Celebrate Your Uniqueness! -- Geek Pride Day

[kat_rowe]

In case you didn't know, May 25 is Geek Pride Day (no, seriously, has been since 2006) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geek_Pride_Day

It's also Towel Day for us hoopy froods. towelday.org/ Do you know where your towel is? I have mine right here *pets it* Also, don't forget to drink a few beers and eat some peanuts in case you need to cushion your system prior

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[borg_princess]

The right to not like football or any other sport.
The right to have few friends (or none at all).
The right to have as many geeky friends as you want.
The right to be overweight and near-sighted.

*salutes* I have these covered!

Hmm, I fail at the responsibilities, though. *facepalm* I don't really specialize, I'm a general geek! And I've never constructed a 'museum of geekiness', nor attended a movie on opening, and especially not in constume. *sighs* How do I up my geek cred?! *angsts*

Oh, bb, those pills look dire. *gently massages your throat* >_< My gag reflex is twitching, just looking at those monsters. *shudders*

[borg_princess]

PS. I totally wanted to name a cat 'Schrodinger' after Carter's cat! But since I have no pets of my own...I will have to convince someone else to do it for me.

*sighs* I have so many pets and babies I want people to name for me, and it's never going to happen...

[kat_rowe]

you could always name a plant Schrodinger. it would exponentially increase your geek cred if the plant in question were a little windowsill pot of catnip *nods wisely*

[borg_princess]

A plant! *light bulb flashes*

But- I have a black thumb, or whatever the opposite of a green thumb is. *sadface* Plants die around me, it's a curse!

[kat_rowe]

some plants are lower-maintainance than others. you might just need to get a potting soil with silicone beads in it to retain moisture and make sure you're watering fairly regularly but not over-watering or over-fertilizing *hugs you* you never know until you try and try and try again

[kat_rowe]

it's a definite start. to up your geek cred, read books and watch shows no one's every heard of or that Muggles just don't get (if "The Big Bang Theory" makes you squirt soda out of your nose, bonus points ... if you see the wisdom in the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, even more bonus points)

ignore the costumes, etc. have you at least said "when i rule the world (X) will happen" a few times? that's the main criterion...

the pills aren't fun, but they're doable. it's possible that a few people I know have made relatively dirty allusions already about my ability to swallow them all at once ;p

[borg_princess]

Oh, I do so like Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy! I just saw a woman check it out from our library the other day...didn't realize they had it, so putting it on hold! I want to see that robot again... :P

Lol, my parents find TBBT hilarious, though they don't watch it at all, just see snippets of it while waiting for the news. *ohnoes* My parents are bigger geeks than I am! Teh horror!

have you at least said "when i rule the world (X) will happen" a few times?

*nodnod* Then I realized that being your right-hand woman was a much better deal. You get all the responsibility, I get to crack a few heads together and make people do my bidding. Heh. That thinking is also why I'm a 'princess' and not the 'queen'. :P

a few people I know have made relatively dirty allusions already about my ability to swallow them all at once

My, my! I can't imagine what they were insinuating at all...*g*
For serious? ALL those pills in one swallow? *eyes you suspiciously*

[kat_rowe]

Marvin!!! *hugs him* the only good thing about the Hollywood remake was that Alan Rickman voiced Marvin (still didn't make it a decent movie but made some of the scenes fun)

lmao. if your parents are bigger geeks than you, we may need to put you on an intensive course of geekification therapy...

Then I realized that being your right-hand woman was a much better deal.

See, this indicates at least a passing familiarity with the Evil Overlord List (or at least the common sense to draw such conclusions for yourself). There may be hope yet :)

Yeah *nods* all those in one swallow. beats having to swallow them one at a time. i just put them in my mouth, take a massive mouthful of water, and gulp hard *shrugs*