What makes you geeky?

[Desdichado]

Never even heard of it. Sounds fascinating, though!

 

[Impeesa]

Most of the things that usually get the "wow, you're a geek" comments are things that I've thought about and then mentioned. Sadly, I can't remember any of them right now. Instead, let's go for a second opinion:

My girlfriend considers herself to be a mere poseur compared to my geekishness, and her own threshold falls somewhere around "Chrono Trigger can be considered acceptable pillow talk". In the immortal words of Dave Barry, I am not making this up.

--Impeesa--

 

[Tinker Gnome]

I read fantasy novels and I like science.

 

[Blue_Kryptonite]

I went to college to get a degree in comic books.

Same here, but mine is specialized in the mythology of Pre-Crisis Superman.

Aside from the three decade gamer, comics stuff, and the degree mentioned being my second after computer science, the major point is that each member of my household (wife included) has a Starfleet rank. I often use their current title when issuing orders or asking for status reports. I'll insist forever that I am, in fact, a Fleet Captain in Starfleet, since I had commendation issuing me the rank (from the Second Fleet PBM) signed by Gene Roddenberry himself. Sadly, it was destroyed along with my comics by my great aunt when I went ~away for the weekend~ once. But I know my duty.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

I had a job for several years in publishing for a major science fiction imprint (HarperPrism, now known as Eos), not because I really wanted to be an editor, but because I wanted to talk to sf and fantasy authors on a daily basis.

I know Robert Jordan's real name (but I hate his writing), and no, I can't tell you.

I still have a rolodex full of SF authors addresses and home phone numbers.

Harlan Ellison yelled at me on the phone for over 10 minutes, and all I could think about was how cool it was to be yelled at by the most obnoxious and opinionated SF author alive.

I play D&D.

My 3rd grade teacher took the Fellowship of the Ring away from me, telling me I was too young to be reading it.

 

[Qlippoth]

Ack. For my own experience, use the following equation (it's easier to calculate):

1-(what makes me non-geeky)

That's just the tip of the iceberg.

 

[Ao the Overkitty]

Oh, I almost forgot.

As a result of this job, I occasionally get to say, "We've lost the antimatter containment field!" ...and really mean it.

Besides the fact that I think that is cool?

I have a degree in Greek & Roman Civilizations and Mathematics.
I own all of the Buffy series on dvd and all of the rpg books.
I have all of Star Trek: TNG, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager on tape.
The DM often turns to me for rules quotes instead of looking them up.
I am currently watching Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail with the Henry IV subtitles.
I just watched Bubba Hotep with 'The King' commentary.
Two of my cats are named after anime characters and the third after a mythical character.
I've named rabbits after Star Trek and Hitchhiker's Guide characters.

The lists goes on and on.

 

[arwink]

I went to college to get a degree in comic books.

Personally, I just matched my academic geekery with my gaming geekery.

33% of the way through a PhD in Gaming with more on the way...

 

[Panthanas]

...I named my firstborn Gabriel Silvanis...

 

[Evilhalfling]

writing adventures and making characters in class (grad school)
and on the job
and while watching TV
checking out gaming books from the library, even if I dont play the game
more that 2 hrs per day on enworld
obsessing over postcount