How nerdy are you?This week Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons, died. A whole generation of pasty dice-obsessed nerds owes him big time. Me included.
So, in his honour, how nerdy were you? Are you still sunlight-averse? What are the sad little things you do that nobody else understands?
As an example, a B3ta regular who shall remain nameless told us, "I spent an entire school summer holiday getting my BBC Model B computer to produce filthy stories from an extensive database of names, nouns, adjectives, stock phrases and deviant sexual practices. It revolutionised the porn magazine dirty letter writing industry for ever.
Revel in your own nerdiness.
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chthonic, Thu 6 Mar 2008, 10:32)
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Sounds Shensibble To MeHowever, for full pre-travel holiday excel malarkey, it needs to be broken down further. As I usually end up packing with a four year old trying to 'help', a one year old seeing what all the shouting is about and a wife with all the time management skills of a fridge magnet, seconds count.
For full geek-style packing, your list needs to broken down by room, so you can blaze through the house like an OCD afflicted whirlwind. One round trip per bag, job's a good 'un.
The big Ickier duvet storage bags are great as well - I know I can grab the 'outdoor kit' one and everything I need for a trip into twenty-toes country will be there, the surplus can be left in the bag.
There is also a 'beach/outdoor toy' one and so forth.
(I'm starting to realise that my geek/nerd secrets are starting to make me look less like Mr Organisation and more like a humourless obsessive twat so I think I'll shut up now.)
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