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Maddie
07-16-2008, 03:50 AM
I'm still flat chested.. does that make me a nerd?
lilymiaomiao
07-20-2008, 10:58 AM
8) Excellent.
Oh and UtahMike, I just sort of got hot randomly at the very end of 8th grade. I got different glasses frames, learned how to do my hair, wore different clothes, grew some boobs, made new friends, and then by 9th grade I had a trophy boyfriend and I was in the clear. ;D
Well actually my nerd side was just swept under the rug a bit better...
I donno, 8th grade is too early is start being cool i think, i mean 13 and earlier you could barely have been a nerd, you were a child. So i don't think you qualify. You pretty much fit in from the beginning of puberty.
lestat1
07-22-2008, 11:15 PM
Hmm, I don't know, some awfully non-nerdy ladies on here have called themselves nerds. I understand the point Everyman was trying to make, and it reminded me of something I read on here once (paraphrasing from memory): "I was totally the nerdy girl in school. I would, like, always raise my hand and know the answers and stuff." Oh. My. God. Yeah, what I mean when I say "nerd" and what others mean are so different that us using the same word works very poorly.
In elementary school I liked two video games so much I prgrammed my own sequels (and played them) in BASIC on my Apple II+.
I wore a digital watch with a calculator, and clothes that drew ridicule from entire classrooms.
I was picked on daily and more often than not hourly from 3rd grade through 9th grade. I'm not exaggerating. In 9th grade, I had 7th graders bullying me.
Chess club? That was my cool activity. Honor Society co-chair and playing the ST:TNG card game during lunch were my nerdy activities in high school.
I was in college for 7 years and I never attended (or was invited to) a party. Instead? I sat in the computer lab and taught myself HTML and JavaScript.
College GPA: 4.0.
Grad school GPA: 4.0.
I go to computer shows to buy cheap hardware upgrades.
I now work as a software developer.
I watch the Big Bang Theory and nod my head knowingly, having heard and uttered nearly the exact same conversations amongst my friends.
I own a torch lighter from thinkgeek.com that has a blue LED light because blue lights are cool, and I like the occasional cigar. Outside a bar one night, the following example of my flirting prowess ocurred:
(two drunk girls approach): Can we have a liiiiight?
(me): Sure.
(them): uhh, cool lighter.
(me): Thanks; it can solder metal too! ;D
(them): *making faces and walking away*
And last but not least, I'm so nerdy that I pretend being nerdy is a badge of honor when secretly, it hurts me. A lot.
blackknight
07-23-2008, 03:51 AM
OMG, I had no idea there were hot strippers who were secretly nerds/geeks (however you choose to define that...it's like porn, you know it when you see it)! That is unspeakably appealing to me...great, now I'm going to spend even more money at SC's trying to find the hidden nerd-grrlz! (first post, by the way...be kind!)
Everyman
07-23-2008, 08:55 AM
Hmm, I don't know, some awfully non-nerdy ladies on here have called themselves nerds. I understand the point Everyman was trying to make, and it reminded me of something I read on here once (paraphrasing from memory): "I was totally the nerdy girl in school. I would, like, always raise my hand and know the answers and stuff." Oh. My. God. Yeah, what I mean when I say "nerd" and what others mean are so different that us using the same word works very poorly.
In elementary school I liked two video games so much I prgrammed my own sequels (and played them) in BASIC on my Apple II+.
I wore a digital watch with a calculator, and clothes that drew ridicule from entire classrooms.
I was picked on daily and more often than not hourly from 3rd grade through 9th grade. I'm not exaggerating. In 9th grade, I had 7th graders bullying me.
Chess club? That was my cool activity. Honor Society co-chair and playing the ST:TNG card game during lunch were my nerdy activities in high school.
I was in college for 7 years and I never attended (or was invited to) a party. Instead? I sat in the computer lab and taught myself HTML and JavaScript.
College GPA: 4.0.
Grad school GPA: 4.0.
I go to computer shows to buy cheap hardware upgrades.
I now work as a software developer.
I watch the Big Bang Theory and nod my head knowingly, having heard and uttered nearly the exact same conversations amongst my friends.
I own a torch lighter from thinkgeek.com that has a blue LED light because blue lights are cool, and I like the occasional cigar. Outside a bar one night, the following example of my flirting prowess ocurred:
(two drunk girls approach): Can we have a liiiiight?
