Geek Loves Nerd

And so ends another of our mini-series here on GLN. Did you like?

This comic was a lot of fun. The third panel is actually a reclaimed t-shirt design from a couple of years ago. It was submitted to shirt.woot.com and didn’t win. It’s nice to give it a purpose.

Every other creature in the world has been turned into some kind of mascot… well, maybe not every one of them. But I know I’ve never seen a roach bouncing around the field throwing t-shirts into the crowd!

I remember waking up once in my Florida home as a child… something was scratching my neck. I was to sleepy for much to register at that point. I thought it was my shirt’s tag. I reached up to scratch the itch and I felt a squirming. I swiped my hand across my neck and [...]

Just thinking about roaches and us… our relationship… from their perspective.

Eventually The Boy will outgrow his current nickname, Dunder… but you can’t force a nick. I wish my wife understood that better.

Just venting with this one.
Here’s the situation. You know how one bad comment can erase a ton compliments? How much more is that with people?

Every bit of this happened this morning… except for my smart remark.

Jenn and I should be the perfect parents. She was the academic… I was the geek outcast. There is only one type of teen we can’t relate to… The Popular Kid. It’ll be hilarious if that’s how they both turn out.

What can I say… she’s a chip off the old block.
She’s explaining the drawing to me… It’s a dog. Then she draws this scribble around him and get this stern look… “He got Froze!!” After my shocked response… she smiles and lets me off the hook.
I can’t wait to watch this girlie grow [...]