What makes you a geek/nerd?

Chalk_Slinger

My love of comics and vast knowledge of all things Marvel from the 70's through 90's. My collection of horror toys. My shelves cracking beneath the weight of triple layers of books.

mybeesknees

I own every single movie of Hellraiser and ANOES. My shelf has the figurines of Pinhead and his cenobites and soon in the future, I'll own every Clive Barker book he has written. Is it sad that my screen saver is of the torso cenobite with the wire twins?

Slendermike

I still use Lego blocks

GDLAZ

I watch the Big Bang Theory.

Chalk_Slinger

Ha. Cool. There is a GREAT exhibit in nYC called "Art of the Brick" where an artist works in the medium of Lego. Google it. I loved it.

Slendermike

Ha. Cool. There is a GREAT exhibit in nYC called "Art of the Brick" where an artist works in the medium of Lego. Google it. I loved it.

Sounds cool, I will

salembambi

my mom is my only friend

Chalk_Slinger

OK, that is a little sad. (group hug)

Vintage_Misery

Having to come back to reality after ending a book depresses me.
My favorite shows are Sherlock, Doctor Who, Glee, and Big Bang Theory.
My family calls me Miss Google because I possess knowledge about random topics... a huge "waste" of brain space.
I type over 200 wpm (not as impressive as it was in the 90's).
I can't bring myself to type in text talk. It has to be as close to grammatically correct as possible.
I'm fairly positive my love for Hanson and Fall Out Boy will never end :blushing:

Chalk_Slinger

I DREAD ending a series of books, always feeling separation anxiety from the characters. I feel your pain, boo!

Joannah700

I've read all the WoT books. I mean, who does that?

Then there are the multitudes of novels, books, tv shows and movies I watch and love.

Oh. And Comicon. I've been to Comicon several times. No I do not dress up. I just enjoy being able to wear my "I heart heart Gallifrey" t-shirt and people getting the joke.

Though honestly, I get annoyed at the panels because it's typically actors talking about the shows and movies they're on - and really? Do they have insight into the characters? They're the actors. I'd be more interested in hearing from the writers. At the same time, you don't want to hear the writers rote answers on where they get their ideas and what didn't work which leaves most discussions to future plot lines. I don't want to hear about future plot lines! That's a tease.

Chalk_Slinger

Man, you ARE a nerd, complaining about panels and even KNOWING what panels are. Ha. You win!!!

GothyFaery

I have the words "DON'T PANIC" tattooed in large, friendly letters on my hand

pobalita

I work in a scientific field and I review lab reports all day.

I do modular origami.

I roast my own coffee and keep a big log book of each roast in search of the perfect one.

roxywho42

Can you see my user name?

I'm completely SuperWhoLocked! I also love Big Bang Theory, Merlin, Once Upon a Time, Buffy, Angel, Bones, Red Dwarf, and the list goes on. I love Star Wars, The Librarian trilogy ( you get geek points for even knowing that exists), The 10th Kingdom, all things Batman, various other super heroes (both DC and Marvel), zombie lore, historical fiction, and I have been known to do math for fun. I recently downsized my book collection to just a couple thousand, though there are thousands more as ebooks on my tablet and laptop. And I agree that while it is fun to see the actors in person, I would usually rather hear from the writers, though there are some actors who take a more active role in character and story development.

CoachJen71

Trek, Dr. Who, D&D (I started out on the board game in the late 70s, early 80s and LARPed before there was even such a word) Sci-fi and Fantasy novels and movies of all kinds, Elfquest comics, and I have pixies sitting on the shelf over my computer.

Never been to a CON of any kind, and I am very sad about it. :^(

imaginaryplant

I don't really like labels...but I happen to be the President of Club Weenie and the Pizza Club at my house. I even have badges. Club Weenie and Pizza Club...basically we just go to hot dog/pizza places and rate the foods/service/creativity on a scale according to a list we have.

It's more prestigious than it sounds but there is only 3 members in both clubs.

I've been called those names for playing World of Warcraft. I've been playing over 7 years now. ^_^ I have a multitude of max level characters...I love Sci-Fi and am obsessed still with X-Files and 90s Nickelodeon.

If that makes me a geek/nerd...so be it, but I just call it being awesome.

shutch2112

I like to call myself a well diversified nerd - I like a little bit of everything.

