Because so many fierce nerds we know started out as Girl Scouts, we’ve decided make them our Lady Nerds of the Day. But more importantly, did you know there’s now Girl Scout Cookie Candy??? I think we need a Jersey Joe review STAT!

Big thanks to Friend of FaN, Evi, for introducing us to OUTLANDER KITCHEN, which features recipes inspired by the wildly popular Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. We loved this quote from the site: “The food was either terribly bad or terribly good,” Claire had said, describing her adventures in the past. “That’s because there’s no [...]

How cute is this Baby Avengers vs. Baby X-men by Skottie Young? Speaking of heroes, we’re very excited that THE BORING WALKING DEAD has finally cast the role of Michonne with the excellent actress, Danai Gurira (TREME). So in honor of that, this lawyer turned bad-ass zombie slayer is today’s lady nerd.

Hahaha! That could NEVER happen. Seriously though, these French “Women of the Future” playing cards from 1902 are a total trip. According to The Mary Sue: “Women were not actually allowed to participate in French elections until 1945. These cards were intended to be racy, silly, and improbable, even as they depicted women in the [...]

While I appreciate the clever handle bar/hook and the self-standing aspect of this iPhone 4S mug space, I don’t think that makes up for not being able to use the camera or slip your phone in your back pocket. So I’m going to have to go with nay. But what say you?   And here’s [...]

Let’s all take a moment to admire this LEGO patent drawing from 1958, and get lost in nerdy childhood memories. ~via LikeCool And after we’re done doing that, give a wave to today’s Lady Nerd, Octavia Butler. She was nominated by Ernessa, who said, “I didn’t know any black women were even writing sci-fi until [...]

So, I guess it would pretty impossible for a blog called Fierce and Nerdy to not love this map of the U.S. done up Lord of the Rings style. Here’s the story behind the map from i09: [R]edditor Jvlivs has made Middle Earth-ified America a reality. Jvlivs originally drew the map on what looks like 1/4″ [...]

Better to start their astronaut aspirations off early with this clever Retro Moon Man onesie from the happyfamily store. Get yours HERE for $16.00.  

File this under “Things I Wished I’d Had in College.” This would have made getting some privacy while sharing a room much more easier. Kids today are so freaking lucky. Anyway, you can order yours HERE for $199.95. ~via Style Pantry  

When Patrick Smith challenged himself to design minimalist posters of a few mental disorders, it yielded amazing results. Find out more about these posters here.