Well, I’ve been meaning to make this post for quite some time – and now that I’ve actually got the time to do some photographs of the smaller details and put everything together, it’s time for me to actually put all this up! Have a look at what I’ve been calling the Amazing Steampunk Outfit!
I know, I know, I’ve been neglecting the blog horribly over the past week. Blame Python. More accurately, blame three days of intense Python-learning for a class. I feel pretty darn nerdy, though, cramming so much Python into my brain in so short a time! And I just finished and submitted the final exam – while my brain is reeling from cramming so much code into it, I do feel rather accomplished. Plus, Python shares similar syntax to PHP, which I’ve been learning on my own,
So, in lieu of a rather involved post, I’m simply going to share some pictures from the past couple of days – expect a more exciting post when I get my brain back later this week!
First off, I found a TARDIS night light! I’m rather fond of it. It does a good job lighting the way from the bed to the bathroom in the middle of the night. And it’s the TARDIS.
I’ve been pondering posting about this for a long time, and with my home office finally getting cleaned up over the weekend, I figured it might be a good time to show off my nerdy workspace. (I also sometimes refer to it as the nerdy girl-cave, heheh.) I will warn you now – my workspace is incredibly cluttered, and ridiculously pony-covered. Proceed with caution. 🙂
Here’s the view upon heading into my office. You can already tell it’s quite an eclectic nerd-splosion, from the Princess Peach backpack and change purse hanging on the doorknob to Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash hanging out on the pillows on the bed.
Hello all! I’ve got another fresh batch of awesome craft projects for everyone! This week I’ll be focusing on cross-stitch projects I’ve found around the internet recently, so hopefully everyone’s got some Aida cloth and an embroidery hoop handy!
I featured this pattern a few weeks ago over at Geek Crafts, and figured it was definitely worth a mention here! I do love Wreck-It Ralph, after all, and I plan on making this pattern myself, framing it, and hanging it in my living room.
I know, I know, my hiatus has been about double what I thought it would be. I’ve been working on recovering from the end of the semester, as well as working my way out of a deep depression. Which is hard, but it happens. (The most recent post in Hyperbole and a Half describes my past few months perfectly.) But I’m finally on an upswing, and finally feeling somewhat rested and together enough to get back into posting.
While I spent time recovering from the spring semester…
And that’s what I’ve been up to. Expect some more regular posts next week that focus on all the good things – namely, nerdy things and crafty things! And nerdy crafts!
Hello, all you crafty nerds – I just want to let you know that due to end-of semester craziness, The Crafty Nerd won’t be updating this week. However, next week I’ll be back to posting amazing awesome things! So stick with me, and if you’re not already following The Crafty Nerd on Facebook, please do! I will be posting random nerdy/crafty things there.
See you all in May! 😀
I finally got around to hooking up the Super Nintendo I bought before Christmas. I know, I know, I should have hooked it up long before, but I’ve been way too busy lately. I did some living room rearranging this past weekend, though, and figured, why not hook it up while I’m in the process of hooking everything else up? Once I got it all hooked up, I popped in Street Fighter II – it’s one of my favorite games, and after watching Wreck-It Ralph so many times, I’d been itching to play for quite some time. So, come sit with me on my living room floor as I play Street Fighter!
I’m going to preface this review with the following: I need to read more.
I’ve fallen into a sad habit of watching too much television lately. Sure, there’s lots of wonderful television shows out there! Doctor Who, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Farscape, Firefly, Archer, 30 Rock, Mad Men… but I used to read so very much! When we moved to Bloomington, I signed out a giant stack of books and read through them in a week!
So I’m going to challenge myself to read more – and I’m also going to talk about the books I’ve read, too, in hopes people discover new books to read. And I’m going to start with a favorite of mine. (A favorite that I should really buy my own copy of.)
This was an incredibly quick read! And an incredibly enjoyable one. If you’ve watched Doctor Who or Torchwood, you’re familiar with John Barrowman – he plays the incredibly awesome Captain Jack Harkness in both shows. (He’s also in Arrow, but I haven’t seen that yet – I don’t have cable, and live off of Hulu and Netflix, and missed out on the start of it, sadly) This book tells his story – from when he was a kid, to his experiences as a teenager, all the way through to his time on Doctor Who and Torchwood.
This is a short little update for you all – I just want to let everyone know I’m writing over at Geek Crafts! I’ll be posting a new geeky craft every Sunday afternoon, and today I’ve posted my introduction. (I go by Beth Lynn over there, since there’s already a Beth there!) I hope everyone’ll go check it out! I’ll be sharing links to my Sunday posts over on The Crafty Nerd’s Facebook page – so if you’re not already a fan, go hit the Like button in my Facebook widget over on the right side of the page!
Being a nerd sure seems like a lot of fun. You get to play lots of games, go to conventions, watch all sorts of awesome movies, and so much other stuff. However, with great awesomeness comes great responsibility, and occasionally great downfalls. This was actually one of the most requested topics on a recent poll I posted on The Crafty Nerd’s Facebook page, and I’m going to go into what I feel are the best parts, as well as the worst parts, of being a nerd.
This is what happens when I’m in full-on nerd mode. This picture is ancient, but even now, 13 years later, I still do this when I get fangirly.