Screenshot from the game parseword.com, reading: ``` Parseword Daily Puzzle #63 · Clue by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon Went after clean audio? Your Results Parseword #63 ⏱️ 1m41s ⭐️ No Hints Daily Puzzle Stats 13 Puzzles Solved 3 Current Streak 8 Longest Streak next puzzle in 12 hours 57 minutes ```

Took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out one pesky thing on today's puzzle. Really just a brain fart. But still no hints!

Parseword #63
⏱️ 1m41s
⭐️ No Hints

#parseword #wordGames #games #wordNerdery #crypticCrossword #iAmANerd

Screenshot of the game maptap.gg: The planet earth, floating in space, viewed from the South Pole / Antarctica. Above it is text that reads: ``` MapTap - Daily Geography Game SCORE965 ☰ Menu MapTap # 649 April 1, 2026 Final Score: 965 out of 1,000 16 day streak! New map tomorrow! Unlocks in 9 hours, 3 mins Share your score Tap to open ↗▶ Play ```

Considerably better at Maptap today than yesterday!

www.maptap.gg April 1
98🎯 98🎯 92🏆 97🔥 98🎯
Final score: 965

#maptap #maptapGG #geography #games #geographygames #iAmANerd

Screenshot of the game travle.earth, reading: ``` travle #1204 499 Played 99 Win % 113 Current Streak 113 Max Streak Guess Distribution Today's Global Leaderboard Perfect +0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 Failed 10k 9k 8k 7k 6k 5k 4k 3k 2k 1k 0 You Top 64% +1 +1 # Extra Guesses # Games Success! You got from Namibia to Djibouti in [redacted] guesses. The shortest solution was [redacted] guesses. {spoilers redacted} Play more Travle! United States game icon United States Weekly Challenge game icon Weekly Challenge Practice game icon Practice 20+ Other maps Copy Results Done ```

I guess I can't be perfect every day... but three strokes under par ain't bad, right? ✱
[✱ I hate golf, but couldn't think of a better metaphor. So albatross it is.]

#travle #1204 +1
🟧✅✅✅✅
https://travle.earth

#travleEarth #games #geography #geographyGames #iAmANerd

Screenshot from the game at parseword.com, reading: ``` Parseword Reference Daily Puzzle #62 · Clue by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon {spoilers redacted} Your Results Parseword #62 ⚡️ 27s 💎 Perfect Daily Puzzle Stats 12 Puzzles Solved 2 Current Streak 8 Longest Streak next puzzle in 12 hours 58 minutes ```

Another perfect! 27 seconds. Easy peasy.

Parseword #62
⚡️ 27s
💎 Perfect

parseword.com #parseword #games #wordgames #crypticCrossword #wordNerdery #iAmANerd

Screenshot from the game maptap.gg: The planet earth hovering in space, viewing the South Pole/Antarctica. Around the equator are four blocks of unreadable white text hovering over the surface of the planet. Above is a box of text reading: ``` MapTap - Daily Geography Game SCORE785 ☰ Menu MapTap # 648 March 31, 2026 Final Score: 785 out of 1,000 15 day streak! New map tomorrow! Unlocks in 9 hours, 23 mins Share your score Tap to open ↗▶ Play ```

Never one to share only my victories, I ask you to behold my shameful defeat:

www.maptap.gg March 31
93🏆 97🔥 68😁 90👑 63🫢
Final score: 785

#maptap #games #geography #geographyGames #iAmANerd

Screenshot from the Travle.earth game, reading: ``` travle #1203 498 Played 99 Win % 112 Current Streak 112 Max Streak Guess Distribution Today's Global Leaderboard Perfect +0 +1 +2 +3 +4 Failed 26k 24k 22k 20k 18k 16k 14k 12k 10k 8k 6k 4k 2k 0 You Top 58% +1 # Extra Guesses # Games Success! You got from Luxembourg to Norway in {redacted} guesses. The shortest solution was {redacted} guesses. Play more Travle! United States game icon United States Weekly Challenge game icon Weekly Challenge Practice game icon Practice 20+ Other maps Copy Results Done ```

Perfect again today! (At travle.earth, and very little else.)

#travle #1203 +0 (Perfect)
✅✅✅
https://travle.earth

#travleEarth #geography #geographryGames #games #iAmANerd

Parseword Daily Puzzle #61 · Clue by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon Express love amid sin {spoilers redacted} Your Results Parseword #61 ⏱️ 1m6s ⭐️ No Hints Daily Puzzle Stats 11 Puzzles Solved 1 Current Streak 8 Longest Streak next puzzle in 13 hours 24 minutes

