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When A Nerd Starts Over – Baby, it’s cold outside and I’m hard.(Part 3 of the Good, Bad, and Ugly of Love)

Part 3 of the Good, Bad, and Ugly of Love with special guests MAJOR for FanDrunk Pod and Francis AKAtheotherguy from Sinceresarcasm.net. We discuss all the “Ugly” of love…the jealousy, losing friends and yourself, and the ultimate break-up. And what to do when things get “hard.” You don’t want to miss it!

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When A Nerd Starts Over – Labor of Love and How Pokemon can ruin a date. (Part 2 of The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Love)

Part 2 of The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Love series. Today we talk about the “bad” of love. The arguments, flirting, office romances, losing yourself, and how choosing the wrong Pokemon can ruin your relationship. You don’t want to miss this. Special guests: Francis AKA The Other guy from sinceresarcasm.net and MAJOR from FanDrunk Pod. Rated M, you’ve been warned. Click Here To Download

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When a Nerd Starts Over – Things get cupped. (Part 1 of The Good, Bad, and the Ugly of Love)

Part 1 of the series titled “The Good, Bad, and the Ugly of Love” with Major from FanDrunk and Francis from Sinceresarcasm.net. This episode we talk about the “Good” part of Love. The science, courting, flirting, the signs we are in love, attraction, PDA?…..and “Things get cupped.” Rated M, you’ve been warned. Click Here To Download

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No Ordinary Stardew Valley

Radishes, ferns, and overalls oh my! That’s right No Ordinary Nerd is packing up and moving this podcast to the country life. We are talking all things Stardew Valley. The widely popular video game that is not only a place you can get rejected when asking someone to dance but you can harvest almost anything vegetable wise. So grab your pitchforks and prepare your farmers tan as special guest Francis Fernandez from the POI podcast joins us…

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When a Nerd Starts Over: “I Do” becomes “I will never.”

No Ordinary Nerd’s Daniel Dayao, is kind enough to again have me on his podcast to talk relationships. Exerpt: Francis AKA The Other Guy guests on this episode of When a Nerd Starts Over. Team R.K.D. (Rice, Karaoke, Divorce) discusses getting married again, romance dying, 90s R&B…and Ryan Gosling? (and a bit about Wizard World!)

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When a Nerd Starts Over – Love, Speed Dating and Fanimecon! (Live and messy)

I was honored to guest on No Ordinary Nerd’s Daniel Dayao’s podcast, When A Nerd Starts Over as we talk about speed dating, love, and our Fanime Con experience. Exerpt: (Sorry, this was live so please listen past the first 30 seconds of fuzz and soundchecks) This was a secret show deep in a hidden room at Fanimecon! We discuss love, nerdy speed dating with Francis and Chris.

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Fanime Con 2017

Fanime Con, is a popular anime convention in Northern California. It has found a home at the San Jose Convention Center, as well as the Fairmont & Hilton hotels nearby. It is a huge event that doesn’t just cater to those who are fans of Japanese animation and manga, but has events for people who appreciate video games, podcasts, karaoke, and even has a few rooms for people looking for love. The Con is all…

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DC Action Hour – Ep. 11 – Arrow, Flash, Supergirl, Black Lightning Trailer!

I was given the privilege to once again guest co-host on DC Action Hour, where we talk about the Penultimate Episodes of Supergirl, Arrow, and The Flash.  We also discuss the Black Lightning Trailer. KAPOW! Join us as we discuss the penultimate episodes of the season for Supergirl, Flash, and Arrow! Plus the Black Lightning trailer and our Super-Tweet question about your favorite alien species! Episodes We Chat About In This Show: The Flash –…

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DC Action Hour – Ep. 9 – Savitar's Identity Revealed! New Flash, Arrow, Supergirl!

This week I was a guest co-host on Jeff Burn’s DC Action Hour with Danielle & Marx. This week we talked Supergirl & Alex’s harrowing kidnap, Arrow’s rekindling of Olicity, and the big Savitar reveal on the Flash. Check it out and so much more on the DC Action Hour. Episodes We Chat About In This Show: The Flash – “I Know Who You Are (Season 3.20) Supergirl – “Alex” (Season 2.19) Arrow – “Underneath”…

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The Great Philadelphia Comic Con 2017

It’s really difficult to give a top five or any kind of review, for a convention that you actually put work into. At the Great Philadelphia Comic Con, I was not just Press, I was also part of the staff, as this Con was officially hosted by the Points of Interest Podcast Network, in which I am a proud member of. As a result, I helped set up, I helped moderate panels, and I helped…

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Wondercon 2017

I’ve been covering Wondercon for the past five years, and I never seem to get bored talking about it. Each year its something new and something different. So before I get to my five favorite things about Wondercon 2017, let me wax poetic about the Wondercon of yesteryear. In 2016, Wondercon relocated to the grand city of Los Angeles, at the LA Convention Center. It was an attempt to accommodate it’s ever growing attendance, and…

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Super Geeked Up – Ep. 209 – Geeky Dating Game, Geeky Tinder, Petrol the Series!

