The Nerd Handbook.
As I was reading through it, I was disturbed by the number of times I recognised people I know (or myself) in these descriptions.
Well written, and worth the read.
As I was reading through it, I was disturbed by the number of times I recognised people I know (or myself) in these descriptions.
Well written, and worth the read.
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"I'm not ignoring you - you're just irrelevant."
**sigh**
"I'm an A1 nerd wrangler"...now that's something I'd like to see in a personal ad, online of course. :P
That along with the 2 degrees of separation and the tendency of us both to follow in similar circles without crossing, lead me to the conclusion that should we cross the streams it may well end in an Earth shattering Kaboom.
Previous stories?
Many, many stories...usually beginning with an eye rolling gesture and your previous name said in a kind of exasperated way.
There would however be a fascinating pattern established by the fact that an ex of mine (who shares your name) once dated an ex of yours after he dated me...so for me to date an ex of hers (of the same name) would be somewhat of a circumnavigation. But not fascinating enough to be my current project. :) **sorry**
I believe I know enough about you as well for me to never be interested in you in any version of reality that I'm likely to contact. Of course, everything I think I know about you may be completely wrong, but since no-one seems to afford me the benefit of the doubt on anything I find it difficult to be charitable on my part.
Just so you are completely aware and informed and thus can't misunderstand anything I might say, with one possible exception - not being you - there is no w absolutely no-one in Brisvegas that I would consider for any form of romantic or sexual relationship.
I am genuinely sorry if I have offended, it was not my intention.
Tickets? Just because Amanda shot you down, all of a sudden, it's oh noes? I swear I just stereotyped you for a fortitude valley-class queen. You are amusing, but only the five second because I'm otherwise bored amusing. You're a no-one, I'm a no-one, chill and enjoy the (other) company.
Oh and it's worth lots that I happen to be very happily not in a relationship anyway.
You should hear the stories they tell about me!
Brisvegas shits me, which is why I'm not there anymore.
I've heard lots of tails of you and Dancer and others playing water pistol games and geek and role play stuff in Griffith days. From when I lived with Fyd and Jo.
I've never met you and was surprised when I realised your ex was the same girl who I'd been dumped for almost 15 years ago.
Why then am I repeatedly judged by what I was supposedly like when I was in my late teens? FFS, I'm in my forties now.
I was almost 7 around that time.
Edited at 2007-11-13 04:13 am (UTC)
(would have been nice to see a 'she' or two in there too, but given it was partly autobiographical...)
Regarding gender: for this piece, my prototypical nerd is a he as a convenience. There are plenty of she nerds out there for which these observations equally apply.