I'm a huge gamer of all varieties- board, table top rpg, video... I especially love table top roleplaying. I get super into my characters and enjoy the interaction and problem solving.
I used to read more than I do now, but I'm slowly getting back into it now that I'm single again. I've read most of the classic SciFi/Fantasy colections, plus all of Game of Thrones at least twice, some books three times. Love Stephen King, too.
I'm also a music nerd, I sing and write music once in a while. I was in 2 different choirs in my senior year of high school...
I've been using computers since I was 5 years old, so... 23 years now. (Yeesh.)
I go to the local SciFi/Fantasy Convention every year and dress up.
I'm super into British tv right now; Doctor Who, Sherlock, Being Human, etc.
I love my DS:9 and Star Wars (I have a circa 1983 RotJ kids sleeping bag I found at a thrift store on my couch.)
I knit and crochet a lot, and love to do nerdy things like Jayne hats from Firefly or knight helmets.
I know it doesn't sound nerdy, but I'm a fanatic about football, so... that kind of counts, right?

I hope to someday have a huge back tattoo with gearsinterlocking together, and inside each gear is a piece of my fandom - "Nerds are sexy." written in Gallifreyan. A Browncoat flag. The rose and bell jar from Beauty and the Beast. Rebel symbol from Star Wars. etc. Plus quotes from two of my favorite authors of all time: JRR Tolkien and Andre Norton. I want to be covered in nerdy things. :happy:

_Waffle_

Lambda

LAT1963

I watch anime.
I play go (badly).
I took differential equations in college. Also quantum chemistry.
I used to teach statistics. If I were more motivated I'd use some statistical process control concepts on my weight loss effort.
I still think Tom Baker is the best Dr. Who.
I like the Shaw brothers hokey Hong Kong kung fu movies from the 1970's.
I keep getting in fights on the fora because someone's science is wrong on the internet...

blukitten

I love Star Wars and Star Trek-- wierd even for a nerd/geek

I have read all of the - Harry Potters, Divergent, LOTR, Hunger Games, Twighlight, and even The Host, among others

I still have and will always keep all of my Archie and Betty and Veronica comic books

I work in finance

I know more than- as much about computers as my son.....

I got straight A's through college

Graduated at the top of my class in High School and College

Got awarded 2014 Outstanding Student when graduating college

Am the President of the Business Honor Society still- even though I already graduated

Amongst other qualifications lol

Oh yeah and I regularly attend the Renaissance Festival and dress up

LAT1963

I think this thread is showing how diverse geeks actually are.

I would like to cosplay but I'm too fat to play the characters I'd like to play.

TeachTheGirl

My collection of Masamune Shirow merchandise and love of the Ghost in the Shell series.

My collection of Angeling items based on the character from Ragnarok Online.

The fact I met and wooed my husband on a webcomic forum belonging to 8-bit Theater...

MaiLinna

I can talk about books for hours. Stephen King, the Eragon series, Riders of Pern, etc.
I'm only Gold IV on League of Legends but I've been playing since Graves patch.
Leveling a Pokemon to 100 via battling is the only way to level your Pokemon.
Speaking of Pokemon, I obsess over IVs and EVs.
I play Burn, Goblin Charbelcher, and Zoo.
If you don't know what ^ means, gtfo.
I'm a certified Weeb.

Joannah700

Man, you ARE a nerd, complaining about panels and even KNOWING what panels are. Ha. You win!!!

Wow. It's not that I read Wheel of Time, it's the Comicon panels.

What if I said I read Watchman long before the movie, know that Dune is typically known as the scifi book that introduced the concept of adding politics into science fiction and I've wired network cables!

(Ok, ok, so the last was because my ex was a network administrator at a start up and I helped him out one night)

I'm just hoping I win a prize. Because...I like prizes.

mmd575

I'm a nerd because I majored in Mathematics, well specifically Statistics. My job consists of me writing computer programs and yes, I do get a lot of joy when I solve a math or programming problem.

Joannah700

I have the words "DON'T PANIC" tattooed in large, friendly letters on my hand

Awesome. I'm about to start reading Dirk Gently which will be new to me. I've read all the Hitchhiker's guides so I'm hoping this will be good too!

SoLongAndThanksForAllTheFish

I have the words "DON'T PANIC" tattooed in large, friendly letters on my hand

Doesn't count unless you also carry your towel with you and know what an electric monk should be used for.

365andstillalive

I'm a FIRST robotics alumni of a world championship winning team - tends to be my biggest geek/nerd qualifier. As does that I was also heavily involved with the scouting aspect of it.

Shalaurise

Nothing! /sob

I mean the husband rubbed off on me... kinda? Bah! :P

I - have always loved Star Trek, now love Doctor Who, adore anything Whedon, miss playing D&D, get sucked into MMORPGs like it's nothing.

Joannah700

And I agree that while it is fun to see the actors in person, I would usually rather hear from the writers, though there are some actors who take a more active role in character and story development.

Thank you! Though I did like hearing from the cast of Mythbusters a few years back.

I will say this though, the wait time for any of the panels is super long. If you're lucky - maybe one or two panels in a day.

This is also why I probably won't go again...unless I'm pregnant or broke a leg and can use that to get to the front of the line.