Ladies and gentleman…geeks and nerds of all ages…I bring you
one of the hottest geek chicks on the web! So without further ado I
bring you Sarah Almond from "The Sadder But Wiser Girl"!
MJM
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My band days may be long gone, but that doesn’t make things much different for me. Throw me in any social situation these days and I’m like a fish out of water, a hobbit out of the shire, or dare I say a taun taun in the desert. I know, AWKWARD. I live amongst the disturbingly thin and beautiful Scandinavian population in Central Iowa where I fit in sooooo well. Good times.
Part of my problem is my inherent inability to make this thing known as small talk. While I can talk about the weather for a few minutes, and maybe a thing or two about my kids, the vast majority of things that fascinate other people don’t even really register on my radar.
That’s because I speak GEEK. Yeah, I’m one of those. Not only am I a geek, I’m also married to one. In addition to this, I’m raising my very own geeklings. I’ve seen and I can totally kick your butt at Star Wars trivia.
One of my geeklings. I think the purple nightie sets off the Iron Man mask quite well, don’t you?
Don’t get me wrong, I like some of the things that decidedly normal people like. I like clothes. I work out. I love movies and music. I like a big glass of wine on the weekends. I like to look at Pinterest. But despite all of these things I seriously belong to a whole other world.
Years ago I tried to hide my geekiness and act like normal people, but as I have gotten older and have been referred to more than once as kind of weird, I realize that it really doesn’t matter any more.
So I’m going to make it a little easier on you people. I present to you the vastly contrasting things between what would be considered a “normal” female’s world and mine:
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I like to talk about movies.
But don’t talk to me about The
Notebook or Silver Linings Playbook. I’d rather talk about Iron Man 3.
Oh, you know a little French? I know a little Klingon.
Golf is a four letter word in your house? Hmmmm,
Skyrim is the same thing in my house.
Do you own pets named Fluffy and Spike? Mine are named Rogue and Neo.
What do your kids like to spend money on? My 5 and 8 year old children pooled their
Christmas money so that they could buy Skylanders
for our Xbox.
So you say you can name all of the people on Real Housewives of Orange County? I can name every major character on all five Star Trek series.
You said you’ve read the whole 50 Shades of Grey Trilogy?
I’ve read the whole Lord of the
Rings Trilogy.
You named your kids names like Emma and Brayden. We considered names like Jadzia and Zephram.
You spent your Saturday morning getting a pedicure? I spent mine at the comic book store.
My son loves the comic book store, and for good reason…
Your say your kids got an Xbox? I’ll see your Xbox and raise
you an Atari, a 3DO, a Nintendo, a SuperNintendo, a GameCube, a Playstation 2,
and a TANDY. Yes, a Tandy.
Your favorite show is Gossip
Girl? Mine is The Big Bang Theory.
You went to see Sex
and the City on opening night? I saw
Star Trek: Insurrection on opening
night. I was one of the only girls
there, unless you counted the ones in the ISU Marching Band. By the way that had to be the coolest night
of my life.
How many times have you watched Bridgette Jones Diary? I’m
pretty sure I’ve seen The Empire Strikes Back at least 100 times.
You play the Sims a little?
I bet my husband’s Sims could kick your Sims asses.
What did you ask for when it was your birthday? I asked to go see Iron Man 3 and Star Trek Into
Darkness!
Sarah Almond is the
mother of two geeklings and is married to a certified Evil Genius. When she’s not losing her keys, avoiding the
dishes, or watching her husband build an
Iron Man suit, she writes the blog The Sadder But Wiser Girl. You can read all about the insanity that is
her life at http://sadderbutwiser.wordpress.com
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So there you have it.
I’m totally okay with being a big geek.
If that scares you away, so be it.
I wouldn’t be trying too hard to talk to you anyway.
My 4yo knows more Star Wars planets than Milky Way planets... Still not sure if I'm proud or not.
ReplyDeleteKnowledge of Star Wars planets is always a good thing. We have a book that is the guide to all of the planets on Star Trek.
DeleteRock on lady! Way to fly your geek flag high. I decided to do that a long time ago, and I've never looked back. The only thing with me, is that I've never found it hard to make small talk, so I've always found myself an ambassador between worlds so to say. Translator even? Keep keepin' it real and, of course we definitely dig it over at Girl on Game.
ReplyDeleteIt just depends on the group of people for me! The weirder the better, I guess!
DeleteYou had me cracking up and guess I am not a full fledged geek after all, because I have one daughter named Emma, lol!! :)
ReplyDeleteMy kids don't actually have those names, though they definitely came up when we were trying to decide!
DeleteWe saw Iron Man 3 for Mother's Day and my husband was all, "Are you sure this is okay? This is you're day." As if the fact that my 12-yr-old son wanting to see the movie negated my desire to see it :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm a bit miffed, because my son saw Star Trek without me. I'm thinking of stealing away to catch an early show while he's at school, because Star Trek AND Sherlock. Oh my.
Agh. That should be "this is your day." :)
DeleteI almost didn't get to see Iron Man 3. The first time we tried to go see it, my son puked in the car three blocks from the theater! Fortunately we were able to try again the following weekend! I ended up seeing both movies this past weekend. Best.Weekend.Ever.
DeleteAhh I loved this! I think I am also a geek! I found myself agreeing with so many things in this post. Maybe it's time to let my geeky hair down, LOL!
ReplyDeleteWe have the whole geek spectrum here at our house. Go ahead, let your hair down!
Deleteyay for geeks and geeklings. My kids know more about Star Wars and Avengers than... wait, what do non geek children watch? I really want to take them to see Ironman 3, but people would totally give me the stinkeye for bringing preschoolers to a pg13 movie in the theater.
ReplyDeleteI took my five year old... but yeah I was a little uncomfortable doing that. My husband insisted so I went along with it. She enjoyed it!
DeleteYeah, what DO non geek children watch???
I love the Big Bang Theory but I fail in the geek category. Blame my dad for forcing me to watch Star Trek when I was growing up. That and the Lone Ranger and Cisco Kid. I hear Star Trek and immediately put the ear plugs in.
ReplyDeleteThat's ok, we all can't be geeks now can we? Some of you have to be the normal ones!
DeleteYEA! My geeky soul mate! You may actually be my geek queen! I play the flute, still! I also saw Star Trek insurrection on opening night, and my sister and I were the only girls there! You know Big Bang is my fave, I actually buy each season on itunes so I can have them. Forever. I also asked to see Star Trek Into Darkness for my birthday!!!! (but you know that too) Live your geekiness Your Highness, may you live long and prosper. (Or at least not have an aching back or be broke!)
ReplyDeleteI like that, Geek Queen. Like the Borg Queen, except with a body.
DeleteYou are not a geek! I think you're fabulous, so you can't be a geek. However, I think I'm a geek, but for different reasons, so maybe I'm not the best person to judge.
ReplyDeleteWhatever you do, I find your hobbies and interests endering, and your kids are totally into all of that, which is great. I think it's good to spark that imagination, which you are encouraging with fantasty/sci fi stuff.
So basically, you're just being a kick ass mom, that's all.
Aw thanks. I like Kick Ass Mom too. Kind of sounds like a superhero.
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