Nerd Life: Finally, a Vacation, Stay-cation, and a Retreat All Rolled Up Into One

This week was the week that I have been waiting for since half way through fall semester, a legitimate time to rest and relax. Last semester was filled with changes in job status for Mrs. Nerd and medical treatments amidst school and ministry. Even as winter vacation came, we were busy with getting the youth group kids ready for their Christmas program, finalizing the winter retreat, going to winter retreat, family functions (which sometimes tend to be more of a chore than something one does on vacation), New Year's Eve service, and finally the New Year's vision early morning worship (that's a mouthful even in my head). Which brought us to this week. Finally, true vacation, and I did not hesitate to retreat myself from the world, praise the Lord. Here were a few things I enjoyed this week:

Thanks to Young and Elise for this Star Wars edition Moleskin! So thankful to the Lord for thoughtful friends.

Nerd Life: Date Night in a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Last night was date night. Mrs. Nerd and I have been quite busy with life this semester so far and with her starting to work again, we've had to be a lot more intentional about our times together, because honestly it's been tough. So what's a nerd to do?

Did you know that in Japan this movie is marketed for the love story and not sci-fi?

Awww jeeeyuh. The greatest love story in a galaxy far, far away. So we had some Chipotle, she built her RG Char's Zaku, and I was working on my first MG, the AGE-2 Dark Hound. Now that's a stay home relaxing date night, NERD STYLE.

2013 Southern California Gundam Modeling Competition

This past Saturday Mrs. Nerd and I got to go to our first Gundam modeling competition! It was the third annual competition thrown by Those Gundam Guys at the Holiday Inn near Cal State Fullerton. They had some pretty awesome models there as well as vendors (including our friends at Robot4less!) and modeling tutorials. Here are some pictures from the competition.

Happy Halloween!

So today is Halloween and unfortunately, I have had more than my fair share of Halloween fun through the years. My church doesn't even like to call today Halloween. They hold alternate activities at the church and call it "Holy Winning Day". Sounds like Charlie Sheen became a Christian. Besides, the kids still dress up and get candy from church while playing different games. Any other form of nomenclature would suffice, even something as simple as "Holyween" but I digress.

God and Gundam

Psalm 139:13-14


For you created my inmost being;
    

you knit me together in my mother’s womb.

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
    

your works are wonderful,
 

I know that full well.

So as of late, I have been really getting into Gundam model making, or as the nerds who are into Gundam model making call it: Gunpla (Gundam plastic model for short I'm guessing).

First few SDs (Super Deformed) I warmed up on
Left to Right: SD Wing Gundam, SD Master Gundam, SD Super Gundam

Second batch of SDs were newer and slightly more challenging
Left to Right: SD Kshatriya, SD Sinanju