(me): Sure.
(them): uhh, cool lighter.
(me): Thanks; it can solder metal too! ;D
(them): *making faces and walking away*
And last but not least, I'm so nerdy that I pretend being nerdy is a badge of honor when secretly, it hurts me. A lot.
Yeah you seem to have captured nerddom, the primary characteristic being a crippling awkwardness with the opposite sex. "I was smart in school" or "I like science and sci fi" set you on the path, but don't quite cut it.
she sells sanctuary
07-23-2008, 01:32 PM
total nerd. definitely. i went through my rebellious "fuck everything" phase where i pretty much did no work ever, but i'd be reading discover magazine or something instead of doing my busywork in class. that's pretty nerdy.
but i know what you mean about girls who say they were nerds when they were really just the average teenager. it irks me a bunch.
Mr Hyde
07-23-2008, 04:59 PM
I think Ginger Lee is awesome, but I once recently saw her proclaim (along with a slew of other girls on here) that she is SUCH a nerd.
I've met Ginger...she is not a nerd. Everyman's description of nerdiness is pretty accurate. I'd venture to guess that 99% of girls that say things like "In high school/whatever, I was a total nerd" are not...they just enjoy the hipster-ness of being able to say that they are different from the run-of-the-mill hot chicks out there.
No offense, Ginger...if you read this. You're too hot to be a nerd.
Mr Hyde
07-23-2008, 05:31 PM
I am a bit of a reformed nerd, by the way. My nerdiness was cured when I discovered alcohol and sports in high school...but I was on the path. In middle school, my Friday nights were not spent at the skate rink with all the regular kids doing "couples only" skates and the like...no, I was not that in tune with that sort of thing. From the age of about 12-14, I spent my Friday and Saturday nights in a dark room above my friend's garage playing....a game. NOT Dungeons and Dragons. I played AD&D. If you're a real nerd, you know what that means.
And I spent the money I earned mowing lawns on D&D books...and dice...and figurines...and etc. I once owned a small collection of books with titles such as "The Monsters Manual," "The Dungeonmaster's Guide," "The Player's Manual." My greatest character was a 12th level Paladin...
A real nerd knows what that means.
In addition to my D&D collection, I also owned many Star Wars and Star Trek books. At 12, I spent my birthday money on a classical version of the soundtrack to Star Wars, performed by the Electric Moog Orchestra.
I used to wear my gym shorts under my regular pants to school...because it was easier to change in to and out of them. I took BASIC programming classes in middle school because I thought it was fun.
One time in 8th grade, a cute girl who I had always had a crush on grabbed my hand in the hallway at school and, in a hurried whisper, said "pretend you're my boyfriend...this guy coming down the hall is my ex and I want him to leave me alone." She hung on me until he was gone...and when he gone I PEELED HER OFF OF ME and said "glad I could help" and tried to get away as quickly as I could...leaving her standing there looking at me like I was crazy.
Physically, I was gangly. In 8th grade I was 6-1 and weighed about 120. I was not ugly, but I looked like Manute Bol's white little brother.
I was saved from true nerd-dom when the middle school basketball coach took me out of PE one day and asked me if I wanted to play. I'd played a lot on my own near the hoop by my house and was actually ok... I tried out for the team and made it. That didn't immediately cure my geekiness...I was still doing all of the above...but it set me up for high school...since I was around other athletes and all of that...so I kind of came out of my shell...once I went to my first keg party, I left most of my nerdiness behind...
gingerlee
07-23-2008, 05:48 PM
I think Ginger Lee is awesome, but I once recently saw her proclaim (along with a slew of other girls on here) that she is SUCH a nerd.
I've met Ginger...she is not a nerd. Everyman's description of nerdiness is pretty accurate. I'd venture to guess that 99% of girls that say things like "In high school/whatever, I was a total nerd" are not...they just enjoy the hipster-ness of being able to say that they are different from the run-of-the-mill hot chicks out there.
No offense, Ginger...if you read this. You're too hot to be a nerd.
