I'm a Nerd and proud of it

We need to prove nothing to no one. I have been doing this "nerd thing" long before it was trendy. Matter of fact, I will kick trendy's *kitten*. Not with my muscles, but with my brain.

Truth! :drinker:

I'm gonna have to watch The Guild now... I liked that actress in Eureka and really didn't appreciate her demise...

I'm with you all, D&D player, computers in every room of my house, model of the Death Star and X-wing fighter in my office, etc....

Yes! PCs in every room and 4 in the living room. One for each family member and an extra. LAN parties are always at our house as well as D&D.

Gotta love Chewie! I can do perfect Wookie sounds.

True story.

I've seen this before, but really... There aren't really people who own more shoes than books? I mean, seriously. Just one bookshelf is more than a whole closet full of shoes.

I know it's a shocking thought, and it truly pains my soul, but I think that there are people who *gasp* might only own a handful of books. *shudders*

I don't have a lot of books (though I do have more than shoes) simply because I go to the library (it's right next door to where I work)... and my mom is like a book hoarder and I don't want the (don't hate me for saying this) clutter like she had. My library card gets a lot of use though.

that totally counts!

Ha, that was my first thought, that a person who owns more shoes than books must be using the library! Or selling their books as soon as they are done with them. Because I genuinely can't imagine people not reading EVER.

I'm pretty sure our house has more bookshelves than I have pairs of shoes that I actually wear.

I am absolutely certain of this in my house. Hell, we have more computers than I have pairs of shoes.

I'm gonna have to watch The Guild now... I liked that actress in Eureka and really didn't appreciate her demise...

WELL worth it. Trust me!

Two words: Uh, yes.

What's the difference between a nerd and a geek? I get them confused.

I have two daughters:

Korbyn (named after Korben Dallas / The Fifth Element): getting a tattoo like this, with her name in the middle as the fifth element


Serenity (named from Firefly): getting a Serenity tattoo, not sure what

These are both my rewards for hitting my FINAL goal.

That is so awesome!!

*goes off to come up with awesome nerdtastic names for my children in potentia that I'll have with my husand in potentia*

What's the difference between a nerd and a geek? I get them confused.

The word "geek" comes from a term describing carnival sideshow freaks, and came to mean a person outside the mainstream. "Nerd" comes from a character in Dr. Seuss, and came to mean a boring person, or a "square," later taking "on connotations of bookishness and social ineptitude." (source: Wikipedia)

Personally, I see both as people who see the extraordinary in the ordinary. The people who can talk passionately about the chemical reactions involved in cooking, or absolutely fall in love with a book. They are the people who get excited about the things that other people only view as weird ("geeks") or boring ("nerds").

What's the difference between a nerd and a geek? I get them confused.

let me help you with a handy Venn diagram:

Ah, thanks. It looks like I tend more towards the Geek side I suppose. Does that mean I can't play on this thread anymore?

Geeks and Nerds are ok, but I'll have to draw the line a dorks. (kidding- I work with a lot of them.)

A dork by any other name : ) we all have a little of the dork in us or we are trying to hard

I used to hide my nerdiness when I was younger. I so badly wanted to be like the cooler kids, and they made fun of me for liking anime, and manga, and pokemon.. and fantasy books.. Luckily I came to terms with the fact that I'll never be cool, so I stopped trying. :P

Also-- I haven't heard the word "dweeb" in a long time. I find it a hilarious word, lol!