Still Not One of the Cool Kids!

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Today was a hectic day--my cold has progressed into a nice, chesty cough that sounds like an old man's death rattle. Because my job requires me to talk, I nearly lost my voice at several points over the course of the evening. And due to a scheduling snafu by the boss, and the inability of my students' parents to bring them during their scheduled appointment time, their was a nice overflow of students from 5:00pm to 6:00pm. Lovely.

It was in that time I had my new student. He is the nerdiest thing ever and I love him! Because it was his first day, he got to spend the first part of the hour decorating his binder. What did he draw on it? A TARDIS, a sonic screwdriver, and a fleet of Daleks! ♥ Oh, be still my heart!

He was super impressed when I pulled out my TARDIS tote bag. Unfortunately, during our colossal geek fest, two of my older students got a glimpse into just how big of a nerd I am. I'm sure they always suspected: I mean, I am a math tutor. But this just confirmed it for them.

I tried to convince them what an awesome show Doctor Who is, but they knew better: it's an instinct that cool kids have when they're being confronted with something nerdy. (Don't get me wrong: these boys are sweet and adorable, and as far as I know, very nice young men. But yeah: they're cool kids!)

So in honor of me and my geeky new buddy, I would like to present:



True Life Confessions of a Grown-up Nerd

1. I practically speak HTML as a second language. Why bother numbering my confessions when I can just use the ordered list (< ol>) tag?
   
2. I own boxed sets of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Lord of the Rings, and the Dune series. I haven't even touched the boxed set copies of Hitchhiker's; I just read my old beat-up paperbacks. I just HAD to own the hardback versions.
   
3. I collect reference books.
   
4. If I could get away with it, I would name my son Atreyu after the young warrior from The Neverending Story.
   
5. I have a weird habit where I smell my fingers a lot.
   
6. I can't control myself around office supplies. God, I love Post-It notes...
   
7. It's easier to reach me through email than by phone.
   
8. There was a moment when I seriously considered declining to attend a friend's wedding when I found out it was the same day as the Doctor Who series finale.
   
9. I make baffling jokes about "disarticulating apples".
   
10. Faux nerds irritate me. (Social Awkwardness FTW!)
    

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There's just something about owning books...I dunno, just having a nice version of one of my favorite books on a shelf makes me happy! Though I don't always buy nice versions of my favorite books--the only copy I own of A Room With a View (my favorite book) is the original Dover Thrift edition I first read in my high school English class. (Highlighting and all!)

Honestly, I really wish people would just email me! My phone rang this morning, and by the time I got to it (it had stopped ringing, of course; I never know where my phone is!) I saw that my bestie had both texted me and called me twice yesterday. Oops!

Don't even get me started on Facebook, though I do enjoy being able to go on there occasionally and see pictures of friends' kids who live out of state.

Loving all the Nerd Love here. :) (Though naturally, since I was posting this on LiveJournal, several of my most nerdy traits just had to be taken as a given, i.e. "I write fan fiction" and "half of my day's social interaction consists of typing on a screen.") ;)