#nerdtastically

[eudaemonix]

@original-character-championship

@nerdtastically-weird

shoutout to gnc gods that were sent down to earth for one reason or another because they're so sucks

(i had a lot of fun drawing hasani so i hope you'll accept this humble offering!! i love the matchup of these two lmao)

EDIT: PLEASE CONSIDER CHECKING OUT THEIR BRACKET AND VOTING FOR UR FAV!!!

[mysteries-uncovered]

who is PRINCESS-NERDTASTIC

[thefakegeekg1rl]

Thank you to everyone who came out to #ghosted: the final hauntings of @crescent_moon_nerdlesque!! I did lots of Kate Bush-inspired twirling as the iconic gothic lit ghost Cathy Earnshaw from Wuthering Heights. . 📸 by the wonderful @attemptedelevation

[lunaraindrop]

Alternative to Eddie hating Steve's plaid room.

Eddie *loves* it.

Eddie loves it so much. It's just so...Steve!

Steve Harrington, former popular jock king of Hawkins High, has a room of plaid!

It was like he threw the car poster up for cool points, but it is like putting a popular boy band-aid on a nerdtastic deep wound.

It makes Steve smile that Eddie likes it so much. It was the one area in the house he was allowed to design himself.

[english-history-trip]

If I go solo to the Ren Faire, I have no one to embarrass by a) wearing my nerdtastic gable hood, b) loudly singing along, and c) whatever I say or do under the influence of mead (mostly loudly sing along with a side order of dancing in my nerdtastic gable hood.)

[seriousfic]

I.S.S. struck me as a misfire from the trailers, with its incredibly contrived and unbelievable premise of a nuclear war on Earth being waged in orbit too. The movie itself offers a little more context--the MacGuffin is a cure for radiation sickness that sure would be handy to either side of a nuclear war--but still goes to show that an high-concept logline does not automatically a good movie make.

Three American astronauts and three Russian cosmonauts co-exist on the International Space Station at a time of nonspecific political strife. One day, they see mushroom clouds spring up all across the Earth's surface; a nuclear war has been waged between America and Russia. Before losing communications, both sides receive orders to take control of the station. For good measure, the station will crash in twenty-four hours unless repaired.

Here's a good time to remember that everyone onboard is a highly trained, professional astronaut--and wouldn't they also be idealistic scientists to boot? Don't you think most rational adults... let alone badass NASA dudes... would here say "screw our orders, we need to focus on staying alive"?

Luckily for the plot, everyone here is such a suicidal simpleton that they make the cast of your average Friday the 13th movie look like Rhodes Scholars. Sure, everyone's worried about their kids, but it still seems contrived that two characters (one on each side, natch) grab the villain ball and go full Shining on their crewmates.

Would either side really be in any state to continue a war AFTER a full-blown nuclear exchange? It's hard for me to imagine that, the day after World War 3, anyone but a full-blown Greg Stillson would still be thinking of getting the upper hand. What would there be left to even fight for?

Since the MacGuffin in question is medicine, rather than any kind of weapon, couldn't the astronauts simply come to an agreement to share the cure with both sides, which will surely save countless innocent people? Would any of these nerdtastic scientists really be so jingoistic that they'd want innumerable civilians to die of radiation sickness, just because they're on the other side?

I know the movie is trying to do a George Romero thing about humanity being petty and short-sighted, but it doesn't really work when you have a cast of characters that should by all rights be as mature and considerate as humanly possible. This might've passed as prescient satire during the Reagan Administration, but now it just seems clunky and wrongheaded, with a lazy and thoughtless ending to boot.

[chroniclyst]

sketch commission i did for @nerdtastically-weird of her ocs!!! i had a lot of fun drawing these guys, ty :]

commission info

[noirangetrois]

9. Dust! (Lots of tempting things to ask about here…)

So, this is the beginning of a SPN fic that I may or may not ever finish, based on the prompt "dust" and the above artifact, a phurba. Here's an excerpt.

