I bought some of that Diet Coke Plus, reasoning that if I was drinking Diet Coke anyway it would be better if if it had vitamins in it. It doesn't actually contribute much towards the RDA of anything, afaict, and tasted funny, though that could all be in my mind.
Zoe: Uh huh. River, honey? He's putting the hair away now. River: It'll still be there... waiting.
'Jaynestown'
Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Nov 16, 2007 3:41:10 pm PST #2779 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Glamcookie - Nov 16, 2007 3:42:17 pm PST #2780 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
I am MLIS and happy to assist in any small way I can.
Jesse - Nov 16, 2007 3:46:38 pm PST #2781 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, I tried the Diet Coke Plus and it was oddly nast.
Lee - Nov 16, 2007 3:51:41 pm PST #2782 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Thanks GC! I'll add you to the list.
Today is never going to end, and I really want it to.
Jesse - Nov 16, 2007 4:08:42 pm PST #2783 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Speaking from the future, I can assure you that it will. Evenually.
Strega - Nov 16, 2007 4:12:17 pm PST #2784 of 10001
I don't think what is or isn't mainstream matters for geekdom. Geek = more than average interest in. There are knitting geeks, and cooking geeks, and dog geeks, and cigar geeks. See also, "to geek out over."
I've always liked this distinction:
A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.Though obviously they can overlap, and often do to some degree. Make a Venn diagram for the categories and try to place your friends and family appropriately! Then show it to them all for Thanksgiving and start the best fight ever!
Er. In probably relevant news, my big plans for the weekend are to catch up on my sleep.
Jesse - Nov 16, 2007 4:15:09 pm PST #2785 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That's just why I'm happy to call myself a nerd, less happy to be called a geek.
sarameg - Nov 16, 2007 4:17:54 pm PST #2786 of 10001
I stick with "a little off." Covers a multitude of things.
-t - Nov 16, 2007 4:21:42 pm PST #2787 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I knew there was a geek/nerd distinction but I can never remember what it is. If I start trying to figure it out from first principles I get all hung up on the guys biting heads off of chickens.
Eta what I was actually meaning to say: I don't know how to apply that distinction to myself. In any given subject, my depth of knowledge is quite shallow, especially compared to real experts/fans/geeks. But my wide-ranging shallow store of trivial knowledge doesn't really add up to academia, either.
sarameg - Nov 16, 2007 4:22:30 pm PST #2788 of 10001
I really like Tyra's haircut. Wish I could pull it off.