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Ep 096 - Solo!

Ep 096 - Solo! #Solo #StarWars #Spoilers #Podcast

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And we are back with new episodes! And there is no better way to jump back into it a spoilercast! Morgan and I saw Solo this weekend and recorded our new episode! Work Out Nerd Out!

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Trip in the Way Way Back - Mindy Neal

Trip in the Way Way Back – Mindy Neal

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This is our last Trip in the Way Way Back episode. It’s been a blast. I hope everyone has enjoyed catching up on where this podcast first started.

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Trip in the Way Way Back - Sheila Miller Nelson

Trip in the Way Way Back - Sheila Miller Nelson #Fitness #WorkOutNerdOut #Instructor

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This episode is with my friend Sheila Miller Nelson. Sheila is a fitness instructer and offers some great insight! Enjoy! #WorkOutNerdOut

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Trip in the Way Way Back - Nerdy Bodybuilder Mickey Larm

Trip in the Way Way Back - Nerdy Bodybuilder Mickey Larm #Bodybuilding #Bodybuilder #Spiderman #WorkOutNerdOut

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On this episode, I talk to Mickey Larm, a really awesome nerdy bodybuilder. We talk about Spiderman, anime, and how he got into the world of bodybuilding! #WorkOutNerdOut

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Trip in the Way Way Back - Love to Live Clothing

Trip in the Way Way Back - Love to Live Clothing #WorkOutNerdOut #Clothing #Positivity

[audio-clammr mp3=”https://pinecast.com/listen/5ac93174-e8cc-4205-b719-a399cfe73636.mp3″%5D On today’s episode, I talk to the owners from Love 2 Live Clothing, a positivity based clothing company out of Huntington Beach California. Hope you enjoy the episode! #WorkOutNerdOut Dumbbells and Dragons is a member of the AlmostBetter.net network and is powered by Pinecast.com. If you would like to…

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Trip in the Way Way Back - Lindsey Tredent Mauch

Trip in the Way Way Back – Lindsey Tredent Mauch

     [audio-clammr mp3=”https://pinecast.com/listen/bb368075-9995-48f9-aae0-e8d9dd902327.mp3″%5D You may recognize Lindsey’s name from our very first episode. This was recorded about 18 months before we debuted. I had an opportunity to re-record with Lindsey so I jumped at the chance to do it and have a fresh episode 1. So this is our original interview. #WorkOutNerdOut Also, if you are thinking…

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Special Announcement!!

Special Announcement!! #Podcast #Update #WorkOutNerdOut

  [audio-clammr mp3=”https://pinecast.com/listen/7f41f0bc-1c22-4e66-88bf-e1546eb8c34d.mp3″%5D Dragons! I’m back with a new episode! It’s a short one and a brief update about what’s been going on behind the scenes at DB&D. WorkOutNerdOut! LetsKeepMovingForward.com KennyRotter.Com Also, if you are thinking about starting your own podcast cast, check out their hosting services at pinecast.com. If…

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Trip in the Way Way Back - Brent Scholar

Trip in the Way Way Back – Brent Scholar

  [audio-clammr mp3=”https://pinecast.com/listen/5ed0052e-a77a-4bbe-ad0b-7fb5f8446eb1.mp3″%5D One more trip in the Way Way Back Machine! This time we hang out with my buddy Brent Scholar, who does iron mans all the time. Such a beast! Also, if you are thinking about starting your own podcast cast, check out their hosting services at pinecast.com. If you would like to contact me, send an email to…

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Trip in the Way Way Back - Marvel Et Al

Trip in the Way Way Back - Marvel Et Al #Marvel #Movies #Past #WorkOutNerdOut

    [audio-clammr mp3=”https://pinecast.com/listen/a38f0f76-caad-4dde-b347-24cf0612f39e.mp3″%5D Here we go in another trip in the way way back machine. We talk all things Marvel at the time. This was recorded way back in 2015, maybe even 2014. Hope you enjoy!   Also, if you are thinking about starting your own podcast cast, check out their hosting services at pinecast.com.   If you would like to…

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Trip in the Way Way Back, Amy Ebling, Skydiver

Trip in the Way Way Back, Amy Ebling, Skydiver #Mom #Hiking #Yoga #Skydiving #Past #WayWayBack

 [audio-clammr mp3=”https://pinecast.com/listen/bb481458-693a-4d23-8658-ca167013e87f.mp3″%5D Here we go in another trip in the way way back machine. This conversation is with my friend Amy Ebling who is a badass skydiver. This was recorded way back in 2015, maybe even 2014. Hope you enjoy!   Also, if you are thinking about starting your own podcast cast, check out their hosting services at…

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Ep 093 - #Assist100Mudders

Ep 093 - #Assist100Mudders #ToughMudder #TeamWorkMakesTheDreamWork #OCR #MudRun

  [audio-clammr mp3=”https://pinecast.com/listen/db37f26f-9f14-4baa-9c49-1304d1048618.mp3″%5D Today’s episode is with Mike Stephan, one of the founders of #Assist100Mudders, a special challenge that reinforces the spirit of Tough Mudder. The challenge is you assist 100 mudders at a single obstacle. I’ve done it and it was a remarkable experience. I’m looking forward to joining Mike on the course…

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Ep 095 - Black Panther!

