He he he... Fun

Take the Geek Test:
http://www.innergeek.us/geek.html

my score: 40.03945% - Major Geek

It is a really long test... I guess a Geek must of made it... It was suggested to me by a friend of mine who's going to RPI (technical institute). It's a 3 to 1 ratio of males to females there, and apparently you have to be a real geek to fit in. I told her I wouldn't have a problem with the whole three men for every woman thing, but she's not so sure...

Mine was 14.20118% - Geekish Tendencies, also.
How could I score exactly as Sweet-P though? Besides.. who wouldn't want a real light sabre, c'mon.

lol, wow you guys are so low... I feel like such a nerd...

I dunno... I think a McGuwyver chic would be kinda nice to have.

I swear, you must be able to get geekyness through osmosis or something... It must be because I hang out with so many nerds (I like them, they do things when I tell them to do them) that I ranked so high on the scale... I guess I've picked up on their geeky habits.

5.12821% - Poser

Poser it says!! How on earth am I posing as a geek? lol.

Sweet-P.. I'm guessing you and I don't write any fiction, have many subscriptions to books or mags, do "alot" of computer things, or collect many different things. (Then again, the test might not be as sensitive as they portray.) Geeks are not above padding results to gain acceptance. Hmm.

Wow Phoenix.. not even a Dysfunctional Geek. You're too well rounded, perhaps. Hmm. We are truly living in the computer age however. The standard defintions will eventually no longer apply. (Except glasses mended with bandaid's kids.) And pocket protectors..even though I like them & appreciate what they do. And people who put hamsters in habitrail rolly-balls and race them. Just those types.

I never put a hamster in a habitrail rolly-ball, and I probably never will.

I did. But I never raced anyone. Seemed kinda pointless.
(It came with the hamster, you have to believe that.)

I can believe that... I've seen it come that way.

I could be a "closet" Dysfunctional Geek, Espernaut. You never know... 😉

But anyway, I agree that with the direction and speed and advancement of technology, the definition of "geek" is going to have to change.

As a side note, hamsters are soooo cute; you're so lucky to have one.

Had one. Past tense. (Had several, actually.) Hamsters, meaning. At one time, also one brown rat. (Don't freak.. they are friendly as any other critter..) Also a parakeet that learned to say "here kitty kitty".. despite the fact his owner was a slightly twisted and psychotic.. and was.. "me". And now, just the cat. I'm a one pet at a time guy.

One pet at a time is the way to do it, if you can. Do you have roomates or is it just you? I didn't freak about the rat, I loved it when we had a class rat in school. They are sweet and cute, if they're not wild. 😛

Very interesting about the parakeet. Birds are highly intelligent creatures, I love them.

I live with my younger brother as roommate. He's dayshift, I'm nights.. it works rather well. Oddly enough, he's also a Virgo, but a sloppy one. It's not exactly the Odd Couple around here, but some of us wash more than our share of dishware, k.

lol 🙂

How much younger is your younger brother, if you don't mind me asking?

ahem

*drum roll*

I am 48 % Geeky


Does that surprise anyone?

5 years younger. And a monk. He's literally sworn off the opposite sex. 'Sezs, "women are trouble". He's heavily into on line gaming however. Says it saves him a ton of money, meets new people (and kills them), etc.

Gwendylyn You now lead the pack in the geek factor. I wunder what the extra differences were?

YOU are all a bunch of dam geeks.

No, those would be Civil Engineers. Or a beaver colony.

PHOENIX WANTS A YOUNG MAN, PHOENIX WANTS A YOUNG MAN,

(Koff! Koff!)

Gwendylyn, I've a .. hypothesis as to your incredibly high geek factor. Basically being a depth factor, since you've spoken of things such as metaphysics, etc. What follows is not MP per se, but interested me.
I really wanted to buy that Ron L. Hubbard book, Dianetics, quite some years ago. The commercials were very slick.. "wanna solve life's mysteries? Page 37".. etc.
I actually stole a few peeks at a bookstore, but it was dry reading. Do you (or anyone esle) have recommended "higher path" books, excerpts ,etc.?

Actually, James, phoenix wants a slightly *older* man (the younger ones, at least of my generation, aren't really men in any way whatsoever!) 🙂

What's Koff Koff mean? Is that the Russian version of "cough, cough?"

I also wanted to read Dianetics, and fully agree about the slick commercials. I will not read it though now, thanks for the advice Espernaut.

I have a suggestion for a "higher path" book, but you may not be interested as it's written by a psychic (who some really love and some really hate...Sylvia Browne). It's called The Other Side and Back.

Wow.. you're here.

Quick, find Luz, as she is slooowly loosing her mind.

I am indeed, so are you.

Luz! Regain composure! 😛

"koff koff" was part of a gag I was trying.. as in cough, cough Espernaut comes up from the cellar @ metaphysics.. a very old post from Gwen. Except I'd put "" and it disappeared on me.
Re: Dianectics.. Noo, don't take my word on it. I'd like a second opinion. Could be I was just too much in a hurry that day in the bookstore.
Re: The Other Side and Back. I actually saw this also, as an older post. I didn't comment because it sounded too much like "go to the light".. near death experiences. Why is there a love/hate relationship to this authoress?