Geek out with us as we play two super-fun games: our geeky dating game Let’s Geek It On, and Geeky Tinder, where we swipe left and right on fictional characters! Plus the cast from Petrol the Series joins in the fun and helps us answer the question of what fictional character would make the best getaway driver. And we chat about what superhero movie or series that hasn’t been made yet that we’d love to…

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Super Geeked Up – Ep. 207 – Character Cage Match, Geeky Valentine Movies, Angsty Nerd!

Geek out with us tonight as we talk ways we would geekify some famous romantic movies and what fictional characters we’d want to see participate in the Winter X Games! Plus the gang from Angsty Nerd joins us to play super-fun games Character Cage Match and Tangent Tales! And we talk possible new Batman director, Avengers: Infinity War, Ghost in the Shell trailer, and a Rampage movie!

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Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con 2016

This year, the convention formerly known as Comikaze, gets a name change, and becomes the Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con, a Comikaze Expo Presented by POW! Entertainment. I love long titles for things. Despite the new name, this convention continues to be the one that seems to fly under the radar of most people. This is my fourth year going to this event, and it’s probably one of my favorites. It has the right…

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Long Beach Comic Con 2016

This has been the third year I’ve covered Long Beach Comic Con, and it just keeps getting better each time. Much like it’s sister convention, the Long Beach Comic Expo, this event celebrates the comic book artists and writers and shows a lot of love for the cosplayers. A Comic Book Convention of Yesteryear, LBCC sticks to the comic con roots and shows it through the panels and it’s show floor. I have to give…

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San Diego Comic-Con 2016

Through a series of fortunate events, I found myself at the San Diego Comic Con, and I learned very quickly, that the hype was real. Considered to be one of the largest, if not THE largest convention in the world, SDCC 2016, despite not having any huge reveals, was still the largest, most exciting convention I have ever been to. And, there is no doubt in my mind, that if you have the opportunity to…

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Denver Comic Con 2016

Amelia almost made it easy on me by being on top of all the Denver Comic Con 2016 coverage. She got the pictures, she went to the spotlights, she did the panels. She did way more than I did, and I had someone else with me, helping me with all the shenanigans. So, I’ll try to give a different perspective on the events of Denver Comic Con from an outsiders perspective. Someone from a different…

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Super Geeked Up – Ep. 186 – Civil War, Best Marvel Teams, and Awesome Podcast Guests!

We discuss Captain America: Civil War on tonight’s show and reveal a scene that you didn’t see in the movie – because we’re going to make it right on the spot! Plus awesome podcasters Francis Fernandez and Josh Hawkes join us to figure out the best Marvel teams and play Superhero Tweets with us!

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The Los Angeles Comic Book & Science Fiction Convention 2016

Everyone has heard about the San Diego Comic Con or the New York Comic Con, because they’re huge pop culture conventions with celebrities, and sneak peaks, and everything a geek/nerd/regular person could ask for. Those are amazing and worth going to, but sometimes you can’t beat the “intimacy” of the small convention. In Downtown Los Angeles, at a location called “The Reef”, a giant wooden chair greets you for a one day, seven hour event,…

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Comikaze 2015

Five years ago, a pop culture convention was born. And like all fledgeling conventions, they start off small and intimate. Then, two pop culture icons noticed this convention, and wanted it for their own. Stan Lee, of Marvel Comic Books fame, and Cassandra Peterson, the Mistress of the Dark, stepped up to the plate and purchased this show and it was good. It felt appropriate that these two would join forces for a convention all…

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Long Beach Comic Con

With each new convention, I am finding myself becoming more and more a connoisseur of the comic con scene. Each location offers something unique to it’s venue, and with each event, I grow as an attendee. For those confused by that comment, I go to conventions as Press for my outlets the Points of Interest Podcast Network and The Geekly Planet. Now, let’s begin this venture through the Long Beach Comic Con.

