Geeky things you do (confession thread)

[GOTO Fashion]

I still do a major happy dance when I land a new client (day job) or accomplish something big. Also, to psych myself up for something or a meeting (something I'm feeling nervous about), I tense all the muscles in my face, neck, shoulders, etc. and hold it for a couple seconds. Trust me, it looks really silly.

[yourbeginnings]

I use the work "bandwidth" to refer to my energy level..."I just don't have the bandwidth to go to the gym".

[Solinvicta]

Originally Posted by gt0163c

Whhooo-boy...where to start.
- I was very excited to find a new and more efficient way to tie my shoes a few months ago.

Is this is "Ian Knot?"

Because I also discovered this a few months ago, and went through about a week where I was showing all my friends!

[gt0163c]

Originally Posted by Solinvicta

Is this is "Ian Knot?"
Because I also discovered this a few months ago, and went through about a week where I was showing all my friends!

Yeah, that's the one. I can never remember the name.

[gingerbreadman]

hmmm not sure if these qualify for geeky
but more like corny and eccentric
turn on my moms music "singers and standards" and sing really loud when i am cooking /italian/
sound effects -- yes we all do them ... especially when stuck in the menutia of our day - whether its driving or housekeeping -- which won't kill you but why take the chance.

i purchased a towell for xmas that is the outline of a dead body from extremegeeks.com
they have the best gifts ; )

murphy

[WillyGreg]

I love fantasy baseball and I love to collect baseball cards. Being a geek in both camps is pretty funny because each thinks the other is the REAL geek - guess I'm geek squared - and I have a blog to prove it http://bloopsingle.blogspot.com/

Kind of like listening to two people argue over which is better Star Trek or Star Wars (I love both) - pot meet kettle!

[Hemisphere]

Originally Posted by gt0163c

- I take my lunch to work in a rocketship lunchbox every day...and I'm 32 years old and an engineer.
- My work coffee mug has the Independents' flag on it, from the Firefly/Serenity.
- I went to Space Camp for a week last year...and am looking forward to go going back sometime within the next three or four years.

-Mine is a Hello Kitty character and has a baby blue insulated coffee cup to go with it
-I also have a navy blue one with a potion bottle and 'mana' written on the side
-I have a Ganondorf wallpaper (from The Legend of Zelda) on my cellphone
-I regularly wear superhero logo shirts when out of the office
-I tend to buy little plastic dinosaurs and place them randomly on shelves around my apartment.

... you know I do lots of geeky stuff.

I went to space camp in 6th grade and it was brilliant. I should go back.

[gt0163c]

Originally Posted by Hemisphere

I tend to buy little plastic dinosaurs and place them randomly on shelves around my apartment.

I've got a bunch of little plastic dinosaurs on top of my computer monitor at work, on some bookshelves at home and on the dashboard of my car. I went through a dinosaur phase after discovering Firefly and I haven't completely come out of it.

Originally Posted by Hemisphere

I went to space camp in 6th grade and it was brilliant. I should go back.

It really is a great time and I highly recommend it to anyone who has an interest in space and/or science or sci-fi and has the means to do so. It's expensive, similar to a cruise, but everything is included.

[amyschiff]

I played world of warcraft for quite a while...was in a guild and everything. Doesn't get much geekier does it?

[Hemisphere]

Originally Posted by gt0163c

I've got a bunch of little plastic dinosaurs on top of my computer monitor at work, on some bookshelves at home and on the dashboard of my car. I went through a dinosaur phase after discovering Firefly and I haven't completely come out of it.

It really is a great time and I highly recommend it to anyone who has an interest in space and/or science or sci-fi and has the means to do so. It's expensive, similar to a cruise, but everything is included.

My prize is some sort of weird rubber dinosaur puppet head thing that I've had for years. I think it came from a McDonald's happy meal or something when I was in high school but it's incredibly cool. Lots of teeth and the like. I never got to watch Firefly but I hear nothing but good things about it.

The pricing isn't bad if that includes the room rate as well. I think it would be a fun experience. Especially with the scuba diving. Did you do that?