#And nerdiness

[marlasomething]

With this whole bit of re-releasing movies for anniversaries ...Zombies Party (I meaasan Shaun of the DEAD), Saw AND The Princess and the Pauper are 20 YEARS this year...

Just saying

[thew1ldblueyonder]

One Ring to Rule Them All

It's December 2001 and Steve feels younger than he’s felt in a long time. He stands there clutching the tickets in his hands like a lifeline, palms sweating like a teenager, awkward and nervous like he hasn’t been for a long time.

And yet, when he looks at Eddie across the hall he feels young in an entirely different way, heart fluttering like a caged songbird that cannot be contained, every breath filling his lungs to the brim, making his skin tingle.

He moves his hand to his pocket, checks it compulsively again and again, his hands tracing the outline of the small box like it’s supposed to calm his foolish heart.

Unaware of Steve’s turmoil, Eddie stands in line to order popcorn for the both of them, sneaking a glance back with a barely contained grin on his face. The energy radiating off of him is palpable and contagious even from this distance. He rolls on the balls of his feet while listing off their order to the cashier, all bold movements, gestures, and a booming voice filled with mirth. His dark eyes shine and a smile threatens to fight itself onto his face every so often.

He's mesmerizing. Steve's hands are sweating violently.

He brushes the sweat down on his nicest jeans, and finds that his hand is shaking a little, buzzing with something so alive and terrifying and not new at all.

When he looks up he finds Eddie skipping over with a large popcorn threatening to spill over tucked between his arms, and two cups of coke slushing around furiously. He smiles sheepishly as he bounds up to him, and Steve helps him by taking one of the drinks off of his hands as soon as he’s in reach. His hands seem sure, and he’s thankful for that.

Though the look on his face is almost damning, lips ticking helplessly upwards at the corners, eyes sparkling. He’s barely contained inside his body, and he could blame it on the infectious energy Eddie emits, the way he sucks him into his orbit, but today, it’s more than that. He thinks, if anyone were to look at them now, they’d know. Like it’s tattooed onto his skin, as he leans closer to Eddie.

"Excited?" He asks, even though he knows the answer. He thinks this might be the first time they've ever been this early to anything in the last 14 years.

Eddie looks almost bashful as he nods. If he had any free hands, he'd be tucking them into his black jeans, looking every bit as boyish as he was back in 86', maybe even more so with his unbridled energy. It’s so endearing. Steve wants to put him in his pocket and keep him there forever.

"It might not even be good." He says, frowning, one last attempt at holding himself back. "I might actually hate it, and then what?" His eyes widen. "What if it disrespects the books so much my memory of them will be stained by this abomination made by this... New Zealandian- nazghul?"

"You know it won't" Steve assures as he steps next to Eddie, subtly leaning his arms against his. He wriggles the tickets playfully in his face. Eddie just snorts quietly. "And even if it's bad, you'll have a blast talking it through with Henderson on the phone. Little shit's going to drain our bank account with the phone bill, guaranteed, after this."

Eddie leans into him, nodding his head seriously as if contemplating the validity of his answer. Steve doesn't think he remembers what it's like living without his casual dramatics. Doesn't think he ever wants to learn.

Eddie's dark eyes flit over to him quickly, shining and beautiful. He sneaks only a glance, before he looks ahead, determinedly, but as he whispers, he leans closer, just a little bit.

"I'm glad you're here with me for this."

Steve doesn’t think he could leave anymore.

Eddie holds his heart in his hands: he’ll be wherever he wants him. That has become one of the undisputable truths of his world

[...]

Rest is up on Ao3!!! ;)

[fipindustries]

i almost never do vent art, much less post it but man, i have been feeling bummed out recently

[that-bluesybitch]

[thirdchildart]

IT"S FINALLY DONE!!!!!!!!!!! Check out my animation of the title song from Nerdy Prudes Must Die, a horror musical from @teamstarkid You can watch the FULL stage show on their youtube channel!

https://youtu.be/PG3RDdyD_GQ?si=Rhxg6asT0MMoTTXd This clip features Jon Matteson as Richie, Will Branner as Max! The story and script is by Nick and Matt Lang, with music and lyrics by Jeff Blim!

