Geekicity
I am a geek. If you know me, odds are at some point you have thought to yourself, “wow, I love this guy, but he is truly a geek.” I actually appreciate that I have a large amount of geek-two-o running through my veins, nourishing my very life blood. So I thought of some examples of my geekdom.
ex. 1: I distinctly remember multiple instances where I was in a REAL life situation that went quickly sour and thought to myself, “CTRL+Z!” (for those computer illiterate or those who aren’t well versed in the realm of keyboard shortcuts, these are the keys you push to Edit>Undo an action on the computer) I only remember ONE time when I actually said it aloud. Thankfully, I was 15, with a bunch of Boy Scouts, who had no idea what that meant and thought I might just have a mild case of Tourettes syndrome.
ex. 2: Until I graduated high school (and potentially a little time after that) I was that guy who you could guarantee had a Bobba Fett (Star Wars character) action figure hanging from his rear view mirror. I also played with said action figure. Bonus: I set up Galactic Warfare in the attic of my garage with micro machines with at least 3 of my friends (I will NOT name names because at least ONE of those friends is only geek when he’s not around girls)
ex. 3: I was sitting in a bar/restaurant, not drinking (which most people consider GEEK, I consider prudence) getting OVERLY excited about iPhone apps with a good friend of mine/roommate/non-geek. We were getting really loud discussing how amazing BUMP, the iPhone app that when you hold your phone in your hand, and pound it with someone else with an iPhone & bump, you can exchange all your contact info. I find that exciting. Most people, however, consider it geek.
ex. 4: I listen to books on iPod. The 5 books I’ve listened to in the past month:
- Halo: Ghost of Onyx A book based on a video game. It’s the THIRD of a series that I read the first two of in real books.
- Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy My favorite book of all time. Also my favorite movie of all time. If anything I’ve said so far wasn’t geeky, this one should take the cake for you.
- The Restaurant at the END of the Universe The Sequel to Hitchhiker’s Guide.
- So Long And Thanks for All the Fish The Sequel to the Sequel to the Hitchhiker’s Guide
- Life, The Universe & Everything The Sequel to the Sequel to the Sequel to the Hitchhiker’s Guide. The last book in the series. Which is why The list stops here.
So, in the spirit of all good-hearted-geek bashing, if you know of any good examples of MY geekdom or wish to air your own personal geekiness, feel free to do it here. Odds are 1. I already know about them and have done worse, 2. No one will ever read past the first sentence of this anyways.
Caveat: Geeks & Nerds are not the same thing. Geeks have an air of confidence, mostly because they know people know they’re geeks and don’t care, and can still some how manage to awkwardly get to at least a second date with a beautiful hispanic genius girl. If this is you post here.