Category Archives: Nerd Prom 2009
Nerd Prom 2009 – Denouemount is French For ConSARS
CONSARS – con-sars – Noun. Upper respiratory infection caught at a pop culture convention, such as a comic book, anime or film convention. Infection usually coincides with extended airline trip. Symptoms include nasal and chest congestion, fatigue, rage, and hatred … Continue reading
Nerd Prom 2009 – We (Finally) Control The Horizontal
The American Jerk uses Flickr as its photo dump with pride… pride in saying that its user interface was created by methheads with a grudge against society and a yen to teach us honest people who only want to display … Continue reading
Nerd Prom 2009 – Impending Doom
Friday is when things start to get serious at Comic-Con. The jet lag has finally begun to fade after two straight nights of slamming into the “I don’t care what the clock says, I’m your body and I say it’s … Continue reading
Nerd Prom 2009 – Abandon All Hope
Last year we were able to roam around in this condition, taking inappropriate pictures of each other rubbing up on statuary and giggling at the rubes. This year, we stumbled around in a mean funk, mutteringthings like, “Unbelievable,” “Reprehensible”, and “Must… not… stab.” [read more at link] Continue reading
Nerd Prom Pregame 3 – Impending Doom
Being my fourth year at the San Diego Comic-Con, I have learned that, for good or ill, the airport and airline experience is an inverse bellweather for how the entire experience will go. So I should have known that we were fucked. Continue reading