This past Friday night, Charlie, Dexter345 and I decided to brave the wild streets of Los Angeles and crash attend the 2008 Nerdcore Calendar launch party on Sunset Blvd., conveniently right down the street from my house. Going without CTZ (the proclaimed king of Nerdcore) felt like sheer and utter blasphemy, so the three of us formed a gigantic Voltron-like robot in his shape to honor him in his absence: I was the head, Dexter was the arms, and Charlie held the whole thing together with some surprisingly sexy mechanical limbs. Sadly, when we got to the event we were asked to transform back to mild mannered humans in the fear that a giant CTZ would scare the pretty, robot-fearing ladies. Drat.
Regardless of our boring visages, the night was a big hit, filled with half-naked women, free alcohol, and more horny nerds than you could shake a +4 mace at.
Hit the jump for a summary of our misadventures and check out the gallery for some amazing pictures, courtesy of Charlie and yours truly. (I had to add that I took some of the photos because a handful of them suffered from serious unprofessional glare and I didn’t want you all to think the super talented Charlie was the reason.)
The launch party took place in the back gallery of a pretty cool comic book store that I can’t believe I had never been to before: Meltdown Comics. The place was full of rare graphic novels, awesome comics, and even a figure of a Viking riding a dolphin. Yeah, I know – it was amazing.
When we first walked in we actually didn’t even know where the party was, so we kind of wandered around the shop, looking for any sign of good-looking people in bikinis. Not really to my surprise, Charlie and Dexter ended up spotting some of the scantily-clad patrons and we quickly followed them to our destination.

Unfortunately, nothing too exciting happened at the launch party as it was more of a social event than anything. I was really hoping I could entertain you all with tales of Charlie wrestling a white tiger to the ground or Dexter sword-fighting a pirate, but mostly the night consisted of me drinking Newcastles and talking about how the Ice Flower is the best Mario power-up ever!
Some highlights, though (sans vicious tigers and dastardly pirates):
-The music played at the event was supplied by 8-bit Weapon, a really cool group that performs music using classic videogame soundtracks of the ‘70s and ‘80s. I spoke with them for a little bit and they seemed like really great people.
-The always lovely Jessica Chobot was there to regale us with stories of CES 2008, international hostels, and rape (not hers, just in general). It was magical and made me realize even more how much I love her. Seriously, she is rad.
-I have never been to an event where the hostesses have had giant, full-frontal nude pictures of themselves everywhere. I have to be honest, it made talking to them a little bit of a strange and awkward experience. When they were asking me where I was from and what Web site I worked for I kept wanting to blurt out “vagina!” and “nipples!” instead of the correct “Los Angeles” and “Destructoid.” Ugh. You can’t take me anywhere. Sorry, Niero.
-When the girls signed the calendars, they used puns before they signed their names. Examples: “Dexter, Blame it on the rain! Michelle” for a picture of a girl soaked in a storm; “Charlie, You make me hot! Stephanie” for the picture of a girl shooting fireballs out of her fists. Amazing.

All in all, the event was a good time. But what sealed the deal and made the night officially fun was the rousing game of WarioWare: Smooth Moves we all partook in back at my place afterwards. And by “we” I mean Charlie, Dexter and I, as the girls of Nerdcore definitely seemed to have better things to do.
But between you and me, even though I know she won’t admit it, I could have sworn I saw Miss September’s ears perk up a little once I mentioned that Ice Flower. I knew there had to be at least one true nerd in that saucy bunch.
Where did you get that shirt in the first pic. :o
The Dolphins Chad.
What about the Dolphins?
Woah, that girl on the left has an interesting face.
@ArrestedDeveloper,
Don't even get me started ... :)
!!! You guys are my favorites! The poses are great!
And Dexter! You're the most precious nerdcore horndog I've ever seen!
I love you guys.
:( WHY DO I NOT LIVE IN LA!!!!!!!
I'm not even going to lie, Chad. When they said you were adorable on the Destructoid podcast, they weren't lying (no homo).
@ArrestedDeveloper
Both the girls on the far right and left are...interestingly faced? Chad was smart to stay in the middle.
Dang, that looks like fun.
Hamza, you'll be much happier in NorCal. I'm trying to finagle my way into keeping my job but moving up to SF or something. Unless you like spending 1 1/2 sitting in your car to go 15 miles, LA will probably drive you insane.
You can see nipple on that calander, in the first shot. Yes, that's the first thing I noticed.
For those that don't know:
No homo - Phrase used after one inadvertently says something that sounds gay.
His ass is mine. No homo.
From Urbandictionary.com.
Epic pics are epic
Chad. Have you trademarked your happy facial expression? If you havent you may want to consider doing so. Simply put, its amazing(damn Im lame).
Oh yeah, Naked womens! Bewbies! Hooray!
Someone say boobies?
A VIKING RIDING A DOLPHIN!??!?! Two epic forces such as those joining forces must have been a site indeed!
Wow those girls don't look uncomfortable at all. You must have been working some sexy magic right there.
"Interestingly-faced" is the best euphemism for "ugly" I've ever heard.
Why don’t they have events like this in New York, where I am? NYC is still hip...right?
Who's the asian girl with the anime eyes?
( o Y o )'s
What, Dexter didn't go naked?
Why am I not there?? Arrrrrr!!!!!
OMG, u liek dolphins too!?!? Let's sex! - Chad Concelmo
Chad, what about your innocence? Where has it gone? :'(
I can't see Dexter and not imagine him naked. Sigh.
You guys make pulling an all nighter (doing homework, not the fun kind) bearable...thank you!
..Chad you are amazingly lucky. Or very talented in being magnetic to very attractive ladies. Or both.
But damn.
Charlie, did you use any of your jitsu that i taught you to seduce any of the women? Did you remember to concentrate your chakara in your fingers first?
Chad is the prettiest girl in that picture.
God dammit, now I have Milli Vanilli stuck in my head. Thanks a lot. *dies a horrid death involving a spoon and a jug of Clorox*
dear girl gamers, when we say stupid shit to you over XBL. you have crap like this to thank for it.
also, boobs
You know, Rainbowblack has a good point. This is kind of ridiculous. Anyway, as for the women: I would only bang the one all the way to the left and the one to the immediate right of Chad. The other two are kind of busted. Then again, they have vaginas, so I'd probably hit it just for kicks.
I want to see the calender, I won't lie, but that is a bit pricey for something I can search for on the Internet for free. Wow boobies, let's pull Google up and....there we go. Better yet I can go to the rental store and rent a softcore pron, better yet I can go in the adult section if I wanted to. But if I were to go back there I could just save money using the Internet. So I guess what I am trying to say is God Bless Google.
I seriously should have called in sick to work that night. I'm jealous that those Nerdcore girls got to hang out with you and I didn't. Just remember, you can't spell "Super fun L.A. hang-out videogame night part two" without Tristero. Really, I checked the letters.
Totallynerdcore.com = NSFW. May seem obvious but I tested the waters anyway. Do not tread down that hastily clicked path!
i'm about to call Chad and run a train!
"Interestingly-faced" is the best euphemism for "ugly" I've ever heard. ~ Orcist
@dv8withn8,
Good call! Oops. Sorry about that.
:D.
This post is the best thing I've ever seen in my life.
my naughty bits are inflamed and itchy after reading this. should have worn protection.