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archivistofnerddom · 1 year

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Just in case you think being a nerd doesn’t help in the real world:

Back when I was in college (some 15 years ago at the time of this particular event), I got a high-five from a professor because I knew that Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary were the first two people to successfully summit Mount Everest and return. The reason I knew that? Because, in one of the Lord of the Rings Extended Editions’ appendices videos, Sir Edmund Hillary visited set one day when they were filming — and I was (and still am) a LOTR nerd.

So, yeah. Being a nerd means that random information and trivia gets lodged into your brain for unexpected reasons. You don’t always have to explain how or why it got there. Just, revel in the strange confidence that you picked up absurd caches of information due to whatever your specific nerdy interests are.

#I have nerd brain #things get lodged in there without expectations #it’s why I’m good at trivia #just don’t ask why or how I know a thing #I just do #lord of the rings #mount everest #tenzing norgay #sir edmund hillary

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poorly-drawn-mdzs · 8 months

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Lap Pillow

[First] Prev <–-> Next

#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #lan wangji #Confessions of a missed opportunity: I almost had LWJ in purple for this comic.#WWX gives him one of his layers to wear and it's never specified what colour it is.#We all love the red inner robe from CQL (And other illustrations) but sit with me for a moment. Think about LWJ in Jiang Purple.#Right now. Close your eyes and give it 5-10 seconds of rotation in your brain.#Welcome back. It's beautiful isn't it. As I write these notes I am upset that I backed out of going through with it.#I think I will simply have to draw it another time. If we get gusu lan white wwx we *need* yunmeng jiang purple lwj!#Anyways; this comic is the pinnacle of teen wangji's bursting-at-the-seams-emotionality that I love him for.#For my sanity I need that teen losing his mind and following bird rules (get fluffy - get blushy - keep beeping)#He is a loser nerd with a begrudging crush on a boy that he doesn't know how to be normal about.#LWJ seems like your typical 'cool guy love interest' until you realize that he's actually kind of soggy and pathetic.#My favourite lan wangji trait is that he's funny as all hell. I feel like wwx a bit because I had a character epiphany when I realized this

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ashleyeveerson · 5 months

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Haven't been able to think about anything other than the victorian/edwardian/WW1 twink and his 80's punk almost-boyfriend for a week, send help

#this tv show has consumed my every thought #it's like tumblr catnip #go watch it #it will eat away at your brain #there's also a butch lesbian butcher #an autistic manga loving weirdo (my beloved)#and a badass psychic who's also a mess #WHAT MORE COULD YOU POSSIBLY WANT?#updating the post bc the reblogs lead me on a WILD wiki rabbit hole about the eras of England #okay so Edwin is born in 1900 which means he was born 1 year before the end of the Victorian era (1837-1901) so technically he's a victoria #baby who lived his childhood in the Edwardian era (1901-1910) and his teens in the pre/start of WW1 era (started in 1914)#until he was killed :( in 1916 #so my boy here lived though MANY historical events and time periods #shout out to my victorian/edwardian/WW1 twink #history is very fun and this is why i love this website bc where else would i have to do research for my blorbo?#I do however find it very funny if Gaiman named him Edwin in honour of the Edwardian time period he grew up in #I love that man and it wouldn't surprise me if he turned out to be a history nerd (affectionate) like the rest of you #dead boy detectives #edwin payne #charles rowland #crystal palace #niko dbd #dbd #please feel free to dm me about history i adore it

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welcometogrouchland · 9 months

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I understand that literature nerd Jason Todd is kind of overblown in fanon compared to it's actual presence in canon (a few issues during his pre (and post?)crisis Robin tenure that highlight it) BUT consider that I think it's hilarious if the unhinged gun toting criminal has strong opinions on poetry

#ramblings of a lunatic #dc comics #Jason Todd #batfamily #it's just a fun quirk! it's a fun lil detail and I simply cannot slight ppl for enjoying and incorporating it into works #like obviously jason isn't the only one. I'm a big believer in the batfam having over lapping interests they refuse to bond over #i know dick canonically used the robin hood stories (which are pretty flowery in their language far as i can tell) as inspo for Robin #and i know babs was a librarian and even tho her area of nerddom is characterized as more computery she probably knows quite a lot-#-about literature as well #duke is a hobbyist writer i believe? i saw a fan mention that- which if so is great and I hope he's also a nerd #(i mean he is canonically. i remember him being a puzzle nerd in his introduction. but i mean specifically a lit nerd)#damian called Shakespeare boring but also took acting classes so i think he's more of a theatre kid.#Tim's a dropout and i don't think he's ever shown distinct interest in english lit and i can't remember for Steph?#I'm ngl my brain hyperfocused on musician Steph i forget some of her other interests I'm sorry (minus softball and gymnastics!)#and then Cass had her whole (non linear but it's whatevs) arc about literacy and learning to read #went from struggling to read in batgirl 00 to memorizing Shakespeare in 'tec and is now an avid read in batgirls!#she's shown reading edgar allen poe but we don't know if it's his short stories or his poems #point to all of the above being: i know Jason's not the only lit nerd in the batfam #but also i do need him to be writing poetry in his spare time and reading and reviewing it #jason at the next dead robins society meeting: evening folks today I'll be assigning all of us poems based on laika the space dog #damian and steph who have been kidnapped and brought to jasons warehouse to hangout: LET US GO BITCH #speaking of^ random poem i think jason would like: space dog by alan shapiro #wake up one morning in an unfamiliar more mature body with a profound sense of abandonment. the last four lines. mmm tasty

