If You're Nerdy And You Know It, Clap Your [Pale & Sweaty] Hands
I really want to make fun of these guys. They are, after all, essentially having a Starcraft LAN party in a public place. I discovered them by accident as I popped out of Horizon Books, and had a good laugh about it. (I had already bumped into Loren playing Sorry! outside of Mustards earlier that day). But two things disqualify me from having the right to tease, much as I'd like to:
1) I initially left the boys to their gaming, but decided later it'd be nice to sit outside and read the newspaper, so I returned. Smith took this to mean that I had nothing better to do than watch them play Starcraft. I contest that it's simply more enjoyable to be out in fresh air with friends nearby than to stay holed up in one's apartment. Katy showed up not too long after, so I was in good company. We sat and ate Fun-Dip that a stranger had given us out of a paper bag, and revelled in the defiance of all the basic survival principles we'd learned in kindergarten. (I didn't die, Katy--did you?)
2) But here's the other thing: I'm something of a geek myself. It took awhile to admit it, but there you go. The thing is, every single person on this planet is a geek in some way--and if you think you're cool, you're kidding yourself. For example, I am a huge fan of Harry Potter. I think the books are excellent. They've actually prompted me to get back into reading, something that's been sorely missing from my life. Also, I love studying. I'd take college classes well into old age if I could (who knows, maybe I will). I love anything to do with words and language, and I like strategy games. I watch CNN approximately 3 hours a day. I used to have a crush on Conan O'Brian, but now I'm more of a Jon Stewart girl. And I range from being something of an introvert on good days, to an all-out loner on bad ones. Being at the center of the party has never been my thing.
So this begs the question: who am I to judge them?
And come to that....who are you to judge them?
Instead of sweating over what other people think, why not embrace your inner geek and just confess what makes you uniquely nerdy. It'll be liberating---all that pretense of coolness can be exhausting. For example: Katy, you could share with everyone how Loren is teaching you to play Magic. Get the idea?
If you must insist you're cool, go ahead and put up your best defense. But I promise, the rest of us will be able to tell you what you've overlooked.
posted by Beth Milligan @ 10:50 AM
16 Comments:
It's too bad you are getting shitty spammers on your comments. I thought the picture and title was hilarious. These guys could be anywhere; they could be my dorky brothers, or even my husband. Seems like they would rather sit outside and watch for females to at least brush past, but who can tell with guys...
...mike has a loose grip on reality. its actually more like he's just grazing it. actually, its like reality is on a table across the room and he's lying on the couch, trying to build up the incentive to get up and grab it.
Let's be clear about something... your hostess knows personally all four of the hot gaming specimens shown, despite the detached tone of the piece. Moreover, her beau would have been there playing as well if he hadn't had to go someplace far away, in a suit.
Mike, your hands would sweat less if you would explore the damned map!
Well Beth, I think you're right about one thing in that post - you are definitely a geek yourself. I know about your love for Magic tournaments (I'm pretty sure you practice enough that you could beat Loren - that's saying something), and the fact that you are always taking off your top and dancing on "the pole". Oh, wait, that's not a geek, it's a whore.
...But you know that I'm not here to judge. I still love you.
Sounds like someone is bitter about her inability to keep her Magic-learning a secret...
katy actually came to me the other day and was all, "hey, i was looking through the box of magic cards and i saw this card, serra angel. it seems like it's really good."
and i was all, "wow. kayt is such a nerd for using her spare time to ook through magic cards. this is phenominal."
in other news, i think we all should get legit copies of starcraft so we can play online. either that, or we all should get better at warcraft. something needs to be done about teh dearth of gaming that college brings.
YES, I have to comment... I have all this commentingness built up inside of me. I am a geek, I invent words like commentingness and I play magic, and world of warcraft. I am also a whore because I like to get my groove on the strip pole topless every time I get the chance.
what now?
Adam David Spinniken
Loren is full of lies. I am most certainly not a nerd. He, however, was dancing to Rick Johnson in my car, like a mildly paralyzed old man.
Katy, you love to play Magic. You love to play lunch money, and you think Quiddler is neat. you are well on your way to nerddom.
well on your way.
you just need to refine your appreciation and skill at some of the games you play. you could stand to be a lot better at magic, and i still feel that a ragingly drunk mike smith is a very fine gunner at Mario Kart. the sauce just brings your gunnery down too much.
Beth, you need to get her to play settlers of catan with us.
I'll play settlers of catan if Beth takes her top off more often.
a direct quote from me (there is absolutely no denying that I am a nerd) -
"calling on the internet is cool".
and, I really like llamas.
...i, too think that beth should go topless more often. it's too bad she only does it when kyle is away.
I don't have to have a thread to hate you, Mike.
i dont think mike was actually trying to talk about setting up a place to hate each other; i think he was just showing us how much of a fucking nerd he is by cramming as many nerd words as possible into one post on a blog, which (posting on a blog) is an inherently nerdy thing to do in and of itself. the forum setup bit was merely a red herring. Q.E.D.
P.S. Do you guys know what the Q.E.D. thing is? I bet that at least Mike knows, since in addition to being a nerd he is a math geek, and it is frequently used in the world of math geekdom. My travels have taken me in to the savage and unforgiving lands of math geekdom and i have emerged from them unscathed.
Q.E.D. comes at the end of a math proof to show it's complete. Sometimes it's in symbol form, like a colored square.
I believe the letters stand for something in Latin, couldn't tell you what though.
Baylee--I emailed you Google Talk, make sure to download it.
Quod Erat Demonstrandum.
Quod: In this context, "that", or "on condition that"
Erat: "was", basically
Demonstrandum: From demonstro: "to indicate, show, describe, explain", in this sense meaning "to prove"
"That which was to be proven."
No, I won't do your homework.
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