UberDork Café
on July 14, 2010 at 00:00
The July 14th comic, like most of my comics, is set in a fictional place. The difference with this comic, however, is that it doesn't have to be!
I would like to take a moment and introduce you to Natali. Many of you may already know her on Twitter as @UberDorkGirlie or as the newest member of the Power Geeks podcast team. I know her as "a dork with a dream".
I met Natali online last year and in the time I've known her she has changed my life. I could spend the rest of the post talking about how awesome she is just being herself, but I need to tell you about her dream, the UberDork Café and she needs your help to make that dream come true. She described the UDC (UberDork Café) in her blog a couple times here, and here. She's way better at telling you about her dream than I am. So go read her blog and get the details and then come back here. I'll wait for you in the next paragraph.
Back? So it's a cool idea, yes? Art + Science = Geeks. I like that. It will be a family friendly place where you can go and drink coffee, game, learn and do so much more. Every time I read about it I think more and more that it has the potential to become a Geek Cultural Center. A place where you can go and bring your mini-geeks with you. A place that will encourage you and them to grow and learn. Plus, did I mention there will be coffee?
Currently she has started a Kickstarter page to raise the capital needed to cover the startup costs of the UDC. What's Kickstarter? It's this awesome page that lets you pledge your financial support to different projects that interest you. And here's the key part, if the project you support doesn't raise the declared goal amount you're not charged. You only have to pay up on your pledge if enough people pledge. Right now she's trying to raise $5000 and she's over halfway there, but if she doesn't get to the $5000 mark it's all a wash. The backers don't get charged and she doesn't get anything.
I know the economy is tough right now, so I'm not asking you to pledge a $1000 or anything crazy like that. I'm not even asking you to pledge $100, but how about $1? or $5? There are almost 70 people backing the project already. If we can spread the word to enough people all of those $1 and $5 donations will add up fast. Granted, if you are feeling generous and want to dig deep and drop $100 on the project that's awesome cool too!
If you can't donate, how about you just do me a favor and tell some of your friends about it? Maybe they can help spread the word with us. Just link them to the UberDork Café's Kickstarter page.
Now for the fine print. I have to admit that part of the reason I am so excited about this project is the possibility of someday having the UDC be successful enough to start opening franchises across the country. How cool would it be to have a place like this in your hometown? But that won't happen if we don't get this first one built.
Thanks for reading. I appreciate your time and attention on something that means so much to so many people. If you'd like to donate, just click on the UberDork Café logo or one of the Kickstarter links above.
Great comic and great post! Today officially became support UberDorkCafe Friday! (R)
I am so glad to see so many people throwing support at the UberDorkCafe. I met Natali just over 3 months ago and the impact she has had on my life has been huge. Helping her dream come true will let her touch the lives of so many others, she has a dream, and she has a huge, huge, HUGE, heart.
It’s moments like these that I can not believe have to argue with those that don’t know me well the fact that I truly am a HUGE dork. You see, in all my excitement of seeing this strip (and I am also using the “he told me I wasn’t allowed to be drinking coffee when I read it” defense) I did not even see the post. Who am I kidding, that pushes me beyond dork and in to ass.
There are just no words to thank you for all that you have said. There have been very few moments in my life that have struck me speechless in a good way. This is definitely one of them. I am so honored to have you as a part of my life. You give me far too much credit hon, but I do so appreciate every word of it. I am just a dork with dream of the very place you mentioned- A Geek Cultural Center: Where everyone knows your gamertag. And a dork that <3's the mess out of you. THANK YOU!!!
I shouldn’t admit it, in case anybody who’s heard me whine that I have no extra cash since my wife got laid off, but you sold me. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that this takes off! A dream is a wish your heart makes ….