I Guess I’m Just Nerdy By Nature…

Sometimes your interests chose you. It’s like being strong in the force or getting that acceptance letter to Hogwarts. But your life will never be the same again.

That’s sort of how I feel about my passion for all things nerd. I think it probably had me in its clutches from the very first moment I picked up a copy of The Lion, the Witch, and The Wardrobe in third grade. And boy, am I glad that I did.

Aside from just being interested in these topics, I am also very involved in the long running Los Angeles stage show, “Dungeon Master,” and its web-series off-shoot “Legends of Atoll.” I attended three gaming/pop culture/comic conventions last year, and plan to double that number in 2012, blogging the whole way.

I have also very recently started running, in an effort to get in shape (and follow my doctor’s orders). As a matter of fact, I started running after beginning this blog, and am amazed with how much I write about it. It has become a sort of secondary blog topic, and I am excited about the two 5k’s I am signed up to run in the coming months.

I have recently completed the November National Novel Writing Challenge NaNoWriMo, and am anxious to conclude and polish my first novel, a fantasy love story geared towards young adults.

In an attempt to become a better writer and novelist, I re-vamped my blog and am focusing it more on my hobbies and passions, namely my love of sci-fi and fantasy, especially in pop culture.  It has moved to its new home at www.necessarynerdom.com, where I hope it will live happily for years to come.

I look forward to hearing from each of you, as we go on a journey of supreme geekiness together.

Live Long and Prosper,

Sam