Ep 095 - Black Panther! #BlackPanther #Reactions #Racism #RepresentationMatters #Marvel

   [audio-clammr mp3=”https://pinecast.com/listen/176c0cf1-cdce-4ab8-917a-e4e90c74052f.mp3″%5D Ladies and gentlemen, my friend Tiffany came on the podcast to talk about the influence and our reactions to Black Panther. We discuss how this is the first time she was able to see strong black women, and a strong black cast, in a major hollywood feature. The episode was by far one of my favorites to…

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Long Beach Comic Expo is one of the smaller comic conventions in Southern California, but its still got some muscle. LBCE 2018 moved to a different part of the Long Beach Convention Center this year, but it was still as fantastic as the previous years. Honestly, a convention by the beach that’s full of amazing art prints, vendors, and cosplayers, what else could you ask for? Some of the money back I spent on more pop figures (just kidding, I love them!).

Long Beach Comic Expo 2018 | Photo by: Katie P

One of the coolest things about this convention is that as you walk towards the entrance of the con there are always these incredible cars that people have spent so much time on. I especially love all the Jurassic Park jeeps!

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The cosplayer’s once again were on point with incredible cosplays and a willingness to pose for a million photos. It’s all about being in the right place at the right time when it comes to mass meet-ups of cosplayers. Every year all the Marvel cosplayers take over a set of stairs somewhere close to the convention center and pose for some of the most incredible photos.

With the change of location, I wandered around hoping to stumble across them and boy oh boy was I lucky.

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As EVERYONE should know, the latest MCU film was released over the weekend and it was sensational. Marvel’s Black Panther shattered box office records and got everyone shouting WAKANDA FOREVER.

Which means I was on the lookout of every single person cosplaying as any character from Black Panther and I was not disappointed at all.

Not only were there several Black Panther cosplays, but there was also the most amazing Shuri cosplay. She looked incredible and I was so blown away by the detail.

WAKANDA FOREVER INDEED!

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Meet-ups are always the best, but I will say you might be required to fight for the optimal position to get the best pictures, that is why it’s great to just “ambush” someone with a CAN I TAKE A PICTURE OF YOU. I’m just kidding I don’t yell at people. I do, however, kindly ask people to if I can take their picture when I see a cosplay that is beyond awesome.

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A New Movie Coming Out Soon

As I was wandering around the convention I stumbled upon David Tennant…… Just kidding. I wish I had. What I actually found was the booth for his new movie Bad Samaritan that is coming to theaters in April, I believe. This movie looks amazing. David Tennant has been doing an incredible job of portraying the bad guy these days. I mean Kilgrave in Jessica Jones and now this guy, he is quite the versatile actor.

This movie looks frightening and I can’t wait to see it. David Tennant will always be one of our most beloved Doctor’s, but sometimes you just gotta be the villain. At least this time he isn’t using his Doctor voice.

Be sure to catch Bad Samaritan in theaters on April 27, 2018.

The End

I would like to thank all of the cosplayers above for allowing me to take their photograph. If anyone would like a copy of the above photos please email me, the photographer at katharinepenix@gmail.com or reach out to Dumbbells and Dragons.

Lastly, I would like to thank Long Beach Comic Expo for allowing us to attend their event. See you next time!

Long Beach Comic Expo 2018 #LBCE2018 #BadSamaritan #Cosplayers #Marvel #BlackPanther Long Beach Comic Expo is one of the smaller comic conventions in Southern California, but its still got some muscle.

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Ep 094 Board Games and Ballet

Ep 094 Board Games and Ballet @taylor_CS #SpellRPG #Kickstarter #WhimsyMachine #BoardGames

  [audio-clammr mp3=”https://pinecast.com/listen/33d063da-663b-4192-9205-09023b9c385b.mp3″%5D Welcome back Taylor Smith, who has launched his own game company, Whimsy Machine. His new kickstarter is successfully funded right now on kickstarter. The game is called Spell! It is an RPG with scrabble like tiles. Taylor also talks about his fitness habits, including ballet! Side note: Arnold…

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Ep 092 - Starting Beastmode & TV Couples

Ep 092 - Starting Beastmode & TV Couples #Fitness @TeaTimeWithKC #Shipping #TVShips #WallE #Shameless #WWE

   [audio-clammr mp3=”https://pinecast.com/listen/1d24efca-643c-49c4-bcfb-c7d3637be191.mp3″%5D Katie comes back to chat about her entry into Beastmode and then talk about some amazing TV/Movie couples. It’s a blast.  #WorkOutNerdOut Recorded 02/13/2018, Posted 02/14/2018 Contacts: http://www.teatimewithkc.com TeaWithKC@gmail.com Twitter: @LadyKatharineP, @TeaTimeWithKC   If you would like to…

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Ep 091 - Mammoth Film Festival

Ep 091 - Mammoth Film Festival #MammothFF @MammothFF #FilmFest #Film #TV #VR #MammothLakes

