{"id":12552,"date":"2012-01-19T08:16:11","date_gmt":"2012-01-19T13:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.com\/?p=12552"},"modified":"2018-01-04T12:28:52","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T17:28:52","slug":"nerd-pride-gift-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/2012\/nerd-pride-gift-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Nerd Pride Gift Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/\/2012\/nerd-pride-gift-guide\/nerd_sj_ag\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12554\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/nerd_sj_ag-564x388.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"nerd_sj_ag\" width=\"548\" height=\"376\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/nerd_sj_ag-564x388.jpg 564w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/nerd_sj_ag-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/nerd_sj_ag.jpg 732w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some of you got in touch after our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/emails\/email_20120117.html?source=blog\">email<\/a> went out yesterday, pointing out that we could&#8217;ve been more inclusive in our definition of nerd. We definitely appreciate the feedback.<\/p>\n<p>Thing is, we have a bit of a confession to make. Many of us have been looking forward to this email for weeks&#8211; men and women alike. See the thing is we are all pretty nerdy, and were pretty excited to share our extreme enthusiasm with you. <\/p>\n<p>So here&#8217;s a gift guide for all the geeks, know-it-alls, and nerdy ladies and gents in your life. <\/p>\n<p><strong>The Art Nerd<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of our photographers, Adam, made an interesting revelation recently. He and his wife are part of a folk band that celebrates the lives of fine artists. Here they are, commiserating the fate of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.wustl.edu\/~loui\/camille.html\">Camille Claudel<\/a> to the tune of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=08e9k-c91E8\">Man of Constant Sorrow<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wQRgGDnCao4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For Adam, we recommend the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/make-your-own-musical-recorder-kit?source=blog\">Make Your Own Recorder Kit<\/a>&#8212; which combines his love of art and music into one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Science Fiction Fan<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left; margin-right:10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/\/2012\/nerd-pride-gift-guide\/nerd_trek\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12553\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/nerd_trek.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"nerd_trek\" width=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/nerd_trek.jpg 311w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/nerd_trek-300x379.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Christine, our fabulous HR recruiter, loves to surprise people when she tells them she loves science fiction. &#8220;I&#8217;m from Brooklyn! People never expect me to like Star Trek or the Twilight Zone, but I do!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For Christine, and others, who love the final frontier, we recommend our collection of space-themed home decor:<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/moon-clock\">Moon Clock<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/silver-flying-saucer-bowl?source=blog\">Silver Flying Saucer Bowl<\/a><br \/>\nAnd a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/ray-gun-pen?source=blog\">Ray Gun Pen<\/a> for the office<\/p>\n<p>That futuristic &#8217;60s chrome style just never gets old. <\/p>\n<p><strong>The Book Worm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And me? I just checked my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/\">Goodreads<\/a> account and was startled to realize I&#8217;d read 50 books totaling 17,654 pages last year. And let&#8217;s not go into how many volumes I picked up from my <a href=\"http:\/\/greenlightbookstore.com\/\">neighborhood<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/unnameablebooks.blogspot.com\/\">bookstores<\/a>. I might have to admit that I have a book problem.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/\/2012\/nerd-pride-gift-guide\/reading_books\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12568\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/reading_books-564x423.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"reading_books\" width=\"548\" height=\"411\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/reading_books-564x423.jpg 564w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/reading_books-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/reading_books.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Luckily I know just what will support my habit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/leaning-ladies-bookends?source=blog\">Leaning Ladies Bookends<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/biblioteca-bookshelf\">Biblioteca Bookshelf<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/literary-art-iphone4-cases\">Literary iPhone4 cases<\/a><br \/>\n(<em>My favorite book in that group: The Great Gatsby<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>iPhones of course bring us to the other nerd&#8211; <strong>the Geek.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We had a big debate here at UncommonGoods HQ about the difference between a geek and a nerd. Luckily, Cassie our community moderator (how appropriate!), settled things with this infographic:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/\/2012\/nerd-pride-gift-guide\/geek\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12572\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/geek-564x339.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"geek\" width=\"548\" height=\"329\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/geek-564x339.jpg 564w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/geek-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/geek.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a>Full image available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geeksaresexy.net\/2012\/01\/04\/geek-vs-nerd-the-infographic\/\">GeeksAreSexy<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Jess, our graphic designer, won the geek honors, saying that she and her partner own a collective of:<\/p>\n<p>(2) iPhone 4<br \/>\n(2) iMac<br \/>\nMacBook Pro<br \/>\niPad<br \/>\nMac mini<br \/>\nAirPort Extreme<br \/>\n(2) Magic Mouse<br \/>\nMagic Trackpad<br \/>\nWireless Keyboard<\/p>\n<p>With all that technology, she said she&#8217;d appreciate the simplicity of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/wood-iphone-camera-case?source=blog\">Wood iPhone Camera Case<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>But let&#8217;s not end things here. Gaby, our Community Assistant, and Brian, our Marketing Director, are history buffs (Classical Greek &#038; Civil War respectively). Cassie loves Marvel superheroes. Nerds come in all colors. What&#8217;s your nerd pride?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of you got in touch after our email went out yesterday, pointing out that we could&#8217;ve been more inclusive in our definition of nerd. We definitely appreciate the feedback.<\/p>\n<p>Thing is, we have a bit of a confession to make. Many of us have been looking forward to this email for weeks&#8211; men and women alike. See the thing is we are all pretty nerdy, and were pretty excited to share our extreme enthusiasm with you. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":12554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[741],"tags":[557,70,480],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12552"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12552"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64707,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12552\/revisions\/64707"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}