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The LA Comic & Science Fiction Convention

Conventions are on fleek nowadays, which may mean that they’re on Kim Kardashian’s butt or something, I forget, but they are the thing for the mainstream public to do if they want to keep on top of pop culture. They’ve been “must do” events for the last five years, and they continue to grow in popularity. The San Diego Comic Con alone is a spectacle of people, news, reveals, and geekdom that can barely be…

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Denver Comic Con 2015 – 2 Day Recap

Thanks for downloading the Points of Interest Podcast Denver Comic Con 2015 – 2 Day Recap. It highlights some of what Josh, Jason and Francis experienced, during the first two days of the convention. They cover the highlights, the excitement, and the exhaustion of representing a podcast network at a big city convention. So come along for the ride as we talk about our Denver Comic Con adventure.

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Wondercon – Day 3

I survived Wondercon! I made it to Easter Sunday, the last day of the convention, and what a weekend it was. There were laughs, there were cries, there were booty, booty, booty, rocking everywhere. Look, I’m going to have to be creepy and say, there were a lot of exposed butts at Wondercon, both female and male. Still, that did not deter, and in some cases, it enhanced, this final day of pop culture geekery.

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Wondercon – Day 2

The second day is when the real fun begins, because now the convention gets crowded, the cosplay get’s turned up a notch, and the panels get real. But Wondercon wouldn’t be Wondercon without a bump or two in the road. For one such bump, which actually didn’t happen to me, but to some fellow attendees upon arrival to the Anaheim Convention Center, I take you to the third level of the parking garage. Now, normally…

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Wondercon – Day 1

There’s a certain thrill you get when you attend an event with a purpose. You have a reason to be there other than just as a watchful attendee. You actually have to pay attention to everything, have a critical eye on events that would otherwise be overlooked, and not be afraid to say you don’t like something. Not that Wondercon hinges on my opinion, but some random, inquiring mind want to know what this experience…

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Day 40: Happy Thankgiving! What are you thankful for?

What are you thankful for this year? It’s a tradition I’ve never really got into. But this year, I’ll make an exception. My friends and family have gone through a lot this past year, and some of it was bad, but much of it was good. From finding love, to finding jobs, to finding peace, and finding family safe. No matter what’s happening to them, these fine people are still finding themselves happy, and in…

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Day 39 – Pseudo-celebrity

The whispers throughout the internet and mainstream media say that the youth of today only want one thing. They want to be famous. This makes sense if you look at the plethora of Youtube “stars” who came up and became pseudo celebrities. There are these type of folk on Instagram, Twitter, Vine, you name it. The young and the old alike want to be liked by the masses. Hell, I’d be lying if I didn’t…

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Day 36 – Christmas Comes 40 Days Early?

It’s only been a week since Halloween, and the decorations are in the stores, the music is on our radios, and the Santas are sitting idly by in their made up homes in the mall. Personally, I love the holiday season. I get that Christmas spirit going with some Rent soundtrack, some egg nog lattes, and some decorations at my cube, now…office, which is weird. But I normally prepare for this stuff after Thanksgiving, and…

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Day 34 – Geek Love Radio?

I’ve been thinking a lot about love, sex, and relationships from a geek’s perspective and how I’ve gotten to a point where I’ve actually stopped trying. First off, I’m very aware of how bad I am at relationships, and secondly, I would feel horrible for having any person to have to put up with me. Mind you, this is not a pity party or anything, this is just a realization of facts.

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Day 33 – Bummer

Inspiration and motivation are hard. I don’t know why, but I’ve always had difficulty with both. Sometimes it’ll come out of nowhere and I’ll come up with a brilliant story idea or something fantastic for the podcast on my way home or standing in the shower. It’s like a bolt of lightning, and as quickly as it arrives, it’s gone. It’s kind of a bummer.

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Day 28 – Enough About Me For Today

I was having difficulty deciding on what to write about, as all the posts would be about me. And I’m tired of writing about me. I also thought I deserved a break from writing after three blog posts about Comikaze. I mean, it was endless! So I’m not going to torture anyone today with a long post. Just know that I’m in a good mood, inexplicably. See! More writing about me. So here you go,…

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Day 27 – The Final Day of Comikaze aka Missed Opportunities

It was the last day of Comikaze, and it was the shortest day of the convention, closing out at 5pm. But before I drove off to Los Angeles, I started my morning with an extra hour of sleep. It was like Christmas came early, as I woke up feeling better than the day before. So with a spring in my step, I primped, and prepped, and pounced into the Los Angeles Convention center for one…

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Day 26 – Comikaze Day 2: Super Single Geeks

Welcome back brave adventurer. Time to finish off the second day of Stan Lee’s Comikaze. Last we saw our “hero”, he was in line for the Super Single Geek’s panel, a happenstance that turned into a wonderful experience. My first observation were the number of men and women who were in line with me. My expectations were shattered. I thought for sure that there would be a heavy ratio of men to women, but I…

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Day 24 – Comikaze Day 1 at Night!

