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I Wear my Geek on my Sleeve

Today is May 25th. Towel Day in reverence of Douglas Adams. Also, an event known as Geek/Nerd Pride Day has cropped up.

Wikipedia has a small article about the topic, which apparently originated back in 1998.

I object to this notion of a holiday for several reasons. The main one being that I wear my heart and geekhood on my sleeve every day of my life; I do not need a special holiday to feel warm and fuzzy about the choice I make or the life I lead.

Whenever I leave the apartment I also have my ipod, from which I am usually listening to an RPG themed podcast. 9 times out of 10 I am wearing a geek related T-shirt, be it Firefly, The Joker, Superman, or MC Chris (which I am wearing now.) In the cooler months I wear my Jayne hat with pride, and more often than not my Bag of Dice can be found in my man-purse along with either an RPG book, or some sort of geek novel (currently the Dresden Files.)

I work in a public venue, a coffee shop in the heart of downtown, and have taken to adding my personality to my job by bringing in D&D minis and placing them around my register. Most people get a kick out of them and make comments on how they like the colors or whatever and get a genuine smile to wear to start up their morning. On May 4th I had Yoda and Darth Vader wishing "May the Fourth Be With You" a cheerful holiday I have no problem with as it is not taking a stand for anything but rather celebrating little more than a play on words which ties in with Geek Centric film loved the world over.

I wear my geek on my sleeve.

A day of pride, a holiday, feels like it is an attempt to legitimize geekiness. As though on the other 364 days I am an outsider, but on this one day, it is okay to be who I am. Perhaps it is not intended this way, but that's how it feels. I do not need a day to tell me "it is okay" to be a geek because I do not apologize for being one.

Also, seeing a Geek/Nerd Pride Day is celebrated only by geeks, observed and recognized only by geeks, seems a bit masturbatory.

Finally, the "Manifesto" on the wikipedia page really bothers me. The "Rights" listed of all geeks basically all boil down to the same thing: Be Yourself. The "Responsibilities" that shortly follow however then tell you what type of geek you should be and that you should be out to prove your geekhood at any given moment. Perhaps the thing was written as a joke, but if the point of the whole thing is to inspire a sense of pride in who one is, it should not then dictate rules on who one should be.

I do not want a Geek Pride Day. I do not need a Geek Pride Day. I do not need a self-fellating pseudo-holiday to make myself feel better. I am happy with who I am already, today, and every other day.

I'll Still Be a Geek (Nerd Anthem) by Marian Call

Lyrics: I'll Still Be a Geek (Nerd Anthem) by Marian Call

All the cool kids keep enthusiasm rationed
Right down to the last explosive ounce
But I'd rather indulge my many passions
Even if my sqauritude is a little too pronounced

Perhaps I do not strike you as a geek
Without the horn-rimmed glasses and knee high argyle socks
But nerdery is more than wardrobe deep
And I'm a Nerd down in my Heart and that's where nerdhood rocks

I'm better acquainted than a good girl ought to be
With Aragorn and Yo-Saff-Bridge and Worf and HAL and Han
But you don't really know me and my culture don't control me
So don't you pigeon hold me 'cause my phaser's set to stun

I have been a nerd since long before I could have heard
That bookish girls should look and act a certain way
And I'll still be a Geek when I am utterly antique
Because I do not care what normal people say

My superpower is draining fun from parties
But if I am a misfit than I'm in good company
With Auden, Austen, Hawking, Galileo and Van Gogh
And countless other weirdos who you really ought to know

So stow you expectations, no I won't fix your PC
And I don't mind being underrated or ignored
The world is much too interesting to entertain ennui
And I won't ever play it cool, So I won't ever once be bored! OH!

I have been a nerd since long before anyone heard
that pale and scrawny was the latest fashion trend
And I'll still be a Geek after nobody thinks it's chic
Because I don't require approval in the end

In aught-four D-Kwon's Dance Groove's swept the country
And Suddenly old moon boots were Italian haute couture
Time magazine reported that our time had finally come...
I guess they didn't know that we already run the world! OH!

I have been a nerd since my first five syllable word
And no TV series or movie changes that
And I'll still be a Geek, now "Vote for Pedro"'s so Last Week
I do not care whether Milan endorses plaid

I have been a nerd since long before anyone heard
that pale and scrawny was the latest fashion trend
And I'll still be a Geek after nobody thinks it's chic
Because I don't require approval in the end

I have been a nerd since long before anyone heard
that pale and scrawny was the latest fashion trend
And I'll still be a Geek after nobody thinks it's chic
You will find that I have nothing to defend.

No I don't need your approval in the end...

Big Bang Theory

From a comment I left on Wil Wheaton's blog about an episode for The Big Bang Theory idea-
"An episode where the BBT crew (a perfect party of 5 if you include Penny) sign up for a D&D game at the local shop only to find Evil Wil Wheaton as their DM has all the makings for an awesome episode. They players would expect Wil to kill them outright but for some reason someone is watching Wil and his hands are tied and he has to play "fair"... *Insert Slow Motion dramatic montage of eyes wide as D20s are rolled to O Fortuna*"

A new Dawn rises....

Wow. Been some time since I actually blogged anything of any length. Facebook and Twitter have been about it, so short and sweet have been the thoughts Ive recorded. We will see what I have to say, if anything, on this blog.