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vaguely-concerned · 3 months

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'the hissing wastes suck' wow what a way to admit you've never experienced the joy of listening to iron bull wax archaeologic about ancient dwarven building techniques

#'siege mentality!' he says with an audibly huge grin on his face #such a character note honestly. for a moment he forgets to hide how much of a nerd he is and adoribull suddenly makes so much sense lol #dragon age #dragon age inquisition #iron bull #my dirty secret is that I love the hissing wastes. it appeals to the broken part of my brain that revels in open world games #it's just big and you get to run around and the companions are chatting and sometimes there's cool stuff :) I'm very easy to please #blackwall all casual with his harrowing 'no shit there I was' desert survival horror stories #cole revealing shit about astronomy that no one else gets #varric having a wholeass uncomfortable face-to-face with his feelings about dwarven culture. it's all extremely good #(my 4ever hate zone is the hidden oasis btw I can't with all the changing elevation and figuring out how to get to places)

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elodieunderglass · 15 days

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Do you have more Moby Dick: Modern Translation chapters anywhere that certain interested parties (me and everyone with taste) could read?

In reference to this translation of Moby Dick into insufferable modern idiom, in which Ishmael is suddenly shown up in a startling light as a person we’ve actually met and knew well but didn’t really like:

I’m sorry, I haven’t written any more of that! After chapter 1’s mad rush of energy, the book tackles more tricky, boring and unfunny content, including passages that are just uncomfortably problematic in any time; and, like, entire chapters about listening to a church sermon.

A line translation (and that is mostly a very faithful line translation! The only thing I regret not doing was perfectly capturing the fart joke!) apparently has a lot of educational value, and helps to reframe the whole novel. That’s worthy work! But i simply wouldn’t want to do a line translation on the next few chapters. My brain is picking daisies instead, already. I would say: “sorry, I’m abridging this for my own mental health. You’re eligible for a free refund.” In which case the educational value is negligible (you can just read the plot summary online. There’s a really big whale in it.)

Anyone else who wants to take a stab at it (FROM HELL’S HEART) would be welcome and I’ll gladly promote your efforts. It’s just. I am going

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- come here let me measure your head

#🌼-🌼-🌼-🌼-🌼-🌼-🌼#I’m flirtatiously making the hyphens green 😙#mody bick #moby dick #also to be completely fair that’s the kind of thing I should take my time over and do properly #and that always triggers something in my head like #probably should seek to do it properly and get paid #sorry for banging on about that all the time #as always I am startlingly broke it’s the first week of the month and I’m shatteringly broke ✌️#so I get cross and grumpy #and go I should work out some kind of thing where I get paid #and then proceed not to do that and complain instead.#at least I’m self aware about it.#but yeah brain sees an assignment like that translating a whole #book into another language and goes you’d have to pay someone with an English degree ten thousand dollars to do that #like first chapter is funny haha but the INSTANT it tips into homework!!!!#I start calling the union #and our union is like. the nerd union.#and I call them mentally going GUARDS! I started doing a Bit and it turned into #homework in my head and now I don’t wanna.

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vern-a · 11 months

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Overhead, an endless Milky Way And an endless road underneath It leads to the Land of happiness And, turns out - to home

Imants Kalniņš, Māra Zālīte "Virs galvas mūžīgs piena ceļš"

Don't you ever think the waypoints look like star clusters?

#art bits #qsmp fanart #etoiles fanart #qsmp etoiles #i have this in three different mediums. finished one cheers #i nerded out so much here have a bit of my brain even if it makes no sense <3

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fluffyfangirl · 1 year

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Byler Moodboard (including some shiny dice)

#Byler #Stranger Things #Byler Fanart #Will Byers #Mike Wheeler #Byler Moodboard #Moodboard #DnD #I got inspired by some drawn moodboards #and I HAD to do one for Byler #Including:#No personal space and tons of cuddling #Halloween to remember the crazy together #The hot cocoa and the marshmallows because I want them to have some cozy and fluffy time #Swingset swingset swingset swingset #did I mention cozy cuddles #The arcade sign and the DnD dice because they are gaming nerds #(I also kinda forgot this WIP existed for over a month. If it's not open on my tablet to finish - it doesn't exist in my brain)

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sacrificialsheepskull · 2 months

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You should smash your sheep skull on your head so it makes a cut in your head and rips your brain membrane. I’ve been daydreaming on different ways for you to die or at least leave and not be seen again.