It's ok. I looked totally different in high school, like, when I showed a boyfriend my senior pictures he thought it was my sister. Braces, glasses, bad hair, bad skin, and no social skills at all. There was a counselor at my school that brought in a desk for me to do my work in there alone when I got tired of people picking on me. I used that desk on a regular basis. I was fucked with constantly over things that I couldn't control and because of that I was an easy target. I was homeschooled for a while, it was that bad. I ended up leaving high school early to go to college and work for the health department where I lived because I was hanging by a string and adults actually noticed and did something about it.
I promise I've changed a ton from the girl I used to be.
kittytheflamingo
07-23-2008, 08:10 PM
Since its a nerd thread, any girls goto Potrero War? It'd be fun to have some other strippers to bellydance with...
*threadjack*
lilymiaomiao
07-24-2008, 02:31 AM
2003: outside the marching band room
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v502/creepyelaine/n1210934_38077151_6983.jpg
2008: This was pretty much my outfit every single day for half this year, testimony to how badly i dress when I'm not at work.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v502/creepyelaine/n12501210_30587160_1353.jpg
Here i am taking apart a child's "electronic guitar" toy to figure out how the wiring works. There's "Ivy League Stripper" in the foreground (research/study material for work), hahah
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg266/halfnoises/DSCF9293.jpg
lilymiaomiao
07-24-2008, 02:55 AM
but here is me being a halfway decent stripper. I do OK.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v502/creepyelaine/Photo131.jpg
Lysondra
07-24-2008, 02:55 AM
LMAO... you're the kind of girl I like.
UtahMike
07-25-2008, 12:52 AM
Oh, wow, put on that outside the bandroom outfit and strip out of it for me, and then give me a couple of hundred lap dances.
Do you have any idea how much the male band geeks lust after the female band geeks, but never dare to do anything about it? Said the first trombone player.
blackknight
07-25-2008, 09:45 PM
I can vouch for that. I was 3rd chair trombone for my junior and senior years...and, yeah...
misslizzy
07-25-2008, 10:15 PM
I'm a nerd now, and I was a nerd AND an outcast in school. I had no friends until I was 14: a crossed eye, big ugly glasses, bad fashion sense (neon blue shirt paired with sweatshorts bearing the House of Pain logo comes to mind), and crappy social skills within my peer group from only hanging out with nerdy adults.
When I was 14, a year after the operation that (mostly) fixed my crossed eye, I developed a bit of fashion sense, grew out of that physically awkward gawky pre-teen stage, and got hot. At that point, I landed at Rocky Horror for a few years... hardly a social improvement.
These days, I read lots of Heinlein and am re-reading the Vonnegut I loved as a kid. While I don't game (except Fluxx and Katamari), I get most of the geek conversation gaming references and can make my own jokes. Oh. And I work at renaissance faires ALL YEAR LONG. In fact, I leave in about 5 hours to go sell ***** at the major northeastern SCA event of the year.
Is that nerdy enough for you, pookie? :D
misslizzy
07-25-2008, 10:20 PM
Oh. Also. One of my techgeek friends in NYC commented that I'm the only stripper he's ever met who used a Linux Live CD (Mandriva, I'm still very much a beginner) as her primary OS (for nearly a year).
And does it help further that I not only have a LiveJournal, but have been actively using it for over 6 years now?
LoveComesFromWithin
07-25-2008, 11:09 PM
You havent seen nerdy dancers? lol, thats like a fashion statement, the glasses and pigtails. a club i was at had nerd night, and some girls kept on bragging that they already fit the costume.
LoveComesFromWithin
07-25-2008, 11:10 PM
2003: outside the marching band room
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v502/creepyelaine/n1210934_38077151_6983.jpg
2008: This was pretty much my outfit every single day for half this year, testimony to how badly i dress when I'm not at work.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v502/creepyelaine/n12501210_30587160_1353.jpg
Here i am taking apart a child's "electronic guitar" toy to figure out how the wiring works. There's "Ivy League Stripper" in the foreground (research/study material for work), hahah
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg266/halfnoises/DSCF9293.jpg
wow, you look so cute.
Everyman
07-26-2008, 06:36 AM
Do you have any idea how much the male band geeks lust after the female band geeks, but never dare to do anything about it? Said the first trombone player.
I can vouch for that. I was 3rd chair trombone for my junior and senior years...and, yeah...