I’m going to give a little disclaimer here. I am sick. So when I went to the Comikaze in hopes of getting into it, and all that good stuff, I found it difficult, as I do, and did, actually feel sick. And of course, this is day one of both sickness and the Comikaze, but I intend to endure, and give you a brief write up of the first day at the convention!

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Day 23 – Who Needs Sleep?

I think in the next few days, I’ll be refocusing these blog posts into something more tangible. Especially since I am watching tons of genre TV when I can. It might be cool to kind of talk about it and review an episode on this blog. I’m thinking about it. But the thing that I would most like to do instead of anything else, is sleep. I just don’t sleep. So much so that I…

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Day 22 – I suck as a blogger.

Not only do I miss two days of blogging, but I also forget a follow up post about Comikaze. This is what it’s like to be in my brain people! I feel like Fitz, just trying to remember my own name sometimes. Anyway, I guess there’s no real reason to write in consecutive order. As long as I get all 100 days in right? No, okay, maybe not. Man, this is rough.

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Day 20 – Geek Love

This weekend I was lucky enough to attend another Halloween party. It was fun, entertaining, and people wore fantastic costumes. I of course, went as myself, but that’s not the point. What I find interesting, and fun, is that couples continue to wear matching costumes. As a matter of fact, the two hosts were Cleopatra and the Pharaoh. That’s kind of cool, and it seems that couples are either more affectionate, or at least playing…

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Day 19 – Of Course I Forget

It should come to no surprise to anyone that I forgot to write a blog post last night. I went to see John Wick, I came home, and I just knocked out. I did not do much at all, and that’s unfortunate, because I really thought I could do this consistently. I guess real life is a good enough reason to skip something like a blog post. And now I remember to post, near the…

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Day 18 – The Comikaze 2014 Schedule of, "Wow, how am I going to be able to do all that?!?!"

Last week I gave a little insight on who I’m looking forward to seeing next week at this Comikaze 2014, and I thought that the list alone was a little daunting. Then I see the schedule for the next three days and my jaw, figuratively, dropped to the floor, and then literally stayed agape. It looks like it’s not only going to be a great two and a half days, but I feel I’m going…

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Day 17 – Better Late Than Never; Better Something Than Nothing

Super short, probably Twitter worthy post here. Oh, who am I kidding? I’m a bit long winded. I’m at a loss for words today, which I guess is what this exercise is for. Not to write something meaningful, or even blog like, but just to write. A story, an anecdote, a review, a joke, whatever. So, tonight, the only thing I have to write is, that I have nothing really to write. So, instead, here’s…

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Day 16 – Car-ma Chameleon

It’s been eleven years since I obtained “Betsy Jr.”. The original “Betsy” was a 1985 Volvo 770. It was a tank, and has seen some pretty harrowing things. It’s survived a car accident, a spin out, burning jumper cables, icy freeways with fish tails a plenty, and many hot summers with leather upholstery burning the skin. Then, “Betsy Jr.” entered my life as a tough as nails Toyota Corolla from 2003. She’s been through ass-dents,…

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Day 15 – Final Fantasy Fan Festiveal 2014 Highlights & Impressions

It’s been a mere hour and a half since the Final Fantasy Fan Festival has ended and I’m still riding on the high that was the closing ceremonies. That final hour was like a rock concert without the rock band. Well, okay, I think I can officially say that “The Primals” qualify as a rock band. I’ve gained a new appreciation not only for the game, but for it’s players, and I cannot wait to…

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Day 11 – It's Gonna Be A Long Weekend

Sometimes I don’t understand the concept of vacations, and this weekend, with the Final Fantasy Fan Festival, I can hardly call it such. Everyday will certainly be fun, but it’s going to be so exhausting. And then, there’s the threat of not being able to write a blog post every day for the next three days because I’ll either be on the road or at the convention. A huge first world problem if I’ve ever…

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Day 10 – Comikaze Here I Come