“Ugh,” Dean exclaimed after he sneezed for what had to be the twentieth time. “Why is there so much frigging dust?” Castiel looked at him sideways from where he was also cataloging artifacts. “You do realize how long the bunker was abandoned before you found it, don’t you?” “Yeah, yeah, I know. It’s just gross, is all.” “I’m sure it could be worse,” Cas replied, shrugging. “Obviously,” Dean griped as he got back to work, doing his best to breathe shallowly so as not to inhale more dust. Thing was, this keeping track of magical artifacts, identifying what they were and did according to written records they were able to dig up, organizing them and shit, that was Sammy’s kind of thing. He was the one who went all nerdtastic over the history of some of them, how they connected to different cultures, all of that. All Dean cared was how dangerous they were, and if they could be useful to them. Speaking of which… “Huh,” Dean mused aloud, holding up what looked like a short, three-sided iron blade with a hilt shaped like a person praying and wearing some sort of headpiece. He was pretty sure this matched the description he’d read in a file just a little while ago.  Setting the blade back in the box he’d retrieved it from, Dean stood up from where he’d been crouching. He let out a quiet grunt as his knees popped painfully, grimacing. Cas looked up from what he’d been cataloging, eyebrows raised in question, but Dean just waved him off. He walked over to the stack of files they’d left on a small table in the corner of the room and sifted through them. “Ahah!” he crowed as he found what he was looking for, then began to read. Artifact type: Phurba Origin: Tibet Description: Iron ritual knife that, when used with the proper ritual, can cure disease, perform exorcisms, kill demons, and even affect the weather.

The fic would go on to have Dean use it against <demons/insert monster of the week>, but there would be consequences because he's not the person who's supposed to be using it.

Thanks for the ask!

[discordantcoastlines]

Some characters for DC!

Scatterbrain (it/its)

> Really likes gummy worms

> Needs a hug

> Follows Simon around

Simon Harding (ve/he)

> Is autistic (just like me fr)

> Actually a sea monster. Nobody really knows this, not even Simon

> Just really likes the ocean

Linden Springs (she/he/they)

> Prefers to be called Springs

> Arms can extend!

> Nerdtastic

AC Adonis (he/him)

> Pretty mean most of the time, constantly makes fun of Simon

> Will call you several slurs (he can reclaim them though)

> I want to put him under a hydraulic press

Bubbles Morgan (they/she)

> Pretty anxious, she gets along with Simon because of this

> Helps take care of Scatter whenever Simon isn't around (and they aren't working)

> Works at a cafe that's like 3 minutes away from Simon's house

[nerds-yearbook]

On March 13, 2015, Jacqueline Nolis, a mathematician, was the final person to be crowned King of the Nerds. ("The Nerdtastic Finale", King of the Nerds, TV, Event)

[10yearsofventuriantale]

Today is the Ten-Year Anniversary of “Minecraft TARDIS Doctor Who Mod"

Despite referring to this as a mod, it is actually a map with an included texture pack. The TARDIM can go to four locations, included a Stronghold, a Forest Ravine, an Island, and Bad Wolf Bay. The link is here, though Venturiantale linked to this video.

The game makes a Minecraft cave noise and Venturian calls it a Tardis noise.

Their first goal becomes to find the swimming pool, which they find in the library.

Venturian calls the library nerdtastic.

After seeing his first zombie villager, Venturian's only comment is that it has a funny face.

Inside the Tardis is a wall of faces of different people. This is not mentioned on the website, but the tour video calls it the wadrobe. Venturian sees and grabs FVDisco's* face and puts it on, thinking it's cool.

They exit the Tardis into a stronghold, this is their first time seeing a stronghold and Venturian thinks it's apart of the "mod"

"Curiosity killed the Doctor" is shockingly not something said in the original show, but Is said by Immortal.

Venturian ends the video after walking off a cliff at the ravine teleport. Oops.

Tangent about FVDisco:

*FVDisco is a Minecraft creator who stopped uploading to Youtube entirely on May 19th of the year this video came out. He was known for making contraptions and maps in Minecraft. According to his Twitter, he liked making maps, but as his popularity grew, he felt he always needed to surpass the last thing he made until he eventually burnt himself out. He's been doing okay since then, though his Facebook is gone, he lost his website domain, his Twitch is empty, and his Twitter hasn't been updated in awhile.

