May 31, 2006

• Geek Protocol: What it means to geek out.

  Tonight was our Chicago Mixed small group's last meeting.  So we decided to go out and have a night of fun.  Since it's $5 tuesdays with free parking at the AMC at River North and that place is conveniently located across the street from Fat Willy's rib shack (excellent and tasty BBQ, if you're there get the rib tips or the chicken sandwich) we all eagerly decided to go.  Most of us wanted to go see X-men.

  It was a decent movie, and I was well satisfied, but not being an X-men geek (I tried to stay away from marvel during my teen years because I was leery of the entire "universe" concept that they were pushing -- but that's another rant) there were some things that didn't matter much to me though they were curious.  Now, having thought about this on the drive back, I realize that I have dabbled in the dark-side of geekdom tonight.  While a fellow geek was having his rant and rightly exercising his God-given geek right, nay, his God-given geek RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that the correct information is disseminated, I had to use my geek powers to make him stop.  And not just make him stop, but with a bit of embarrasment thrown in.  I will not bore you with the details of the incident, suffice to say, I feel ashamed enough of myself.  Shame that even overcomes the smidgen of geeky pride I take in the one liner I used.  Indeed that power should be used in the service of geekdom and not against it.  Mea culpa fellow geek, I owe you a real apology.

  While my fellow geek may be correct in his assertation that I may feel that X-men geekdom is beneath me (a flimsy shield for my own ignorance of the field I have to admit) it is not an excuse for my abrupt curtailing of his rant.  I should at least wait until he had gone beyond the threshold of geek propriety and then let him have it.  But before I start to rant about this I will end with the apology that my friend deserves.  Sorry Friend and fellow geek -- even though you call youself nerd that was no excuse for my behavior.

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