Archive for October, 2009
Social Knitworking Nugget 008: Benders
Posted by freakapotimus in Mini Vidcasts on October 28th, 2009
Posted by: freakapotimus
In this installment of Social Knitworking Nuggets: Andrea, Joanna, and Jenn are appropriately sheepish about their September bender.
Nerd Invasion: November 6 & 7, 2009
Posted by springviolet in Things We Do on October 8th, 2009
Posted by: springviolet
Fuck yeah, we’re going.
But now I have a stack of questions: Do I bring a knit mascot to pose in pictures I take at the Invasion? What is the Social Knitworking knit mascot? Do we make people drink Elbows to the Taint? If I finish that Dr. Who scarf in time do I use it for costuming?
I’ve got a month to figure this stuff out.
Here’s the official press release:
Pensacola is certainly no stranger to occupation. Indeed, the “City of Five Flags” moniker that accompanies the city name is symbolic of the number of sovereign groups that have laid claim to the port city. But in early November, a new force plans a campaign of occupation for the city… And they won’t use guns or political tactics; they come armed with algorithms, video games, and microphones. Pensacola is being invaded by nerds! NERD INVASION is coming to the Pensacola Silver Screen Theaters on November 6th!
NERD INVASION is an all-night nerd music and gaming extravaganza running from 7pm on Friday, November 6th to Noon on Saturday, November 7th.
Nerd Invasion highlights:
The Top of the game in Nerdcore music from all across the country
-Schaffer the Darklord (Queens, NY)
-Dual Core (Cincinnati, Ohio)
-Zealous1 (Oceanside, CA)
-Dr. Awkward (San Diego, CA)
-Kabuto the Python (San Francisco, CA)
-MadHatter (Salina, KS)
-Chester (Wichita, KS)
-Benjamin Bear (Orlando, FL)
-Krondor Krew (Orlando/Tampa, FL)
-Marc with a C (Orlando, FL)
-Shael Riley (Brooklyn, New York)All-night gaming in many formats
-Card games (Magic the Gathering, Versus System, Yu-Gi-Oh, etc.)
-Video games (Retro and current generations)
-Board games (All of your favorites, plus demos of new systems)
-Role playing games (Dungeons and Dragons, Vampire, Mage, LARP, etc.)
*With thousands of dollars in prizes to be given away by our sponsors Wizards of the Coast and White Wolf Publishing.Additional Features
-The Miss Poindexter 2009 contest
-Video and card game tournaments
-Cosplay/costume contest
-Screening of the “Nerdcore Rising” documentary
-Science, technology, media, and costume Panels
-Vendors
-The world premiere of George Clinton’s “Gongafunkadine”
-Nerdy movies
-Open mic loungePlus much, much more dorkiness.
This is not an event to miss! Come on out and get your geek on. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. For more information, please visit www.NerdInvasion.com
Are you ready for the Invasion?
***Nerd Invasion is brought to you by a collaboration between independent nerd clothier Nerd Rockstar (NerdRockstar.com – Pensacola, FL) and Nerdcore music label extraordinaire Scrub Club Records (ScrubClubRecords.com – Wichita, KS)
Social Knitworking Nugget 007: Elbow to the Taint
Posted by freakapotimus in Mini Vidcasts on October 8th, 2009
Posted by: freakapotimus
In this installment of Social Knitworking Nuggets: the SK ladies come up with a new shot; Joanna elbows some taint.
Boobs and Booze – September 2009
Posted by ConsterMonster in Boobs and Booze! on October 2nd, 2009
Posted by: ConsterMonster
*Sorry the Boobs and Booze post is a few days late. When you drunkcast, you get hungover and lose track of time. You understand, doncha?*
This month I have a special Boobs and Booze post for all of you lovelies. As you all should know by now, September is Drunk Podcasting month as proclaimed by Z of Hipster, please! The ladies and I decided we needed an exceptionally awesome drink for our drunkcasting and while discussing this, a friend twittered something along the lines of “Stop or I will elbow you in the taint!” Since taint is one of our favorite words* we decided to make our own shot and call it “Elbow to the Taint”.
Now the Elbow to the Taint couldn’t be just any ordinary shot. It had to have a nice start and a kick in it somewhere. We discussed using cinnamon schnapps, peppermint vodka, and other things. I even asked a few friends for suggestions. “What do you think an Elbow to the Taint shot would be?” Almost every god damn one of ‘em had Jagermeister in mind. Which leads me into my rant of why do so many of you like Jager? Ugh! That stuff is so disgusting and overrated. But maybe I just have a problem with it because the first time I ever really drank I was at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights and did about 6 Jager Bombs before wandering around being freaked out by guys with chainsaws and haunted houses. But that’s entirely besides the point. Back to the Taint… or the elbowing of it, anyway.
So we had all of these bright ideas of what to use and when it came down to drunkcasting night, we all forgot to buy the experimental ingredients. So, we made do with Jenn’s liquor supply. =D After some experimentation, we ended with this…
The Elbow to the Taint
-One part Jose Cuervo Tequila
-Two Parts Cruzan Black Strap Rum.
That’s all! So try it out (we DARE you) and tell us what you think! Did it appropriately elbow your taint? Or do you think it needs a little something more. Leave a comment or call the feedback line. You know the drill. Click that awesome Google Talk button on the right of the page or call 215-839-NERD and leave us a message!
Video to come soon!
*We once spent an afternoon discussing various synonyms for taint. And it comes up quite often in conversation. Maybe even more than douche. Maybe.