Getting Shit Done And Gearing Up For PAX East

I am in such a haze today.  Lack of sleep will do that to you.  However, it's such a gorgeous day out that I can't help but be in a good mood, regardless of how little sleep I got last night.  I have the sliding door that leads to the porch wide open - it's so great to get some fresh air in here.  Maybe I'll bring a blanket and go sit out on the porch with a book a little later.  That actually sounds kind of awesome.

It's been a busy day so far! 

• Trying to figure out the best health insurance for our buck (I needs my cray-cray pills!)
• Switching to a new cable provider and upgrading to HD (finally - we've had an HDTV for like a year and a half already) and saying hello to HV-DVR and goodbye to Tivo (awww, no more boop-boops)
• Getting the POS car in to the shop for repairs, inspection, oil change and whatnot...figuring out how to get it back while the hubby's at work (they were supposed to call me at 12:00pm - it's 2:00pm now!)

It may not seem like a lot, but all the waiting around and being unable to leave the house to do things is kinda driving me up the wall.  I have a few other errands I'd like to run, but I can't because I am still car-less.  Boo!

Ah, well.  At least tomorrow and this weekend will be super fun.  It's time for PAX East in Boston!  Woo!  From their FAQs, PAX East is:

...a three-day game festival for tabletop, videogame, and PC gamers.  We call it a festival because in addition to dedicated tournaments and freeplay areas we've got nerdcore concerts, panel discussions, and an exhibitor hall filled with booths displaying the latest from top game publishers and developers.  Even with all this amazing content the best part of PAX East is hanging out with other people who know their shit when it comes to games.

Awesomesauce.  Say it again with me.  Awe-some-sauce.

In addition to all the cool panels and games and swag, I am very excited to see the amazing Wil Wheaton (yes, that Wil Wheaton - Mr. Wesley Crusher of ST:TNG fame, among other things) deliver the keynote speech.  You may not know this, but he's actually an amazing writer with a great blog and a number of books under his belt, along with being a great speaker as well. 

I also can't wait for the nerdcore concerts!!  What is nerdcore??  I'm glad you asked!  From Wikipedia, nerdcore hip-hop is:

...is a sub-genre of hip hop music characterized by themes and subject matter considered to be of general interest to nerds, though it can appeal to others as well. Self-described nerdcore musician MC Frontalot coined the term in 2000 in the song "Nerdcore Hiphop". Frontalot, like most nerdcore artists, self-publishes his work and has released much of it for free online. As a niche genre, nerdcore generally holds to the DIY ethic, and has a history of self-publishing and self-production.[1]

Though nerdcore rappers rhyme about anything from politics to science fiction, there are some perennial favorites in nerdcore subject matter, including Star Wars, science, fantasy and computers.

Basically, it's some of the best shit ever.  Seriously.  If you are at all nerdy, and like hip-hop even a little bit, you will like it.  I mean, how can you not?  One of the most well known nerdcore rappers is MC Frontalot, who is incredibly talented.  His lyrics are incredibly clever, often funny, and always nerdy.  He has a really unique voice, and unique style to his rapping - he raps a bit slower in pace to many other rappers, and his flow is always changing along with the lyrics.

In fact, he has a very apropos song entitled "I Hate Your Blog".  Here are the lyrics.



Fantastic!  Tee hee.  Other awesome nerdcore rappers include MC Lars (one of the more popular nerdcore rappers), ytcracker (probably the best technical rapper of my favorites), and k.flay (an awesome chick rapper!).  I'll have to make another post one day that expands on these guys, because really, they're all so much fun to listen and rock out to that it would be crime not to get their music out there to more people.  Someone remind me to do this later.

In conclusion, huzzah for being a nerd and doing nerdy fun things!!

~Dorkopotamus (aka Katy)