Welcome to 2026, friends!
I don’t have high expectations for 2026. I’ll be honest, 2026 gets the sideye from me until I see how it’s going to behave.
But—while 2025 is still in timeout (go think about what you did, 2025!)—there were still bright spots.
Like all the nerd stuff I got for Christmas! It’s like, the people who bought me gifts actually knew me! I didn’t always have that, but I do now!
Calendars! I got TWO Star Trek calendars! The Ships of the Line calendar has hung in my bedroom for two years, and now I’ll have a third! The other, a Strange New Worlds calendar, is already hanging in my cube at work.
Figures! My husband and I got mystery Lower Decks figures from my daughter; he got Tendi, and I got Rutherford, which is perfect, because of course Tendi and Rutherford are the will they/won’t they couple on the show—and Tendi is secretly a warrior, and Rutherford is a softhearted engineer. In short: they’re us!
Other stuff! A purse I picked out at the beach, with horses on it! Because in addition to being nerdy, I am a horse girl. And a new Purdue sweatshirt and keychain, because yes, I am both a geek and a nerd.I got a new Purdue sweatshirt, and a Purdue keychain, because I am both a geek and a nerd.
And the pièce de résistance! Nerd Hummels!
It’s girl Kirk and Spock, done anime-style (I know her rank insignia is wrong, don’t @ me. She’s girl Kirk! That’s my story and I’m sticking to it!)
I hope in Christmas 2025, you got the best and nerdiest gifts that told you, I see you, nerd girl! (or guy, or neither, as appropriate for you!).
And I hope your 2026 includes many more moments of being seen and appreciated for who you are!