Jamie Bamber aka Lee Adama in Battlestar Galactica.
Let me hear you say uhhhhhhh (uhhhhhhhhhhh) sha na na na.
I would have more clever things to say, but I just started getting into BSG, and I am just saving you time so you can look at that photo more.
Alton Brown
Listen, there is really nothing more amazing than when a man can take one of my favorite things, food, and make it uber intellectual.
So hot right now.
Good Eats was a perfect blanace between goofy and intellectual, and it successfully got me excited about tuning into food television.
On Good Eats Alton could tell you exactly what happens chemically to sugar and cream molecules when you apply heat to create carmel. He might even tell you why not all chocolates are created equal (mmm chocolate, a man talking to you about the science of chocolate, what else can a girl want?) He would break foods down into percentages, chemical reactions, solutions, and reactions. So cool.
Right now, you can go to on youtube right now, where he was presenting at the GOOGLE CAMPUS on Thanksgiving foods. How many celebrity chefs do you know that get to present at Google? None, but Alton as far as I know.
No one, and I mean no one, has ever made science more yummy.
* Note: His background is in cinematography and video direction. So, yeah. He rules.
Brilliant article via The Park Bench
“Recently, I’ve noticed a lot of folks coming to The Park Bench after Googling “how do I meet a nerdy girl?” Hopefully, this is not the manifestation of some creepy new human trafficking trend but instead is the result of more people wanting to find and date the nerdy woman of their dreams. With that in mind, I offer the following tips:
Tip #1: Know where to look.
The number one thing to know about nerdy girls — they’re probably not going to be doing body shots at the local sports bar on a Friday night. If they’re out partying, it’s over a micro-brewed pale ale in the quiet corner of their local hole-in-the-wall watering hole. Other good places to spot nerdy women: libraries, bookstores, used bookstores, any other place with books you can think of, comic book stores, knitting stores, craft stores, sitting in the park…reading a book, the local cat fanciers convention, at a midnight showing of “Alien” or in their living rooms, watching “Firefly” again.Tip #2: It helps to look like this guy:
On the other hand, it helps to look like this guy too:
Tip #3: Read lots of books.
Here’s the brutal truth: the nerd girl of your dreams is a brainiac. She’s going to know a lot of stuff about a lot of stuff. You’re going to need to study up — none of that sitting at the coffee shop with an unread copy of “The Waste Land” in your hand, trying to impress the shallow ladies. Your nerd girl will check to make sure that the spine on the book is cracked and cracked good. She likely also will ask you to compare “The Waste Land” to “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” If you have to resort to Cliff’s Notes, do it surreptitiously. It’s like getting a butt implant – the nerd girls will know you’re faking it.
Tip #4: Don’t slack off on your video game skills.
One of the prime perks of dating a nerdy woman is that she will not yell at you for playing video games rather than, say, going shoe shopping with her. In fact, she likely will sit down next to you and pick up a controller. Here’s the thing though: she’s probably good at whatever game you’re playing so you better be good at it too. Whether it’s Mario Kart or Tiger Woods Golf or the bloody carnage of Grand Theft Auto, she will show no mercy. Practice, practice, practice!Tip #5: Listen to NPR.
Nerd girls like to stay up to date on their current events…and they like to do it with the dulcet, sometimes somnolent tones of NPR broadcasters. Beware, though, of the onset of NPR depression which stems from listening to so much news and sad stories about flooding in Nova Scotia or the inequities facing migrant workers that you become convinced the world is doomed and there’s no use leaving your house in the morning. This will put a damper on your dating. However, this prevalent disease also will give you an out if you’ve had to slack off on your NPR duties – just say, “I had to take an NPR break. Sometimes it makes me sad.” This serves two purposes: it gets you off the hook AND it makes you look sensitive. Bonus!
Tip #6: Be interesting.
Whereas a lot of ladies want you to be rich, nerdy women just want you to be interesting. Do you have a comic book collection that spans decades and rests in a vault somewhere untouched by human hands? That’s kinda cool. Are you learning how to do animation so you can one day post the adventures of a hobo cat online? That’s kinda cool too. Maybe you build houses for the poor on weekends or spend an afternoon teaching creative writing to high school kids? Awesome and more awesome. It doesn’t matter what you do, just do it well.Tip #7: Know your pop culture references.
Know the complete works of the Nerd Holy Trinity: Joss Whedon, J.J. Abrams and Peter Jackson. Know that Nathan Fillion will always be on your girl’s “freebie” list. When she goes to church and thanks God that Robert Downey Jr. survived the 1980s so he could play Iron Man, say “Amen” right alongside her. And for the love of all that is sacred and holy, do not EVER get “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” confused: one has Wookiees, one has Shatner, it’s not that hard.
Tip #8: Compliment her by saying, “You remind me so much of Liz Lemon.”
This is truly the highest form of flattery for just about any nerdy woman. Liz Lemon is our patron saint. Her inability to wear high heels, keep food off her face or refrain from making penis jokes while holding a tower made of Legos in her hands makes us reflect fondly on our own quirks. We love her…and you should too.
Tip #9: Embrace her collectibles.
That is not a euphemism for something pervy. It’s just a fact. When you walk into her apartment for the first time and notice a glass cabinet filled with a miniature TARDIS, a sombrero-wearing Giles, a 17-inch Han Solo and a two-foot long replica of the Enterprise NCC-1701-D, do not say, “What the hell is all this stuff?” Instead say, “What the hell? Why don’t you have MORE of this stuff? And may I mail order something for you?”Tip #10: Be willing to go to conventions.
It’s just a thing we do. Relax and embrace it…and know that nine times out of ten, you’ll catch a glimpse of some nubile young woman dressed as a Princess Leia slave girl. It’s what the universe does to reward patience of our significant others.
Tip #11: Know what to do in a zombie attack.
We’ve been practicing for this one for a long time. We don’t want to have to leave you behind.
Well, that about covers it. Congratulations on taking your first steps on the road to nerd girl nirvana. Know that you have selected the finest kind of woman possible. Way to go, champ!”originally blogged on tumblr by damalur
For me, numbers 6, 7, 9, 3, 11 & 4 are key, though the others can be important too. Why did this article not exist when I was in high school?? Number nine made me giggle… I really *do* have a glass cabinet full of Star Wars collectibles
The existence of this article. IS AWESOME. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 = TRUEFAX.
Know the complete works of the Nerd Holy Trinity: Joss Whedon, J.J. Abrams and Peter Jackson. Know that Nathan Fillion will always be on your girl’s “freebie” list. When she goes to church and thanks God that Robert Downey Jr. survived the 1980s so he could play Iron Man, say “Amen” right alongside her. And for the love of all that is sacred and holy, do not EVER get “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” confused: one has Wookiees, one has Shatner, it’s not that hard.
^ AMEEEENNNNN.
I’m Brick Tamland. People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks. Years later, a doctor will tell me that I have an I.Q. of 48 and am what some people call mentally retarded.
Paul Rudd and Grover introduce the word “brilliant”
This video is forever great.
Look at Paul’s cardigan! Get it Paul!
Grover is kind of a nerd too, right.
Feeling a little Whedonesque today. This may result in tumblr posts.
Hey, boyfriend.
gotta steal this. red head. funny guy. star wars shirt. glasses.
this belongs here.
Eventually I had to post this Jim Parsons photo here, even though I know you all have seen it 1.2 million times.
It’s one of those photos that you can see again and again though. So here it is on my site.
Enjoy.
Dear Sister
A favorite SNL Digital Short of mine, with plenty of nerdy man hotness.
Andy, Bill, and Shia.
MMMMM what you SAYYYYYYY, mmmmmmm that it’s all for the best.
(If this isn’t funny to you, maybe it’s because you haven’t seen the inspiration for this parody …. visit THIS!)
Perhaps the nerdiest photo of our beloved ZQ, ever.
Thanks facebook.
Not that I don’t love it.
If anyone is curious, you should check out www.hollywoodleastwanted.com
(via thiswonderland)
GUHHHH HOLY WHAT
HOW HAVE I NEVER SEEN THIS I CAN’T EVEN
UNF
Eric Bana
Remember the rule: If you are in Star Trek (or Lord of the Rings, or any comic book movie, or Star Wars, or anything about space at all, or any film considered geeky), you qualify as “nerdy.”
That’s my standards, if you don’t like them … who am I kidding … you like them.
I mean, look at this picture, you don’t want to argue with that, do you?
