By now most of you will have heard of the Gizmodo story written by Alyssa Bereznak about her oh-so-terrible date with a young hedge fund manager who… **gasp, shock, quelle horreur!** also turned out to be the world champion player of Magic The Gathering. I’m not going to link to the story, for many reasons….
Archives for August 2011
Ask Dr. NerdLove: We’re On A Break
Dear Dr. Nerd Love, For my second semester back in college I decided to take an acting class. I’ve been acting since I was in highschool so I knew it was a breeze and something fun to do. On our third day of class we had to read a written work that we chose and…
Surviving the Break Up
So the worst has happened. Maybe you knew deep in your gut that it was coming. Maybe it came out of the blue and took you by such surprise that you literally can’t speak. She sat you down on the couch and broke the news to you. She told you in a restaurant to make…
College: A User’s Manual
It’s Back-To-School week at Dr. NerdLove’s secret underground lair. I love this time of year. The very air seems tinged with the promise of change… well, that and the patchouli stink of Trustifarians and faux-homeless returning to The Drag like wildebeest returning to the watering hole. The vague promise in the air of autumn weather finally…
Ask Dr. NerdLove: Co-Worker Blues
Doc, Earlier this year, I made the mistake of misinterpreting a coworker’s behavior for affection and told her I had feelings for her. She shot me down after 2+ months of silent treatment. I have Asperger’s Syndrome and must cope with social anxiety. So, I’m in the “Friends Zone” or some other form of limbo,…
Learn From This: Pump Up The Volume
This one, I will have to confess, is a favorite of mine. There aren’t too many movies, especially in the 90s when this came out, that were this emotionally honest about what it’s like to be a teenager. The movie’s an interesting allegory. On one level, it’s a geeky guy’s attempt to not only keep…
