horse is amazing!" Yeah, you know it...) courtesy of Italian electro-nerd-rock band The Nerd Follia. See you tomorrow, folks!
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 31 January 2011. I hope to see you tomorrow for another exciting installment!
("Get on my horse, I'll take you 'round the universe and all the other places, too!" "I think you'll find that the universe pretty much covers everything." "Shut up, woman! Get on my horse!")
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I am currently jubilant, because tomorrow, I won't have to wake up before the sunrise and waste my day away in school. I can instead wake up around midday and waste my day in my home, because tomorrow is a SNOW DAY! Yeah! (epic guitar solo)
So, my current plan for the evening is to not care about when I hit the hay and just watch a lot of good films. So I've quite the evening ahead of me. With that, let's recount the day's events.
In English this morning, we finished Waiting for Godot, a beautiful absurdist work of art. It is quite literally fantastic if you've never had the pleasure of reading it or seeing it on stage. However, the event is bittersweet, because now I no longer have an excuse to wear my bowler hat in class. In History, we were assigned an epic debate project where students will take on the roles of historians of different schools of history and historical figures and host a trial where the people who are thought to have responsibility for starting the Cold War will be interrogated. I literally ran to the sign-up list to ensure I would be portraying President Harry S. Truman, a hero of sorts for me. Honestly, he found himself in a really crappy situation and took it in stride. He ended the Second World War, and although the recovery for the nation was hard and depressing (economically AND literally), he still managed to get a second term. Because he's a badass. A badass who I will have the immense pleasure and honor of portraying in my History class. Spanish, as always, kind of sucked. We had a quiz of Hispanic-american countries (capitals and adjectives of nationalities), and I think that went well, actually. However, I feel as though I might have misspelled a few, and to get points on the quiz, the spelling must be flawless, so I think I'll be losing a few points in that regard. Whatever. I hate that class. Then in Band, we did...the ordinary thing that happens in Band. Pretty standard.
Due to the weather, all after school activities were cancelled, and therefore I cannot report on a musical rehearsal today, because there wasn't one.
WARNING: Romance Paragraph Ahead!
Well, things are stagnant as hell. I finally saw her today after her week away, and we exchanged a few words and a hug, but that's about it. On another note, there's another female friend of mine who I simply cannot read. She's insanely sweet and cool, but she's not single. So whenever she talks to me or hugs me, I can't tell if she's just being really nice or if she's flirting. The latter really doesn't seem probable, firstly because she has a boyfriend and secondly, why in the name of God would a woman flirt with me? Whatever. I guess time will tell in this situation.
So, we've conquered another Monday, readers, and therefore, it's time to reward ourselves with...
COOL YOUTUBE VIDEO MONDAY! (applause or lack thereof)
Today's clip is a song from one of my favorite YouTube channels, schmoyoho, the people behind Auto-Tune the News. This, however, is a song made by Auto-Tuning the infamous "Double Rainbow" video, which everyone should know of by now. It's actually a decent enough song, and, as it is with most cases involving Auto-Tune, it's freaking hilarious. Enjoy.
To further prove my point on how Auto-Tune is one of the greatest inventions in the history of mankind, here's another video where Weird Al Yankovic helps the Know Your Meme team explain the history of Auto-Tune. Because few things are funnier than Weird Al using the I am T-Pain iPhone app and singing "Shortay!" Enjoy.
And with that, I'll close off the day's post with one last fun video, a cover of the Weebl's Stuff classic Amazing Horse ("Look at my horse! My horse is amazing!" Yeah, you know it...) courtesy of Italian electro-nerd-rock band The Nerd Follia. See you tomorrow, folks!
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 31 January 2011. I hope to see you tomorrow for another exciting installment!
("Get on my horse, I'll take you 'round the universe and all the other places, too!" "I think you'll find that the universe pretty much covers everything." "Shut up, woman! Get on my horse!")
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30 January 2011
The Nerd played the bass and changed his oil today.
Today was pretty good. In fact, it was downright awesome.
I woke up at 10 with my friends, and my mother and I had breakfast with them and their family. Then I left around noon to go visit my father and learn how to change a tire and perform an oil change. It was time-consuming and kind of sucked, but I'm quite glad to know how to do both tasks in case an emergency occurs. I can imagine being stuck on the side of a desert road in the middle of the night with a flat tire and not knowing what to do other than call AAA, even though I'm not a AAA member, and believe me, that's a much worse scenario than being able to put on the spare tire and go on driving. Afterwards, I got together with a few musician friends of mine and practiced the song we're auditioning for the talent show with, a cover of Muse's "Supermassive Black Hole" from their album Black Holes and Revelations. It sounds pretty awesome, and we're pretty sure we're gonna rock it hardcore. And then I came home, did some homework and now sit here.
So, we're a few weeks away from the most important night of the year for my inner film buff: The 83rd Academy Awards. Seriously, I love the Oscars to the extent that I host a party where formalwear is required. It's nuts. But with the nominations having just been announced, I thought I might take a space to give you all my bets on what's going to win this year.
Best Picture: Black Swan
Lead Actor: Jeff Bridges for True Grit
Supporting Actor: Geoffrey Rush for The King's Speech
Lead Actress: Natalie Portman for Black Swan
Supporting Actress: Hailee Steinfeld for True Grit
Animated Feature: Toy Story 3 (Vote for Pixar. Always.)
Art Direction: Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias and Doug Mowat for Inception
Cinematography: Wally Pfister for Inception
Costume Design: Jenny Beavan for The King's Speech
Directing: Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan
Documentary Feature: Exit Through the Gift Shop
Documentary Short Subject: Poster Girl
Film Editing: Andrew Weisblum for Black Swan
Foreign Language Film: Biutiful
Make-up: Rick Baker and Dave Elsey for The Wolfman
Original Score: John Powell for How to Train Your Dragon
Original Song: "We Belong Together" by Randy Newman for Toy Story 3
Short Film Animated: Night and Day
Short Film Live Action: The Confession
Sound Editing: Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague for Tron: Legacy
Sound Mixing: Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick for Inception
Visual Effects: Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb for Inception
Adapted Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen for True Grit
Original Screenplay: Christopher Nolan for Inception
WARNING: ROMANCE PARAGRAPH INBOUND.
