Are you a dork?

May 27, 2016, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25

My brother looooved Pokemon. He was always really difficult to get out of bed in the morning but for a good few months all I had to say was Pokemon is starting! And he would jump right up and go out in the living room to watch it. He had all the cards too. This was when he was about 7 as well.

When I was 23ish, I acquired a game boy color. I started playing Pokemon red. It ended up being the only video game I ever finished. I loved it. My husband loved Pokemon too, he would play all the games on his DS.

Yeah, Pokemon was pretty cool.

Even though I loved it, I never really watched the TV show. Don't know why. I remember watching it *some*, but it wasn't my favorite TV show. IDK. I watched all the movies though. lol.

I owned Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow. I beat all of them and got all 150 pokemon! I totally ruined my Pokemon Yellow game, though.

I caught MissingNo... which apparently is a very, very bad thing.

I was so hardcore about Pokemon that I bought a Gameshark so that I could get a surfing Pikachu

Sounds like you and your husband were total Pokemon nerds!

Edit: I do know the lyrics to the Pokemon TV show theme song.

Bobbyj · May 27, 2016, 04:49 PM

YES I PLAYED POKEMON! Lol i still have my cards somewhere. I was so heavily involved with it. Saw all the movies, tv shows, collected cards, played the games, etc. i think i played up through crystal version.

Anxiousvalkyrie · May 27, 2016, 08:18 PM

Any comic book nerds? Ones that are into reading the books (not just watching movies based on comics....though I enjoy those too.) I'm a huge comic nerd. Neil Gaimans The Sandman is my all time favorite. But also a fan of Red Sonja, Fables, Hellboy, Watchmen, Lady Death, Thor, Valkyrie...the list goes on.

May 27, 2016, 09:30 PM

I'm not a techy or intelligent type dork/nerd but I love sci-fi and fantasy. My family and I plan to start LARPING and some people might think that a dorky think to get into. I think it sounds like super fun, if I can find a way to work my health issues around it. Yeah, I'm probably a big dork now that I think about it. And I'm pretty cool with it too.

May 27, 2016, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Anxiousvalkyrie

What are you getting your PhD in? I studied cultural anthropology in University and am going back next year to study for my masters and PhD in either religion or archeology (I haven't decided yet).

@Anxiousvalkyrie - My PhD is in Film & Media Studies, though my work has strayed pretty far from both...I focus mostly on theory, philosophy, and art/literary criticism (my background is in studio art so my work is more experimental/conceptual than that of my strictly academic colleagues). That's exciting you're going back to school!! Is there a way you could study both religion and archeology within the confines of either department?

Anxiousvalkyrie · May 28, 2016, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by thepterodactyl

@Anxiousvalkyrie - My PhD is in Film & Media Studies, though my work has strayed pretty far from both...I focus mostly on theory, philosophy, and art/literary criticism (my background is in studio art so my work is more experimental/conceptual than that of my strictly academic colleagues). That's exciting you're going back to school!! Is there a way you could study both religion and archeology within the confines of either department?

I can apply to go for a double doctorate, I've debated that but I'm not sure I'd be able to handle the work load. I'd love to do both if possible, I just don't want to overwhelm myself.

Icare dixit · May 28, 2016, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by bluebicycle

I prefer C++, but I code in C more often than not. I just dislike C because it's so low level... but implementing a C compiler is easier than implementing a C++ compiler, so I suppose that's why (or partly why) my company prefers to use C? We build multiplatform libraries, etc..

I also do some Java, but it's only natural for me to do it, as the syntax for Java and C++ are very much alike. If you can do one, you can pretty much do the other if you take the time to learn the differences between the two languages. I think Java is pretty slow compared to C++, though, and I don't like that you can't use pointers.

Java keeps me (relatively) focused when manic. I like it. And it's quite healthy.

cincidak · May 28, 2016, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by raspberrytorte

Haha. Yeah I'm a dork. My husband and I watch star trek. No need to elaborate. I also have a geek out tendency, like when you laugh so hard you start crying and people look at you and tell you it wasn't that funny.

I do the same thing. I'll laugh so hard I'll start crying, and then I have to stop to catch my breath,lol. People just look at like "it wasn't that funny" , or they'll start laughing because I'm laughing so hard.

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Nammu · May 28, 2016, 05:10 PM

Dork is my name. Been to the cons, dressed as a science officer and an alien. Read comics back when they were .10 cents or a quarter for thicker issues....after they became graphic novels I couldn't afford them but borrowed from friends when I could. Bought my daughter gender free clothes and educational games. Played D&D despite my pdoc saying role games were bad for me. In college played Star Trek on a shared computer that was housed in its own building, no monitors just a teletype. ( not a geek or nerd cause I crashed the enterprise every time)

Oh right...played 3-D chess too

May 28, 2016, 10:22 PM

I'm only a dork in one respect and that is my interest in obscure words which i use in playing competitive Scrabble. I won the trophy for best player in my division last season. I love wowing my opponents with obscure words! They're great for drawing challenges.

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