Face facts. All nerds think like this. If you see Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman in a movie together, The Nerd Switch flips to the "on" position and you immediately think of Batman and Wolverine. You can’t help it. So just flow with it. The funny thing about it is that every nerd on Earth thinks that they’re the only one who thinks of this kind of stuff. Guess again.

Remember when being a nerd was the exception to the rule and not the norm? These days it seems like you can’t go to a movie theater or flip on the television without some super hero property gracing the screen. We’ve taken over, folks. Our rich fantasy worlds have edged out your paltry dramas and formulaic comedies.

One question. Now that nerds are the norm, will jocks become the next oppressed group? Scary thought!

I’m really psyched to see The Prestige this weekend. After Memento and Batman Begins , Christopher Nolan gets a free pass in my book. All you have to do is slap his name under the "directed by" credit and I’ll be there. I think it’s cool that he’s kind of establishing the "Christopher Nolan Players" by having Bale and Michael Caine show up again. Apparently there’s something about the guy they like working with. I understand that kind of loyalty.

Cami doesn’t seem too psyched about seeing The Prestige and she can’t explain why. I figured there would be enough mystery and period costumes to keep her interested. Is this movie really skewing that far into the male demographic? I figured great source material and competent actors would be enough to rope her in. Hopefully she’ll be pleasantly surprised by it. I mean, it has David Bowie as Nicholas Tesla! How can you go wrong?!

I really shouldn’t compain too much. The biggest movie on Cami’s radar at the moment is Borat. She keeps asking when it’s going to be in theaters. So I can’t argue with her on grounds of good taste.

I just want to remind you guys of a few things we have running as part of the Theater Hopper Sales Drive:

• I’m currently running an auction on eBay until Friday for a piece of original custom artwork. Winning bidder gets to tell me what to draw and I’ll draw it! Within the bounds of morals and ethics, of course. Check out the auction for all the details.
• Hand-made Truman dolls are for sale in the store. Cami stiched this up for me to take to the Minneapolis Fallcon and we had a few left over, so we’re selling them on the site. I was really impressed to see the demand for these dolls after announcing them on Monday. We only have five left! So place your order now!
• T-shirts are still $7.99 and baby doll tess are still $9.99. These shirts have been slowly finding their way out of inventory and a few sizes have completely sold out! There are some odds and ends left, so don’t get caught unable to buy the design you want in the size you want because you didn’t act fast enough. I’m not kidding, folks. Once these designs are sold out, YOU WILL NEVER SEE THEM AGAIN!

Of course, all of this shameless consumerism is part of the larger initiative to raise money for "Theater Hopper: Year Two" – which you can always pre-order. Or, if you haven’t gotten a copy of "Theater Hopper: Year One," you can bundle the two books together for $25. A great deal.

Getting tired of me talking about the money I need to raise? Yeah, me too. So here are a couple of other items to help you pass the time.

• I’ve been making a concious effort to start adding new movies to the Movie Review Database. Feel free to leave your thoughts about all the latest movies, if you’ve seen ’em. I’m trying to stay ahead of the curve a little bit and start putting up listings for movies a week before they hit theaters. After having this killer app for about a year, I think I’ve finally figured out a system that works!
• The fine fellas over at The Gigcast decided I was worth shooting the breeze with. They gave me a call on Monday and we did the ol’ interview rap. I had a great time talking to them. You can check out the results on their site. As of this posting, the interview isn’t on the site. But they told me it would be Wednesday evening at the latest. So keep checking back!

That about does it for me. Catch you guys on the flip side!