Your secret geekiness

swordsmith

SO what do you do for fun/hobby that is just oh so geeky when compared to your serious work?

Me- I am 48 and work for Sikorsky Aircraft as a manager for international military helicopters. I handle contracts up into the hundreds of millions (or billions in the case of one customer) and try to keep disparate international military customers happy worldwide. I have been in contact with everyone from lowly privates fresh out of aviation mechanics school up to generals, minor princes and defense ministers. At work I am a suit and tie wearing, carefully spoken, politically aware and seriosu individual.

My secret geekiness:

1- I play WOW. I have 7 level 85 toons with my main being a Dranei shaman (Haelion, Sisters of Elune server, Ascendancy is my guild or my primary alt is Serigala, a worgen hunter). Stop by and say hi especially if you are on SoE.

2- Every other Sunday I get together with my old high school friends for a rousing old school game of dungeons and dragons (actually we play Pathfinder now but same difference). Full on paper and pencil, painted lead miniatures, terrain tiles, etc.

3- The wife and I are hard core renaissance faire goers (or "rennies"). We got married at the NY Ren Faire 20 years ago- the wife holds pin #2 of the International Wenches Guild (www.wench.org) and I am pin #2 of the Ren Mercs guild. I also used to make swords and daggers years ago for the ren faire. I am happy to say I can now fit into a lot of garb I have not fit into in years! Booyah!

4- Huge sci-fi geek- many tens of thousands of dollars in actual props and prop replicas from Star Wars, Star Trek, terminator, Firefly, battlestar,etc. I just recently bought my Holy Grail of sci-fi props- a working hero sandman Deep Sleep pistol from Logans Run along with a screen accurate follower and holster (yes- the gun uses calcium carbonate to generate acetylene gas which is ignited by a glow plug in the barrel just like the movie version).

This is my ultimate MFP goal- once I am at goal weight to get a screen accurate sandman costume, kit out like a sandman and go to a sci-fi convention like this. I have a freidn who works in NYC as a pyro technician for stage and screen and he has agreed to set my wife up with a bursting charge. She will dress as a last day "red" from Logans Run, I will track her, shoot her, and she will trigger the burst charge.

YukonJoy

You win.

taso42_DELETED

roast coffee
brew beer (well, it's been a while)
count calories (that counts as geeky)
write code
make pizza, on occasion. it's a 2-3 day labor of love involving an 800 degree oven.

katzrich

My husband got me into Ren Faires.. we go to the SoCal ones. I also am learning to contact juggle (whatever you do, don't call it fushigi! Those are a particular kind of ball they sell.... its contact juggling and my husband has been doing it for 20 years!) I also kick butt with a hula hoop.

starracer23

yes, i surrender to your geek-dom!!
geeks are awesome!

BethanyMasters

None of my geekiness is a secret.

wickedcricket

I am a huge sci fi fan - I belong to a LOST group on facebook - we are die hard fans of LOST (the tv show) and I watch black & white movies from the 40's & 50's on TCM religiously. I love them but my absolute faves are film noir and campy joan crawford or bette davis (imma dork)

Onesnap

I'm married to a computer engineer and we don't have any geek secrets in my house. We also have a lot of friends that proudly let their Geek flag fly. I also live in the 3rd Geekiest city in the US according to an article published last week. Whoo hoo!

STARSHINE1975

BF and I have a game night every week with friends. Sooo many board games.
I also enjoy Starcraft and I gave up WOW several years ago, it broke up my marriage. lol

Serpymatt

Why keep it a secret? We are a sum of our parts! My geekiness brought my wife and I together and life just keep getting better and better

Onesnap

I am a huge sci fi fan - I belong to a LOST group on facebook - we are die hard fans of LOST (the tv show) and I watch black & white movies from the 40's & 50's on TCM religiously. I love them but my absolute faves are film noir and campy joan crawford or bette davis (imma dork)

My friend when on the 8 hour LOST tour in Hawaii. It was part of her honeymoon!

ilookthetype

1. I would like to be your very best friend.

2. What do you have from Firefly?!

AggieCass09

i have panic attacks if i leave home with out my TI-89

(thats a graphing calculator for any non-engineers out there)

Onesnap

BF and I have a game night every week with friends. Sooo many board games.
I also enjoy Starcraft and I gave up WOW several years ago, it broke up my marriage. lol

I've seen WOW do a lot of damage to marriages, friendships, and people's careers. All in moderation I guess.

