I took most of the holidays off from blogging and from using the computer in general. I have a lot of things that I think are interesting and "news-y", but here's a little weird one to start off the year:
"10 Ways to Flirt with a Nerd".
As a lifelong nerd, I was amused by the title of this article, so I read it (though I don't normally frequent "Marie Claire"). Some truisms:
[Nerds flirt as much as anyone else. For example] if a hunger policy expert comes over and, out of the blue, starts telling you about food insecurity issues in rural Texas, he’s probably hitting on you — but just doing it very poorly.
The author's definition of nerd is encouraging--it is anyone with a driving and passionate interest in a particular subject and the absence of social graces when it comes to talking about that subject. From the article, if Tommy Lee (a heavy metal drummer) would expound at length on the proper way to prepare a snare drum for a concert to anyone who would listen, then he would be a "drum nerd" AND a rockstar. Nerd status is not conveyed solely on the Star Trek/Comic Con crowd.
So that makes all of us nerd-like in certain areas of our lives.
By the way, how do you know if a nerd is falling for you? Well...
He actually notices he’s rambling on about the neurology behind toxoplasmosis, for instance, and stops himself, saying, “But enough about zombies. Would you like another glass of wine?”
So, to the nerd in all of us I say, "Happy New Year"! Now let me tell you about voter fraud...<grin>
The author's definition of nerd is encouraging--it is anyone with a driving and passionate interest in a particular subject and the absence of social graces when it comes to talking about that subject.
Posted by: Picking up Women | January 07, 2011 at 02:34 AM