Easy peasy today. #parseword

Parseword #61
⏱️ 1m6s
⭐️ No Hints
parseword.com


#wordGames #games #crypticCrossword #crypticCrosswords #iAmANerd #wordNerdery

Screenshot from the game maptap.gg, showing the earth from its southern polar cap view (over Antarctica) with four bits of unreadable white text floating above the earth roughly near the equator. The text at the top of the image reads: ``` MapTap - Daily Geography Game SCORE929 ☰ Menu MapTap # 647 March 30, 2026 Final Score: 929 out of 1,000 14 day streak! New map tomorrow! Unlocks in 9 hours, 34 mins Share your score Tap to open ↗▶ Play ```

Whiffed the third one pretty badly, but made up for it with bullseyes on the first and fifth.

www.maptap.gg March 30
99🎯 92🏆 81🌟 93🏆 99🎯
Final score: 929

#maptap #geography #geographyGames #games #iAmANerd

Screenshot from the Travle.earth game reading: travle #1202 497 Played 99% Win % 111 Current Streak 111 Max Streak Guess Distribution Today's Global Leaderboard Perfect +0 +1 +2 +3 +4 Failed 26k 24k 22k 20k 18k 16k 14k 12k 10k 8k 6k 4k 2k 0 You Top 59% +1 +1 +1 # Extra Guesses # Games Success! You got from Ireland to Slovenia in {redacted} guesses. The shortest solution was {redacted} guesses. Play more Travle! United States game icon United States Weekly Challenge game icon Weekly Challenge Practice game icon Practice 20+ Other maps Copy Results Done

Guess who's PERFECT today?! (It's me. I'm perfect.)

#travle #1202 +0 (Perfect)
✅✅✅
https://travle.earth

#travleEarth #geographyGames #geography #games #iAmANerd

Screenshot from the game Parseword at parseword.com It reads: Parse word Reference Daily Puzzle #58 • Clue by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon HARD (spoilers redacted} Your Results Parseword #58 © 4m48s 2 No Hints < COPY RESULTS Daily Puzzle Stats 9 Puzzles Solved 7 Current Streak 7 Longest Streak next puzzle in 15 hours 57 minutes

I received a phone call while solving, hence the long time. But no hints!

Parseword #58
⏱️ 4m48s
⭐️ No Hints

parseword.com

#parseword #crypticCrossword #wordgames #iAmANerd

Image of the earth from its south pole, showing Antarctica; around the globe, four unreadable blocks of text hover roughly where the equator would be. Text at the top reads: Menu SCORE 953 MapTap #644 March 27, 2026 Final Score: 953 out of 1,000 11 day streak! New map tomorrow! Unlocks in 10 hours, 8 mins

I scored 96%, 97%, 98% and 99% (in that order!) — then whiffed on the final answer, which (spoilers!) is in the U.S. (Still got 89% on that one though!)

#maptap #geography #iAmANerd #games

www.maptap.gg March 27
96🏅 97🔥 98🎯 89🎉 99🎯
Final score: 953

Screenshot from the game travle.earth, with a graph showing my score, streak, etc. Text reads: "travle #1199 494 Played X 99 Win % 108 Current Streak 108 Max Streak Guess Distribution Today's Global Leaderboard You l Top 66% # Games 14k- 12k- 10k 8k- 6k- 4k- 2k- Perfect +0 +1 +2 +3 +5 # Extra Guesses Success! You got from Belize to Argentina in 7 guesses. The shortest solution was 7 guesses. Play more Travle! 20+ United States Weekly Challenge Practice Other maps Copy Results Done"

Well, I got there in the shortest number of countries, but got one of them out of order, so no perfect score today... but there's always tomorrow!

#travleEarth #geography #games #iAmANerd

#travle #1199 +0
✅✅🟩✅✅✅✅
https://travle.earth

Screenshot from the game Parseword at parseword.com It reads: Parse word ［Reference Daily Puzzle #57 • Clue by Christopher David Yudichak Worry about Her Majesty, losing energy often (Spoilers redacted) Your Results Parseword #57 $ 53s / 1 Hint < COPY RESULTS Daily Puzzle Stats 8 Puzzles Solved 6 Current Streak 6 Longest Streak

It does get a tad harder when you turn off "Learning mode," which I didn't even notice was on until yesterday, which is why I accidentally asked to see the definition today (hence the one hint I used).

Parseword #57
⚡️ 53s
✅ 1 Hint

#parseword #crypticCrossword #wordgames #iAmANerd

parseword.com

Image of the earth from its south pole, showing Antarctica; around the globe, four unreadable blocks of text hover roughly where the equator would be. Text at the top reads: Menu SCORE 848 MapTap #643 Final Score: 848 out of 1,000 10 day streak! New map tomorrow! Unlocks in 8 hours, 44 mins Share your score

Honestly, anything under 900 makes me ashamed. So today, I am ashamed.

www.maptap.gg March 26
97🔥 99🎯 77👏 97🔥 69😁
Final score: 848

#maptap #geography #iAmANerd

Screenshot from the game travle.earth; a map shows the 'disembodied' countries of Egypt and Ivory Coast, with text reading: travle Today I'd like to travle from Egypt to Ivory Coast travle Enter a country, territory... Past guesses (click to show/hide): Get a hint (0/3): Guess (1/7) Show next country outline Show all country outlines Show country initials © 2025 Teuteuf Games TEUTEUF

I can't amass a following, and I don't have clout — but at least I routinely brag about the dorky geography and word games I play on the internet!