[mysteries-uncovered]

ciphers from the alt/wodin blog

http://www.knucklessux.com/Blog/

#WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS#UBJ HAVAFCVERQ BS GURZ GB VAIBYIR LBH VA GUVF

#HOW UNINSPIRED OF THEM TO INVOLVE YOU IN THIS

#APTLGVULZ HYLU'A YLHS HUK FVB ZOVBSK AYLHA AOLT HZ ZBJO #TIMEZONES AREN'T REAL AND YOU SHOULD TREAT THEM AS SUCH

#QB V YBBX YVXR V'Z VAGB VQRAGVGL GURSG FGBC BOFRFFVAT BIRE ZR PRINCESS-NERDTASTIC

#DO I LOOK LIKE I'M INTO IDENTITY THEFT STOP OBSESSING OVER ME CEVAPRFF-AREQGNFGVP

NERA'G JR NYY? 

AREN'T WE ALL?

#QBA'G JNFGR ZL GVZR #V UNIR RPUVQANF GB FUNZR #ANONYMOUS

#DON'T WASTE MY TIME #I HAVE ECHIDNAS TO SHAME #NABALZBHF

#QVQ LBH SBETRG JUL LBH JRER URER? #DID YOU FORGET WHY YOU WERE HERE?

NATEL YVGGYR QBT JUB UNGRF SHA#GURER'F N ERNFBA UR JNF PUNVARQ REALMELODYHOPE ANGRY LITTLE DOG WHO HATES FUN#THERE'S A REASON HE WAS CHAINED ERNYZRYBQLUBCR

#GUR NAFJRE VF FB FVZCYR NAQ LRG LBH QNJQYR FB ZHPU #JNFGRF NER YVXR GUVF UHU? 

THE ANSWER IS SO SIMPLE AND YET YOU DAWDLE SO MUCH #WASTES ARE LIKE THIS HUH?

#HUK DOLU AOL DVYSK KVLZU'A JVSSHWZL HYVBUK FVB ZAHF HYVBUK HUK SPZALU VY QBZA DHZAL DOHALCLY DVYRZ

#AND WHEN THE WORLD DOESN'T COLLAPSE AROUND YOU STAY AROUND AND LISTEN OR JUST WASTE WHATEVER WORKS

HUK H KHUNLYVBZ VUL HA AOHA

AND A DANGEROUS ONE AT THAT

ZBITPA FVBY HUZDLYZ HA AOL KVVY

SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS AT THE DOOR

#N OEBXRA PYBPX VF EVTUG GJVPR N QNL JUNG FRRZF YVXR OHYYFUVG VF ABG GEHYL #A BROKEN CLOCK IS RIGHT TWICE A DAY WHAT SEEMS LIKE BULLSHIT IS NOT TRULY #JR'IR ORRA BIRE GUVF

#WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS

#LBH'ER NFXVAT GUR JEBAT DHRFGVBA #LBH PNA YRNQ N UBEFR GB JNGRE

#YOU'RE ASKING THE WRONG QUESTION #YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER

#ABG GUNG QRRC

#NOT THAT DEEP

VF GUVF JUNG LBH'ER VAGB?

IS THIS WHAT YOU'RE INTO?

#PBAPRAGENGR

#CONCENTRATE

WHG’M RHN ATOX T PHKW EBLM LHFXPAXKX?

DON’T YOU HAVE A WORD LIST SOMEWHERE?

#OHG V JBHYQ YVXR GB

#BUT I WOULD LIKE TO

GURER NER BAYL PBECFRF URER

THERE ARE ONLY CORPSES HERE

[thefakegeekg1rl]

It's the moment you've been waiting for! The flash sale for #GHOSTED: The Final Hauntings of Crescent Moon Nerdlesque is here!!

We've been hard at work creating the best possible send off for our ensemble members and celebration for our audiences.

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Remember that you can also join the livestream from ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD! We had someone log in once from Australia, and idk what time it was there but I ADORE IT as much as I adore Australia itself.

Join us before we disappear FOOOOOOORRREEEEEEEEVEEEERRRRRRR!

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🦇 With a Little Luck Book Review 🦇

❓ #QOTD Do you believe in luck or fate? ❓

[ Find my review below or Goodreads | Storygraph | Literal ]

🦇 Jude is perfectly okay with sticking backstage or beyond the spotlight while his twin sister and friend take risks. It's easier to work at his parents' vinyl record store, act as the DM at D&D nights, and draw comics out of the limelight. Jude's luck in life changes when he finds a scarlet D20 die. Suddenly, he can do no wrong. He wins a pair of coveted concert tickets, asks out the most popular girl in school (who he's had a crush on forever), and even finds a record signed by Paul McCartney. What happens when his luck takes a turn for the worst? What happens when he realized that blessing could in fact be a curse?

