Snitch | Nerdologists https://nerdologists.com Where to jump in on board games, anime, books, and movies as a Nerd Fri, 22 Apr 2016 04:43:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://nerdologists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/nerdologists-favicon.png Snitch | Nerdologists https://nerdologists.com 32 32 Everyday Cosplay https://nerdologists.com/2016/04/everyday-cosplay/ https://nerdologists.com/2016/04/everyday-cosplay/#respond Fri, 22 Apr 2016 04:43:35 +0000 http://nerdologists.com/?p=883 As a novice cosplayer, I spend increasingly more time thinking of cosplays I want to do, and scheming of ways to put them together. My

The post Everyday Cosplay first appeared on Nerdologists.]]> As a novice cosplayer, I spend increasingly more time thinking of cosplays I want to do, and scheming of ways to put them together. My next cosplay event isn’t until July, and I’m already well on my way to having my costumes figured out (and even some of the pieces bought!).

But though I spend a fair bit of time plotting future cosplays, it’s always a long time between events, and a lot of work ends up going into costumes that really, I’ll only spend a few hours wearing. As much as I enjoy going to cons and cosplaying, sometimes it’s fun to have something that I can get a little more mileage out of.

What am I talking about? Why, everyday cosplay, of course! Simply put, it’s a way to rep your favorite stories and characters during a normal day — to subtly (or not-so-subtly, if you choose) show your geeky pride, just for the sheer joy of it.

There are tons of ways to incorporate casual cosplay into a regular day–ways that go beyond just wearing a t-shirt with your favorite superhero on it (though that’s always great fun too). You can go subtle with clever jewelry, like this Divergent-inspired necklace:

Image Credit: Etsy
Image Credit: Etsy

Or a little bolder:

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Image Credit: Mashable.com

You can wear an accent piece that can be covered or shown at will:

Image Credit: Wanelo
Image Credit: Wanelo

Or go all out and put together an outfit inspired by your favorite character’s look:

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Image Credit: Blog.Fashion-of-fandoms.com

And you can even take it one step further and decorate your house with nerdy swag:

Image Credit: Etsy
Image Credit: Etsy
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Image Credit: homemade-modern.com

These are just a few ways to incorporate fandom love into your everyday environment. Don’t wait until the next convention to bring the magic of your favorite stories to life in the real world — carry a little piece of that magic with you all day!

What’s your favorite way to engage in everyday cosplay? Share with us below!

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The post Everyday Cosplay first appeared on Nerdologists.]]> https://nerdologists.com/2016/04/everyday-cosplay/feed/ 0 A Nerdy Christmas to All, and to All a Good Night https://nerdologists.com/2015/12/a-nerdy-christmas-to-all-and-to-all-a-good-night/ https://nerdologists.com/2015/12/a-nerdy-christmas-to-all-and-to-all-a-good-night/#respond Fri, 11 Dec 2015 04:57:16 +0000 http://nerdologists.com/?p=302 I don’t know about you guys, but I have to say that, as the years go by, I often find myself feeling a little cynical

The post A Nerdy Christmas to All, and to All a Good Night first appeared on Nerdologists.]]> I don’t know about you guys, but I have to say that, as the years go by, I often find myself feeling a little cynical about Christmas. I’m blaming it partially on the lack of snow around here lately, and partially on my increasingly low tolerance for sappy stuff in general. Either way, it’s high time for a little extra good cheer, as far as I’m concerned. And I found just the thing — I present to you a compendium of nerdy Christmas decorations!

Mostly, I’m just admiring them, but the more I browse, the more I’m feeling the desire to nerdify our overall decorating scheme a bit. Thankfully, there are tons of possibilities!

There’s the ever-popular DIY:

Image Credit: tiny apartment crafts
Image Credit: tiny apartment crafts
Image Credit: DIzzYmaiden
Image Credit: DIzzYmaiden
Image Credit: Housewife Eclectic
Image Credit: Housewife Eclectic

 

The awesome fandom stuff:

Image Credit: Dreamful Designs
Image Credit: Dreamful Designs
Image Credit: BBC Doctor Who Shop
Image Credit: BBC Doctor Who Shop
Image Credit: ArtFire
Image Credit: ArtFire

 

And the downright silly:

Image Credit: Oddee
Image Credit: Oddee
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Image Credit: blogdcn.com
Image Credit: Reddit
Image Credit: Reddit

 

As you can see, the options for creating A Very Nerdy Christmas are many and wondrous. So go forth and spread the nerdy holiday cheer!

And remember, if anyone tells you to tone it down, just take a page from our good friend Wilf’s book:

And now, please excuse me while I go make myself some Game of Thrones paper snowflakes and hang them haphazardly around the house. Huzzah!

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