Tuesday, November 13, 2007

he was a fine young cannibal.

There's this show that my brother and I bond over. No, it's not SCRUBS although discovering that show has got to be one of the biggest turning points of my life. It's a little british comedy called The I.T. Crowd. I've always had this penchant for british tv comedies - I've wanted to cry ever since I lost my complete season collection of Coupling. When we moved houses, I can't seem to remember where I had put it. SNiff. But I digress.

I was just thinking about how my life has seemed to revolve around my computer. No matter how long people know me, they still get shocked into seeing me in the light of a computer screen. It just seems unfathomable to some that i looooove tech. Well I may not know much and still have to periodically get educated on the new developments but that's just the beauty of it. There is always something new to learn and discover. At a breaking speed. It's never boring. Now that's a statement about IT for you. Hehe. Only a geek would say that I suppose.

Funny how geeks have now become cool. But I don't mean those who dress in their chucks and their mismatched outfits to go watch some alternative band. Or use enough molding mud to get that perfect cowlicked look. Nope. I'm talking about those introverted human beings who are just passionate about things that are, from time to time, considered boring. I've already written about the difference between nerds, geeks and freaks. Freaks would give me a completely different explanation altogether.

So am I a geek? maybe not. Although I do envy those who are. Those art geeks who can identify a sculpture or painting from a mile away. tech geeks who understand the jargon that is tech on a current level. comic geeks who know exactly what issue is coming up and what storyline is being tapped into. literary geeks who can isolate the congruance of several authors and their themes. music geeks who can find even the most miniscule of melodies. I can't say I am any one of those no matter how hard I try. Because I prefer to be a mixed-up tape of all of them put together. I also enjoy the fact that they know so much more than me and I can have these conversations of discovery.

All this thought coming from one little task: finally moved on to paying for all my bills online. And i love my Moss to bits.

note: guy with wierd afro hair in the photo? That's the original Moss. (my Moss is my little ol' laptop) I find the Irish guy, Roy completely adorable (not to mention he reminds me of someone). And their boss, Jen is a neurotically funny woman who goes through all the idiosyncracies of pretending she has a clue of what she's doing. It is hilarious. Trust me.

posted by maldita @ 12:54 AM

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