think you know what makes nerds hot?

Big announcement today, after a prolonged absence from the SadOrAwesome crew! (Let's just blame that on the swine flu outbreak or the John & Kate Plus 8 scandal, shall we? Good.) But first, allow me to set the stage:

As Maya has said, the three of us are a match made in Internet-heaven. We share a dark, biting sense of humor, zombie survivalist mentalities and a penchant for geekdom. Add to the recipe the oh-too-common 20-something's lack of funds and the fact that Maya and I aren't the most hideous people on the planet. Got it? Good, because I'm about to get to a point here.

These observations sloshed around in my head for a while, and it hit me like Greg had swung a severed light pole at my head (note: this has not happened, but I imagine it would have quite an impact.) Nerdgirls get a bad rap for wearing comfortable shoes and T-shirts with jokes about binary code. You can be nerdy and hot. Nerdy can be hot. We needed to do something about this.

And thus it was decided to create the Nerd Pinup Calendar, featuring two real-life nerdgirls: Maya and me. And here's where we need your help. There's only 12 nerd scenarios we can feature (uh, because it's a calendar, and there's 12 months in the year), and we want to highlight the best of the best of being nerds.

So, submit your ideas here. Love WoW? Tell us why we should show how hot it can be. Have an obsession with robots? Convince us that other people would enjoy it as much. Our goal is to create a calendar of two nerds for all of geekdom to savor, so your input is utterly crucial. (Please keep it SFW, we may be hot but we aren't that kind of cewebrity.)

Now please, stop reading and start geeking out. We're counting on you.