Welcome to the New South, Part 1

Well, I'm here in Atlanta. It's beautiful- I was able to walk around without a sweatshirt. True gloriousness.
The flight down was uneventful. I started (and have since finished) a pretty sweet book by Charlie Hudson about a zombie hunting vampire. Total nerdom wrapped into one tight crime novel package. I love it.
I am fighting a cold, but tons of sleep is helping to remedy that. My suits managed to arrive without any serious wrinkles. Right now it's really hurry up and wait, and fight the headaches.
This is proving to be a nice experience- I already have run into another Bearcat.

Cause my friends are f**in' awesome...

Here's a secret about nerds:
Get two of us together, and we will have the best conversations ever. Alone, nerds just are mildly awkward fountains of useless information and Star Wars trivia. In groups of two or more, however, is where the nerd really shines. Here, profound literary references go hand in hand with citing the Legend of Zelda. Big words fly out of mouths following rediculous statements aboutt he sexual prowess of Optimus Prime. It is all at once eloquent and disturbing, like a swan crashing into a speeding truck. I urge those of you who have yet to witness such a conversation to find two nerds and have them talk, you will be pleasantly surprised (and possibly mortified).

Bonus Section: Sample conversation starters
Who would win in a fight: The Trix Rabbit or Lion-O from the Thundercats?
Admiral Ackbar: greatest sea creature of all time?
Web comics- that's all you have to say.
Zombies vs. Ninjas vs. Pirates: Who wins this battle royale?
Jason Statham: Is he awesome or what?

It's not what you say or do...

Today was a good day. After not really wanting to play, I changed my mind, logged into MTGO, and won the first Classic PDC event of the season. Playing is fun, winning is better (what...I like to win).

I was also listening to Rehasher today-Roger from LTJ's other band. It just reminded me of the first time I hear pop-punk with Dougherty, and how awesome that made me feel.

I miss my bro.

This is like sex for nerds

I shit you not...

Private Radio

Albums I want to buy:
The Fad- "Kill Punk Rock Stars"
The Copyrights- "Learn the Hard Way"
The Action Design EP
And a whole host of patches. I have a old blazer style jacket that was made for patches... and I know how to sew.
Up the punx, or something like that.

Ackbar

This is one of the funniest things ever.

Knight Rider

You know you're a nerd when your friend messages you about the remake of Knight Rider, and simultaneously you both condemn the show because it lacks the talents of Mr. Feeny.

Some insight into the mind of Alex

When my professor for Law in Higher Education asks us to think of something evil a town could do to a college that is established nearby, the first thing that pops into my head is raise a horde of zombies to attack the institution.

One of my problems with TV

You never see any TV shows about people right out of college, unless they're in medical school. Sure, you may see a random character who is the "just out of college age," but that character is never the focus of the show.
I know why they don't have shows like this: they would suck. The time after college is the biggest let down ever (at least for me, and I'm still in school). You go from a huge social environment to trying to adapt to the "real world." This transition is rough, and often boring. On top of that, there's no TV saying "this is how it could be." Instead, we get the "Real World," which is about as real soap operas.
/end rant