What is there to say that hasn't already been said? She's on my mind a lot and I haven't seen her since two Fridays ago. Really nothing further to report for the day.
And now, it's Sunday, so let's first celebrate the one-week anniversary of the blog, and then get the week rolling with a brand spankin' new...
QUOTE OF THE WEEK! {random "oohs" and "ahs" ensue}
"What is the most resilient parasite? Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea. Resilient... highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it's almost impossible to eradicate. An idea that is fully formed - fully understood - that sticks; right in there somewhere." ~Dominic Cobb, Inception
And on that badass note, I think it's about time to end this post. Have a good week, loyal readers!
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 30 January 2011. I hope to see you tomorrow for another exciting installment!
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I woke up at 10 with my friends, and my mother and I had breakfast with them and their family. Then I left around noon to go visit my father and learn how to change a tire and perform an oil change. It was time-consuming and kind of sucked, but I'm quite glad to know how to do both tasks in case an emergency occurs. I can imagine being stuck on the side of a desert road in the middle of the night with a flat tire and not knowing what to do other than call AAA, even though I'm not a AAA member, and believe me, that's a much worse scenario than being able to put on the spare tire and go on driving. Afterwards, I got together with a few musician friends of mine and practiced the song we're auditioning for the talent show with, a cover of Muse's "Supermassive Black Hole" from their album Black Holes and Revelations. It sounds pretty awesome, and we're pretty sure we're gonna rock it hardcore. And then I came home, did some homework and now sit here.
So, we're a few weeks away from the most important night of the year for my inner film buff: The 83rd Academy Awards. Seriously, I love the Oscars to the extent that I host a party where formalwear is required. It's nuts. But with the nominations having just been announced, I thought I might take a space to give you all my bets on what's going to win this year.
Best Picture: Black Swan
Lead Actor: Jeff Bridges for True Grit
Supporting Actor: Geoffrey Rush for The King's Speech
Lead Actress: Natalie Portman for Black Swan
Supporting Actress: Hailee Steinfeld for True Grit
Animated Feature: Toy Story 3 (Vote for Pixar. Always.)
Art Direction: Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias and Doug Mowat for Inception
Cinematography: Wally Pfister for Inception
Costume Design: Jenny Beavan for The King's Speech
Directing: Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan
Documentary Feature: Exit Through the Gift Shop
Documentary Short Subject: Poster Girl
Film Editing: Andrew Weisblum for Black Swan
Foreign Language Film: Biutiful
Make-up: Rick Baker and Dave Elsey for The Wolfman
Original Score: John Powell for How to Train Your Dragon
Original Song: "We Belong Together" by Randy Newman for Toy Story 3
Short Film Animated: Night and Day
Short Film Live Action: The Confession
Sound Editing: Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague for Tron: Legacy
Sound Mixing: Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick for Inception
Visual Effects: Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb for Inception
Adapted Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen for True Grit
Original Screenplay: Christopher Nolan for Inception
WARNING: ROMANCE PARAGRAPH INBOUND.
What is there to say that hasn't already been said? She's on my mind a lot and I haven't seen her since two Fridays ago. Really nothing further to report for the day.
And now, it's Sunday, so let's first celebrate the one-week anniversary of the blog, and then get the week rolling with a brand spankin' new...
QUOTE OF THE WEEK! {random "oohs" and "ahs" ensue}
"What is the most resilient parasite? Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea. Resilient... highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it's almost impossible to eradicate. An idea that is fully formed - fully understood - that sticks; right in there somewhere." ~Dominic Cobb, Inception
And on that badass note, I think it's about time to end this post. Have a good week, loyal readers!
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 30 January 2011. I hope to see you tomorrow for another exciting installment!
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29 January 2011
The Nerd is among nerds.
Well.
Today was kind of really sweet.
I woke up at 5 AM, got to Copper Mountain, and I skied like there was no tomorrow. For any folks familiar with Copper, the Spaulding Bowl was godly today. Like, heavenly multitudes, winged seraphs, "Hallelujah, I am saved" godly. And I continued to ski until my legs were about the consistency of gelatin. When I returned home at around 5, I called up my buddy Adam and his brother Austin and we all went out to dinner at Red Robin. After some deliberation as to what we should do after dinner, we drove down to Twist and Shout Records downtown. We browsed around in the monstrous shop for about an hour, then proceeded to return to my apartment, where we are now.
WARNING: (Very brief) Romance Paragraph ahead. You have been warned.
There's not a great deal to report. She's still on my mind a lot. Yet I haven't spoken to her recently, and I'm still under the assumption that she's probably uninterested. Ah well. Perhaps it's time to just let her go, unfortunately.
So, it's Saturday, and thus it is...
FILM RECOMMENDATION SATURDAY! (courtesy of the film connoisseur that is yours truly)
Tonight, as I write this, I am watching one of my all-time favorite B-movies of recent times; a little number starring the beloved Bruce Campbell (aka Ash Williams aka My Favorite Underrated Actor of the Entirety of the History of Cinema) as rock 'n' roll legend Elvis Presley entitled Bubba Ho-Tep. It's the story of Elvis, who hasn't died but is instead in an East Texas retirement home while an imposter is in the grave, who teams up with John F. Kennedy, (whose wounded brain was recovered, his body restored and his skin dyed black to disguise himself,) to defeat an evil Egyptian mummy dressed like a cowboy. Now, if this sounds like an awful concept to you, it's because it is. But to the surprise of every person I've ever shown it to, Bubba Ho-Tep has determined that it's actually insanely well-performed. It's a really fantastic film, and honestly, if you love Bruce Campbell as much as I do and you HAVEN'T seen this film, then shame on you. Seriously, go check it out. It may be a kind of sort of bad film, but goddamn if is isn't entertaining.