Probably because she's a Scorpio. lol, in all seriousness, it's because a lot of people think she's a fake. I, however, and I am a HUGE cynic, believe she is not a fake.

And it *is* a little "go toward the light". HOWEVER, she talks a great deal about what the other side is like, and how we can better our lives on earth, etc. I felt it was beautiful, real, believable, and exciting--not boring.

I will give Dianetics a try and report back to you.

As honest as I can.. I'll consider a peek at your book as well. I tend to get a bit overwhelmed in bookstores.. too many directions to sprint in at one time.

(why do I always agree with you? lol, it almost makes me sound like I'm *trying* to agree with you, when really I would love to *not* agree with you at least every now and then...haha)

...anyway, thanks for considering a peek. I understand about bookstores. (There I go again)

What bothers me about bookstores is people on cell phones, or people who stare at me when I'm looking for a book. What the hell is that? I'd like to keep my book selections private, thank you very much. lol

I'm the same. And cell phones really do bother me. The only place I could see their use was in a supermarket. AKA "What flavor did you ask for again?" Otherwise, nada. I've customers who speak to me and some person on the phone at the same time, and that's irritating. You can't tell who's being addressed.

OMFG, I get the same thing @ my job. It is SO RUDE, I hate it. I immediately dislike someone who does that. And it sucks because you *have to* communicate verbally with them, but they're monopolizing your time by chatting away to other people on their damn phone. Oh god, I loathe that behavior. No social graces whatsoever.

Phoenix you are crazy but come push me about in my wheel chair.

espernaut...

geek factor: probably high because i know odd trivial facts like the law of robotics, how to count to 47 on one hand, what a barameter is used for, and the fact that I watch Robot Wars, X-Files, superman/x-men tv shows, and documentaries 😛

book: I know of Hubbard but haven't read anything by him. If you like science, read Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of the Universe- I never finished reading it but it is just fascinating (my geek comming out) because everything he writes about is actual fact and science theory but sounds like science fiction. also, he writes for the "simple people" in the world

Hi Gwen! (waves) Then you like Asimov! I can't remember all the books.. Robot Dreams, I Robot, and one other? I was fascinated by that. (Particularly a story about a lead robot "wriggling" his fingers/other slaved bots).
Re: 47 on one hand. Is that that spooky counting technique I saw on tv once? flail..flail..flail.."47". Barometer, very good.. How about "Astrolabe"? I've a weakness for old scientific gadgets. In brass. I can't afford them, but I'm slowly adding to my collection. (1 piece so far's a collection, right?)

Man.. do I sound as caffienated as I think I do? About Stephen Hawkings.. that guy is very daunting. I considered getting it, I'm sure it's a must read in higher circles. I like Carl Sagan also, but again, no books by him yet. I like the idea of Astronomy.. but it gets very complex, very quickly. I have tried to understand the physical world a bit better. Don't laugh, I don't remember the differences of summer solstice, equinox, etc. And that does interest me.
"Physical Science" interests me.
How many people would say, "If I won the Lotto, I'd buy my way into MIT?" That would have been an eye opener. If people were financially free to pursue their interests, I think we'd have a truly happier crowd of folks around us.

breathe breathe breathe Ok. I'm better now.

hey I found you! it took me a while to find this ost again. Now to dust it off...*cough cough* lots of cobwebs.

i love Asimov: I, Robot i read, Foundation, 2nd Foundation, Caves of Steele, Stars like Dust, Robots of Dawn, and I have tons more I haven't read yet because I found so many Asimovs at garage sales and thrift stores.

I didn't know there was a difference between solstice and equinox 🙂 'm more interested in the universe and black holes and WIMPS and MACHOS and dark matter and all those cool things because they seem unreal. You know, when you look at the stars, you're only seeing about 5% of what is really in your field of vision because 95% of the stuff in that small area of the universe is invisible to our technology. We only know its there because theres more gravity there (it makes sense believe me). *sigh* i'm going to start reading Hawkings book again...I left off with "pretend the orange is the sun" and "imagine playing ping-pong on a train traveling at light speed, if the ball moves forward on the train, does it mean its going faster than the speed of light" and all that fun stuff 🙂

About the book choices: I heard Foundation I was great, but II dragged along. Also hadn't thought about thift shops; think I will from now on. Interesting point of reference we have.. I look inward and you're looking outward (neither good nor bad, or here or there...) What exactly is your major or study focus in school? (may I ask)

my major is English literature, probably also a double major in Spanish (haven't made up my mind), and a high school teaching certificate. If I don't do the spanish major, I'll do an advertising and art certificate and take the extra two classes that give a philosophy minor and psychology minor. I just want to do everything but economics, law, or politics 🙂 my advisors are going to have heart attacks when they find out how much I really want to get done.

You're making your own lib. arts major, all by yourself. It's impressive.