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Nerd Prom 2008: Beachhead and Warning Shots
“This happened,” I said, showing her the playback screen on the digital camera. “And I remember seeing more than one flash, which means that I am on every geek blog in the world now, and somewhere some Bear enthusiast with a Star Wars fetish is jacking off to my picture.” [read more at link] Continue reading
Nerd Prom 2008: The Military Intervenes
“Credible intelligence sources indicate that San Diego will be overrun by more than an eighth of a million nerds, and we have to take threats like this seriously,” said Mayor Faux, sweating profusely and slightly drooling. “I have asked the military to respond to these threats. Downtown San Diego cannot, and will not, become another Helm’s Deep.” [read more at link] Continue reading
Nerd Prom 2008: You’ve Got to Go Through Hell…
Historically, TSA Security tosses my bags, seizes my lighters, and exposes my hip flask to chemical analysis and bomb-sniffing dogs. Yesterday however, the line was short, the screeners friendly, and my fire and liquor paraphernalia only garnered the lightest of gentle tsk-tsking. Therefore, I should have known that the flight would suck…[read more at link] Continue reading
Nerd Siege Invasion Plan: A Nerd Prom 2008 Pregame
You might be saying to yourself, “Rob, attending Comic-Con sounds like fun to me. What should I do to prepare in the event I want to attend it myself?” To which I would reply: “Absolutely nothing! Just hop a flight and show up,” because I sincerely dislike you and want terrible things to happen to you… [read more at link] Continue reading