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We Speak To Rivers Cuomo from Weezer about New Music & Staying Mentally Healthy

By: Daniel Dayao When Weezer first invaded our airwaves, I was a pimple-faced freshman trying to navigate the complicated world of high school. And just like every other kid at that age, I was trying to find myself. I didn’t know where I fit in and every day was a struggle to understand the anxiety I experienced every time I looked in the mirror. I hopped from fad to fad grasping for an identity…

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In Conversation: Lisa Ovies (Director, Puppet Killer)

By: Daniel Dayao Sometimes inspiration can hit from unlikely situations, but the story behind the upcoming movie Puppet Killer came from an extra special place…during a musical scene with puppets dancing in the streets. Lisa Ovies stood by with a few of her friends and watched the puppets singing and lightning struck. “…wouldn’t it be crazy if we did something where these puppets end up slicing…

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In Conversation: Max Mittelman (Voice of One Punch Man)

In Conversation: Max Mittelman (Voice of One Punch Man)

By Daniel Dayao  If you happened to be in Silicon Valley in late August, you might have seen a few things that probably didn’t make sense in the business district. Maybe, you grabbed your morning coffee at your usual spot for caffeine and noticed you were standing next to an entire group dressed as Dragon Ball Z characters. Or maybe you noticed people walking around with swords bigger than…

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Blank Space

    By Melissa Jane Osborne, Writer of THE WENDY PROJECT   I’ve been staring at the blank notebook for fifteen minutes, and I can’t lift up the pen. This is my longest relationship. I’ve kept journals since I was nine years old, and we’ve been on a break for a while. My journals have changed through the years, they’ve been post it notes, moleskines, countless blank books wooden and ornate,…

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No Ordinary Nerd Invades Marvel Universe Live!

No Ordinary Nerd Invades Marvel Universe Live!

BY: DANIEL DAYAO Yesterday, the Nerds invaded Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA to see what Marvel Universe Live had in store for fans all over the Bay Area. But what we saw was just a sample size of the huge production that will dazzle Nerds of all ages. The parking lot was more filled than we expected, so heading in we knew we weren’t the only ones excited for this show. We were in awe at the amount…

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SPOTLIGHT: Tony Kim Motivates Us To Find Our Own Hero Within

SPOTLIGHT: Tony Kim Motivates Us To Find Our Own Hero Within

BY: DANIEL DAYAO Life is unpredictable. Sometimes we feel that we are on the path we want to be on, but fate and destiny take us somewhere else. It’s how we react to those crossroads that builds our character. Tony Kim felt he was on his path, but it was “footage that ended on the cutting room floor,’ that took him elsewhere. Tony loved San Diego Comic Con and he created a website blogging about…

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Unity Days Convention 2018: What Is It & Why You Should Go

Unity Days Convention 2018: What Is It & Why You Should Go

Unity Days is a convention by Unity Events that is solely dedicated to the television show The 100. The convention takes place at the Pinnacle Hotel in Vancouver, Canada right where the show is filmed! If those two sentences weren’t enough to get you interested in this event then something has gone terribly wrong in your fun meter. The convention launched in January and gave me a serious case of…

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How To Get Involved With Mental Health

How To Get Involved With Mental Health

Recently, I was asked by someone how they can help people who suffer from mental health. I kind of had to think about it for a minute before I replied. There are a lot of things you can do subtle and not. Now by no means am I a professional so I can’t dictate things that you should do and give you this long list that will automatically be helping someone who suffers from mental health. But as…

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My Farewell To Chester Bennington And How I Cope

My Farewell To Chester Bennington And How I Cope

I am heartbroken. Simply put. How do you even think anything? Gutted, sad, miserable, heavy, the adjectives just go on. I was attending San Diego Comic Con when I heard the news from one of my friends. My first reaction was, “That’s not funny don’t lie like that.” I saw the serious look on his face and my face dropped. I immediately pulled out my phone and googled Chester’s name and it hit me…

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Important Advice To Stay Mentally Healthy At Comic Con

Important Advice To Stay Mentally Healthy At Comic Con

This is going to be my second year at the beautiful San Diego Comic Con and coming from someone who suffers from mental illness it is important to make sure you take the extra steps to stay mentally happy and healthy to enjoy your con. TAKE BREAKS Last year I went out guns a blazing jumping from panel room to panel room and hitting the show floor like there was no tomorrow…on Thursday. Remember…

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How Will You Say Goodbye To Pretty Little Liars?

How Will You Say Goodbye To Pretty Little Liars?

Pretty Little Liars premiered on June 10, 2010. Based on the novel series by Sara Shepard, the series follows five friends, Aria Montgomery, Spencer Hastings, Emily Fields, and Hannah Marin as they navigate their lives after the disappearance of their best friend and group leader Alison DiLaurentis. One year later, the now estranged friends are reunited as they begin receiving messages from a…

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Should You Watch The Bold Type On FreeForm?

Should You Watch The Bold Type On FreeForm?

If you are a Pretty Little Liar Fan then you know that the Bold Type gave an all new screening of the Pilot after a new PLL on Tuesday, June 20th. I had been intrigued about this show since the teaser of three women all dressed up screaming at a moving subway train. Only because I’ve never thought about doing this and now it’s on my bucket list for when I need to let out some frustrations. The…

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I Rate My Top 5 Feel Good Movies For My Anxiety & Depression

I Rate My Top 5 Feel Good Movies For My Anxiety & Depression

Some of us get a certain way with our mental health. For me, I tailspin into the deepest darkest rabbit hole and find myself not wanting to ever come out. Welcome to my depression. I can’t explain why or how but ever so often I find myself feeling awful about myself and there is just no one who can talk me out of it. Thankfully my outlet is movies for my darkest days. It takes a certain kind of…

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Wizard World Sacramento 2017 In Review!

Wizard World Sacramento 2017 In Review!

Wizard World has always been a con that I have been envious of. It has the stars, the panels, and just the right coolness factor. I have been wanting to attend this con for years so finally being able to attend this year had me smiling so big I thought my face was going to break. Most of the people I knew that had gone to previous Wizard World Cons had just beamed at how awesome it was. It wasn’t…

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"Using Nerd Culture to Escape" Panel at Conventions

“Using Nerd Culture to Escape” Panel at Conventions

My podcast (No Ordinary Nerd) and I have been doing panels at conventions all over California. What we talk about is how being a nerd has helped us cope and deal with our mental health problems. Our goal is to tell our stories in hopes that listeners that come in and sit with us connect with it and don’t feel alone. We encourage everyone to tell their own story and I continue to be blown away by…

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Why Wonder Woman Made Me Cry

Why Wonder Woman Made Me Cry

Everyone has been talking about Wonder Woman. It’s shattered records and stigmas surrounding women and female superheroes. Debuting at 100 million opening weekend it has broken the record for biggest box office opening for a female director. You go Patty Jenkins. I went with my family on opening day. I wanted everyone to see this movie. It was important to me that they not only enjoyed this movie…

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Critical Success: Tips For Lessening Anxiety When Gaming With Strangers

Critical Success: Tips For Lessening Anxiety When Gaming With Strangers

By Jesse Galena, @RexiconJesse Greetings! My name is Jesse Galena, or RexiconJesse around parts of the internet (like Twitter, Reddit, and my website). And I’m glad Angsty Nerd let me do a guest post about running and joining games at cons and game nights. I run everything from Sushi Go! to Elder Sign to Dungeons and Dragons, and as much as I enjoy it, my social anxiety always shows itself. I…

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