Nerds Unite! Round 2!

HI all, I'm nerdy on the more science-side of things. Marine biologist by training, I do that and also am heavily involved in citizen science - involving the public in helping with real scientific research. All about apps for doing science, crowd sourcing, eco-drones, bioblitzes, etc. Total mad scientist style. :drinker:

Also a total nature nerd - and am very interested in the intersection of nature and technology. I'm all about hiking, kayaking, and LOVE geocaching. But while I'm out doing those things I'm also taking photos of organisms with my smart phone to crowd-source IDs so I can learn my species, and helping folks ID the things they see as well. I can geek out on nudibranchs, seaweed, and birds all day. Slowly learning my plants and fungus.

Beyond that, I have a deep love for (and fear of!) zombies. I did the Zombies, Run! C25k training, and now I'm on to the regular app - just about to finish season 1. This weekend I'm riding the Zombie Train (http://zombietrain.com/) which I'm really excited about! And I of course love the Walking Dead, most zombie movies, and have read many of the good zombie books out there.

Hi fellow nerds! Nice to be in good company. I lost about 50 lbs 2.5 years ago and gained it all plus some more back over the past year and a half. So back to get it off again.

As for my nerdy ways, I am a PS4 and PS3 player (Alice: Madness Returns on PS3 is my all time favorite game). I used to be an avid FFXI player. I went to the Boston Comic Con last month, my first one and it was AWESOME!! One of the motivations for losing weight is so I can cosplay Alice (from above said game) next year. I also read way too much (mostly Fantasy and Horror but everything else too) and do tons of crafts as time permits. I work full time but go to college part time for a degree in Creative Writing. I also quote movies such as Spaceballs, Airplane and Labyrinth obsessively and Labyrinth is my favorite movie of all time. I watch it at least 5 times a year. I'm 38 and a giant child.

Please feel free to add me.

Hi fellow nerds! Nice to be in good company. I lost about 50 lbs 2.5 years ago and gained it all plus some more back over the past year and a half. So back to get it off again.

As for my nerdy ways, I am a PS4 and PS3 player (Alice: Madness Returns on PS3 is my all time favorite game). I used to be an avid FFXI player. I went to the Boston Comic Con last month, my first one and it was AWESOME!! One of the motivations for losing weight is so I can cosplay Alice (from above said game) next year. I also read way too much (mostly Fantasy and Horror but everything else too) and do tons of crafts as time permits. I work full time but go to college part time for a degree in Creative Writing. I also quote movies such as Spaceballs, Airplane and Labyrinth obsessively and Labyrinth is my favorite movie of all time. I watch it at least 5 times a year. I'm 38 and a giant child.

Please feel free to add me.

Ha, Labyrinth! Oh in 9th grade I watched the movie an unhealthy amount--loved David Bowie. Nowdays I still get overwhelming nostalgia when I listen to that soundtrack. Ah, they don't make nerdy cult movies like they used to.
Although, I now that I have a baby, I don't find Jareth attractive anymore. Baby stealers= nope! (Baby stealers in tight pants with magic kingdoms? NOPE)

Hello!
Name: Zen
Class; Warrior or Bard. no in between.
Nerd Cred: Doctor Who, Torchwood, Firefly, Buffy, D&D (old school- yeah, we're talking paper here, folks), Sherlock, books (hella books- i'm actually reading a series form the 80s where these college kids actually end up in the D&D game...and it's not terrible!), Angel, BSG, Caprica, STNG (i want to have Picard's babies), Samurai Saturday, DINOSAURS, Inuyasha,... Hubs (i married the biggest nerd ever). THe Dark Crystal is my most favorite movie of all time, i still have plastic dinosaurs, i do art stuff, i write (not SF, but hubs does), and can geek it out with Shakespeare. Kurt Vonnegut is my favorite author (next to Kerouac), I don't really play video games, but i'll roll out a character and make you jewelery out of D&D die (yeah, 20-sider necklace? i made it...).

Damn there are some motivated people here; these posts are like a wave of Nostalgia, neat stuff!

Name: Shishek,
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shishak This guy was a feared, loathed, respected, leader and the first ancient Egyptian name of a pharaoh mentioned in the Bible. However Shishak, Susac and Shishaq were already taken in Ever Quest so Shishek stuck.

Class: aloof and indefinitely preoccupied medic

MTG and FNM and D&D when ever there is time. Never had time for a TV so I don't own one but I've definitely been recommend to watch every series listed so far. Loved EQ and WoW and ToR when there was time.

RPG nerd at heart with a great 800 + Steam game collection w/ DLC's because if you never have time to play them... but if they look engaging enough then why not buy a copy... and then a few more copies for friends? Cuse then they can call tell you about the adventure.

Also who doesn't love Steam sales, they're great!

My oldest had decided she wants to be the "Are you my Mummy" kid from Doctor Who for Halloween.

Awesomest. Kid. Ever.



Name: Himejii or Sabariel
Class: Physics
Rank: PhD Candidate
Goal: To invent a way to automatically log calories without all the... you know... logging. Oral mass-spec? Gastric calorimeter? I'll let you know when I crack that nut, I'll be retired on a beach somewhere warm but not too hot or humid.

Also love HP discussions, love Star Wars, Supernatural, Buffy and several more.

SUPERNATURAL. I found my people lol

I need some PC gamers here! I'm lacking decent friends to play DayZ and all with! I'm on Steam for sure and a few other sites. Tera Rising, Tumblr, GaiaOnline...you know all the great social/anti-social places.

