Nerds Unite!

I'm one of those nerds who is so OTT that I make other nerds uncomfortable.
The issue is that I'm a nerd and a fan girl fused together into one eccentric lump :bigsmile:
Case and point: I have a Batman wrist tattoo. When I have exams o am under stress, I look to my tattoo for my inner Wayne.
It's devastatingly dorky.

Once more proving why I love you...

I love all things nerdy.

I'm one of those nerds who is so OTT that I make other nerds uncomfortable.
The issue is that I'm a nerd and a fan girl fused together into one eccentric lump :bigsmile:
Case and point: I have a Batman wrist tattoo. When I have exams o am under stress, I look to my tattoo for my inner Wayne.
It's devastatingly dorky.

Once more proving why I love you...

I love all things nerdy.

*Sings* Is this love that I'm feelin? Is this the love that I've been searchin for?!
I'm also really REALLY into cosplay. I'm at my best when I'm dressed as a comic book character. Last year was Harley Quinn (my lovah!).
Other than all that, I'm really into science. Specifically biology. I have 4 large biology books I read daily. My ritual is watching sci-fi while I study, keeps me in the zone. Favourites being The Thing, Aliens or Prometheus (that fallin ship scene!)
I am a know-it-all nerd though. I like learning things simply to insert these tidbits of knowledge in at random irrelevant times.
"DID YOU KNOW BLAH BLAH HERP DERP?!"
I'm annoying. Like Hermione without looking like Emma Watson :grumble:
Eff Harry Potter btw.

I though I posted in here, anyways, engineering student, sci-fi fan extraordinaire.

add me.

Not sure of the difference between nerd, geek and dork so don't know what category I fall into but I'm sure I'm one of them

I'm a research scientist. Give me numbers to crunch or graphs to extrapolate or a problem to solve and I'm happy as a pig in muck. When I'm not doing those things, it's word games for me. I haven't produced my own weightloss spreadsheet but you can be sure I've tried every method of representing the data in various apps...unfortunately none of them make the last few week's plateau look anything like a downward slope

I love the way you go about this in an analysis type of way.

I'm a library-type nerd. I like reading, I don't drink alcohol, I like a quiet Friday night at home, talking with my man or reading a book.

Deep love for Joss Whedon, especially the buffy-verse.

After reading this discussion thread, I felt compelled to Google for definitions of Nerd vs Geek. OMG as if I needed more confirmation of my nerdiness. Nerd by trade here (software developer), with geeky pursuits (anime). Happy weekend, everybody!

http://www.wikihow.com/Tell-the-Difference-Between-Nerds-and-Geeks

So I'm like 80% geek and 20% nerd then?
My social skills are nerd (irritating introvert) but my obsessive side is full geek.
ENLIGHTENMENT!

I think my profile picture says it all. I love anything and everything superhero/comic book/sci fi. I'm a huge movie and television fan and I'm currently reading the Harry Potter books! Anything you would associate with a geek is basically the stuff I enjoy! So add me if you want.

Totally agree. I mean, I like sports, but I'd much rather play them than watch them, and I'd rather play video games than sports. I like watching Star Trek better than any of those! LOL

Haha. This post made me smile! My boyfriend has introduced me to Steam - we started out playing Trine which surprised me at how beautiful it is!!! I really enjoy playing it, takes you into a different world for a bit and you get engaged and things don't seem so complicated or insurmountable in the world anymore. He loves the Steam sales - now I'm trying out CostumeQuest

I think "Nerd," is just a synonym for interesting! My real-work-life is pretty demanding (and boring) a lot of times, and even though I studied creative things in school... my day job reality is pretty different.

Favorite superhero - Superman, but Captain America is a close second... and I will probably like any show, movie, or book with the word "Star" in it (Sci-Fi/Fantasy). I love female heroines, like most Hiyao Miyazaki flicks, and of course Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

I am not really into traditional sports, but will (sometimes) show up for the food.

If you need support, or want to support another "Nerd"-ish person I'm around. Take care MFP-ers.

Is anyone watching Joss Whedon's new superhero TV show in the US? Thoughts?

I'm a library-type nerd. I like reading, I don't drink alcohol, I like a quiet Friday night at home, talking with my man or reading a book.

Deep love for Joss Whedon, especially the buffy-verse.

It's like you're me...except less single

I move country quite frequently (globetrotter) and I carry an entire suitcase full of my favourite books with me.
Book nostalgia has done my back no favours.

I am a pro-technology nerd -- I prefer e-books to printed books. I can carry hundreds of them on a trip and still have room for clothes, and I can pump up the font (my glasses don't correct my vision very well).

:glasses: Hey Nerds/Geeks add me. Anime, scifi, super hero-loving geek here.

After reading this discussion thread, I felt compelled to Google for definitions of Nerd vs Geek. OMG as if I needed more confirmation of my nerdiness. Nerd by trade here (software developer), with geeky pursuits (anime). Happy weekend, everybody!

http://www.wikihow.com/Tell-the-Difference-Between-Nerds-and-Geeks

Ha, this puts me in a geek area then.

I do free-form roleplay online, got hooked on WoW, definitely a Browncoat, enjoy Tolkien's books, and the list goes on. But many wouldn't know it unless I start babbling about it.

I'm such a nerd that I managed to lead a WoW raid team while in medical school.

I once got into an argument with a classmate about whether a Roman Cohort was 20 or 80 men. It took 30 minutes.

Not only did I play XBox in college. I played it competitively.

I cared when they replaced Cassandra Cain as Batgirl.

I once wrote a scholarly essay about the de-regulation of the American Banking system coinciding with westward expansion and American imperialism in the 1890s. It took 70 pages. My professor was impressed and terrified. Mostly terrified.

In college, I wrote for a website that dealt in Sabermetrics. That's the study of baseball statistics. Yes. That is the art of further enjoying baseball, THROUGH MATH.

I have watched every episode of One Piece, starting in the 7th grade. There have been 600 episodes.

I plan my Halloween costumes 2 months out in advance - this year it shall be a steampunk plague doctor. Yes, there shall be pictures.

Me and steam aren't talking right now :sad: