You Know You're a geek/nerd when...

[Allomancy she/her]

I noticed that the topic "you know you're a sanderfan when..." thread started a lot of good conversations. This is like that, but instead, for being a geek or nerd. By the way, I wear those titles proudly. Well, here goes.

You know you are a (manga) geek/nerd when you went to the school library three times in a day to check out manga comics. (I'm obsessed with manga/animae).

So... think. What type of nerd/geek are you?

[+Slowswift]

When you can't understand why your mom can't understand why you need both the hard copy and the ebook.

[Allomancy she/her]

When you are obsessed with getting good grades, and you can't stand getting to school even close to late.

 

 

 

I feel so inferior. So far, all the replies have been by people with WAAYY more upvotes then me. it makes me feel small.

Edited August 28, 2015 by Allomancy

[Kaymyth she/her]

You learn entirely new skills for the sole sake of cosplay.

 

 

Chainmail and scale mail conquered.  Next on the list - leatherworking.

[ThirdGen]

You're legit super-excited to find there's a movie coming out about the Fischer-Spassky championship matches.

[Curious Anamaximder he/him]

When you consider yourself to be like Commander Data. 

[Curiosity he/him]

When you are slightly hurt when your younger brother says that he doesn't want to take calculus in spite of the enthusiasm for the subject that you have displayed. 

[Ookla the Absent]

You hate sports movies, but like things like "Stand and Deliver" and "Spare Parts".

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

When you can't watch cartoons like Robots without considering the worldbuilding implications caused by small details. 

[Orlion Blight he/him]

When you are slightly hurt when your younger brother says that he doesn't want to take calculus in spite of the enthusiasm for the subject that you have displayed. 

 

How derivative! We should integrate the importance and beauty of calculus through a series of whippings!

[ParadoxicalZen he/him]

When walking out of London's Forbidden Planet shop having spent into triple figures seems like a good thing (Comics and all geek/nerd merch = combusted wallet) 

[Allomancy she/her]

When you are constantly talking about either Dr who, star trek, or star wars. And when you are sad that nobody understands what a certain quote is from.

[physicskid he/him]

When a great webcomic you just fell in love with references unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine and you know exactly what that is.

[DanTheSeamonster he/him]

When you and your brother have entire conversations that no one else understands.

[Bort he/him]

When you get that look from random passersby when they overhear part of your conversation with your friend (also a geek). Usually the subject is whatever roleplay game we happen to be playing, but we often jump from one universe to another - RP, Star Wars, Arrow/Flash, back to RP, Star Trek, and so on.

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

When you talk about Stephen Hawking's black hole theory and everyone's like-

[Allomancy she/her]

When your librarian expects multiple visits from you each day.

[ParadoxicalZen he/him]

When you talk about Stephen Hawking's black hole theory and everyone's like-

 

When you are argue with one of your best friends about the idea/physicality of Black Holes to which no result is gained apart from each of us stating how clearly wrong the other is

[Allomancy she/her]

When you gawk at your friend for a long time because they said they just didn't do their homework.

Edited October 25, 2015 by Allomancy

[Lindel he/him]

When you consider buying a Battle for Zendikar fat pack for nearly twice its retail value just for those beautiful full art lands...

Edited October 25, 2015 by Lindel

[RippleGylf she/her]

When you discuss with your friends the concept of darkness, and whether it is only the absence of light, while the adults are at the next table talking about restaurants. 

[Mistrunner]

When you reference something and start babbling about what it was you referenced as those around you back away slowly

When you know Monday was the ISS's fifteenth birthday

When the highlight of your life is getting the Sick shirt

When you know all countries by name and can point to them on a map

When you stay up well past midnight reading a book or an article about something NASA

When you geek out to extreme levels when a new picture of Pluto or its moons is produced

Need I go on? 0.o

[Young Bard he/him]

When you have that moment where you make an awesome joke that absolutely no-one (in a room of about a dozen people) recognizes.

 

When the 4 librarians at your local library (including the backup librarian who comes in when the usual librarian is sick) all remember your name and reading preferences.

[Haelbarde he/him]

When you spend time designing a space joke that only people who have studied orbital mechanics would get...

[Voidus]

When you're learning Spanish, German and Russian simultaneously and then the next time you watch anime you wonder if you should pick up Japanese, or Japanese, Korean and Chinese.

When people ask you if you've watched the news and you reply yes before launching into the latest scientific breakthroughs because science news websites are the only ones you use and you check them 5 times a day.

When you express how much you love a piece of sci-fi or fantasy literature, show or movie by ruthlessly exposing every single flaw in it to anyone who will listen. (Except for Brandons books, which have no flaws, you show how much you love those by being a Sharder and having more friends on the Shard than you do in real life)