-@dogskahara

that's not how anatomy works at all but get mad for all i care

#bsd #bungo stray dogs #bungou stray dogs #bsd rp #bsd chuuya #15 chuuya #bsd rp blog #chuuya nakahara #(mod took a psychology class; if he smashed it on his head it would just cause damage to his parietal lobe and he might not even be able to #-feel pain anymore. among other things. although yeah it might just hit the top of his frontal lobe)#(sorry I am a psych nerd. there is a membrane that surrounds the brain btw but it's mostly fluid)#(honestly if a skull smashed into anyone's skull in general it'd probably just kill them but it's possible to survive with irreparable-#-brain damage or smth)#(I will refrain from ranting about the one guy who survived a railroad spike blasting through his head for everyone's sakes)#(he DID have a major personality change after the fact though so yayyy unexpected lobotomy)#(I will also refrain from ranting about early lobotomies for everyone's sakes (they were BAD man...))

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oifaaa · 7 months

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which comics era do you like best?

wait here let me check something

yeah that's what I thought

I'm going to bed

#ask #anon #i guess modern ???#bc my favourite comics come from the 80s 90s and 00s #but #theres also some real stinkers #i dont know #anyway off topic #but my brain is shutting down right #now #you know how nerds have big fight of like anime vs cartoons #why dont you ever see fights of like #manga vs comics #not in the which ones better you see that constantly #but in the #if i a westerner made a black and white comic that was read left to right #could i call that a manga #what if i #went to sleep

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perths · 1 year

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#kpappreciation

WEEK 2: FAVOURITE SUPPORTING CHARACTER BAS ASAVAPATR AS ARM (v2)

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poorly-drawn-mdzs · 1 year

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At rest, your lungs wish to deflate, and your ribcage expands outwards.

#better drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #yiling laozu #Happy Friday the 13th!#This is scientific fact btw!#Ventilation operates through a series of active and passive forces #The active forces being muscular contraction with inhalation and exhalation having their own set of muscles.#but the interesting part is the passive forces at work:#The lungs have a certain level of elasticity to them - meaning the more they expand the more the those elastic forces are functioning-#-to try and return the system to rest (exhalation passive forces). Your diaphragm is the main force - pushing against the lungs at rest.#Your ribcage on the other hand is under a state of being pulled outwards. It *wants* to be as open as possible.#These to contradicting forces create a constant push and pull which assists in the ebb and flow of air. Most significantly with exhalation.#Now that being said - the primary action of inhalation ventilation is through control centers in your brainstem.#If you lose connection to that due to trauma you're going to need ventilation assistance.#Small note: Respiration is the cellular event of chemical exchange in the alveoli. Ventilation is airflow and pressure.#They are both important but also very different things. Sadly used interchangeably.#My anatomy nerd brain is screaming over the inaccurate ribcage...but its...recognizable. I will get it right one day.#Okay nerd rant over (I cut out a lot of stuff about pressure gradients. They are cool. To me.)#This is a redraw of an mspaint doodle I made back in april. I yearn to make the Yiling Laozu eerie as he deserves #Tear that bitch (affectionate) apart!#Been playing around with hatching for a while and its amazing how many styles there are! Not sure I'll stick with this one (but it was fun)

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pepperpixel · 1 year

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“Can't remember when we walked past the O.R. sign!

(sur-ger-y!)

Can't remember passing out with her hand in mine!

(my-my-mind!!!!)

I remember waking up with my mind repaired.

(A-OK! ^^)

I remember when I realized, she wasn't there...”

Amnesia was her name….. is. so. horrifically. sadly fitting for these two in literally every single line. And I’m gonna NEED ALL OF U GUYS TO GO LISTEN TO IT NOW OK… THIS ISNT A DRILL GO GO GO GO!!!