 [audio-clammr mp3=”https://pinecast.com/listen/3de39782-425e-42d2-95a5-7f9a570bd65b.mp3″%5D Tanner Beard and Tomik Mansoori join me for a brief chat about Mammoth Film Festival happening this weekend (Feb 8th-11th) in Mammoth Lakes, CA. It’s the first year of the fesitval and there will be much more than films. The festival will also feature an expo hall, shorts, episodic shows, and VR! Check…

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Last weekend was the 24 in 48 Readathon — the goal of which is to read 24 out of 48 hours.  I participated and read a couple of prose books, but mostly a big ol’ pile of comics (12 to be exact).  I also learned some things about myself… I like to read, but cramming 24 hours of reading into one weekend is just too much for me.  I probably won’t be participating in a readathon again anytime soon, but it was a great way to read my way through a bunch of books.  All of these books are stand-alones, so this is a great list if you’re looking to pick up a no-strings-attached read:

Even the Giants by Jesse Jacobs I’m a huge Jesse Jacobs fan, his art toes the line between adorable and creepy and psychedelic.  Even the Giants a collection of short comics, some with interconnected stories and some stand-alones.  My favorites in the collection centered on two dudes who appear to be living on the surface of microbe. I’ll read everything Jacobs publishes, but if you’re new to his work I’d recommend Safari Honeymoon as a starting point.

The Oven by Sophie Goldstein I love a good short story.  I find it immensely satisfying to read a story where the author whittled down a huge idea to just a handful of pages but didn’t lose any of the storytelling magic.  The Oven is a perfect example of a great short story and a great example of how sci-fi world building doesn’t require hundreds of pages of exposition.

An Entity Observes All Things by Box Brown Another collection of short comics.  I found these OK, but not particularly memorable.  Brown has a very clean drawing style, that I find very well suited to his nonfiction and biographical comics.  I’m still anxiously awaiting his Andy Kaufman bio that’s due out next week.

Buffy: The High School Years – Freaks & Geeks by Faith Erin Hicks I almost never actually enjoy tv/movie tie-in comics, but I keep trying to read them.  This fell totally flat for me and just made me want to rewatch Buffy (which you absolutely cannot do in the middle of a readathon).

Sacred Heart by Liz Suburbia This was probably my favorite comic I read over the weekend.  High school punks living in a semi-dystopian town where all the adults have disappeared and mysterious murders are happening.  By the end of the story we still don’t have much of an idea about about the bigger picture, but I felt like I was friends with all of the characters.

The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill This was absolutely adorable and I think that my dog might secretly be a Tea Dragon.  He’s tiny and moody and grumpy, but he doesn’t grow tea leaves out of his head, so I’m not 100% sure.  I continue to maintain the view that we are in the golden age of all-ages comics and The Tea Dragon Society is only helping my case.

Bubbles Gondola by Renaud Dillies This comic was a bit of an odd duck.  A French import, we have the book shelved in the children’s area of the library I work at… but it’s not really for kids.  The protagonist is a chain-smoking, hard-drinking mouse who works as a writer and is currently experiencing a bad case of writer’s block.  Yes, the characters are cute anthropomorphized animals, but the subject matter isn’t really for kids.

First Year Healthy and Big Kids by Michael DeForge I’m combining the two Michael DeForge books I read because they were both short and I never know what to say about Michael DeForge comics.  I always look forward to reading them, and then I’m always left with the feeling of “what the hell did I just read?”  First Year Healthy follows a young woman living in a small town and also features a magical cat.  Big Kids is about a teenager who turns into a sentient, mobile tree.

Malinky Robot by Sonny Liew Yet another collection of short comics.  I think that Sonny Liew might be one of the most talented people working in comics today; his artwork is meticulous and beautiful and the action always reads clearly even though every frame is crammed full of details.  Malinky Robot follows the misadventures of two Dickensian cyberpunk orphans, Atari and Oliver.  They steal bikes, they go fishing, they have your standard kid-adventures in a crumbling dystopian Blade Runner-esque city.

The Longest Day of the Future by Lucas Varela Another of my favorites from the weekend, this wordless graphic novel follows two warring factions living in the same city (the bunny-eared faction and the pig-eared faction) as they vie for solo control of the city.  The whole vibe was very much reminiscent of Terry Gilliam’s Brazil (one of my very favorite sci-fi movies).

The Incantations of Daniel Johnston by Ricardo Cavolo and Scott McClanahan Ricardo Cavolo is one of my favorite illustrators working today.  His drawings/paintings are messy and expressionistic and far closer to something you’d generally see in an art gallery than in a comic book.  I’m always on the fence when it comes to people making money off of Daniel Johnston’s story… there’s the uncomfortable question of whether he’s being taken advantage of, but in the case of The Incantations of Daniel Johnston it’s clear that Cavolo and McClanahan are huge fans of his music and the book reads like a case for Johnston’s canonization.

Until next time, find the stories that make you stronger. #WorkOutNerdOut ♥Karen

12 mini-reviews of comics I read during the 24 in 48 readathon Last weekend was the 24 in 48 Readathon -- the goal of which is to read 24 out of 48 hours.