Case of the Nutty Blond

As I am getting ready to go back to college for the second year, I am again considering how wonderful it is to be a nerd. Where can the jocks go? And how far can the preps get? No my friends, the future is in the nerds. Unite my fellow nerds!

Of course everyone has their place in this life, and we should not try to be a nerd if we are not one. My dearest sister is a hardcore jock and we probably would not be friends were we not related, but I love her for the fact that we have taught each other to appreciate our own individualities and strengths. I just often prefer the company of the nerdy.

Nerd can signify a whole group of people that are not jocks, preps, emos, skater, etc, but nerd is also a specific class within that group. To be called a nerd is NOT an insult; a nerd is smart, enjoys school for learning’s sake, can entertain themselves with either their calculator or dictionary, can see the appeal of fantasy and sci-fi but doesn’t necessarily get into it themselves, and is more likely to know where the library is than the bowling alley. They are more sociable, more fashionable, and can even be more into sports than the normal person may think (coke bottle glasses optional). The key to being a nerd is that your brain is your most valuable asset, no matter if you apply it to music, the arts, math, literature, or science.

Geeks are a lesser class of nerd, and while they may not know where the bowling alley is, they probably know where the library is for the computers. They are less socially adept than the nerds and get more into the fantasy and sci-fi, and have a better chance of wearing white socks or high-water pants. It is a fine but definite line between nerd and geek, but it is not a total insult to be a geek either.

Dorks may be smart, but they don’t always use it constructively and are socially and fashionably awkward. Dorks are the ones that get into the fantasy and sci-fi hard-core, and can develop into the outcasts of society. Nerd and Geeks must be careful not to judge the Dork, however, because there but for the grace of God go they.

This is only my own observations and classification system, and while it is far from perfect, it is useful for the most part and most accurate with the Nerd/Geek/Dork group.

So do you wear glasses, quote Lord of the Rings, wonder what Cloud Strife's sword is made of, are great at Trivial Pursuit, or consider Professor Frink your hero? Or maybe there is more? Then embrace your inner nerd and shout out E=MC^2!!! I love nerds!