So, it's been a short post, but what're you gonna do? I have some Bruce Campbell to watch. Peace out.
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 29 January 2011. I hope to see you tomorrow for another exciting installment!
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Today was kind of really sweet.
I woke up at 5 AM, got to Copper Mountain, and I skied like there was no tomorrow. For any folks familiar with Copper, the Spaulding Bowl was godly today. Like, heavenly multitudes, winged seraphs, "Hallelujah, I am saved" godly. And I continued to ski until my legs were about the consistency of gelatin. When I returned home at around 5, I called up my buddy Adam and his brother Austin and we all went out to dinner at Red Robin. After some deliberation as to what we should do after dinner, we drove down to Twist and Shout Records downtown. We browsed around in the monstrous shop for about an hour, then proceeded to return to my apartment, where we are now.
WARNING: (Very brief) Romance Paragraph ahead. You have been warned.
There's not a great deal to report. She's still on my mind a lot. Yet I haven't spoken to her recently, and I'm still under the assumption that she's probably uninterested. Ah well. Perhaps it's time to just let her go, unfortunately.
So, it's Saturday, and thus it is...
FILM RECOMMENDATION SATURDAY! (courtesy of the film connoisseur that is yours truly)
Tonight, as I write this, I am watching one of my all-time favorite B-movies of recent times; a little number starring the beloved Bruce Campbell (aka Ash Williams aka My Favorite Underrated Actor of the Entirety of the History of Cinema) as rock 'n' roll legend Elvis Presley entitled Bubba Ho-Tep. It's the story of Elvis, who hasn't died but is instead in an East Texas retirement home while an imposter is in the grave, who teams up with John F. Kennedy, (whose wounded brain was recovered, his body restored and his skin dyed black to disguise himself,) to defeat an evil Egyptian mummy dressed like a cowboy. Now, if this sounds like an awful concept to you, it's because it is. But to the surprise of every person I've ever shown it to, Bubba Ho-Tep has determined that it's actually insanely well-performed. It's a really fantastic film, and honestly, if you love Bruce Campbell as much as I do and you HAVEN'T seen this film, then shame on you. Seriously, go check it out. It may be a kind of sort of bad film, but goddamn if is isn't entertaining.
So, it's been a short post, but what're you gonna do? I have some Bruce Campbell to watch. Peace out.
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 29 January 2011. I hope to see you tomorrow for another exciting installment!
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28 January 2011
So...it doth be late in the evening once more, as 'twas in the posting of yesterday. (Also, 'tis Olde-Fashioned Friday.)
Salutations to you all, persons of the world wide web!
Today be Olde-Fashioned Friday, and thus the posting of the blogge for this day shall be scrolled with flamboyant slang from yesteryear! On that note, allow me to go forth and discuss the happenings of this day.
Upon the cacophony of mine clock's alarm sounding, I lay in my bed refusing to awaken. However, life got the best of me, and arose I did from my slumber. I bathed, and proceeded to wear clothing of a more casual persuasion than normal, because I was fully aware that this day in the schoolhouse would be a simple and relaxing one. And indeed I was correct. In Biology, we were witness to a video narrated by the keen and sleek Brad Pitt, an actor whom I admire a great deal. In yon course of Acting, we witnessed scenes from our classmates done in total silence, and saw a bit of brilliant acting by a fine lad, Mr. Daniel Day-Lewis. During mine hour of liberation, I dined with my friends and had a modest meal at Burger's Plus, an establishment serving fine hamburgers and the like. And in mine Mathematics course, mine ears were tuned to a very long lecture, and I proceeded to do very little after the fact.
In yon rehearsal for the musical theatre production, mine body was subject to the torture of "Fosse fingers," named for the choreographer Bob Fosse, whom is responsible for their fame, among other strange contortions of the body as I, along with fellow players, were educated upon the ways of choreography for a musical act in the production, entitled All That Jazz. This we did for the entirety of the rehearsal.
It is at this point that you, mine fair reader, reach the paragraph where I, thine humble narrator, speak of romance and love. If thou hast no interest in such quabbles, then I humbly invite thou to continue on past this.
Mine mistress hath returned on this day from her journey on the slopes of the fair mountains, educating the youths of the world, and thus, I am jubilant. However, I do doubt that I shall lay eyes upon her radiance until Monday, unless by some miraculous intervention she does call upon me over this end of the week, however, such things are very not likely at this point. Thus, I am still victim to thoughts of mine mistress, and swoon at such thoughts. I am under the belief that she thinks of me little, and although there is little thine narrator can do in the matter, think not that I shall not do as much as I see fit that I can in the matter.
It doth seem that the necessary aspects of yon fair posting have been accomplished, and thusly I see no need to continue on the posting of the blogge for today. Thusly, I bid mine readers the best of evenings, and retire to mine chambers to relax and rest before arising before the rising of the radiant Sun to journey far away to the peaks with mine devices of skiing and swoop with great speed and precision down the slopes. Fare thee well, friends.
This doth conclude the posting of the fair blogge The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for this day, the Twenty-eighth of January, Year of our Lord Two-Thousand and Eleven. I do hope that you shall return to this blogge tomorrow to bear witness to another wonderful, enthralling, and intellectually-stimulating posting!
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Today be Olde-Fashioned Friday, and thus the posting of the blogge for this day shall be scrolled with flamboyant slang from yesteryear! On that note, allow me to go forth and discuss the happenings of this day.
