Category: What/Why/How
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What I need to survive the zombie apocalypse (revised)
HNG Zombification by Brett DeWall One of my earliest HNG posts was titled “What I need to survive the zombie apocalypse.” Since then, The Walking Dead has premiered and risen to cult-like status, not to mention I’ve discovered new products and had about a gazillion more zombie-related nightmares (seriously, there are nights when I hardly sleep at…
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100th HNG POST!! “Ask a Nerd Girl”
Wow. This is my 100th blog post. It kinda crept up on me. I wasn’t sure what to do to mark this momentous (for me, at least) occasion. Then I thought, hey! I’ll make it about the fans! They can ask whatever questions they want and I’ll give them advice or whatever. People are always…
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Thirsty Games – The Hunger Games Drinking Game
Note from HNG: Hey Nerds and Nerdettes, your favorite virtual drinking buddy is back! You may remember Vivian’s fantastic Firefly Drinking Game post (or not, depending on how drunk you got while playing it) and this time she’s created a Hunger Games Drinking Game that will make you Rue the day you didn’t drink while reading…
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5 reasons why I heart Deep Space Nine
– Right now my brother is halfway around the world serving his country. Right now I am sitting comfortably in my house in sunny San Diego. He is a better man than I, it’s true. But there’s one thing we have in common right now. We are both rewatching that great soap opera in space,…
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Firefly and Beer and All Things Good
Remember this pretty lady? We went to college together at San Francisco State and she’s put together a kick ass guest blog for you today. So without further ado, heeeeeeere’s Vivian! Hello, nerds of the internet! Guest nerd girl here, because ya know what? It turns out there are loads of us! That’s right, many…
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Best Nerdy Cakes Ever
I’m not gonna lie, I’m more of a pie girl than a cake girl…Mmmmmm…rhubarb….but one thing that cake has going for it that pie doesn’t is it’s artistic possibilities. Seriously, you can do ANYTHING with cake. As a Food Network afficianado I know this for a fact. A friend recently sent me a photo of…
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Cooking with Hot Nerd Girl: Klingon Blood Wine
Nothing says “party” like a large punch bowl full of fresh blood wine. Blood Wine is the favorite alcoholic beverage of the Klingons, a race of warrior aliens from the planet Qo’noS. Originally an enemy of the Federation, the Klingons have been allies for quite some time. Just don’t ask them about how their foreheads went from being smooth…
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Cooking with Hot Nerd Girl: Lembas Bread
Well, I’m on vacation in New York with a wonky internet connection (hence the lovely pixelized pictures) but it seems I just can’t quit you guys. That’s right, it’s time for another installment of Cooking with Hot Nerd Girl! This time around I’m attempting to make Lembas Bread. Key word: attempting. If you don’t know what…
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Cooking with Hot Nerd Girl: Ambrosia
Remember when I told you that cooking was NOT one of my many talents? Well, it’s about to become very obvious to you. The Butterbeer recipe was the last one we shot so I had kind of gotten in to the swing of things by then (and had a few drinks…ahem). Ambrosia, on the other…
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Cooking with Hot Nerd Girl: Butterbeer
I don’t cook. Let me repeat. I. do. not. cook. I decided a while back that I should at least TRY to learn. And if I was going to risk setting my kitchen on fire then I wanted to do it while making food that sounded appealing to me and what’s more appealing than food…