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Nerd Hop!

In honour of the release of Cassie Mae's How To Date A Nerd (which is awesome, btw), Cassie is holding a bloghop to celebrate all things nerdy! There is only one question: What is the nerdiest thing about you?

When I first heard about this hop, I posted a message on Cassie's Facebook page, saying "I'm not sure I'm that nerdy." Then reeled off a list of everything about me that IS nerdy. I was a little surprised lol!

I am a MASSIVE Harry Potter fan, and I think this is where the majority of my nerdiness is. I've read the books many times, and I own all of the movies (even though they are less than perfect!). I used to be an active member of a Harry Potter forum, and I could debate whether Snape was good or evil with the best of them! I enjoyed thinking up theories about how the books would play out, and I could quote passages off the top of my head. (I'm a little rusty now though!). When I was about 18, my boyfriend at the time bought me a Harry Potter bedroom set which consisted of a waste paper bin, and a lampshade which had glow in the dark snitches on. So, even though I was an adult, I had the bedroom decor of an eleven year old boy lol! I also have a proper Hermione Granger wand, a collection of Harry Potter playing cards and a Hedwig backpack!

Yeah. I'm nerdier than I thought! :p

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  1. L.G. Keltner25 September 2013 at 08:49

    It's okay to be an adult with Harry Potter decor! I have a couple of Harry Potter clocks, and I still snuggle up with my Harry Potter blankets.

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  2. Annalisa Crawford25 September 2013 at 10:22

    I was about to say I'm not nerdy either, but then I remembered my Dr Who addiction... so maybe. Also, I'm really loving watching the SyFy repeats of Star Trek: TNG.

    You were a big HP nerd though - I couldn't compete with that :-p

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  3. Sheena-kay Graham25 September 2013 at 10:40

    That's one cool boyfriend. I'm a Harry Potter Fan too and who doesn't want to debate Snape?

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  4. M.J. Fifield25 September 2013 at 12:34

    Hey, I have a Hermione wand, too. And all of the movies (including two copies of the first one because of that whole sorcerer's stone/philosopher's stone difference) and multiple versions of the complete series (American, British, French, and Russian).

    And I, too, love(d) to debate Snape.

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  5. Nick Wilford25 September 2013 at 13:23

    This was a fun post. The thing I'm most nerdy about is Red Dwarf. When I was a kid, I could pretty much recite every episode, had many t-shirts, was in the fan club and had letters printed in their magazine. I would have written fanfic, but didn't think I was good enough!

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  6. Alex J. Cavanaugh25 September 2013 at 13:52

    Harry Potter bedroom - yes, you are a nerd!

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  7. ilima25 September 2013 at 15:17

    Haha. My daughter LOVES Gilderoy Lockhart and at one point her room looked like an altar to his character, lol.

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  8. Anonymous25 September 2013 at 16:19

    It's one thing to have an opinion on the morals and motivations of the characters, it's a whole other thing to debate them in a public forum. Definitely pushed you over the nerd wall. Awesome.

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  9. Christine Rains25 September 2013 at 16:51

    That's so cool! I'd love bedroom decor like that. Maybe Severus on my pillowcase. Mmmm...

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  10. Stephen Tremp25 September 2013 at 18:48

    I'm a massive Harry Potter fan too and will soon reread the entire series. Again.

    I love to blog on the science of Harry Potter. So much of the magic actually has a scientific basis and explanation.

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  11. Chrys Fey26 September 2013 at 00:25

    I am a big fan of Harry Potter, though I wouldn't say MASSIVE. LOL! But I would love to have a Hermione Grander wand! She was my favorite character. :D

    I am quite a nerd too, and I reveal the nerdiest thing about me on my blog. ;)

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  12. ~Sia McKye~26 September 2013 at 02:50

    Hmm, I'm not sure I qualify for nerdy, altho I do tend to collect facts and figures on all sorts of thing....

    It was fun reading this. :-)

    Sia McKye Over Coffee

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  13. Suzi26 September 2013 at 14:24

    Lots of Harry Potter Nerds on this blog hop! You are definitely one of many. :)

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  14. Rachel Schieffelbein26 September 2013 at 17:53

    You have her wand? That is so cool!

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  15. Unknown26 September 2013 at 19:35

    Glad to meet a fellow nerd. :D This book sounds fantastic! Love the cover. Congrats, Cassie!

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  16. Cassie Mae27 September 2013 at 00:18

    Harry Potter nerds ARE THE BEST! I'm flying overseas and we're going to HP nerd it out! I have Hermione's wand too :)

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  17. Theresa27 September 2013 at 01:01

    I really need to read these books *hides* I own them. All of them. I just haven't dove in yet. I'm thinking it's time!

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  18. Misha Gerrick1 October 2013 at 08:26

    Yep, that's pretty dang nerdy. :-P

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  19. Carrie Butler4 October 2013 at 03:00

    Nerdtastic! :)

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