Upon the cacophony of mine clock's alarm sounding, I lay in my bed refusing to awaken. However, life got the best of me, and arose I did from my slumber. I bathed, and proceeded to wear clothing of a more casual persuasion than normal, because I was fully aware that this day in the schoolhouse would be a simple and relaxing one. And indeed I was correct. In Biology, we were witness to a video narrated by the keen and sleek Brad Pitt, an actor whom I admire a great deal. In yon course of Acting, we witnessed scenes from our classmates done in total silence, and saw a bit of brilliant acting by a fine lad, Mr. Daniel Day-Lewis. During mine hour of liberation, I dined with my friends and had a modest meal at Burger's Plus, an establishment serving fine hamburgers and the like. And in mine Mathematics course, mine ears were tuned to a very long lecture, and I proceeded to do very little after the fact.
In yon rehearsal for the musical theatre production, mine body was subject to the torture of "Fosse fingers," named for the choreographer Bob Fosse, whom is responsible for their fame, among other strange contortions of the body as I, along with fellow players, were educated upon the ways of choreography for a musical act in the production, entitled All That Jazz. This we did for the entirety of the rehearsal.
It is at this point that you, mine fair reader, reach the paragraph where I, thine humble narrator, speak of romance and love. If thou hast no interest in such quabbles, then I humbly invite thou to continue on past this.
Mine mistress hath returned on this day from her journey on the slopes of the fair mountains, educating the youths of the world, and thus, I am jubilant. However, I do doubt that I shall lay eyes upon her radiance until Monday, unless by some miraculous intervention she does call upon me over this end of the week, however, such things are very not likely at this point. Thus, I am still victim to thoughts of mine mistress, and swoon at such thoughts. I am under the belief that she thinks of me little, and although there is little thine narrator can do in the matter, think not that I shall not do as much as I see fit that I can in the matter.
It doth seem that the necessary aspects of yon fair posting have been accomplished, and thusly I see no need to continue on the posting of the blogge for today. Thusly, I bid mine readers the best of evenings, and retire to mine chambers to relax and rest before arising before the rising of the radiant Sun to journey far away to the peaks with mine devices of skiing and swoop with great speed and precision down the slopes. Fare thee well, friends.
This doth conclude the posting of the fair blogge The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for this day, the Twenty-eighth of January, Year of our Lord Two-Thousand and Eleven. I do hope that you shall return to this blogge tomorrow to bear witness to another wonderful, enthralling, and intellectually-stimulating posting!
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27 January 2011
So...it's really late.
Wow...
I just got home from a pretty epic field trip where we saw a preview performance of the Denver Center Theater Company's rendition of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and, repeating what I just said...
Wow. If you're in the Denver area, I wholeheartedly recommend their portrayal of my favorite comedy by the Bard. The set was great, the costumes were great, the actors were fantastic (the gentlemen playing Lysander, Oberon, Bottom and Puck were my favorites), the slapstick humor was great, and all and all, it was a fabulous production. Seriously. Go check it out. Stage Theatre. Denver Performing Arts Complex. You'll love it. Yes, even you...
So that was a fun part of the day, as was rehearsal, as was English, where we continued to read Waiting for Godot. Hell, I even had a bit of fun in Band, because I love to play music.
Spanish and History? Well, History was alright. We read Dr. Seuss' The Butter Battle Book, obvious parallels to the Cold War and all, then I'm pretty sure I kind of sucked on my quiz. Spanish, however, was another story. We had oral examinations today, where we were meant to talk about what we did over the past weekend. I had written it all out, I had read it and had it memorized. But when I went up there, a very peculiar and evil thing happened. I was sailing smoothly until about 2 minutes in, when I completely crashed. I couldn't remember how to say words. I spent seconds of silence, which passed by like little eternities. I rushed through the remains of my speech, and got lectured for my unpreparedness, even though I had practiced for some time. Spanish: The bane of my existence...ah well. Win some, lose some.
WARNING: YOU HAVE REACHED THE ROMANCE PARAGRAPH. IF YOU HAVE NO INTEREST IN THE LOVE LIFE OF THE NERD, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SKIP AHEAD.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
Not much to report today. She's still away in the mountains, and I haven't seen her all week. Regardless, she remains on my mind a great deal, and quite honestly, I now have no doubt whatsoever that I have some form of feelings for her. Mind you, I'm aware I have more odds of becoming an NFL Rookie, having the team stupid enough to pick me go to the Super Bowl, and being dubbed the MVP. Obviously, the odds are pretty much 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,009:1. But so long as I keep my hopes high, I may very well succeed...maybe.
ANYHOW, today, much like every day, there's something special to do, and today is...
COOL NERD PRODUCT THURSDAY! [buy stuff! yay!]
Today's product can be found on...well, I don't know where in the name of God you can find this, but if I was a little kid and if I were as obsessed with Doctor Who as I am now...yeah. I'd so fork over 199 pounds for one. Take a look at the promotional video below, and you'll see why.
That's right, folks! Now your own children can pretend to be the hateful, evil killing machines that have been relentlessly trying to destroy the entire human populus since 1963!
Teach your kids that exterminating their fellow man is perfectly alright!
They'll soon be just like the infamous creations of Davros, the Nazis of the Universe, the Daleks!
And it'll only cost you about $320! Yay!
On that hilarious note, I bid you all a lovely evening.
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 27 January 2010. I hope to see you tomorrow for another exciting installment! (Hopefully earlier in the night...)
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I just got home from a pretty epic field trip where we saw a preview performance of the Denver Center Theater Company's rendition of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and, repeating what I just said...
Wow. If you're in the Denver area, I wholeheartedly recommend their portrayal of my favorite comedy by the Bard. The set was great, the costumes were great, the actors were fantastic (the gentlemen playing Lysander, Oberon, Bottom and Puck were my favorites), the slapstick humor was great, and all and all, it was a fabulous production. Seriously. Go check it out. Stage Theatre. Denver Performing Arts Complex. You'll love it. Yes, even you...
