Nerd Christmas: Zelda and Link Throw Blanket

Christmas is Hard It is hard to buy Christmas presents for Mrs. Nola Nerd Couple. I mean she has everything she would ever want in me! Ok, seriously. She is hard to shop for. Not because she is picky. She actually likes so many things. Plus, this year, we said…

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Chicago’s The Second City At Star Wars Celebration

The Second City at Celebration The Second City, which will be appearing at Star Wars Celebration, is a comic improvisational troop that has jumpstarted the careers of Dan Aykroyd, Steve Carell, Tna Key, Keegan-Michael Key, and Bill Murray amongst many others. For over 50 years, The Second City has been…

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Star Trek at Pensacon 2019 Includes William Shatner!

Star Trek Officers at Pensacon 2019 Star Trek at Pensacon 2019 has two of the biggest names from the Star Trek series. In fact, it will have a Captain and an Executive Officer. William Shatner will be at Pensacon! The best part about Shatner at a con is the stories…

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Favorite Albums of 2018 (That Doesn’t Include Lullabies)

My 2018 Year in Music I love listening to music. And not the kind of listening to that happens while you are doing something else. The kind where you are in the dark with headphones on getting lost in new sounds type of music. This is how I always did…

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Wizard World Cosplay and Gaming

Cosplaying: Wizard World always boasts some of the best cosplays around. Then again, this being New Orleans, sometimes we cosplay because it is a Tuesday. Therefore, we have a leg up on some other cities. Here is some of the cosplay we saw this weekend: Gaming: In addition to cosplaying,…

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Star Wars at Pensacon 2019 is Impressive, Most Impressive

Pensacon and The Nola Nerd Baby If you are a reader of our blog, then you know that last year, the day before Pensacon started, I gave birth to my beautiful daughter. Needless to say, my husband nor I were able to attend (although we did send our correspondent, Nola…

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