I'm all for Doctor Who, Marvel, Hannibal, Batman (Joker x Harley), Comics, X-men...I'm trying to drive out the big stuff to hook some people here! Once Upon A Time, Sherlock, Orange is the New Black!

Still waiting on GTA V to appear on PC, along with Arkham Knight!

I'm AJ, 22! I play Dance Dance Revolution! I'm as much of a gamer as I can be!

You can also look me up on Steam. Just look up 'Hidden-Character' I'm the one with the Umbrella Corp Icon!

Agree completely, I love all the Zooniverse stuff, have taken part in many of the projects myself, I love the Galaxy Zoo one but the Planet Hunters is my fave, I love everything about exoplanets.

Yes I'm a science geek too (you have to be if you do a degree in Physics with Planetary and Space Physics)

Also Add to my list of stuff I love:
Charmed, Buffy, Firefly, Lost, Criminal Minds, CSI, Big Bang Theory, Merlin
Harry Potter
Sims

I totally have a complete base set and a complete jungle set (Pokemon cards) Kudos to anyone who knows what that means

ok so reading through the posts there is a lot of flexing of the nerd muscles so i reckon we could get a card game going with everyones strengths and weaknesses along with their nerd quota, like watching buffy gives you one nerd point but reading the Angel comics which shows what happened after the series end gives you 5 nerd points, and your total gives you your strength.... or something like that (im spitballing here)

just seems like people have a lot of info that they have shared which would lend itself to a card game to see who the ultimate nerd is......

I'm not a nerd.

Just here to see if anyone is on FitRPG. Will Wheaton approved. I just downloaded it last night and I'm looking for friends for my leaderboard and to battle with - need motivation. If you haven't heard of it - it turns your fitbit into a game - an RPG where you can level up, do quests, battle friends, earn gold, purchase weapons/armor/potions. My username is "Badger". Apparently they don't require usernames to be unique, so there are other Badgers. My profile pic is of me doing overhead press - grey t-shirt & pony tail.

I'm not a nerd.

I see some people with common interests - Hi! :drinker:
Since we're listing those.... I played (lived) FFXI for a while, loved it! Did WoW for a few more years...didn't love it quite as much as FFXI, but still enjoyed it. We have a weekly gamenight - MTG, cards, board games...we were playing games reviewed on Will Wheaton's Tabletop show for a while, but we started playing D&D about 3 months ago and put boardgames aside for a bit. We're playing Pathfinder now - the Ravenloft module. Haven't stopped completely with boardgames - just went to a gaming convention last weekend and tried out several new ones we hadn't played yet. Settlers of Cataan, Get lucky, Chez Geek, Build an Elder God, Axe Cop Munchkin. Had a good time, but missed the Star Wars themed LARP they had on Sunday...maybe next year.

Also see some Sci-Fi enthusiasts! Hello! I love Sci-fi. Firefly, BSG, Star Wars, Dr. Who, Star Trek, Stargate...even love the terrible ones like Terra Nova (I don't think it was terrible, but everyone else seems to) and...well, jury is still out as to whether it's terrible or not, but enjoyed Defiance...couldn't really get into the game though.

I also enjoy some Anime. Loved Samurai Champloo...that was probably my favorite one. Also enjoyed Afro Samurai, a bit of Bleach, HunterxHunter, Princess Mononoke & Spirited Away, Highschool of the Dead....

...not a nerd though.

Big Nintendo nerd and bowling nerd, on a Zelda kick lately, plan on finishing every game 100%, just beat Minish Cap yesterday, now working on Link between worlds and Wind Waker HD.

Hello, I'm Jennifer and a proud nerd :laugh:

Currently reading A Song of Ice and Fire, part 2 of book 3.
Have read Harry Potter several times, LOTR, Anne Rice...

Obsessed with the Harry potter & LOTR movies, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica. Another all time favorite movie is the Princess Bride!

I love gaming but don't have much time for it anymore. In recent years I've made the rounds of the various MMORPG's. I spent the most time on WoW, SWTOR, GW2, Rift and tried out TESO but didn't like it all that much. Oh yes, and I've also spent a fair bit of time roaming Skyrim...

Then there's oldies like Civilization III and the Sims 2 which stole much of my life.

I'm getting ready to start a new study year with the Open University (going for a Maths degree) so I won't have much time for my geeking habits but always love hearing and talking about it...so feel free to add me :flowerforyou:

Nerd,geek, dork....I'm all of those things! I love anime (tenchi muyo, trigun, his/hers, inuyasha, etc) , reading (used to work at a library), Star Trek, KPOP (that's right I'm a fan girl), I love supernatural, smallville, x-men , Superman (my favorite hero), LOTR, have read all the harry potter books and so much more....I use movies quotes a little too much in everyday life! I would love to go to comic-con one day!

/bump

Anyone on FitRPG? It's essentially the rough draft phone app that is the answer to all my nerd dreams. I spent HOURS on Kengo: Master of Bushido training my character...HOURS...maybe days, and that was for no tangible real world gain. With FitRPG, you link your fitbit to the app, create a character, and level up by doing "quests" (i.e., take 5,000 steps today, earn xx gold and xx experience points), fighting bosses - you can purchase weapons and armor and potions. It's free now and definitely in a beta stage. The three people involved in creating the app are trying to get funds to create more game content and expand the game. It's glitchy and light on content right now, but it's free and it's new, so that's to be expected. I find it motivating enough as it is. If they ever expand and add more content - this could be mind blowing. Will Wheaton uses it and approves, so...I mean...it's got to be awesome, right???

I don't have a fitbit but this makes me want one