So that was a fun part of the day, as was rehearsal, as was English, where we continued to read Waiting for Godot. Hell, I even had a bit of fun in Band, because I love to play music.
Spanish and History? Well, History was alright. We read Dr. Seuss' The Butter Battle Book, obvious parallels to the Cold War and all, then I'm pretty sure I kind of sucked on my quiz. Spanish, however, was another story. We had oral examinations today, where we were meant to talk about what we did over the past weekend. I had written it all out, I had read it and had it memorized. But when I went up there, a very peculiar and evil thing happened. I was sailing smoothly until about 2 minutes in, when I completely crashed. I couldn't remember how to say words. I spent seconds of silence, which passed by like little eternities. I rushed through the remains of my speech, and got lectured for my unpreparedness, even though I had practiced for some time. Spanish: The bane of my existence...ah well. Win some, lose some.
WARNING: YOU HAVE REACHED THE ROMANCE PARAGRAPH. IF YOU HAVE NO INTEREST IN THE LOVE LIFE OF THE NERD, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SKIP AHEAD.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
Not much to report today. She's still away in the mountains, and I haven't seen her all week. Regardless, she remains on my mind a great deal, and quite honestly, I now have no doubt whatsoever that I have some form of feelings for her. Mind you, I'm aware I have more odds of becoming an NFL Rookie, having the team stupid enough to pick me go to the Super Bowl, and being dubbed the MVP. Obviously, the odds are pretty much 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,009:1. But so long as I keep my hopes high, I may very well succeed...maybe.
ANYHOW, today, much like every day, there's something special to do, and today is...
COOL NERD PRODUCT THURSDAY! [buy stuff! yay!]
Today's product can be found on...well, I don't know where in the name of God you can find this, but if I was a little kid and if I were as obsessed with Doctor Who as I am now...yeah. I'd so fork over 199 pounds for one. Take a look at the promotional video below, and you'll see why.
That's right, folks! Now your own children can pretend to be the hateful, evil killing machines that have been relentlessly trying to destroy the entire human populus since 1963!
Teach your kids that exterminating their fellow man is perfectly alright!
They'll soon be just like the infamous creations of Davros, the Nazis of the Universe, the Daleks!
And it'll only cost you about $320! Yay!
On that hilarious note, I bid you all a lovely evening.
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 27 January 2010. I hope to see you tomorrow for another exciting installment! (Hopefully earlier in the night...)
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26 January 2011
The Nerd attempts to write abstract poetry for his blog post.
26 January 2010 (Poetry Wednesday I)
The Nerd
Reflecting on the Past
Anger, Sadness
Hoping for the Future
Hope, Longing
Freedom, Love
Optimism, Light
Biology
Substitute, Movie
Acting
Silence, Internal Monologue
Off Block
Liberation, Food
Math
Substitute, Nothing
Rehearsal
Running, Cane tricks, Singing
Puppets to the manipulative lawyer Flynn
(Romance Stanza
You've been warned)
Still on mind, always
Unclear feelings
Do I exist in her eyes?
Want to be close
Don't want to do the usual
Broken hearts unintentionally (IV)
Stabbed those who get close (AA)
"Heartless asshole," they say
Wish they were wrong
"Scourge of humanity," I say
Wish I was wrong
"Breaker of hearts," "Idiot," "Fool," "Clueless," we agree
Wish we were wrong
Wish I could change
Want to change
Will change
Won't hurt anymore
And hopefully won't get hurt
As time goes along, we all realize the need to change
And that time is now for me
Change
Or be left in the dust
An old man, filled with regret,
Waiting to die alone
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This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 26 January 2010. I hope to see you tomorrow for another exciting installment!
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The Nerd
Reflecting on the Past
Anger, Sadness
Rekindling, Failure
Darkness, Rage
Hoping for the Future
Hope, Longing
Freedom, Love
Optimism, Light
Biology
Substitute, Movie
Acting
Silence, Internal Monologue
Off Block
Liberation, Food
Math
Substitute, Nothing
Rehearsal
Running, Cane tricks, Singing
Puppets to the manipulative lawyer Flynn
(Romance Stanza
You've been warned)
Still on mind, always
Unclear feelings
Do I exist in her eyes?
Want to be close
Don't want to do the usual
Broken hearts unintentionally (IV)
Stabbed those who get close (AA)
"Heartless asshole," they say
Wish they were wrong
"Scourge of humanity," I say
Wish I was wrong
"Breaker of hearts," "Idiot," "Fool," "Clueless," we agree
Wish we were wrong
Wish I could change
Want to change
Will change
Won't hurt anymore
And hopefully won't get hurt
As time goes along, we all realize the need to change
And that time is now for me
Change
Or be left in the dust
An old man, filled with regret,
Waiting to die alone
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This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 26 January 2010. I hope to see you tomorrow for another exciting installment!
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25 January 2011
The Nerd is...well...he doesn't quite know.
Hello, my dear viewers who are still reading this thing after three posts. You are genuine troopers for lasting so long.
SO, today was kind of...meh, really. If "meh" could be used as an adjective. WHICH IT CAN.
In my English class, we began reading Samuel Beckett's absurdist masterwork Waiting for Godot and, being the spirited actor I am, I am reading the part of Vladimir, whom was once played by one of my heroes, Sir Patrick Stewart. In History, we had a substitute with a genuine Tommy Wiseau-esque accent and read some articles about the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. In Spanish*, we talked about grammar for a God awful long time and started individually talking about what we did over the weekend. Then I went with a freshman friend for lunch at the Hamburger Stand. And to finish the school day off, Band was pretty average. We played instruments, which is what one is supposed to do in a Band class.
