Goodbye fellow Odyssians

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On January 30th, 2016, I made the first Odysseynerds post entitled Hello fellow Odyssians.  It seemed fitting, then, to make the goodbye post in the same vein.
I already can see your face. “WHAA-A?” Is this a joke? Nope. This is a legit goodbye post.

So what happened? Well, what if I told you that I started this blog while I was angry at the other Odyssey blogs for not reporting on what I wanted to read? So I decided to show them how to do it right. (Right = my way, hehe.)
But I’m ready to move on. Multiple factors have played into this decision, between a second across-state move in less than a year, to an art scholarship and private commissions, to having art students of my own, there’s just a point where I have to choose my career path. The “art thing” has been working out quite well for me, while Odysseynerds is really just a blog. That’s all it will ever be. I’ve evaluated the return of running this blog for, say 6 years like AIOUpdate did. It’s not worth it to me. I’d rather learn completely new skills with this time I use for Odysseynerds, (and this was a new skill when I started it). From running this blog I learned how to conduct an interview, how WordPress works, how to set up polls, sites, a forum. How to interact with people on the Internet, and keep them from coming back to your blog. (Make them angry, that’s a good tip.) But, I say again, I’m ready to move on to a new skill set.

Notes from The Doctor/Luke: “Odyssey Nerds has brought me great joy (and stress) over the year. Through helping run this amazing site I have had awesome opportunities to talk with so many other AIO fans and even some of the AIO team. It has been fun, but like all things it cannot last. Life asks for more and I (and Naomi) have realized that we cannot be the biggest nerds forever. And I cannot possibly express to Naomi my gratitude for inviting me to join on this amazing journey. Yes I must admit that I was never as consistent as Naomi (Seriously I don’t know how she does it?). So in conclusion I would like to thank to viewers, in particular GracieMarchiani, agdolldreams, and Penny Bassett. I would also like to thank Naomi for many things but in particular being awesome. For now on me and Naomi will be like a unicorn or Leprechaun. Like always, stay cool and listen to Odyssey. Peace out!“

Odysseynerds has shaken up the fandom, (or scarred it,) and I’m glad of it. I’ve talked to some neat people (and I don’t just mean the Odyssey team, I mean you guys), and I’m sure glad I did. So, this is Kungfunaomi, thanking you for coming in and nerding out at Odysseynerds!

The Nerdlies, Issue 50

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Whit’s End Opens Souvenir Counter

By Kungfunaomi

It has finally happened. Whit will be away for the next month, healing after saving the world. Connie Kendall and Eugene Meltsner saw the perfect opportunity to begin selling Whit’s End souvenirs.
The pair of them retrofitted the old broom closet into the perfect souvenir counter: “The kind that is uncomfortably filled with all manner of items, and the lack of oxygen makes one experience claustrophobia,” Eugene told us, “and yet, people still purchase the overpriced mugs and magnets as if they enjoy the atmosphere.”
The mugs and magnets he mentioned are only two of the hundreds of items that have the following picture of Whit’s face on them:
WhitFace

Connie told us that she really likes the waffle maker that makes the waffles with an imprint of Whit’s face on them. “Especially when you put whipped cream for the moustache,” she said, “it just makes me laugh every time.”

 

 

This is the last issue of the Nerdlies! Thank you for all your support through 49 issues! Read them all here: https://odysseynerds.wordpress.com/category/the-nerdlies/

I hear you say ‘what?’ 49 issues? Well, yes, this is really issue 49. I have been doing these for six months, and only realized with issue number “50” that I am missing Issue 16. Can’t win them all!