A Family Exploring the Worlds of Fandom Together
NOLA (New Orleans, Louisiana – for those of you who have been wondering what that means) is a big part of Nola Nerd Couple’s lives. We have traveled the world and it’s still our favorite city.
When some friends of ours RSVPed for the Bernie Sanders rally on July 26, I knew immediately Kurt and I had to attend. I know quite a few people on the Bernie train, so not only did I want to see what all the fuss was about, but I figured…
Memorial Day: Living in New Orleans, we have access to one of the best museums in the world with the WWII Museum. Starting as the D-Day Museum, it has expanded to preserve the history of the entire war. Having been to Normandy, we truly enjoy the European theater section especially…
As Cristina promised in her blog about OUR favorite festival, Hogs for the Cause, I would follow it up with one about Strand of Oaks. I’m constantly listening to new albums using Spotify. I scour the sites Any Decent Music and MetaCritic trying to find good new music. The first…
Hogs for the Cause! Eat all the pork! Hogs for the Cause 2015 was an unforgettable celebration of mouth-watering pork dishes, incredible music, and a heartwarming mission to support pediatric brain cancer research and care. Held annually at the festival grounds in New Orleans’ City Park, this two-day festival brings…
Now that grad school is over, Kurt and I started to slowly have a life again, which means now that it is Mardi Gras season, we can go out and enjoy the greatest free show on Earth, the parades in New Orleans. Other cities have their own parades and unique…
The Sunday after St. Patrick’s day was a beautiful day, so we headed to Metairie to catch the Irish-Italian Parade. The parade, which started in 1983, is known for it’s marching groups that hand out flowers and it’s unique throws. Sure there are beads, doubloons, and moon pies; however, the…
On the eve of last year’s Voodoo Fest, I attend TribeCon at the festival site. TribeCon is the official interactive conference of the Voodoo Experience. If you read the website, it wanted it’s attendees to be “inspired by the creative process of the best people in culinary, music, art and…
A couple of highlights on the calendar for March. March 7: Gambit Food Revue. Cristina and I will be attending this event which highlights the food that Ian McNulty has reviewed in the last year for the paper. Over 30 restaurants will be serving samples from their kitchens. March 9:…
LivingSocial.com can sometimes have some amazing deals, though most of them seem to be about teeth whitening, hair removal, or house cleaning. But every once in a while, you can find truly cool deal. Our first deal was going to the Old New Orleans Rum Distillery. Our second deal was…
