Nerd-dom

It's official.

I'm a nerd. Not just geeky, or quirky, or a little off (though I may be all that and more), but an official, unequivocal NERD.

It has nothing to do with the fact that I like Star Wars... or that I enjoy Jeopardy. No, the final barrier was crossed yesterday, when I broke my glasses and was forced to wear them with tape around the middle.

ack.

I was trying to wipe off my glasses when SNAP! they broke in half. I stood there stupidly for a few minutes, expecting them to go back together. When they didn't, I stumbled around until I found my contact lenses and my saline solution, which I haven't used in awhile. At lunch, my cookie broke in half. I started detecting a theme, and was a little apprehensive to get into the car...

So Kennan taped my glasses for me to wear at home after I took out my contacts. He used wide masking tape, and a lot of it. He wanted to take a picture. I declined. But the damage is already done. Today, I made several Star Trek references. I read an article about Dragon*Con and was intrigued. I reminisced with friends about the old college days of Pine email accounts. Apparently, my short time of wearing the taped-up glasses imputed nerd powers that I had not before possessed. Next up: buying a pocket protector and suspenders. Why fight it?