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The Only Good Thing to Come from the VMAs (other than NSYNC of course)

I officially decided on Sunday that I may just be too old to watch the VMAs anymore. Not only did I have the same horrified expression as the Smith family (see the photo below) during the entire Miley Cyrus debacle but my roommate and I spent a good deal of time trying to figure out […]

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I Need Some Teen Angst In My Life

As I mentioned in my previous post occasionally I’m going to start posting things that aren’t 100% nerd related and this is one of them. This is actually more of a “I secretly read teen novels” thing. This is for the ladies (or men, I don’t discriminate) who are slightly obsessed with Harry Potter, Twilight (the book series), […]

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Marvel Loves Your Boobs!

It was just announced that Marvel has partnered up with Susan G. Komen For A Cure to release eight special comic covers for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. As you can see from the above slideshow for these variant covers your favorite heroes will be sporting a little more pink than usual. Each issue will […]

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Comic Review: Saga Chapter One

I am on a comic book reading roll! Cyclops agreed to come to a party with me last weekend, which as evidenced by my recent post is not his favorite thing to do, plus I broke one of my golden roles I made him drive. As a way to make it up to him I read […]

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It’s Comic Reviewing Time: Batgirl Year One

You voted, and I finally delivered…I read Batgirl Year One! A little background, Batgirl: Year One is a comic book mini-series published by DC Comics in nine parts, from February to October 2003, and then compiled into trade paperback form (which is what I just read). Written by Scott Beatty and Chuck Dixon, with art by Marcos Martin and Alvaro Lopez, the mini-series […]

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I’m Being Forced to Read a Comic…Help!

UPDATE: This poll will run until Monday August 13 and then I reveal the results! So get your votes in below. Back from a weekend in Vegas and couldn’t post until I dealt with a tricky “Hangover” type wedding situation but now that I’ve ditched the male stripper it’s back to posting for We Date […]

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The Dark Knight Rises…and brings me a comic book

This story reflects the true essence of dating a nerd. As you know from my last post I went to see The Dark Knight Rises, which according to Spike and Cracked.com is not considered nerdy anymore. This post involves what happened after the movie…my boyfriend handed me a comic book, “Batwoman: Elegy”. Some girls get chocolates […]

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