02 February, 2007

The inner nerd

Thanks to okkernoot.net blog for this:
One of the most frightening things about your true nerd, for many people, is not that he’s socially inept—because everybody’s been there—but rather his complete lack of embarrassment about it.

- Randy Waterhouse in Cryptonomicon

3 comments:

Anne said...

You might be a nerd but at least you're fresh, lively, charming, amusing, practical, and always interesting; someone who's constantly in the center of attention, but sufficiently well-balanced not to let it go to their head. You're also kind, considerate, and understanding; someone who'll always cheer them up and help them out.

:)

Anne said...

I didn't do that right - oh well.

Allez said...

Good post. I can relate :-)

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