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aliarasYou and I have to talk.
What the fuck is up with how, when you get two nerdily inclined people in the room, one or both of them will judge eachother? Over something stupid? So I write fanfiction. So I play World of Warcraft. So I own a copy of {book}, {song}, or {movie}. So I cook for myself instead of buying premade things. Newsflash: not everyone has the same priorities as you. These priorities may or may not be intelligent, and certainly there are times where it is a good idea to express some concern. (How are you managing to keep your grades up *and* play that much WoW? O.o) But that's not what these conversations are. It just ends up being an attempt to belittle me for something I want to do with my free time, and that's messed up.
I mean, I'll admit upfront whatever it is is crackalicious crack. My love of fanfiction does not mean that I think that all or even most fanfiction is High Art, particularly not when said fanfiction includes Rodney McKay the unicorn and John Sheppard the rainbow (but where would they live?) My enjoyment of World of Warcraft does not mean that I think that spending time on WoW is an intellectually stimulating activity. But it is none of your goddamn business what I do with my free time, so shut up about it.
Yes, even if you're joking. If your joke is actually funny, please disregard the above. The Rule of Funny gets you so far. But I would much rather have conversations about things like mapping things in color space, the circuits I plan on building over break, nuclear reactors, physics, or any of a host of other things we might have in common. Seriously, is there a "I must prove I have the biggest penis" component to these conversations? Because, er, that's not why I like talking to people.
What the fuck is up with how, when you get two nerdily inclined people in the room, one or both of them will judge eachother? Over something stupid? So I write fanfiction. So I play World of Warcraft. So I own a copy of {book}, {song}, or {movie}. So I cook for myself instead of buying premade things. Newsflash: not everyone has the same priorities as you. These priorities may or may not be intelligent, and certainly there are times where it is a good idea to express some concern. (How are you managing to keep your grades up *and* play that much WoW? O.o) But that's not what these conversations are. It just ends up being an attempt to belittle me for something I want to do with my free time, and that's messed up.
I mean, I'll admit upfront whatever it is is crackalicious crack. My love of fanfiction does not mean that I think that all or even most fanfiction is High Art, particularly not when said fanfiction includes Rodney McKay the unicorn and John Sheppard the rainbow (but where would they live?) My enjoyment of World of Warcraft does not mean that I think that spending time on WoW is an intellectually stimulating activity. But it is none of your goddamn business what I do with my free time, so shut up about it.
Yes, even if you're joking. If your joke is actually funny, please disregard the above. The Rule of Funny gets you so far. But I would much rather have conversations about things like mapping things in color space, the circuits I plan on building over break, nuclear reactors, physics, or any of a host of other things we might have in common. Seriously, is there a "I must prove I have the biggest penis" component to these conversations? Because, er, that's not why I like talking to people.