At rehearsal, ensemble spent a lot of time just sitting around, but by day's end, we had blocked every bit of dialogue in the production. And now we start choreographing musical numbers. And I still love my Master of Ceremonies line.
But after rehearsal, a friend and fellow cast member was talking about an ex-girlfriend of mine/best friend of hers, and blatantly pointed me out and called me an asshole. This lead me to contemplate my actions in the past involving her, the exact OPPOSITE of what I'd like to do at the moment.** So I drove home in a really crappy mood and now find myself here.
(The following paragraph is what I will now refer to as "The Romance Paragraph." If you have no interest in my love life, or lack thereof, please feel free to skip ahead. You have been warned.)
On another note, there is no real progress with that girl I was speaking of the other day. She's gone up to be a counselor for elementary school kids in the mountains this week, and thus I shall see very little of her. But, while I'm in a state of romanticism, I think I'll talk a bit about her. She was always pretty much just a classmate of mine until I went to a party she hosted way back in August and spent a long series of hours in her company having an excellent time. I think it was from that point on that our relationship crossed the threshold of acquaintanceship and we started to become friends. Mind you, she still rarely speaks to me unless I start up a conversation, and in most scenarios I don't think she quite sees that I'm around, but all things considered, among the myriad of females who have found someone to spend their time with, she's one of those rare people who you totally think should be dating someone, but they aren't. Also, I think she could kill me with her smile. OK, Romance Paragraph over.
Now, today, just like every day of the week, we have a special occasion to deal with. And today is...
COOL PICTURE TUESDAY! {did you bring your coat?}
So, today's image is from my friend's archive album of silly things he finds among the evil, evil chaos of 4chan, which I presume a lot of images will come from for Tuesdays. It should be noted that I love the Muppets. And among those wacky characters, one of my absolute favorites is the accident-prone assistant to Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker. So it's obvious that I honestly can't keep myself from laughing when I see this.
On that hilarious note, I leave you all to contemplate existence...
...and do that damned Biology homework. Peace!
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 25 January 2011. I hope to see you tomorrow for another exciting installment!
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SO, today was kind of...meh, really. If "meh" could be used as an adjective. WHICH IT CAN.
In my English class, we began reading Samuel Beckett's absurdist masterwork Waiting for Godot and, being the spirited actor I am, I am reading the part of Vladimir, whom was once played by one of my heroes, Sir Patrick Stewart. In History, we had a substitute with a genuine Tommy Wiseau-esque accent and read some articles about the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. In Spanish*, we talked about grammar for a God awful long time and started individually talking about what we did over the weekend. Then I went with a freshman friend for lunch at the Hamburger Stand. And to finish the school day off, Band was pretty average. We played instruments, which is what one is supposed to do in a Band class.
At rehearsal, ensemble spent a lot of time just sitting around, but by day's end, we had blocked every bit of dialogue in the production. And now we start choreographing musical numbers. And I still love my Master of Ceremonies line.
But after rehearsal, a friend and fellow cast member was talking about an ex-girlfriend of mine/best friend of hers, and blatantly pointed me out and called me an asshole. This lead me to contemplate my actions in the past involving her, the exact OPPOSITE of what I'd like to do at the moment.** So I drove home in a really crappy mood and now find myself here.
(The following paragraph is what I will now refer to as "The Romance Paragraph." If you have no interest in my love life, or lack thereof, please feel free to skip ahead. You have been warned.)
On another note, there is no real progress with that girl I was speaking of the other day. She's gone up to be a counselor for elementary school kids in the mountains this week, and thus I shall see very little of her. But, while I'm in a state of romanticism, I think I'll talk a bit about her. She was always pretty much just a classmate of mine until I went to a party she hosted way back in August and spent a long series of hours in her company having an excellent time. I think it was from that point on that our relationship crossed the threshold of acquaintanceship and we started to become friends. Mind you, she still rarely speaks to me unless I start up a conversation, and in most scenarios I don't think she quite sees that I'm around, but all things considered, among the myriad of females who have found someone to spend their time with, she's one of those rare people who you totally think should be dating someone, but they aren't. Also, I think she could kill me with her smile. OK, Romance Paragraph over.
Now, today, just like every day of the week, we have a special occasion to deal with. And today is...
COOL PICTURE TUESDAY! {did you bring your coat?}
So, today's image is from my friend's archive album of silly things he finds among the evil, evil chaos of 4chan, which I presume a lot of images will come from for Tuesdays. It should be noted that I love the Muppets. And among those wacky characters, one of my absolute favorites is the accident-prone assistant to Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker. So it's obvious that I honestly can't keep myself from laughing when I see this.
On that hilarious note, I leave you all to contemplate existence...
...and do that damned Biology homework. Peace!
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 25 January 2011. I hope to see you tomorrow for another exciting installment!
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24 January 2011
Mondays. They usually kind of suck.
Greetings, planet Earth!
Y'know, I may not share a lot of traits with the comic strip character Garfield, but there are two things we share: A love for lasagna, and a SHEER HATRED FOR MONDAYS.
I hate Mondays. Having an awesome weekend of escape from school, then having to go right back to the very thing you were attempting to get away from is the worst feeling ever. It doesn't help when due to sickness and Martin Luther King Day, this is the very first Monday I've had to undergo this semester.
BUT...
Strangely enough, today was kind of awesome. At school, I rocked my exam in Biology, had a lot of fun in Acting, went to Yogurtland and Kolache Factory during my off-block, and did virtually nothing in Math Studies. Some students would kill for a day so relaxed. Not to mention that I had a ball at rehearsal for my school's musical (Chicago) and I, a mere player in the Ensemble, have received the immense honor of getting to speak a line from the Master of Ceremonies (the one preceding the Cell Block Tango, if you're familiar with the show), and that's just plain freakin' awesome. As of now, I'm featured twice in the show outside of being an all-important background character. The first was just discussed, but I also get to perform the role of Harry, the guy who gets caught in bed with two women by his girlfriend and promptly gets a cap popped in his ass. (Pardon my "gangsta" terminology.)
