Please calculate the significance of your other: ____________
Okay, so I'm not going to be a winner. Maybe 'most generalized nerd'? But still, to prove that I'm nerdy:

- I have an unhealthy obsession with computers. Maybe not in the sense that I want to know exactly how each part works--I like how they look and smell. I can spend hours in an electronics store and will often stop in the doorway and sigh happily at the aroma of new hardware; have also often fallen asleep cuddling my laptop or other gadgets.

- I love to play computer/video games and can spend all day and all night on them. If I get particularly into a game, I'll usually research on who made it and how, and go to some lengths to acquire whatever merchandise that was produced for it.

- I've considered getting tattoos--the only designs I'd ever want, though, all come from games of some kind. (Triforce, Horde crest, a katamari, etc.)

- Was dead obsessed with anime and manga when I was younger. (Not so much now, still enjoy them though.) Would research on series I hadn't seen yet, and frequently knew more about them than people that had actually seen or read them. Fancied myself on the 'cutting edge' so to speak, if anything had come out within the day or so I was likely to have known about it.

- I'd go to anime conventions and sit in the back of the trivia panel grumbling about the difficulty (or lack thereof) of questions, but never worked up the nerve to compete myself. I did end up winning something like it from a local club gathering, letting the other semi-finalist answer one question to my twenty or so.

- The discussion of etymology makes me feel all tingly and happy, as do talks about physics and other sciences (even if I can't understand them).

- I took three semesters of Latin and had memorized parts of the textbook. I'm trilingual and am working on learning two more languages. I get ridiculously excited about buying bilingual dictionaries and have a small but growing collection.

- I sorta-met Terry Pratchett at a book signing. I kind of blushed and got too tongue-tied to say anything other than 'hi-thanks-a-lot-bye'. Not sure how nerdy this is, but other people are including their Terry obsessions, so there it is... Oh. I do have two copies of Good Omens, one of which is signed. I read the other one religiously. I also sometimes have a third copy on hand (to give away, of course) in case I need to evangelize.

- Might be obsessed with paper, stationery, etc. I have a notebook and sticker collection, and way too many pens. 1.0mm pens actually make me cringe. I hoard .3 and .25 ones. Also cannot walk into an art/office supply store without buying something.

- I attend at least one anime convention, plus Comic-Con, annually, and for the past few years worked at the Masquerade at the latter. Haven't dressed up yet, but I think it's only a matter of time...

- Math and computer jokes still make me giggle, like 'The agony and dx/dt' or 'There are 10 types of people in the world...', 'Don't drink and derive', etc.

And the last sign of nerdiness: I got really excited when I saw the title of the new QotW. And now I'm upset I can't remember more nerdy things I've done. Boooo.

I'll see myself and my length joke out.
(Rem Sir, why are you thrashing about on the floor?, Thu 6 Mar 2008, 21:40, 1 reply)

i've met terry pratchett, too
i actually managed a conversation with him. it was about cake. he signed feet of clay and reaper man for me. i'm devastated to think that he won't be writing for much longer.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Thu 6 Mar 2008, 23:17, closed)