This is in reference to the part of my
persona that is geek-like. Not all people fit into one specific group such as
geeks,
nerds,
jocks,
cheerleaders,
goths, etc. I feel I am one of those people who sort of
floats between groups. I was semi-popular in
high school because I played sports. I was on the
wrestling team, the
football team, and other such
jock-like activities. Therefore, people from those groups accepted me as one of their own and thus I came into the world of popularity. Actually, dragged into the world of popularity kicking and screaming would probably be more
appropriate.
Even though I was a part of this popular non-sense I had what I call my
Geek Streak. I have used computers since I was old enough to press the keys on the
keyboard. I was in the gifted program (which doesn't really mean much where I went to school) and I had very good grades. I also love sci-fi (especially
Star Wars), comic books, and all of the other things associated with being a
geek. Hell, I still watch cartoons instead of the news and I am a twenty year old in
Business School, go figure. Anyway, because of these parts of my persona I was accepted into the
geek community. I feel like everyone has a little bit of most groups inside of them and they should feel free to express that part of themselves.
Don't
label your whole personality, just recognize the unique parts that make up You. I even took a
frat guy who thought I was a damned idiot for watching cartoons and turned him into a
Dragonball fanatic. The point of this is there are people out there who like to
label, and trust me I have been called everything from Frat Boy to
Trekkie (I don't even like
Star Trek that much, not a bad show just not my favorite), and those people will always be there. The key is to say "F-You, I'll like whatever the hell I want you communist boil infested pile of monkey spunk". Or something to that effect. Sorry this turned from a
definition into a
rant but hopefully it is
inspirational and
positive. I just think people should
embrace all that they are and not let society catergorize them like jars of
jelly. Don't shun
society, but don't let it run your life either. I'll step down off of my
soapbox now. Thank you, and good luck finding the
true You!