💜 Disclaimer: I've been a long-time, heart-eyed fan of Marissa Meyer. I get weak for any writer who completes a project during NaNoWriMo, but Marissa Meyer's The Lunar Chronicles series (perhaps my most recommended book here) goes above and beyond. That being said, let's talk about Jude. Jude...sweet, sweet baby Jude. You idiot. You adorkable, nerdtastic little idiot. It's obvious where this is going from page one, bub, and you don't see it. I love you all the more for it, truly. Thank you for occasionally breaking the fourth wall and trusting you with your awkward, nerdy self. I loved every bit.

💜 Meyer flawlessly walks the line between magic and realism, making you question if Jude's D20 is controlling his fate or if it's all circumstance. The message ("Is it good luck. Is it bad?" "Perhaps.") behind this story is as complex as a 20-sided die. It's a message of controlling our own fate, of recognizing that our perception of a situation makes it a positive or negative experience. There's so much going on in this story, yet it's all seamlessly intertwined, much as multiple aspects of our lives are part of our vivid stories. Jude processing reality AND his current D&D campaign by creating a comic series (which we get to see!) was precious, but also incredibly realistic of a creative mind. Every member of Jude's found family is realistic, humanly flawed, each processing internal and exterior conflicts many of us have experienced in our teen years. Perhaps one of my favorites was Maya, the girl Jude has a long-time, unrequited crush on (why did I keep picturing Havana Rose Liu's Isabel from Bottoms? Just me???). No secondary character is wasted; they're all a part of Jude's story. Even watching an adult who seems perfectly confident and put together having an unrequited crush sends a message to Jude. It's never too late, so long as you take your shot.

🦇 I'm generally not a fan of love triangles, and it's quite obvious from the beginning that Jude and Ari are meant to be. So it's a little frustrating to watch him (not quite) date Maya. However, it's entirely realistic. Jude has to experience (not quite) dating Maya to realize he doesn't want to (really) date her. The way he processes it all is very mature but also sweet. It also makes his realization that he's been focused on the impossibility of Maya as a distraction from his true feelings all the sweeter.

🦇 Recommended to fans of Nicola Yoon, Rainbow Rowell, Danika Stone, Jenny Han, or the Just My Luck film (with McFly!...and Chris Pine). For all my fellow nerds (anyone who recognizes Firefly gets a cookie).

✨ The Vibes ✨ 🎲 Young Adult Romance 🐉 Tons of Nerdtastic References ⚔️ A Little Magical Realism 💎 Lyrics and Comics 🧚‍♀️ Friends to Lovers 🏰 Found Family 🎲 Part of a Duology

🦇 Major thanks to the author @marissameyerauthor and publisher for providing an ARC of this book via Netgalley. 🥰 This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

💬 Quotes ❝ I’ve got a decent imagination, which is almost as good as epic quests and true love. Imagination surpasses real life… what? Ninety percent of the time? Tell me I’m wrong. You’re the one with your nose in a book right now, so I know you agree with me, at least on some level. ❞

❝ “Luck is all about perspective…” “And what you do with the opportunities you’re given.” ❞

❝ “I want to be with you,” I say. “On whatever quest or adventure we go on. I want to be with you. Always. All the time. And I hate that it took me so long to figure that out.” ❞

[x75-productions]

Nerdy Notions - The Amazing Web Shooters

Nerdy Notions - The Amazing Web Shooters In today's episode of "Nerdy Notions" join Sasha and Caitlin as they usher in a different era of the Spider-Man franchise as they review "The Amazing Spider-Man". #NerdyNotions #Spiderman #AmazingSpiderman

Welcome to the Nerdtastic Podcast! Audio Version: In today’s episode of “Nerdy Notions” join Sasha and Caitlin as they usher in a different era of the Spider-Man franchise as they review “The Amazing Spider-Man”.   Opening Music from https://filmmusic.io:“Welcome to the Show” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Want to hear…