Not Your Average Geeks
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What is a nerd really?
Jun 23rd
Photo by Flickr user Sarah Sitkin
The Merriam-Webster dictionary still says the following:
“an unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person; especially : one slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits”
That probably sounds close to what you think of when you hear the word nerd, but I think that is outdated at best. Nerds in Real Life is all about being a nerd (or a geek, or anything similar) without falling into the classic stereotype. It’s also about finding and appreciating the nerdiness in all kinds of things you may never have suspected. From gadgets to gaming, photography to fashion, and beer to books, we’ll cover it all. I hope you enjoy our site, and that you learn something, find a new interest, or rekindle an old one, and just maybe we can help shake up that stereotype.
We will be writing about what we know best, and sharing some of our hobbies and passions with you. We will also have guest writers contribute on topics near and dear to their hearts. And don’t be afraid to let us know what you want to see more or less of, just drop us a line at NerdsIRL@gmail.com any time, we’d love to hear from you.
Organic Growth Specimen 7: Richard
Jun 20th
Richard can best be described with a time line of interests and events:
1985: Air
1985: Food
1985: Sleep
1985: Family
1986: Travel
1986: Cabins
1987: More Family (Baby Sis)
1987: Snow Skiing
1987: Amiga Commodore
1987: Math
1987: Computers
1989: Boats
1989: Cousin’s NES
1989: Girls
1990: Water Skiing
1990: School
1990: Did I see my way older cousins playing this awesome table top game that I won’t actually get to play until I’m 25? (…Yes, it was D&D)
1991: Apple IIe
1992: Cousin’s Sega Genesis
1993: Apple LC
1993: Justin!
1993: Friend’s Super Nintendo
1993: Rollerblade
1993: Drawing!
1993: Creative Writing (Part I)
1994: Baseball
1994: Basketball
1994: MY VERY OWN Gameboy!
1994: Lego Logo
1994: Programming
1994: Final Fantasy Adventure (My first “RPG”)
1994: Rollerblade Hockey
1995: Photography (Part I); Fail camera is fail!
1995: Sim Tower
1995: Warcraft
1995: Heroes of Might and Magic
Warning!!! A Major shift is about to occur from the world of Macs to the world of PCs. There is no turning back.
1996: PC Gaming and Windows!
1996: Sim City 2000
1996: School Internet!
1996: Web Development
1996: Warcraft 2
1996: Custom Map Building
1996: Heroes of Might and Magic
1996: C&C Red Alert
1996: Friend’s Nintendo 64
1996: Magic the Gathering
1996: Reading
1997: Ultima Online
1997: Track (Part I)
1997: Creative Writing (Part II)
1997: Paint Shop Pro
1998: Baldur’s Gate
1998: Public School math = Fail; Charter school here I come!
1998: Neurocybernetics
1998: Quantum Mechanics
1998: Wakeboarding
1998: Pokemon
1999: The Matrix (Hey…that was my idea!)
1999: Hand Drawn Map Making
1999: Underground Shelters
2000: The media lies to us most of the time?
2000: Baldur’s Gate II (Best game ever?)
2000: Adobe Photoshop
2001: Charter School Sports = Fail; Public School with PSEO, here I come!
2001: MY VERY OWN CONSOLE!!! Xbox
2002: Football
2002: Track (Part II)
2002: Competitive Skiing
2002: Pottery
2002: Creative Writing (Part III)
2002: More Drawing
2002: Painting
2003: Graduating
2003: Custom Built PC (Pax)
2003: College
2003: Friends for Life!
2003: Alcohol
2003: Future Wife!
2003: Soccer
2003: Ice Hockey
2004: Economics
2004: Business
2004-2005: Oh…so this is college!
2006: World of Warcraft: A taste
2006: Shatteredcube
2007: World of Warcraft: A second taste
2007: Xbox 360
2007: College and Video Games
2008: Money
2008: iPhone
2008: World of Warcraft: OH GOD IT’S CRACK!
2008: My Own Car!
2008: Custom Built and Modded PC (MIGHTYMITE!)
2009: Good Bye WoW
2009: Home Ownership
2009: Pool Ownership
2009: Dungeons and Dragons
2009: Business Travel
2010: Marriage
2010: First Laptop (LAPPY!)
2010: Photography (Part II)
2010: Digital Map Making
…Now
A few things may have been missed! If you know them, help a specimen out and do your best to provide the missing data in the comments bellow.
Enjoy.
All about Matt
Jun 20th
Matt has been a nerd all his life. He’s an airplane nerd, a Lego nerd, a science fiction nerd, paintball nerd, photography nerd, and lately, even a D&D nerd.
When he isn’t geeking out and building Lego with the other members of TWINLUG, or playing in the weekly 4th Edition D&D game, he is running his own photography business and writing freelance. NerdsIRL is his latest and greatest creative outlet.