[nerdicorntheshipper]

[svccvbvsanjelica]

waiting for my next prey 🥀

[nascenterror]

Not me learning new words from tumblr essays. And yes they were both about media. In fact one was about Scott Pilgrim.

[emotional-piece-of-meat]

I'm golden-child!Jason and not-even-a-silver-egg!Dick truther for life, and that's so funny.

Bruce is used to the chaos he calls his son, so when Jason actually behave, Bruce is soooo confused.

Like, what do you mean Bruce can tell him to not do something and Jason will??? Obey??? The order??? Dick would never.

Bruce, fully prepared for scandal: You are not allowed to jump from one wardrobe to another, it's dangerous for you.

Little Jason, who has no idea why he should: Ok? I wasn't planning to anyway.

Confused Bruce: You wasn't?

Little Jason who are scared to touch anything here, because it probably costs more than his life: I don't want to ruin the mansion...

More Confused Bruce: You don't?!

Or 

Bruce: so, you are saying that if I tell you to sit in your room and read books, you will really sit in your room and read books?

Little Jason, who has no idea why he shouldn't: Yeah?

Bruce, whispering to Alfred: I didn't know they could do that.

[markscherz]

Meet the seven new frog species we just named after iconic Star Trek captains!

Artwork by A. Petzold, CC BY-ND 4.0

At the right time of year along rushing streams in the humid rainforests that stretch the length of Madagascar's eastern and northern mountain ridges, otherworldly trills of piercing whistles can be heard.

Are they birds? Insects? Communicator beeps? Tricorder noises?

No, they're little treefrogs!

Boophis janewayae. Photo by M. Vences, CC BY-SA 4.0

Until recently, we thought all of the populations of these little brown frogs across the island were one widespread species, Boophis marojezensis, described in 1994. But genetics in the early 2000s and 2010s showed that there were several species here, not just one.

Now my colleagues and I have shown that they are in fact eight separate species, each with unique calls!

These whistling sounds reminded us so much of Star Trek sound effects that we decided to name the seven new species after Star Trek captains: Boophis kirki, B. picardi, B. janewayae, B. siskoi, B. pikei, B. archeri, and B. burnhamae.

Photos of all new species described by Vences et al. 2024. CC BY-SA 4.0

I subtly and not-so-subtly built some Star Trek references into the paper, but probably the best one is this one:

'Finding these frogs sometimes requires considerable trekking; pursuing strange new calls, to seek out new frogs in new forests; boldly going where no herpetologist has gone before.'

— Vences et al. 2024

There’s a real sense of scientific discovery and exploration here, which we think is in the spirit of Star Trek.

Of course, it doesn't hurt that there are at least two Trekkies amongst the authors (including yours truly). As fans of Star Trek, we are also just pleased to dedicate these new species to the characters who have inspired and entertained us over the decades.

On a personal note, this marks a milestone for me, as it means I have now described over 100 frog species! I am very pleased that the 100th is Captain Janeway's Bright-eyed Frog, Boophis janewayae (if you count them in order of appearance in the paper)—she is probably my favourite captain, and I really love Star Trek: Voyager.

You can read more about the discovery of these new species on my website! You can also read the Open Access paper published in Vertebrate Zoology here.

[miscellaneousmao]

Some of my favorite creations in 2024! 🎉 This isn't even everything - I fulfilled one of my big dreams (getting sponsored by Pokémon!) I'm so so proud of what I've achieved, what a year! 🥹

Let me know if there's anything you want to see more of next year!

[skullebesta]

its almost noelle season!

[lichen-soup-scribe]

So, my spouse has been exploring his gender lately; he also just built himself a new laptop. Today he told me that he in an attempt to process some genderfeels through metaphor, he made a post on a trans forum along the lines of: "I'm a lifelong Windows user and I think I'm pretty good at it. I want to find out what Linux has to offer but I'm afraid I wouldn't be any good at it. And how do you choose the right Linux distro, anyway? Do you have to try them all?"

The responses, he said, were a mix of useful advice about feeling out your gender and useful advice about choosing a Linux distro.

I love trans people so much

Edit 4/8, in case you don't see the reblogged additions -- my wife is now going by Eve!

[wystarianpixies]

you cannot get better then petite pregnant nerdy girls, and i cannot be convinced otherwise

[that-bluesybitch]