The end of October is doubly eventful for me. Not only is it Halloween Day, but it’s also the first day of Stan Lee’s Comikaze! It’s ridiculously exciting because it’s not only my first time going, but I’m also going in as Press. I will be attending the convention with mic and camera in hand to not only partake in the festivities, but also, hopefully, participate. As such, I wanted to give a little highlight…

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Day 9 – All Sorts of Nonsense

I think I mentioned it before, but I’m doing this blog because I know, no one really reads it. It’s like my selfish little spot in the world where I get to go on about stuff, rant about things, and just talk all sorts of nonsense. Originally I was going to talk about my first day getting back to the work out business. Seeing my fat ankles, feeling my mortality more and more, then I…

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Day 8 – Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival

It’s five days away, and I’m prepping myself for the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival at the Rio Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. This will be my third/fourth (depending on who’s counting) convention I’ve ever attended, and I’m getting excited. This, though, is apparently not their first convention. So I’m here to give a little detail on what it is and why I’m excited on going.

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Day 6 – In The Time of Chimpanzees I Was A Monkey

Sometimes you have to just get something out of the way just so you don’t have to keep worrying about it or thinking about it anymore. Like getting a flu vaccination or eating your veggies before a juicy steak. So, I’ll just get this bit of nastiness out of the way, and hopefully I won’t feel compelled to talk about it, ever again. As Dave the Drummer once said, we live in hope.

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Day 5 – A Day of Rest & Arrow Review

For the last few months, I’ve been running myself ragged with things that keep me distracted. Whether it’s a show I’m watching or a game I’m playing or a book I’m reading, I’ve been allowing myself to stay up into the wee hours of the night, doing things to keep my mind occupied. As a result, I’m tired all the time, I can’t remember anything, and my jokes are all a “pun”-ishment. So tonight, on…

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Day 4 – The Sexy Ankle

Just so I don’t inundate you with all of that Final Fantasy XIV talk or genre TV talk that I know I’m bound to be yapping about, I’m going to just talk about sexy ankles. Well, before I wax on about that, I want to say that guys are allowed to get fat, and women are not. I’m not saying that’s right, I’m just stating a societal acceptance. The media version of this that I…

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Day 3 – Risk Isn't A Game! (Edited to actually be readable)

The last few days of blogging has shown that I don’t have much to say. Well, actually, I have a lot to say, I just happen to forget it at inconvenient moments. This time around, I actually have something I want to talk about. I must warn you though, it’s going to lead into a couple of weird segues, as it will actually lead up to posts about the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival…

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Day 2 – The Infamous Shower Idea

Who knew that this would be so hard? It’s just coming up with something to write about every day. Well, I quickly learned that this would be difficult when I was in the shower this morning and I came up with a brilliant thing to write about. I even had points I wanted to make, and it was going to be profound and interesting! So I thought. Once I got out of the shower, I…

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Day 1 – Yep, I'm doing one of those weird 100 day things, I think.

I used to like to write stories for my friends. Well, I’ll admit, I was never a good writer. I’ve seen some of my old doc files and I cringe. But, my friends were obviously kind, and encouraged this outlet. I wrote short stories, poems, and the makings of novels in high school, and I was my harshest critic. It was all bad. Yet, now, I still believe I’m a better writer than I am…

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For The Hoard-er

WRITTEN BY Dave the Drummer A lot of people have called me a hoarder. I don’t see myself as a hoarder. More a collector. I just happen to collect basically everything. Musical equipment, broken electronic stuff, toy ducks, trash, dead batteries, costumes, comic books, cigarette butts, whatever that shit under my couch is, photos of people I don’t know that I find in the street, I collect it all. People get weirded out about my…

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You've Been Dumped! Sucks! What Do You Do? (Rant)

I stumble about this article on Psychology Today (link below), and it seems this must be the month about break ups, because there’s a lot of articles on breaking up. But this made me think, and it made me realize even more, that relationships are not easy, and there are a million ways to handle a break up. Now I’m not going to go through every situation that was there, if you’re interested, please see…

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2nd Short Post: Geek Love Radio delays & Change in a Critical Moment of Awesome

Hello listeners, thank you for also being a part of the blog as well. This place keeps you up to date on the podcasts and whatnot. And here’s the update and some news. So Dave the Drummer is currently having computer problems. He’s been having them for awhile, and I’ve been trying to get a hold of him, but I knew he would be having problems as he warmed me that his laptop was taking…

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