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Hey Guys, We Moved! Join Us

Hey Guys, We Moved! Join Us

We decided to go the self-hosting route.  I’m not sure if it has you still following us or not, but we are still Nola Nerd Couple!

We are still writing about the Nola Nerd Baby, Star Wars, and comic cons.  In other words, the same site at a different location.

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Programming Note from the Nola Nerd Couple

Programming Note from the Nola Nerd Couple

We have outgrown our present website.  In fact, we have gotten to the point that we can’t even post more pictures on our site without paying more money.  So, we shopped arround and will be hosting nolanerdcouple.com on a new host.

We are in the process of having our domain transferred from it’s present registar to our new host. Hopefully, this will occur in the next few days.  We will be posting,…

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ComicCon-ing: Friday Recap and Saturday Preview of Wizard World New Orleans

ComicCon-ing: Friday Recap and Saturday Preview of #WizardWorldNewOrleans

Friday is always a great day at Wizard World New Orleans.  It is well attended but at the same time, it is the easiest day to browse.  And browse we did.  We already have our eye on some artwork!

We did get to meet Patricia Summersett, the voice of Zelda.  This was a huge deal for Mrs. Nola Nerd Couple. Her first game was The Legend of Zelda.  She has been obsessed ever since.  I can’t even count…

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ComicCon-ing: The Panels We Will Try to Attend at Wizard World New Orleans

ComicCon-ing: The Panels We Will Try to Attend at Wizard World New Orleans

While celebrities are often the draw for comic conventions, regular goers know that cons offer way more.  Wizard World New Orleans programming allows attendees a chance to learn, discuss, and interact with their favorite fandoms in ways that give us a sense of community.

Here are some of the panels we hope we have a chance to attend:

Friday:

Enjoying The Con As A Family – tips and tricks on how…

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ComicCon-ing: Wizard World New Orleans Celebrity Guests Information.

ComicCon-ing: Wizard World New Orleans Celebrity Guests Information.

The great thing about conventions is that it allows fans to learn more about their favorite shows. Notably, you can learn a lot from the casts and creators of the show. Wizard World New Orleans is hosting tons of celebrity panels this weekend.

Friday will feature panels with casts from the Power Rangers and The Walking Dead. Saturday, fans of Outlander, IZombie, and Vampire Diaries will get to…

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ComicCon-ing: Wizard World New Orleans Programming

ComicCon-ing: Wizard World New Orleans Programming

Here is a preview of the programming that will occur at Wizard World New Orleans this weekend:

Interactive group Q&As with the casts of “Outlander” (Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, Lotte Verbeek and author Diana Gabaldon; Saturday, noon); “The Walking Dead” (Michael Cudlitz, Tom Payne, Jenna Elfman, Austin Amelio, Mo Collins, Kirk Acevedo and Cailey Fleming; Friday, 7:30 p.m.); “iZombie” (Rose…

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ComicCon-ing: Wizard World New Orleans Survival Guide

ComicCon-ing: Wizard World New Orleans Survival Guide

We will be doing some in-depth previews of Wizard World New Orleans throughout this week, but we know that a lot of people going will be going to their first convention. Here are our tips for surviving:

Make an itinerary. If you scroll down on this page, you will see the programming schedule.  Wizard World will have a guest schedule (well as much as they can) up as soon as they can.

Relax. …

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ComicCon-ing: Help Wizard World New Orleans Help Team Happy Foundation

ComicCon-ing: Help Wizard World New Orleans Help Team Happy Foundation

Wizard World New Orleans is one of our favorite cons. We have attended Wizard World cons in other cities and have enjoyed each one. One of the things that they do well is to tailor their conventions for the city they are in that weekend. Also, they love to give back to the communities they are in.

