It feels like winter is here and we are considering turning on our heater, but i think we can hold out a couple more weeks. Unfortunately, we both got sick with colds and sinus headaches. No fun, but the stuffiness helped us sound the part for Nerdiest Portland Weekend 2011!
According to my gas chromatograph there are three times the number of snot molecules in your glavin...!
We kicked off our exploits in search of the wild nerd is his natural environment by making a short visit to the local comic book store, Things From Another World where a quick perusal of the literary contents revealed the relaunch of 52 favorite DC titles with new #1's of Batman, Superman, and the my favorite, The Blue Beetle. (In many ways Jamie Reyes struggles as a teenager linked to a planet destroying scarab embody the tribulations of Joe Every-man trying to make his way in a world fought with peril. In issue #256 we get our first glimpse at Justice Caterpillar!)
From there we headed over to a live taping of the Nerdist Podcast at the Aladdin Theater. I love this podcast where three comedians; Chris Hardwick, Jonah Rey, and Matt Mira discuss nerdy things like comedy, zombies, and Dr. Who. It was super funny and I recommend subscribing to their podcast post haste!
In Episode Three, you ascertained that Capt. Kirk would easily be able to outflank Han solo in an intergalactic space battle, but you failed to take into account the fact that Kirk's Enterprise never had the deflector shield capabilities of the Millennium Falcon, further the Falcon's thruster drive could easily outmaneuver the Enterprise's slow ST Photon Torpedoes in tight combat situations.
That was a fun live comedy laughing. But its October and we were getting in the mood for Halloween. So we decided to check out a live screening of the 1923 classic vampire film, Nosferatu. This was screened at an old haunted church (United Methodist) and accompanied by a live score from the house organist. The air vibrated through those pipes and created eerie sounds that I had never heard before. It was really remarkable to see this musician be able to anticipate the action in the move and create a completely fabricated atmosphere. I felt that I was there in Transylvania among the fog and rocky spires, paranoid about who or what was creeping around in the shadows, but that could have just been the cold medicine talking.
Creepers!
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