Now, the friendly fantasy friends are not to be confused with the over obsessive-give you a death stare-“I'll chop your head off with Sauron's mace” if you can't tell the difference between a dual-phase and an electrum saber freaks.
To start off I thought I would provide www.Dictionary.com 's definitions of the following:
nerd
A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept.
Geek
a peculiar or offensive person, esp. one who is perceived to be overly intellectual.
dweeb
An even lower form of life than the spod, found in much the same habitat as the former. though more prevalent on talker systems. Unlike spods, upon receiving the desired response to the question "Are you male or female?", dweebs will then engage upon a detailed description of themselves and how wonderful they are, often in the hopes of truly impressing the other with their "charm" and "wit". Nearly all dweebs are male, but very few actually live up to the image that they present. Dweebs, unfortunately, are often the cause of ill-will, and may well bring a bad reputation to the system in question. They are often, however, easy to wind up and can be the source of great mirth to the seasoned user.
Obviously these definitions are stereotypical and extreme, but from my experience these characters really do exist.
It seems that I am not really attracted to Geeks or Dweebs. A Geek fits the description of the unlikable in the first paragraph. Whether only perceived as being intellectual, or truly knowledgeable he is someone that finds offence in the ignorance of others. Instead of sharing information they prefer to turn their unwiped noses to the diceless crowd.
I was discussing the technical definition of a nerd with my loverly roommate and I had qualms with accepting just one definition, I decided to split the Nerds into two groups: the Super-Nerds and the Sub-Nerds. A Super-Nerd is really single minded and is socially inept because of the inability to act like a decent person. Whereas the Sub-Nerd is more divers in his accomplishments and is labeled as socially inept because of the inability to relate to the common crowd. I'm sure many of the people reading this blog can relate to the later. Ask yourself this, as a child and teen were you the kind of person that everyone liked but no one cared to be with? Although you might have had many acquaintances did you for the most part have one best friend and or spent lunch reading a book in a secluded corner?
Well, perhaps you weren't but I certainly was. It wasn't until college that I found an amazing group of friends who had almost nothing in common, but we loved each other anyways. Then there is Eleanor, my taller red headed double. We not only get along, but we somehow love all the same things, many of them are listed at the end of this post. In addition to the typical White and Nerdy things we have a passion for music of many genres most of all Jazz, Celtic and African Tribal music. Eleanor was blessed with a family as peculiar as herself, whereas I am a black sheep in the very large family flock. Enough about us girls, back to the boys.
For a very short period this semester, and by short I mean a few weeks, I really wanted to have a boyfriend that was the drop dead gorgeous type. Then I realized that I don't think drop dead gorgeous guys are attractive. I think this is because I have yet to know a DDG who is also a genius. He might be nice, he might be cool… but I wouldn't ever relate to him. Not to say that I am a genius, quite the contrary, I have a lot to learn. Yet that's just the thing, I don't want to be smarter than my guy. It's very likely that I will have skills he will not (considering that I am very right hemisphere and the guys I like tend to be more left hemisphere), but he can learn from me; I would just like to have the same opportunity reciprocated to me. I want to be challenged, inspired and proud that my guy has a brain as well as a heart. It's true that I like to talk, I wont deny it, however, I do grow weary of my own voice and it would be nice to have an intellectual conversation now and then.
Where the irony lies is that intelligent guys intimidate me. I have a freaking complex. One of the most intelligent and talented (and sensitive I might add) men I have ever known is my dear friend (and ex-boyfriend) Matt. He never belittled me or put me down, yet I often struggled with feeling inadequate and just plain stupid. Yet, he possesses the qualities I desire in a husband. All I can say is “What the Heck?!” perhaps it is just feeling that I don't deserve a wonderful husband. Hear that boys? I don't feel that I deserve a truly White and Nerdy guy.
Now to give you a few laughs please watch this, they lyrics are below; I have listened to it way too many times in attempt to commit it to memory. ROTFL.
White and Nerdy
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Weird Al Yankovic White & Nerdy Lyrics
They see me mowin'
My front lawn
I know they're all thinking
I'm so White N' nerdy
Think I'm just too white n' nerdy
Think I'm just too white n' nerdy
Can't you see I'm white n' nerdy
Look at me I'm white n' nerdy!
I wanna roll with-
The gangsters
But so far they all think
I'm too white n' nerdy
Think I'm just too white n' nerdy
Think I'm just too white n' nerdy
I'm just too white n' nerdy
Really really white n' nerdy
First in my class here at M.I.T.
Jock skills I'm a champion of D&D
MC Escher that's my favorite MC
Keep your 40, I'll just have an Earl Grey tea
My rims never spin to the contrary
You'll find they're quite stationary
All of my action figures are cherry
Stephen Hawking's in my library
My MySpace page is all totally pimped out
I got people begging for my top 8 spaces
Yo I know Pi a thousand places
Ain't got no grills but I still wear braces
I order all of my sandwiches with mayonnaise
I'm a whiz at minesweeper I can play for days
Once you see my sweet moves you're gonna stay amazed
my fingers movin' so fast I'll set the place ablaze
There's no killer app I haven't run
At Pascal, well, I'm number one
I do vector calculus just for fun
I ain't got a gat but I gotta soldering gun
Happy Days is my favorite theme song
I can sure kick your butt in a game of ping pong
I'll ace any trivia quiz you bring on
I'm fluent in Java Script as well as Klingon
They see me roll on, my Segway!
I know in my heart they think I'm
white n' nerdy!
Think I'm just too white n' nerdy
Think I'm just too white n' nerdy
Can't you see I'm white n' nerdy
Look at me I'm white n' nerdy
I'd like to roll with-
The gangsters
Although it's apparent I'm too
White n' nerdy
Think I'm just too white n' nerdy
Think I'm just too white n' nerdy
I'm just too white n' nerdy
How'd I get so white n' nerdy?
I've been browsing, inspectin'
X-men comics you know I collect 'em
The pens in my pocket I must protect 'em
My ergonomic keyboard never leaves me bored
Shopping online for deals on some writable media
I edit Wikipedia
I memorized the Holy Grail
Really well
I can recite it right now and have you ROTFLOL
I got a business doing websites
When my friends need some code who do they call?
I do HTML do for them all
Even make a homepage for my dog!
Yo I got myself a fanny pack
they were having a sale at the GAP
Spend my nights with a roll of bubble wrap
POP POP! Hope no one sees me get freaky!
I'm nerdy in the extreme and whiter than sour cream
I was in AV club and Glee club and even the chess team!
Only question I ever thought was hard
Was do I like Kirk or do I like Picard?
I spend every weekend at the Renaissance Faire
Got my name on my underwear!
They see me strollin'
They laughin'
And rollin' their eyes 'cause
I'm so white n' nerdy
Just because I'm white n' nerdy
Just because I'm white n' nerdy
All because I'm white n' nerdy
Holy cow I'm white n' nerdy
I wanna bowl with-
the gangsters
but oh well it's obvious I'm
white n' nerdy
Think I'm just too white n' nerdy
Think I'm just too white n' nerdy
I'm just too white n' nerdy
Look at me I'm white n' nerdy!