Ocarina

I don't hide my Geekiness. Save maybe for my Darth Vader spatula.

thetrishwarp

I'm a huge classics nerd.

I was on executive of my high school's classics club, know Latin (studied it for several years), and can spend hours reading about notable classical figures.

Augustus Casear (or Gaius Julius Caesar...or Octavian...depending on the time frame!) is my personal favourite. Ah, Rome...

liftingbro

I love our Ren fest here in MN. We go every year. I might dress up this year.

I used to play D&D, Battletech, and Magic: The Gathering. I actually have credits in a few games that I helped test/design.

CountryDevil

Write code for things just because I can.
Photography.
Watch scfi-fi movies.
Am and shall always be a Star Trek and Star Wars Fan.
Gamer - Currently play Rift
XBOX Geek
And believe it or not, I still play with Lego's and Lego Mindstorms.

Carl01

A couple years ago made 35 gallons of wine from berries,wild apples,wild grapes,watermelon and a couple of flower ones.

Playing golf which for a non athletic person is challenging.

starpi22

Hahahaha this is a great topic!

Well, I'm a Rennie at heart and make my own costumes to boot... I have been to my share of Comic cons and Sci-Fi conventions... I'm a secret weekend gamer GOW to be exact. And one day I believe I will go as Chung Li for Halloween. Oh and I'm anti store bought computer... It's better to build you own :-)

ResilientWoman

Neuroplasticity specialist by day, I use movement, visual & vestibular systems to reeducate the neural system.

Secret geekiness: chose my daughter's donor based on his Celtic Harp and Filking. Yes, he's an unrepentant Rennie. lol Am also a Browncoat. In my world, Inara would be Queen.

starpi22

I love our Ren fest here in MN. We go every year. I might dress up this year.

I used to play D&D, Battletech, and Magic: The Gathering. I actually have credits in a few games that I helped test/design.

Yay!!! The best Renaissance fest ever!

becky_turcotte

I don't keep my geekiness a secret but I loves Star Wars and Harry Potter. I love Risk (the board game), and I am a total Disney Freak. My mom and I go to WDW every couple of years. AW! I love me!! He He

End6ame

I work in Cyber Security for Westinghouse Electric Co. and implement and assess cyber security controls for nuclear power plants and plant designs.

For hobbies I
1) Play Wii. I am a huge fan of everything Mario and Zelda. I have recovered every star in Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 and unlocked everything in Mario Kart Wii. I have also played every side mission and collected every item in Zelda Twilight Princess.
2) Play Angry Birds. I have achieved a 3 star rank on first 4 complete level packs; only 2 more to go.
3) I am a huge Star Wars geek. I know how the Millenium Falcon made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.
4) I have also created my own pseudo-dvr using my Apple TV, iMac, and some crafty Apple scripting skills.

SLaw4215

I have a Brother P-touch label maker and I'm not afraid to use it

Used to play the Sims on-line and Everquest... good diversion while I was going through my divorce but once I was divorced I didn't have time to play on-line games...I was out having too much fun !!!!

Wheeeee... I'm FREEEEEEEEEEEE

ResilientWoman

I work in Cyber Security for Westinghouse Electric Co. and implement and assess cyber security controls for nuclear power plants and plant designs.

For hobbies I
1) Play Wii. I am a huge fan of everything Mario and Zelda. I have recovered every star in Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 and unlocked everything in Mario Kart Wii. I have also played every side mission and collected every item in Zelda Twilight Princess.
2) Play Angry Birds. I have achieved a 3 star rank on first 4 complete level packs; only 2 more to go.
3) I am a huge Star Wars geek. I know how the Millenium Falcon made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.
4) I have also created my own pseudo-dvr using my Apple TV, iMac, and some crafty Apple scripting skills.

