Once I was a nerd.
I became a nerd when I was a young girl. Blame Terry Brooks and Dungeons and Dragons. Blame Star Wars and the original Star Trek T.V. show. Blame J. R. R. Tolkein and the first Doctor. I was a nerd, and I was good at being a nerd. I played AD&D every weekend, wrote my own dungeons, was part of the D&D club at school. I set my dungeons in the Shire, and had a hobbit for a character. I saw each and every one of the Star Trek movies... except maybe number six... And I probably saw them in the theater. I saw every Star Wars movie and know I saw at least Return of the Jedi in the theater. My brother and I used to use empty wrapping paper tubes to fight with, pretending they were light sabers. I read Terry Brook's chronicles of Shanarra. I read The Hobbit. I was a nerd.
Then I wasn't a nerd.
In college, I discovered that being a nerd wasn't cool. Anything I did that was remotely nerdy made me a target for humiliation. I wanted to join the D&D club; I joined a sorority instead. I wanted to watch Star Trek; I watched Aeon Fluxx or Daria on MTV instead. I wanted to read more Tolkein, or Terry Brooks; I read romance novels, mysteries and classics instead. I stopped being a nerd; I started being "cool."
Except I wasn't.
After college, I got a job at a bookstore. I met people. I rediscovered Terry Brooks and J.R.R. Tolkein. I discovered Terry Pratchett. I met a nerd. She and I became friends. She introduced me to other nerds. I became friends with them. I started watching anime. I started watching Dr. Who, Firefly, Eureka and Torchwood. I know what a sonic screwdriver is. I read Manga. I play D&D. I bought a Nintendo DS; I began to play Pokemon, Final Fantasy, Zelda, and Rune Factory. I cosplay Kaylee from Firefly, Sophie from Howl's Moving Castle and wear cat ears as often as I'm able. I watched several of the Star Trek movies. I began to play a Star Trek card game.
I am becoming a nerd. Again. And now I may not be "cool," but I am happy.
I became a nerd when I was a young girl. Blame Terry Brooks and Dungeons and Dragons. Blame Star Wars and the original Star Trek T.V. show. Blame J. R. R. Tolkein and the first Doctor. I was a nerd, and I was good at being a nerd. I played AD&D every weekend, wrote my own dungeons, was part of the D&D club at school. I set my dungeons in the Shire, and had a hobbit for a character. I saw each and every one of the Star Trek movies... except maybe number six... And I probably saw them in the theater. I saw every Star Wars movie and know I saw at least Return of the Jedi in the theater. My brother and I used to use empty wrapping paper tubes to fight with, pretending they were light sabers. I read Terry Brook's chronicles of Shanarra. I read The Hobbit. I was a nerd.
Then I wasn't a nerd.
In college, I discovered that being a nerd wasn't cool. Anything I did that was remotely nerdy made me a target for humiliation. I wanted to join the D&D club; I joined a sorority instead. I wanted to watch Star Trek; I watched Aeon Fluxx or Daria on MTV instead. I wanted to read more Tolkein, or Terry Brooks; I read romance novels, mysteries and classics instead. I stopped being a nerd; I started being "cool."
Except I wasn't.
After college, I got a job at a bookstore. I met people. I rediscovered Terry Brooks and J.R.R. Tolkein. I discovered Terry Pratchett. I met a nerd. She and I became friends. She introduced me to other nerds. I became friends with them. I started watching anime. I started watching Dr. Who, Firefly, Eureka and Torchwood. I know what a sonic screwdriver is. I read Manga. I play D&D. I bought a Nintendo DS; I began to play Pokemon, Final Fantasy, Zelda, and Rune Factory. I cosplay Kaylee from Firefly, Sophie from Howl's Moving Castle and wear cat ears as often as I'm able. I watched several of the Star Trek movies. I began to play a Star Trek card game.
I am becoming a nerd. Again. And now I may not be "cool," but I am happy.
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