SO YES. Today was pretty damn awesome in spite of being a Monday.
On another subject, let it noted for all readers of this blog that I am a hopeless romantic. So I'll probably write a lot about women that I admire/have feelings for in these posts, because sadly, it's a larger part of my existence than I'd like.
Now, there are plenty of girls out there I admire and wouldn't mind getting to know better and being in a relationship with, but most of them are dating other guys. However, there is one among them that I've really come to like a lot and who has recently been dumped by her now ex-boyfriend (What a dumbass...). Anyhow, she's insanely sweet, and really beautiful, and I probably stand more of a chance fighting the Rankor in the bottom of Jabba's Palace than hooking up with her, but hey. A guy can hope. She's talented, wonderful, and a really cool girl overall, and I'd love to just get closer to her as a friend, or better yet date her.
(Over the information superhighway, she'll obviously go unnamed. And for those that know me, no, I'm not saying anything.)
Now, since I'm done musing over my day, allow me to remind you all of the special occasion for this day of the week:
COOL YOUTUBE VIDEO MONDAY! [insert fanfare here]
So, today's video is a short independent film set in the mythos of Christopher Nolan's Batman films. I chose to share this video with you for two reasons.
I. I am a filmmaker, and at the moment, I myself am shooting a Batman fan film (an adaptation of Brian Azzarello's JOKER, if anyone's familiar with it.).
II. It's insanely well-executed in terms of acting and technical work. And whoever the director of photography is, I want to hug him.
Enjoy, and have a lovely evening.
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 24 January 2010. I hope to see you tomorrow for another exciting installment!
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Y'know, I may not share a lot of traits with the comic strip character Garfield, but there are two things we share: A love for lasagna, and a SHEER HATRED FOR MONDAYS.
I hate Mondays. Having an awesome weekend of escape from school, then having to go right back to the very thing you were attempting to get away from is the worst feeling ever. It doesn't help when due to sickness and Martin Luther King Day, this is the very first Monday I've had to undergo this semester.
BUT...
Strangely enough, today was kind of awesome. At school, I rocked my exam in Biology, had a lot of fun in Acting, went to Yogurtland and Kolache Factory during my off-block, and did virtually nothing in Math Studies. Some students would kill for a day so relaxed. Not to mention that I had a ball at rehearsal for my school's musical (Chicago) and I, a mere player in the Ensemble, have received the immense honor of getting to speak a line from the Master of Ceremonies (the one preceding the Cell Block Tango, if you're familiar with the show), and that's just plain freakin' awesome. As of now, I'm featured twice in the show outside of being an all-important background character. The first was just discussed, but I also get to perform the role of Harry, the guy who gets caught in bed with two women by his girlfriend and promptly gets a cap popped in his ass. (Pardon my "gangsta" terminology.)
SO YES. Today was pretty damn awesome in spite of being a Monday.
On another subject, let it noted for all readers of this blog that I am a hopeless romantic. So I'll probably write a lot about women that I admire/have feelings for in these posts, because sadly, it's a larger part of my existence than I'd like.
Now, there are plenty of girls out there I admire and wouldn't mind getting to know better and being in a relationship with, but most of them are dating other guys. However, there is one among them that I've really come to like a lot and who has recently been dumped by her now ex-boyfriend (What a dumbass...). Anyhow, she's insanely sweet, and really beautiful, and I probably stand more of a chance fighting the Rankor in the bottom of Jabba's Palace than hooking up with her, but hey. A guy can hope. She's talented, wonderful, and a really cool girl overall, and I'd love to just get closer to her as a friend, or better yet date her.
(Over the information superhighway, she'll obviously go unnamed. And for those that know me, no, I'm not saying anything.)
Now, since I'm done musing over my day, allow me to remind you all of the special occasion for this day of the week:
COOL YOUTUBE VIDEO MONDAY! [insert fanfare here]
So, today's video is a short independent film set in the mythos of Christopher Nolan's Batman films. I chose to share this video with you for two reasons.
I. I am a filmmaker, and at the moment, I myself am shooting a Batman fan film (an adaptation of Brian Azzarello's JOKER, if anyone's familiar with it.).
II. It's insanely well-executed in terms of acting and technical work. And whoever the director of photography is, I want to hug him.
Enjoy, and have a lovely evening.
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 24 January 2010. I hope to see you tomorrow for another exciting installment!
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23 January 2011
And the Nerd said: "Let there be blog." And there was blog.
Hello, planet Earth and its demented inhabitants!
This is the first of what will be many postings from your humble narrator, best known here as "The Nerd." Because that is exactly what I am, as you'll soon learn if you keep checking this blog out.
SO, let's begin by having you people get to know me a little better.
FAVORITE MOVIES: Way too many to count.
FAVORITE SCI-FI FILM FRANCHISE: Star Wars
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Doctor Who
FAVORITE DISNEY FILM: Tron (or the first PotC)
FAVORITE NERD CONVENTION: StarFest in Denver, Colorado
FAVORITE NERD PASTIME: Cosplay
FAVORITE CHARACTER TO COSPLAY: The Tenth Doctor
FAVORITE NERD SUBCULTURE: Steampunk
FAVORITE COMPUTING DEVICE: PC (Suck it, Mac.)
FAVORITE COMIC BOOK PUBLISHER: DC
FAVORITE COMIC BOOK HERO(S): (The Goddamn) Batman, The Question, Rorschach, Nite-Owl II
FAVORITE COMIC BOOK VILLAIN(S): The Joker, Two-Face, The Riddler, The Scarecrow, Ozymandias, R'as Al Ghul
FAVORITE DREAM NERD WEAPON(S): Lightsaber, The Samaritan, Identity Disk
FAVORITE BANDS/ARTISTS: Way too many to count.
