So in trying to think of something to write this week I decided it would be fun and different to compose a list of what it means or takes to be a geek. Below is my list.
Disclaimer: Not all of these apply to me – I will the readers decide how much of a geek I really am.
- A pocket protector becomes fashionable.
- Everyone wants free computer advice.
- You are the reason every computer is not working.
- If you cannot fix the machine instantly then you really do not know what you are doing
- You’ll never get another date once labeled “geek”.
- Everyone will assume you are trekkie.
- Dilbert becomes your hero…
- Along with Dogbert.
- You speak in acronyms…
- that only other geeks understand…
- and love the look of puzzlement on the non-geeks!
- Your bible is Computer Shopper.
- A favorite past-time is pointing out all the technical mistakes in Star Trek.
- Caffeine is your best friend of all time…
- from coffee to Red Bull.
- You love being right and hate being wrong.
- The smell of new electronics is like nirvana.
- Solving a technical issue is like scoring the winning homerun in the second quarter.
- Yep, no clue about sports.
- The newest processor sends shivers down your back and happiness to your heart.
- The spare bedroom looks like a technical waste land…v
- and you would have it no other way.
- The expression “You’ve got mail” sends shivers loathing through your being…
- and you are still trying to figure out what to do with the 10,000 AOL CD’s you received.
- You can determine if a modem is working by listening to the beeps, screeches and static it makes connecting to another modem…
- to everyone else it sounds like noise.
- You dread the sentence….”Can you help with my computer?”
- and you never believe the statement…”I didn’t do anything – it just stopped working.”
Stay posted...more to come!