This is why I really hang out on MFP, the friends I track and swap recipes with are the geekiest. lol

taso42_DELETED

i have panic attacks if i leave home with out my TI-89

(thats a graphing calculator for any non-engineers out there)

Ok you're awesome!

I used to rock my HP-48G. Wrote programs on it and everything.

leynak

Well, I guess mine's not that secret.

Anyway, love sci-fi- as a kid that's how I spent quality time with my dad & I guess it stuck ♥♥Firefly!

The tv that I watch (other than sci-fi)- love my educational programs. Meteorology, Geology, Astronomy, Medical- I guess pretty much all things science? My friends & family just don't understand my fascination. Guess, I'm lucky to have my fiance. Nothing like sitting down in the evening to an episode of The Universe, or more recently Through the Wormhole.

Also love shows about aliens, bigfoot, Nessy, etc.

I would love to be able to go to a Renaissance Festival & dress up- sounds like so much fun!

ESVABelle

Anatomy/Physiology/Kinesiology fanatic...

Jade_Butterfly

I am a crafter and a beader. . . .crochet, knit, make jewelry. . . Played clarinet for over 10 years. . . dream of having a soprano saxophone.

kunibob

I don't know if I qualify as a "secret" geek, because I worked in the videogame industry for 5+ years, and now I'm working in the film VFX industry... :laugh: But I want to play, too!

1 - I play D&D once a week. Active campaigns in 2E, 3.5E and 4E. Also involved in GURPS and Shadowrun campaigns, but they pretty much died. I could spend hours debating the pros and cons of each.

2 - A sneaky, geeky wedding. On the surface, it was a pretty normal wedding, but it was laden with geekiness. I walked down the aisle to a song from a videogame soundtrack. Actually, most of our wedding songs, aside from the dance, were from videogame soundtracks. My husband and I painted D&D minis as our cake topper...and our cakes were actually cupcakes, which we cut with a katana to music from Okami. Our tables were named after places from videogames (Hyrule, Denerim, Illium...) We gave out dice with our favours, and people had to roll opposed checks against us to get us to kiss during the reception. :laugh:

3 - I used to play the videogame Tekken competitively, and I've spent 9 years on a forum for the game, where I love to talk about strats and frame data and all that jazz. My official email address is named after my favourite move from the game, and the game is what inspired me to start taking martial arts classes in real life.

4 - My cat's name is Sheppie, named for Commander Shepard (Mass Effect) and Shepard Book (Firefly). She is pure Renegade.

5 - I have an N7 sticker on my car (from Mass Effect), and its license plate starts with 007 (Bond!) I call it "The Mako" after the impossible-to-drive tank from Mass Effect 1, because I think I'm a pretty bad driver. :laugh:

6 - When I first saw the diamond/tension setting my husband gave me when he proposed, the first thing out of my mouth was "IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEING SUSPENDED IN A FORCE FIELD!!!" :laugh: He got huge brownie points for my "high tech" ring. I'm not sure it was the romantic moment he thought it would be, though.

7 - While I have long since moved on to writing my own work instead, I have more than 1 million words of game and TV fanfiction under my belt from my younger years. 900,000 words of those are absolutely terrible. Sadly, I was 18 before I figured out that I should use a pseudonym, so there is some painfully awful mid-'90s X-Files fanfic floating around out there with my name on it. At least none of it is smut. Nothing with my real name on it, anyway.

8 - I may have made and worn a few character costumes in my day, though I've kept it only to places where it is appropriate (Hallowe'en, cons).

9 - My husband and I own every game console back to the Sega Genesis era, and we have two huge bookcases stuffed full of games. Given that we both are game industry professionals, it's for research purposes, I swear!

10 - I know the lore of the Tron universe inside out. Even the stuff the general public doesn't know, the stuff I'm sworn to secrecy on. Oh yeah!!



Uhhhhhhhhh....I think that's enough for now...I'm starting to get a bit embarrassed, hahaha.