We, the Geeks

just what IS a geek? someone who knows computers better than they know their family? someone who watches sci-fi? i believe ThinkGeek sums it up nicely;

'In this world there are dorks, nerds, and geeks. Let's see if we can accurately describe them, without being insulting. Picture a Renaissance Faire. The dorks are the guys running around with a sword on their back . . . and tennis shoes. The nerd is the one with the completely accurate costume who points out that fact to annoyance of everyone around. But the geeks are the lords and ladies in the completely accurate costume with the appropriate weapons who are so comfortable in their nerdiness and dorkiness that they have elevated it to a new level. They have become cool due to the sheer awesomeness of their personality. These are the geeks - these are us and these are you - and we are the people who will rule the world.'

yes, we will rule the world someday. if we survive the zombie uprising. but in any case, geeks are awesome. why? because we're awesome. because we make things like soap that looks like the TARDIS, and books about how to survive that zombie uprising, and coffee-flavored lollipops.

which brings about the question 'what is UP with you people and caffeine?!'

i, personally, am not addicted to caffeine. i drink decaf coffee. but, i love the idea of caffeine. also, caffeine molecules look awesome.

geeks can explain why time travel isn't possible. they can explain string theory (some of them anyway) and they can fix your computer (but they won't, because you've asked a million times and it's time to learn how to fix your own computer, n00b).

so, what is a geek? that's like asking 'what was beethoven?' or 'what is star trek?'

the answer, of course, is 'pure awesome.'