but i got this from another blog that i read, and was intrigued by it. (i.e. - i was bored and sitting at home with a cold so i had a lot of spare time on my hands). the few out there who actually know me probably think this is a pretty fair assessment of my nerd/geek/dork status. at least, it hits pretty close to home for the most part…

Your Score: Modern, Cool Nerd

65 % Nerd, 52% Geek, 13% Dork

For The Record:

A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.
A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.
A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.

You scored better than half in Nerd and Geek, earning you the title of: Modern, Cool Nerd.

Nerds didn’t use to be cool, but in the 90’s that all changed. It used to be that, if you were a computer expert, you had to wear plaid or a pocket protector or suspenders or something that announced to the world that you couldn’t quite fit in. Not anymore. Now, the intelligent and geeky have eked out for themselves a modicum of respect at the very least, and “geek is chic.” The Modern, Cool Nerd is intelligent, knowledgable and always the person to call in a crisis (needing computer advice/an arcane bit of trivia knowledge). They are the one you want as your lifeline in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (or the one up there, winning the million bucks)!

Congratulations!

Thanks Again! — THE NERD? GEEK? OR DORK? TEST

i know this is slightly old news, but as i’m feeling a bit sick and can’t sleep tonight anyway, i just want to express my absolute disgust at the hypocrisy that our supposed “leaders” in government have shown once again. it all centers around the SCHIP program which was just vetoed by bush a few weeks ago, and which veto was upheld last week. every election year we hear the politicians screaming about doing “what’s best for our children”. this excuse is used for anything from imposing curfews on teenagers to attempted censorship of music, film and tv, all the way to new laws designed to keep certain criminals in prison forever, whether they can be reformed or not.

but in all this “discussion” about what is best to protect the children of this country, the one program which would actually help the most is vetoed over nothing more than brain dead politicians trying to impose their draconian political will on the least fortunate of society. under the guise of “socialized medicine” — something that is apparently even scarier than dying in a nuclear holocaust to these people — the bill which would have provided medical coverage for an extra four million kids has been vetoed and has no chance of recovery. there is no doubt that there are plenty of supporters judging from the overwhelming majority of senators and representatives who voted for the bill. but to prevent parents from having help with medical expenses, no matter how much they make collectively, is beyond description.

nevermind for the moment that the “socialized medicine” bogeyman is always trotted out whenever government starts trying to allow its citizens some chance of receiving medical attention for reduced cost, or even free in some cases. the america i was taught to believe in always takes care of its own because that is the right thing to do. the fact that we came incredibly close to losing this program completely because of the political grandstanding of a few morons in government is undeniably unamerican. we are slowly but surely becoming a society in which it’s “every man for him/herself” instead of “love thy neighbor”. does it really matter in the long run if expanding SCHIP is one step closer to universal health care for everyone? is it *THAT* important to keep kids everywhere from getting the medical care they deserve? are we going to insist that kids begin working for their benefits next? we have labor laws that prevent that from happening, but the direction this country is moving in, i wouldn’t doubt that those laws would be repealed if someone in washington decided it was expedient enough to put kids back to work in the factories again so that the almighty private industry can provide their health care for them instead.

but then what do we truly expect from politicians? these are the same people who are known to be liars and cheats after all. we are all aware of the empty campaign promises that come about pretty much every november, and a few other months during the year too. why would we believe that politicians have our kids’ best interests at heart when they have insurance lobbyists and HMO’s telling them how much money they stand to lose if this bill passes. profits which will not end up in those same politicians’ campaign funds if the bill passes. we hear it all the time that this country is going to hell in a handbasket, but not for the reasons that they would have us believe. no, the true test of our society’s worth is how well we treat those less fortunate than ourselves. and killing this bill shows that our “leaders” are only interested in their own power and that they have no compassion for the future of our country.