Nerdery Week: Day 7
Better late than never, eh?
Well, I took a cue (and a hint) from Dan over at This Man’s World and I decided to follow his (and Wendy Withers) lead and throw a video post up there.
A couple things you should know:
– I hate the way my voice sounds
– I’m really not all that itchy under my hat
– I say ‘um’ a lot when I don’t know what to say
– My basement (and subsequently, the Nerdery) is cold tonight
– Also, I could’ve shaved
– The camera adds like 30 pounds
Okay…go ahead and play it. I have no idea how long I’ll leave this up here.
Anyway, it’s been fun opening up the Nerdery to all of y’all. We’ll definitely have to figure out something cool (and a little less complicated) to do again down the road.
I’m not going to lie, I’m glad we’re done. My editing output (or would that be input?) has really suffered this past week. I should see some real progress now!!!
For all those jumping into the Nerdery fray late in the game, here are the people who posted a bit of themselves over the course of the week…
Dan – This Man’s World
Matt – Blue Birdland
Cate Gardner/Phoenix Rendell – The Poisoned Apple
Wendy Withers – The Musings of Wendy Withers
Susan Sandmore (a.k.a. Jaina Solo)
Caryle – Caryle’s Corner
Angela & Becca – The Bookshelf Muse
Unhinged
Uvula Pie – Uvula Pie & His Amazing Hillbillies
Thanks guys. Stay cool…stay cool forever.*
*That’s a quote from ‘Beautiful Girls.’ Go rent it!
Now I feel like crap for not doing the Nerdery Week.
I kind of slammed into the nerd movement wall like a drunken gnat. I know Angela and Becca from another site (other than their blog, I mean) and when I saw Angela sharing her desk, I had to share mine, too.
When new folks starting commenting at my blog about Nerdery Week, I learned what was REALLY going down. But it was too late to officially join, so I might do a few entries here and there in honor of Nerdery Week past. It’s a good idea. I’ve got lots of nerd-like stuff to share.
By the way, TKT, is there anything you CAN’T do?
Sorry, Thomas, but I couldn’t participate in nerdery week. Too much goin’ on.
Your video was fine. There’s nothing wrong with your voice. When do you think you’ll be done with Goodhalo? :*)
Doofus – No sweat, man. I don’t think any less of you. Not a bit.
Unhinged – Cool! I’d love to see what other nerdy artifacts you’ve got lying about. And yeah…there’s PLENTY I can’t do. Like balance a checkbook!
DH – Hey, no apologies needed. I didn’t do this last post as a ‘shame on you’ to the people who didn’t participate. I just sincerely wanted to give a shout out to the people that did.
As for Goodhalo, well…I’m hoping to have it up and ready to rock by the end of March or so. Probably April, realistically. I want it to be close to perfect! I’m sure people are tired of hearing about it!!!
Cute. Fab way to end Thomas. Thanks for allowing us a peek into your nerdery.
The video is great! I, for one, am glad that you did it. And I was equally impressed that you pronounced Caryle’s name right! She usually has to correct EVERYONE for they try to make it harder than it is.
Rock on Nerdery Week. It was a blast. Now it’s back to reality which isn’t anywhere near as fun. 😉
Loved the video and seeing you “in the flesh”. My daughter came over while I was watching it and saw the Patrick’s Super Sock’s picture on your sidebar, and she asked if that guy was the one who wrote the book we just got. Pretty cool, huh? Thanks for sharing.
Cate – Hey thanks! It’s always weird to see the face and the voice behind people you’ve read for so long. Hope it wasn’t too jarring!
Dan – Yeah! Nerd up! We’re going to have to cook up something new down the road. Hmmm…
Sniz – Hey, that is pretty cool! Now if only more people would do a video blog once in a while. Hope you guys like the book! Glad you finally got it. Never did get my big ol’ box of ’em. *grumble*
Hey, just checked out your nerdery gallery. It makes me want to add to mine right now. Is it ok if I am late? Must be the time zone difference. Oh and btw, I have something for you. e-mail me your address when you get a minute. I promise not to disappoint.
I almost freaked out when I saw your GIJoe 25th anniversary figures. I’ve been hunting them for a while now. Wait until you see the pics I take of them. Freakin awesome. I even customized a couple of them. Anyway, Keep checking back for more nerdery from the East Coast.
Nerdery Week was a ton of fun! And I’ll echo what Dan said – thanks for pronouncing my name correctly! It doesn’t happen all that often. LOL (Thanks for the silent “e”, Dad)
That video is awesome! And tappitytappity is a cool name. It is the sound my fingers are making as they type this comment. I enjoyed watching scoping out all the nerdery participants. You should make it an annual thing! I’ll try to catch it the next time it goes around. My nerdery should be presentable by then. 😉 Well done & kudos to you for getting this to take off.
Dude. You’re name is Thomas Kingsley Troupe and you don’t have an effin’ Brittish accent!!!
I feel so… mislead.
Seriously, that was a nice video. If I had your charisma I’d do all my posts as videos.