This year, they have collaborated with Team Happy Foundationto give reading materials to children…

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ComicCon-ing: Jason Momoa Returns to Wizard World New Orleans

ComicCon-ing: Jason Momoa Returns to Wizard World New Orleans

We have been huge fans of Jason Mamoa for a long time. We met him in 2012 at small con in Galveston when most people only knew him from Game of Thrones.  He was charming and genuinely stoked to meet his fans.  Fast forward to 2018 Wizard World New Orleans. He is now a superstar and still charming and genuinely stoked to meet his fans.

If the Aquaman international intake is  an indicator of…

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StarWars-ing: Warwick Davis Set to Host the Celebration Stage at Star Wars Celebration 2019

StarWars-ing: Warwick Davis Set to Host the Celebration Stage at Star Wars Celebration 2019 #swcc #starwars

Star Wars Celebration will be here before we know it. We are so excited about attending panels, meeting celebrity guests and authors, and sharing our love for all things Star Wars with our friends – ones that we have known for a long time and ones that we made at previous celebrations.

One familiar face at Celebration will be Warwick Davis. Mr. Davis will be hosting the Celebration Stage – the…

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Listening: Why I Love Sad Music

Listening: Why I Love Sad Music

It doesn’t matter if we all die – One Hundred Years by The Cure

One day I was playing some sad music in class. A student, whose wit is a sharp as a knife, asked me if I go to a this band’s concert is crying required or highly recommended. He doesn’t know this, but he instantly became my favorite student that day. It also made me think about why I often find myself listening to sad music.

If you…

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ComicCon-ing: Can't Wait for Wizard World New Orleans!

ComicCon-ing: Can’t Wait for Wizard World New Orleans!

We love going to Wizard World New Orleans. Its a great con and great for the city.  Even last year, when Mrs. Nola Nerd Couple was in the throes of extreme nausea due to the baby, we had a great time.

In fact, baby even got to take a picture with the late great Stan Lee!

This year, we will be back at full strength. We will also have baby in tow for her first Wizard World.

Of the celebrity guests,…

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StarWars-ing: Links

Do you need a huge Star Wars book that goes deep into how Star Wars was created? Well, we do. The Star Wars Archives produced by Taschen comes out on December 15. It will have art from Ralph McQuarrie and tons of photographs from the original trilogy. It does come with a hefty price tag!

Disney has posted the first images of Millennium Falconin their upcoming park “Star Wars: Galaxy Edge.” The…

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Star Wars-ing: Luke Had Every Reason To Quit

Star Wars-ing: Luke Had Every Reason To Quit

Walking out of the theaters for The Last Jedi, I was disappointed.  I thought the film was overlong. Canto Bright didn’t feel right to me for numerous reasons. Poe’s character became too cocky and didn’t really have the moment of reckoning for his actions.

I did enjoy the way the story treated Kylo and Rey.

And, I needed Luke to have the story he did.

Too many people think Luke is a hero that is…

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Fandom-ing: Thirteen and History

Fandom-ing: Thirteen and History

Note: We have only watched up to episode 7 of season 11. 

Two of the episodes of the eleventh season of Doctor Who have focused on historical events.  One was quite a big event that involved the person at the epicenter of it.  The other was a big event but looked at how it affected the people history often forgets.

Rosa, about Rosa Parks, did a good job but I wish it could have been better.…

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Parenting: I Want to Be Well For Her

Parenting: I Want to Be Well For Her #anxiety #depression

To say this year has exciting would be an understatement. It has been the best year ever, but it nearly was the worse year as well. The struggles my wife had in pregnancy didn’t end with delivery. She had to be rushed to the ER three times during the baby’s first week of life, had her gallbladder removed in October, and now has more issues in the abdomen region (none are life-threatening but they…

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StarWars-ing: Star Wars Celebration Announces More Authors

StarWars-ing: Star Wars Celebration Announces More Authors

Star Wars Celebration Chicago added to their lineup of Star Wars authors that will be appearing at the convention! This was already a super strong author lineup, and Celebration just beefed it up some more.

EK Johnston: Ms. Johnston is primarily a young author writer, and has previously published the novel, Ahsoka, for Star Wars.  Her upcoming novel is the Queen’s Shadow, which comes out on March…