Oh, and I feel like I have spent my life being too geeky for regular folk, and too non-geeky for actual geeks. And not into partying enough for theatre folk.

You're a fucking disappointment! Except to me, of course. I think you're very cool.

I've recently realized that my interest in WWII being so narrowly focused is a kind of geekery.

Oooh! What is your narrow interest in WWII? I have a narrow interest in WWI.

You can make a UNIVERSE from duct tape!

I think my geekery is more nerdery. I don't know.

Actually, I think I'm just weird, and smart. Eclectery?

But can you make a wallet out of Hello Kitty bandaid? I have two boxes!

You'd probably need about 10 boxes.

I think my geekery is more nerdery. I don't know.

You've got the scholarship working for you. Not everybody has a post-grad degree in medieval lit.

Yep, nerd.

Ah, me. I accept it; nay, EMBRACE it.

Yeah, you have no geek cred...

Well, now that you've made me realise they must have Batman bandaids...but before that, I was just a dork.

Okay, maybe still dorky.

Oooh! What is your narrow interest in WWII?

Pretty much the Guadalcanal campaign, and mostly the naval aspects of it. So you know, mid August 1942 to, say, mid January 1943.

I think I mostly find that so interesting was that the US and Japanese forces were so closely balanced (after the battles of Midway and The Coral Sea). After Guadalcanal, the US and Japanese navies were so exhausted they didn't fight another major battle for almost two years, and by then the US Navy had a huge advantage and victory was a forgone conclusion.

What's your WWI Interest? I read a book recently about the naval battles of WWI and found it very interesting.

Okay, maybe still dorky.

That's okay; we like you fine.

ION, I got a new phone today. First brand new phone I've ever had. Reception at our house with my old one on AT&T was so bad, every 8/10 calls/texts were dropped or cut off. I'd stopped trying to use my phone in the house.

My new phone has a slidey keyboard thingy! I feel like a teenager!

now that you've made me realise they must have Batman bandaids

In my bathroom armoire, baby.

Pretty much the Guadalcanal campaign, and mostly the naval aspects of it. So you know, mid August 1942 to, say, mid January 1943.

Curious. t /Spock In the Pacific I'm more interested in the Marine fighting up the chain of Islands leading to Okinawa. Also the supply flights over The Hump in China.

What's your WWI Interest?

Aviation, duh! I can still reel off the top Aces for most nations. Von Richthofen, Boelcke, Fonck, Bishop, Rickenbacker, Guynemer, Nungasser, Albert Ball, Frank Luke, Raoul Lufberry, Mike Mannock...

Also, I can explain the flight advantages for most planes - SE-5, Fokker Biplane (and Triplane), Albatross, Neuwirth, Spad. Also Fokker's key innovation that allowed for shooting through the prop.