Friending Frenzy

[angelamermaid]

I always mean to do one of these. Like I always mean to go through the kitchen cupboards and throw out the food containers without lids and vice-versa. And here I am, on vacation, with plenty of time on my hands

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[macanfitheach]

Hello. My name is Ted and I am...a Geek.

[meeting attendees shout, "Hi, Ted!"]

I was born at a very early age within spitting distance of the famed Sydney Tar Ponds. I am blessed with a dominant mutant Geek gene (a.k.a. Asperger's Syndrome) and have spent most of my 40 years trying to find the box everyone says I think outside of.

I graduated from the Sydney Academy at the tender age of 18 and eluded the local constabulary until entering the Canadian military at the age of 20. After spending the next twelve years asking myself, "What the f*ck have I done?", I relinquished my eye teeth and first born (to be named later after successful implementation of a breeding programme) and was transferred to the DND's Information Protection Centre as its resident Fat Bastard.

Shortly thereafter, I had the title of “Big Giant Head” (en français - “Tête de Melon d’Eau”) conferred upon me by his co-workers due to my extensive InfoSec expertise and of course, the fact that my brain is hung like a horse.

After seventeen years in the regular force, I became frustrated with the backstabbing and maltreatment visited upon me by my knuckle-dragging, mouth-breathing co-workers and left to seek greener pastures in the public sector.

Shortly thereafter I was hired by a local IT Security company that appreciated my IT security savvy and what the company's CTO described as a "criminal mind". Eventually, I left this company after being hired by a major telecom company where I now function as a Senior Information Security Analyst and resident weirdo.

My most recent achievement is having been voted “Best Looking Man in a Kilt” by the woman’s auxiliary of the CNIB, an achievement which turned all my imaginary friends green with envy. As of this writing, I continue to stalk Grues in defence of my employer's networks and utilize my “unique” sense of humour to entertain my peers - most of whom have been quick to note that I just don't march to the beat of a different drummer, I have my own drum corps.

Lacking a significant other, I constantly lament womankind's loss and reside alone in Bumpkinville with my two insane cats, the voices in my head and of course, a case of Keith’s.

[rainbow_goddess]

Hi, Ted! Fellow Aspergian here. You sound like an interesting and amusing person. Might we be friends?

[macanfitheach]

Certainly. A caveat, however - I don't update that often. I used to be quite the blogwhore but most of my friends moved over to FaceBook (including those on LJ) and abandoned their blogs.

I do read and comment regularly though - just don't expect too many mindblowing posts from yours truly. :-)

[synergy]

Love it! A geek AND witty. :)