Here's the one I've been doing for a few years now:

#travle #1198 +0 (Perfect)
✅✅✅
https://travle.earth

#travleEarth #geography #games #iAmANerd

Screenshot from the game Parseword.com, reading: Parse word Reference Daily Puzzle #56 • Clue by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon Emily almost receives a digital message (spoilers redacted...) Your Results Parseword #56 29s Perfect Learn Mode < COPY RESULTS

Meanwhile, Parseword today was too easy. (I've maybe done far too many cryptic crosswords in my time...)

(Context: Parseword was invented by the same guy who created Wordle.)

#parseword #crypticcrossword #wordgames #iAmANerd

Parseword #56
⚡️ 29s
💎 Perfect
🥚 Learn Mode

www.parseword.com/

Screenshot from the game MapTap (at maptap.gg), with a globe showing Antarctica and unreadable white text hovering over the earth on a few spots near the equator. At the top is text reading reading: Menu SCORE 930 MapTap #642 Medal of Honor Day Final Score: March 25, 2026 930 out of 1,000 9 day streak! New map tomorrow! Unlocks in 12 hours, 33 mins Share your score

Had a few off days, but back up above 900 again! #maptap #geography #onlinegames #iAmANerd

www.maptap.gg March 25
99🎯 93🏆 93🏆 98🎯 86🎓
Final score: 930

X-Wing Fighter engaging with a Tie Fighter. 3Dprinted models hung up from the ceiling with nylon wire.

Serious space battle being fought out above my computer desk. #StarWars. #XWing #TieFighter #3Dprinting #IAmaNerd

The series sees a species of bloodsucking butterflies bring about a “Dancing Plague” on an island village off the coast of Salem, Massachusetts. The series is written by author Jeremy Robinson, featuring art by Annapaola Martello & Francesco Francini #vaultcomics #nectar #horrorseries #IAmANerd

I know it's been a while but, WE. ARE. BACK. New podcast available tomorrow, emphasizing the camaraderie and shared love for comic books, gaming, and all things geeky and reflecting on the journey and the lasting impact of those geeky pursuits. Give her a listen. #thedirectedition #iamanerd #podcast

#IamaNerd

Marvel Comics will launch two new (unrelated) Star Wars series in September, one under its Black, White & Blood imprint, and the other with an untold Han Solo story #marvelcomics #starwars #bobafett #hansolo #newseries #comicbook #iamanerd #podcast #

Henbit Factoids: More than meets the eye! This often-misunderstood, tiny, purple cutie is a vital resource, indicating soil metals, nourishing pollinators (especially bees!), feeding rabbits, deer, and birds, and stabilizing the soil. #Photography #Nature #Gardening #Gardens #IAmANerd

I was talking to a lady friend over the weekend about things we like to watch.

Her: quite a diverse mix of YouTube stuff.

Me: all, and I mean ALL of my recent history is about archaeology and Mesopotamia.

#IAmANerd 😅

A green red and white crochet Christmas ball with red poinsettias decorating it

A Screenshot of Tabletop Simulator with various cards and text plus a naughty and nice tracker.

My child wanted to make a Christmas themed version of Dominion...Coins are replaced by Christmas Cookies and you gain victory points by summoning Santa while you're on the Nice List.

#gamedesign #boardgame #christmas #tts #tabletopsimulator #gaming #Iamanerd

Here you will see Sir Fergooson in a hearted ladybug ensemble with heart antenna while Lady Gertrude wears a red dress with pink hearts and a matching hat. These are my porch geese. I am ridiculous.

Sir Fergooson and Lady Gertrude Mc. Honkers are ready for Valentines day. #porchgoose #valentinesday #costumes #porch #goose #iamanerd

reticent adjective ret·​i·​cent ˈre-tə-sənt Synonyms of reticent 1 : inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved 2 : restrained in expression, presentation, or appearance the room has an aspect of reticent dignity —A. N. Whitehead 3 : reluctant reticently adve

You know you're a writer when you refer to your child as reticent instead of shy about something...

#iamanerd #writing #booksky #words #parenting #momlife #nerd #dictionary #synonyns

can someone please point me to a 12hr long cloud chamber video or channel. I visited the Vancouver Science Centre and recorded theirs, but I simply MUST have MOAR. #sciart #telusworldofscience #cloudchamber #alphaparticle #betaparticle #cosmicrays #radiography #iamanerd #ifuckinglovescience

This made me fckin LOL
(From Tom Savini's Insta)
You've hear of Elf on a shelf, get ready for...
#iamanerd

Photo of a black bookmark with white print that says "Coffee, Books, and Oxford Commas"

Best. Bookmark. Ever.

#oxfordcomma
#iamanerd