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| Thats me next to Batman. These are friends of mine who dress up not only because they are fellow geeks but to help out children in need. |
I am a geek and I am proud
of it. According to Dictionary.com
(2012), is a noun and slang and is described as;
1.
a computer expert or enthusiast (a term of pride as self-reference, but often considered offensive when used by
outsiders.)
2. a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person, especially one
who is perceived to be overly intellectual.
3. a carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or
disgusting acts, as biting off the head of a live chicken.
I think of myself as person
who is not ashamed to not be in the mainstream. I like to follow my own
interests, be it media, literature, or technology.
I know Star Trek isn’t real
and that Lord of the Rings is tale of fantasy. I enjoy these things for an escape
from reality. A reality filled with horror, sad stories, real evil. Escaping
into these stories are only temporary but they help make my rough days easier
to handle.
I grew up in a time without
technology. Born in a time where space exploration has just begun. I grew up
where I spent most of my day outside in the woods, making up adventures and the
highest bit of tech I was using was my bicycle.
Star Wars brought around a
change in my perspective of the world, and a revolution in entertainment fro
everyone.
I owned one of the first Apple
computers in my neighborhood, with a n Apple IIe when it first came out in the
mid 1980’s.
I read a ton of comic books
and attended comic book conventions when they were considered part of an
underworld of comic book fans.
I will discuss this world
and research other associated topics in the realm of ….A Geeks Life.
Geek, recovered on 9 August 2012 from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/geek
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ReplyDeleteSorry, deleted a double post and it wiped both. Anyway, I had an apple IIC and rocked Karateka, spy hunter, and Wastelands... ... ... Until Bard's Tale came out then it was all about the hack and slash!
ReplyDeleteCraig,
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