Reviewing: 2011 Year in Review
Well kids, 2011 is nearly over. In some ways, it’s been the best year of my life. I got married […]
Fan Conventions: Life Inside the Nerdy Event Circuit, Fan Expo, Fan Expo New Orleans, Nerdy Lifestyle
Nerdy Lifestyle: Everyday Life Through a Nerdy Lens
Nerdy life doesn’t start at the theme parks or the convention center — it’s what happens in between.
This is where we share the everyday moments that shape our fandom‑filled life as a Louisiana family of two teachers and one endlessly curious kid. From nerdy parenting wins and classroom creativity to local New Orleans stories, music, pop culture, and the hobbies that fill our home, this pillar captures how fandom shows up in real life.
In Nerdy Lifestyle, you’ll find:
- Nerdy parenting stories and lessons learned at home
- Teaching adventures that bring creativity and fandom into the classroom
- New Orleans stories with a nerdy or pop‑culture twist
- Music, media, and pop culture that inspire us beyond the screen
- Travel tips and life lessons that support our Disney and convention experiences
This is the connective tissue of our site — the life that supports our Disney adventures and convention coverage, and the place where being nerdy is simply part of who we are.
Drinking: The Old New Orleans Rum Distillery
Neither Cristina nor I are big drinkers but that didn’t stop us from touring the Old New Orleans Distillery. Located
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Eating: Amazing Fried Chicken at The Praline Connection
Having bought tickets to the Old New Orleans Rum Distillery through Living Social, we decided that a mid-October Saturday was
Cooking: How Cooking Benefits Us
Yesterday, in the Sunday Review of the New York Times, Mark Bittman wrote an Op-Ed piece on how junk food
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Review of Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead
The Argument Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead is a movie made by an Australian business man on how going on
Nerdy Lifestyle
Running: Sidelined by the Dreaded f-word
After our first 5K in Lockport, we were excited about keeping to our running schedule. We live on the east
Forks Over Knives Review
The Argument A raw food vegan friend of mine recently encouraged me to watch the documentary Forks Over Knives. The movie
Festing: C
Cristina, having spent Saturday morning administering the ACT, and I (who spent the morning watching Buffy and Angel) headed around
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Walking to Raise Cancer Awareness
On September 11, we traveled down to Lockport to run a 5K Fun Run to help with Cancer Awareness. The