Anyway… uhh. the fact Betty “blessed” this guy to like. An eternally long lifespan w THIS FUCKED UP OF A MENTAL STATE IS SO SCREWED UP GHGH- Like poor Simon god damn…! u kno he’d rather just keep on not sorting out his baggage and trauma forever too cuz it’d be too complicated… too much… force him to admit things about himself and about BETTY that he really really doesn’t want to… better to just leave it all unexamined.. pack it all into lil boxes so he can just try to ignore it and pretend it doesn’t exist… HE GOTTA LIVE FOREVER W IT THO… *ME BANGING ON SIMONS DOOR AT 3 IN THE MORNING*: “SIMON U GOTTA ACCEPT URSELF!!!! LOVE URSELF!!!! ACKNOWLEDGE N ACCEPT EVEN THE “BAD” PARTS OF URSELF!!!! SIMON PLEASE!!!!! SIMON EVEN PPL WHO LOVE YOU AND WHO YOU LOVE CAN HURT YOU!!!! ACKNOWLEDGE IT!!! ACKNOWLEDGE THE HURT AND ACKNOWLEDGE UR FEELINGS!!!! AND URSELF!!!!! SIMON!!!!” anyway… gGHGH YEA, SRRY. SIMON PETRIKOVS MENTAL ILLNESSES MAKE ME FEEL LIKE IM GONNA EXPLODE. ANYWAY HAVE SOME ART. W a bunch of diff versions cuz I’m indecisive!

#adventure time #simon petrikov #betty grof #petrigrof #doodles #lol at tagging this petrigroff but nah I stand by it man!!!!#being a petrigroff shipper is understanding that I’m actually canon these two need som fuckin COUPLES COUNSELING. OR TO JUST BREAKUP.#like….. gGHG I LOVE BETTY BUT ALSO. ALSO… also…. these 2 have some issues… seperate and together issues. lmao #ANYWAY THO. ANYWAY THO. IM SO FUCKING EXCITED. I SAW THE NEW TRAILER. IM GONNA DIE. MY WIFE I GOT TO SEE MY WIFE #AND WERE ACTUSLLY GONNA GET SIMON MENTAL STATE SHIT YEAHHHHH!!!!#HELL FUCKING YEAH!!!!!!!!!#FIONNA AND CAKE DO NOT LET THIS NERD KEEP RUNNING AWAY FROM HIS FEELINGS FUCKING GET HIS ASS!!! MAKE HIM FACE IT AND WORK THRU IT!!!#pls!!!! if even Simon Petrikovs can start working thru his mental traumas there might be hope for all of us ghghg #uh but anyway yeah. AMBESIA IS HER NAME IS SO THEM.. STRAIGHT UP I FELT THE URGE TO EVEN LIKE. make an animatic for it!! it was so fitting!#im not gonna make an animatic cuz I don’t feel like it but!!! I saw it… I saw the animatic in my brain ghghg-#there’s a lot of typos in these tags but. just do me a favor… and pretend like there aren’t lol #fionna and cake #am I…. possibly…. projecting more mental trauma and issues on Simon. then he ACTUALLY has…#probably. yes. but!!!! he def still DOES have issues. I feel like I’m probably exaggerating the Betty ones cuz he #never really outright expresses feeling hurt by her. but also I feel like!!!! he’s the sorta guy!!! WHO WOULDNT EXPRESS THAT!#cuz he loves her!!!!! sO MUCH!! and she did so much and pushed herself so far and was trying so hard… and also she’s fucking basically d #dead now!!!! it’d be like. disrespectful of her memory…. to feel that. also what’s even the point of expressing that pain she’s gone!!!!!#she did all of that.. for him… how could he…. just. spit in the face of that #im writing those last few tags in the he perspective of simons mind btw… the things he tells himself….#anyway gGHG MAYBE I AM PROBABLY PROJECTING MORE ISSUES ON HIM THEN HE ACTUALLY HAS BUT WHO CARES MAN #I’m allowed ghghgh-#I wanna draw art of Simon having a traumatic flashback to the ‘Dont worry ull be obliterated soon!’ line and hating himself for it #ice king isn’t him!!! it isn’t him! it’s not him!!! why does that hurt it shouldn’t hurt she wasn’t talking to HIM #BUT SHE WAS #SHE WAS… she didn’t think of the ice king as Simon but he IS… HE IS AND JUST. URGHGH

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heyyesimtrash-whatofit · 2 months

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“And all of this is captured by the greedy eyed photographer who stalks me like a vulture!” -Nick Carraway, The Met

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Back to our regularly scheduled Gatsby Posting as of late. This time the song of inspiration is The Met from The Great Gatsby Musical! I would be a lying fool if I said the symbolism in this song has not had an iron grip on my writer brain from the very start. I adore the blatant spotlight it places on Nick and his constant being overshadowed and almost hunted by those around him throughout the story. Seriously, whoever wrote these lyrics, you are great. Also Noah J Ricketts an absolutely amazing Nick I just have to say that. I will absolutely be continuing to loop this soundtrack and am actively trying to plan a trip to NY to see the show live because if I don’t my sorry English nerd self will perish. Until my next post!

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