By: Meg Humphrey Intense emotional investment in fictional characters is nothing new for those deep in fandom. A little piece of us goes with every character that was important to us and we mourn them as we would a flesh and blood friend. These are the deaths that my heart will never heal from. Dr. […]
Category Archives: Blogs
August 19
posted by tspofnutmeg
By: Meg Humphrey Have You Nerd had the incredible honor of receiving the “Most Unique Website Content” award from the inaugural year of the Geekie Awards in 2013. This year, the Geekies are mixing it up and giving fans the opportunity to vote for their favorites in each category! Here are my picks. Art: Jackie […]
July 24
5 Fandom Friday: Pets I Would Adopt
posted by tspofnutmeg
By: Meg Humphrey Full disclosure: I’ve never owned a pet. I had a beta fish for a week, but I poor Ackbar hadn’t been around long enough to really consider him part of the family. I’m not sure what taking care of any of these “pets” would be like, but I’m willing to try! Rancor. […]
January 05
Adorable Artist Spotlight: Vivian Ng
posted by tspofnutmeg
By: Meg Humphrey If you’ve read the previous installments of Adorable Artist Spotlight, you’ll know my weakness for traditional art. I came across Vivian Ng from a random retweet of a piece of her fanart. It immediately drew me in and I had to see more! Her lineart is detailed, but not […]
October 03
5 Fandom Friday: Star Wars was My Gateway Drug
posted by tspofnutmeg
By: Meg Humphrey The Nerdy Girlie and SuperSpaceChick have created “5 Fandom Friday” to help bloggers get through the busy Autumn season by supplying us with with weekly topics that let us explore our fanoms with our readers. This first Friday’s theme is “Gateway Fandoms that Made Me Who I am Today” and boy, […]
August 15
Adorable Artist Spotlight: Elsa Chang
posted by tspofnutmeg
By: Meg Humphrey I hopped onto my personal Tumblr for the first time since May and I was lucky enough to come across some of Elsa Chang’s art in the less-than-twenty-minutes I spent on there! Elsa Chang is currently a character designer for Nickelodeon, but has worked as a character designer and in visual […]
May 05
WordPress Family Award
posted by terraolsen
By: Terra Clarke Olsen Blogger Natacha Guyot kindly nominated Have You Nerd for the “WordPress Family Award.” I hadn’t heard of this award before Natacha nominated us, but the concept behind the family award is quite touching. It gives bloggers the chance to recognize other blogs that they find inspiring in the WordPress family. Like […]
March 03
Tasty Food Blogs
posted by terraolsen
Tasty Food Blogs By: Meg Humphrey I love food and cooking, but with a fairly limited nutritionist provided eating plan, I can get bored really easily. Boredom leads me to deviation from my usual eating habits which means I end up in regrets and carb hangovers (I don’t get hangovers from alcohol, but I do […]
October 16
Podcasts of Note
posted by terraolsen
Podcasts of Note: Pop Culture, Comedy, and Good Advice By: Jen Richards I started listening to podcasts when I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Senegal. My village did not have electricity, let alone television. Podcasts became one of my only sources of entertainment and direct links to what was going on in the US. […]
September 18
Blogs that I Love
posted by terraolsen
5 Blogs that I Love (That you just might too) By: Virginia Eader 1.) The View from the Bus Since moving to Seattle almost 5 years ago, I’ve experienced my share of public bus drivers- some old, some grumpy, some overly friendly, and others who had confused their job with that of an overly enthusiastic […]