I love time wasters that don’t involve me mindlessly gazing at a slowly scrolling Twitter feed. Marvel has come up with a new way to not only waste time, but office supplies too!
Avengers Post-it templates. Choose from Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye, or Nick Fury.
You can take your time-wasting to the next level by creating your own Post-it heroes and posting them to the @Avengers Twitter and Avengers Facebook pages. Try not to get caught stealing from the office supply cabinet.
You might be asking yourself, what is a Nerdfighter? World suck, I hope, is pretty self-explanatory. Nerdfighters is a group created by John and Hank Green, who originally gained notice through their Youtube channel, Vlogbrothers. They went a year without text correspondence, their vlog being their main source of communication. Anyway, John Green is an author and Hank Green is a musician/total renaissance nerd. They still post videos every week on their channel, just not everyday. I imagine that would get pretty time consuming.
Back to the Nerdfighters. The Nerdfighters do many awesome things to decrease “world suck”. With the help of this community, many charities have been donated to and many other charitable projects have been funded. The community is a very welcoming bunch of nerds who enjoy reading, watching Doctor Who, or other nerdy pursuits. In fact, if you have nothing to do for the next 3 to 4 minutes, I suggest going to check out one of the Vlogbrother videos. Even if you have something to do, this is probably cooler. Don’t worry about the lack of understanding of certain phrases such as, “French the llama!” or “Best wishes”, those will be explained in due course.
Check out their latest video below. Happy Youtubing, and DFTBA (Don’t Forget To Be Awesome).
Comediva is one of my favorite websites for a good laugh. I spend way too much time watching their videos and then sharing the giggle with friends. Their newest video is about what happens when G-Male and Siri fall in love. If you have yet to watch the original G-Male video, catch it here.
Check out this love story like no other, and make sure to check out Geek Therapy on their site. It’s my favorite.
Zenescope Entertainment has met their KickStarter goal and it looks like the Grimm Fairy Tales Animated Series will become a reality. As Zenescope is my favorite comic company, but still isn’t “mainstream” enough for my local comic book store to carry their comics, I really hope this puts them on the map and makes them an even bigger success. I also really hope to see one of the fantastic Wonderland books written by Raven Gregory turned into an animated series.
If you weren’t aware of the awesomeness and haven’t made a pledge yet, it’s not too late, there are still 20 hours to go. Not only are you supporting a really fantastic project, but you get free swag and everyone loves free swag. Check their project out here and watch the video below for details about what Zenescope has in store.
I Fight Dragons…well, no, really I fight mostly creepy crawly creatures and Orcs, but I love when I find musicians like I Fight Dragons who combine my love of gaming and my love of music into one nice package. Using chip tunes and good old fashion pop awesomeness, I Fight Dragons has 3 albums under their belt and their new 3D video “Save World Get Girl” premiered on Nintendo 3DS’s video app this week.
Adding your name to their mailing list gives you 4 free downloads. Yay, free stuff! Check them out and subscribe to their YouTube page, then like them, and then as they say on their website, “go tell your friends about them. Or if you don’t have friends, tell your mom. Say hi to her for me. She’ll know who you mean. Trust me.”
Here’s one of my favorite tunes by I Fight Dragons.
It’s official, G4 is no longer worth the extra money I have to pay for my Dish subscription. The news that Adam Sessler is leaving X-Play has confirmed my belief that G4 has no clue what talent is worth saving. According to Sessler’s reps, the separation is not amicable.
When the programming began to be bogged down with reruns of Cops and Cheaters I was pissed, but I still had X-Play and a few good episodes of Attack of the Show that didn’t showcase Sara Underwood’s breasts as the main feature. If it weren’t for Kevin Pereira’s wit, I probably would have ditched AOTS when Olivia Munn left, but I have stuck it out. I can’t imagine who could possibly replace Adam or be nearly as perfectly fitted to bring me my gaming news. Morgan and Blair are wonderful, but Adam is Adam and he will be missed.
On a brighter note, the G4 staple did mention on his Twitter feed that he can now finally take a nap and his reps say he has much in the works.
His current projects include starring as himself in the Summer 2012 movie “noobz” and consulting with a film production company on theatrical feature adaptations of video games. Adam intends to stay in front of the camera and continue as a key voice within the games industry. He also sings and is available for weddings and bar mitzvahs.
Not too long ago, I was longing for the new super hero pet shirts by Marvel that are available at PetSmart. I love to dress up my pug and he needs to be sporting some Avengers swag. This time around Marvel has some new gear for me. My new “I want that” is going to make my gin and cranberry even cooler. Check out the new Marvel Comics Heroes Ice Cube Tray by ICUP for sale on Amazon. EXCELSIOR! (on the rocks)
Carly just got hotter! T-Mobile’s usual flowery spokeswoman, Carly, is ditching her cute for a dose of hotness. We reported yesterday that T-Mobile is changing their image and their slogan, and today is the day we can see what they mean. Check out the video for “No More Mr. Nice Girl.”
In the wake of the news that Emerald City Comic Con saw a record 53,000 guests, far more than their predicted 40,000, along with the slew of cons that are coming up in the coming months, I’m prompted to give some, not so sage yet hopefully helpful, suggestions for the noob con goer.
ECCC was my first con, unless you count the very small Portland Comic Show, which after seeing the scale of Emerald Con looked like a trip to the local comic store on a busy day. When first planning my trip, I thought a midsize con would be a good experience before jumping right into the big ones. The fact that I had never been to Seattle before, but had heard so many wonderful things, made for the perfect opportunity to try ECCC.
While I was prepared for attending a con, I wasn’t fully prepared for the experience and have decided to offer up some lessons learned for those who are attending one of the many cons this year. Learn from my blunders, young Padewans, so you will have the best con experience.
I love awards shows. I think there should be televised award shows on every month. For all the sci-fi and fantasy fans out there, the Hugo Awards have announced their list of nominees and it is sure to make you proud. What makes the Hugo Awards so incredibly awesome, besides the fact that past winners include Stanley Kubrick, Isaac Asimov (posthumously), and George Orwell (posthumously), is that they not only honor those high up in the ranks of sci-fi and fantasy, they appreciate the little guy by offering categories such as Best Fanzine and Best Fan Writer. Three cheers to the Hugo Awards for recognizing talent! Check out the complete list of nominees. Fingers crossed for “The Doctor’s Wife” the best episode of Doctor Who written to date.
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