FAVORITE GENRES OF MUSIC: Rock (including Alternative, Indie, Classic and Modern), Electronic, Some Pop.
FAVORITE GENRES OF MUSIC TO HATE: Rap, R&B, Country.
FAVORITE PASTIME(S): Playing music, Making films, Being a nerd
DREAM JOB: Filmmaker
FAVORITE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING: Bowler Hat
FAVORITE METHOD OF BLOCKING UV RAYS FROM EYES: Goggles (Really big ones)
FAVORITE VIDEO GAMES: Rock Band Series, DJ Hero Series, Halo Series, Burnout Series, Gears of War Series, Kingdom Hearts Series
FAVORITE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO PLAY: Euphonium, Bass Guitar, Cowbell
FAVORITE FILM DIRECTORS: Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan, David Fincher, Tim Burton
FAVORITE NERF GUN: The Maverick REV-6 (It's a sexy revolver, and it kind of reminds me of the Samaritan, toted by Hellboy)
RANDOM FACT ABOUT ME: I rarely wear belts. I prefer braces.
If you have other random questions about me, please direct them elsewhere.
On that note, here's my plan with this blog:
I will try to post here daily and talk about random thoughts and occurrences of that day. I also have scheduled certain days of the week to be special days, which will go as follows:
Cool YouTube Video Monday, in which I will post a funny or badass video to help us overcome the worst day of the week.
Cool Picture Tuesday, in which the post will feature a cool or funny image that I find.
Poetry Wednesdays, in which I will try to discuss the day's events and thoughts in the form of abstract poetry.
Cool Nerd Product Thursday, in which I will post a link to a fabulous and awesome nerdy product that catches my attention.
Old-Fashioned Friday, upon which the postings of this blogge will be scripted with the use of old-thyme terminology and spellings, much like the snippet you are currently looking upon.
Film Recommendation Saturday, in which I will talk about a film I have watched this week that I think you all should watch, too.
Quote of the Week Sunday, in which I will post an inspiring or hilarious quote to inspire us all as we move into another week.
And, since it's Sunday, I say we get this little blog started with a QUOTE OF THE WEEK!
"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once."
~Einstein
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 23 January 2010. I hope to see you tomorrow for another exciting installment!
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This is the first of what will be many postings from your humble narrator, best known here as "The Nerd." Because that is exactly what I am, as you'll soon learn if you keep checking this blog out.
SO, let's begin by having you people get to know me a little better.
FAVORITE MOVIES: Way too many to count.
FAVORITE SCI-FI FILM FRANCHISE: Star Wars
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Doctor Who
FAVORITE DISNEY FILM: Tron (or the first PotC)
FAVORITE NERD CONVENTION: StarFest in Denver, Colorado
FAVORITE NERD PASTIME: Cosplay
FAVORITE CHARACTER TO COSPLAY: The Tenth Doctor
FAVORITE NERD SUBCULTURE: Steampunk
FAVORITE COMPUTING DEVICE: PC (Suck it, Mac.)
FAVORITE COMIC BOOK PUBLISHER: DC
FAVORITE COMIC BOOK HERO(S): (The Goddamn) Batman, The Question, Rorschach, Nite-Owl II
FAVORITE COMIC BOOK VILLAIN(S): The Joker, Two-Face, The Riddler, The Scarecrow, Ozymandias, R'as Al Ghul
FAVORITE DREAM NERD WEAPON(S): Lightsaber, The Samaritan, Identity Disk
FAVORITE BANDS/ARTISTS: Way too many to count.
FAVORITE GENRES OF MUSIC: Rock (including Alternative, Indie, Classic and Modern), Electronic, Some Pop.
FAVORITE GENRES OF MUSIC TO HATE: Rap, R&B, Country.
FAVORITE PASTIME(S): Playing music, Making films, Being a nerd
DREAM JOB: Filmmaker
FAVORITE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING: Bowler Hat
FAVORITE METHOD OF BLOCKING UV RAYS FROM EYES: Goggles (Really big ones)
FAVORITE VIDEO GAMES: Rock Band Series, DJ Hero Series, Halo Series, Burnout Series, Gears of War Series, Kingdom Hearts Series
FAVORITE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO PLAY: Euphonium, Bass Guitar, Cowbell
FAVORITE FILM DIRECTORS: Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan, David Fincher, Tim Burton
FAVORITE NERF GUN: The Maverick REV-6 (It's a sexy revolver, and it kind of reminds me of the Samaritan, toted by Hellboy)
RANDOM FACT ABOUT ME: I rarely wear belts. I prefer braces.
If you have other random questions about me, please direct them elsewhere.
On that note, here's my plan with this blog:
I will try to post here daily and talk about random thoughts and occurrences of that day. I also have scheduled certain days of the week to be special days, which will go as follows:
Cool YouTube Video Monday, in which I will post a funny or badass video to help us overcome the worst day of the week.
Cool Picture Tuesday, in which the post will feature a cool or funny image that I find.
Poetry Wednesdays, in which I will try to discuss the day's events and thoughts in the form of abstract poetry.
Cool Nerd Product Thursday, in which I will post a link to a fabulous and awesome nerdy product that catches my attention.
Old-Fashioned Friday, upon which the postings of this blogge will be scripted with the use of old-thyme terminology and spellings, much like the snippet you are currently looking upon.
Film Recommendation Saturday, in which I will talk about a film I have watched this week that I think you all should watch, too.
Quote of the Week Sunday, in which I will post an inspiring or hilarious quote to inspire us all as we move into another week.
And, since it's Sunday, I say we get this little blog started with a QUOTE OF THE WEEK!
"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once."
~Einstein
This concludes the posting of The Mindless Ramblings of the Nerd for 23 January 2010. I hope to see you tomorrow for another exciting installment!
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