Why You are Not a Nerd: TV Shows

          Lately I have been thinking. What does it take to be a nerd? Everyone all over the world has a different definition for the word 'Nerd'. I will be sharing my opinion on what I believe a true nerd is. Do take in mind that this is only an opinion so please don't be all butt-hurt when I say something that may be different to what you might believe a nerd really is.

                                              But Mom! He is wrong! I know it!

        Nerds come from all different kinds of genres and hobbies but I am going to focus on TV Shows for this article. It is tempting to call yourself a 'Nerd' because you watched a TV show that only 'so called' nerds watch. Take for instance "Star Wars". I remember when I was in middle school I watched a few episodes of Star Wars and I liked it. That was all it took for me to believe that I was a 'Star Wars Nerd'!

                                           My mom said I will have to beat the ladies off with a stick.
                                                    So I improvised.

       Not an actual pic of me mind you. Ever since then I thought I knew everything there was to being a 'Star Wars Nerd'. I only knew a few fun facts and that was about it. As of right now, I can say that I am not a 'Star Wars Nerd'. Another show that I should address is the "Big Bang Theory". Last summer me and a friend were attending our six-week program at a nearby college and we were roommates. He brought his TV and he plugged it into the wall and we had free, non-HD TV. We usually leave it on Cartoon Network because there was literally nothing else to watch. We did, however, manage to find the channel that aired "The Big Bang Theory". My friend asked if I have seen the show and I said that I have not. I was kind of excited to see the show since it had a fairly decent fan base. I watched it for a few days and came to the conclusion that it was just like every other sit-com I have seen. Love, drama, innuendos and other sit-comish stuff, just replace the characters with physic nerds and BOOM! Profit.

                                                          But I watched, like, 3 episodes!

      Don't get me wrong! There are people who do watch the show and practically worship it. But there is a line between nerds and regular people who like the show. In my definition, A nerd is someone who loves the show/movie to the point that they are willing to know everything about it. That includes characters, storyline and history. But if you watch it just because you like it then CONGRATULATIONS! You are just like everybody else who loves to watch TV!

                                                 Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Big Bang Theory...
                                        I better go online and talk about how much 'Nerd Power' I have

      I really love "Adventure Time". "Okay, what the heck Devin? Isn't that for kids?" Well that is what it is aimed for but there are a few episodes in which it gets very dark and a little less light-hearted. This is also another thing that grants you the right to being a nerd. Just having passion or strong interest in something that is just different from what everybody else believes makes you stand out from the fake nerds who would probably stop liking it as soon as they heard,"Adventure Time Sucks!"

                                         Ha! Look at this guy! He watches Doctor Who! What a nerd!
    
     Nerd: Someone who has a passion and desire to learn about the show and isn't afraid to watch it just because a few jerks think it's childish or nerdy.

     Fake-Nerd: Someone who exploits a show for attention and has little to no knowledge of the main concepts and will quickly put a stop to his/her ways as soon as the faintest sign of negative attention arrives.
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Awkwardness, awkwardness everywhere!

    Today was the first day of classes on campus. I was more than ready to go learn and get an education, but I always walked in the rooms nervous. I don't know anybody on campus. I almost had a friend come but he said that it was just too expensive, so he skipped out. I thought that was weird since this college was one of the most affordable colleges in the state, but now I can't even see him.
    My first class was Pre-Calculus. This one so far is my favorite class. The teacher is funny, talkative, and very involved with her students. Not to mention that Math is one of my best subjects. ;) The class only lasts 55 minutes and I found it enjoyable.
    My second class is English 2020. The teacher talks like she doesn't want to be here. Frankly, English is one of my worst subjects, but this one seems to require a lot of reading. So I believe I will survive. She then tells everyone to say something about themselves. I told them my name, my major, and the distance from my home to here which provoked one person to say, "Wow". (It's 221 miles.)
    My third class is American History. This one embarrassed me a little. The Professor stands up and tells us why it is important to learn history. Since I was in front of the class he pointed to me and asked, "What happened in America in the year 1462?" (If I got the date wrong then forgive me.) Because the question appeared out of no where I could barely think straight; not to mention the class was waiting on me to say something. So I said with confusion, "The Mayflower arrived in... America?" Of course I was wrong. But because it was American History I thought the Mayflower would be more important than Christopher Columbus. <insert> Facepalm <insert/> (HTML references are funny right? No? Ok...) It was the longest class and I was ready to leave. Hopefully I can prove to him that I am capable of learning American History.

    Hello and welcome to my blog. I could care less if anybody reads what I say. I am in college with nothing better to do. Here are the reasons I made this blog.

1.) I have a poor social life but I can talk fairly well with words.

2.) I have SO many thoughts that run through my head that I would really love to let them all out!

3.) I like typing. ( I doubt this even counts. )

4.) I live in a dorm by myself. This means a lot of extra free time at night and instead of playing games or watching cat videos like a normal person I will be blogging.

    I swear there were more reasons, but I will talk about thing such as life, news, thoughts and whatever else I feel like talking about. Basically it is my outlet for my thoughts.

Whoever reads this... Thank You.

(P.S. - I was going to post a picture of me but it wouldn't upload. But it did take my BOB Sprite I made in High School.)