Holy fuck. Trombone here, too, through 3 years of college marching band. There's some kind of psycho-sociological statement here about the makeup of male SW members, but I'm not smart enough to figure out what it is, Jenny will have to figure it out.
Drummers got all the action. ):
blackknight
07-26-2008, 08:26 AM
True Dat
lilymiaomiao
07-26-2008, 12:20 PM
hahah i was in drumline/percussion... but i used to play clarinet + viola too. And bass guitar on the side, for jazz band.
There was a brief french horn phase, but I dropped that, and I kind of regret it.
bebewood
08-09-2008, 10:49 AM
I've seen a few girls here, in different threads, describe themselves as "nerds". My ATF says she was a nerd in high school. It's a cliche among another group of young attractive females who make a living off their physicality (models) to say, "oh I was such a nerd in high school...tall and gangly and I didn't sprout until senior year when everyone started to notice me!!" Uh-huh. There was an entire SNL skit with Cameron Diaz making fun of this line.
So how many of you think of yourselves as nerds, and why? My personal theory is, for young attractive females -- which strippers almost all are, you have to be for your line of work -- who say they're nerds or used to be in high school, most are using the word wrong.
I think most aattractive girls who self-identify as nerds really mean, "oh I wasn't a cheerleader and in the 'popular crowd' and considered 'pretty' by everybody, and I didn't date the football players and rich guys whose daddy bought them fancy cars." But that's not a nerd. It just means you weren't one of the 5% in the so-called "in-crowd."
A TRUE nerd is marked by poor social skills, a consuming interest in extremely nerdy topics like sci-fi (for example), poor dressing (seriously, someone who pays attention to how they dress and is ok at it is not a nerd), and perhaps most importantly, a complete blind spot to how you come across to the opposite sex. This last trait separates out the true nerds from the 'fake' nerds who just exude a nerdy persona for the hipster or ironic quality of it.
So, who still thinks they're a true nerd? I hardly think any stripper ever could truly be one -- it just clashes with the requirements of the job.
I think it is true. For the most part, the hot popular people in HS burn out pretty young and become losers really early in life or extreme partiers but they dont have the motivation or drive to make money off their looks because they are so used to everything being handed to them that they don't think they need to try. People who were teased and tormented in school though have the drive to go out into the world and prove themselves because they want to get back at everyone for all the years of torture so if they do "blossom" they might chose professions based on their looks. They value their looks so much more and try so much harder because thay are used to being the ugly duckling. Thats what I think might be going on.
Now what you consider to be a "true nerd" is wayyy overdoing it. If that is your definition of a nerd, then yes these girls are most likely lying about being nerds...but thats not what I think of when i think of nerd.
Also it seems to be "trendy" nowadays to be a nerd.
she sells sanctuary
08-11-2008, 05:45 AM
^ i agree that that definition is way too much. and a bit off.
and for the record, not all of us had the opportunity to get into all that stuff. my mom was too poor and my dad was too controlling. and i don't think video games are nerdy. i think they're an expensive waste of time. and sci-fi is dorky, not nerdy. being able to point out the flaws or debate the realism of something in scifi, that's nerdy.
nerds and dorks are different. also geeks.
You havent seen nerdy dancers? lol, thats like a fashion statement, the glasses and pigtails. a club i was at had nerd night, and some girls kept on bragging that they already fit the costume.
i get so many comments on my glasses at work. sometimes i'll take them off, sometimes i leave them on. everytime a guy mentions them, i quickly say "i need them to see" in a perky, ditzy way so as not to sound too bitchy.
sometimes other girls will wear glasses and go for a really nerdy look. i don't get that. it's a strip club. we're strippers. even the nerdy of us are supposed to make some sort of effort to look like strippers. but that's just how i feel about it.
GingerPDX
08-20-2008, 10:51 PM
I would call myself a nerd. I like sci-fi, fantasy, bikes, books, things of that nature
xdamage
08-21-2008, 12:07 AM
And last but not least, I'm so nerdy that I pretend being nerdy is a badge of honor when secretly, it hurts me. A lot.
My nerdy days where far more like yours lestat. I think the only difference is I've lived a kind of double life. Nerd at heart, romantic at heart, I feel like two people in one and tried to live both.
But hey, spending my nights writing my own video games in assembly code followed by a good sci-fi was a great way to spend a night for me when I was younger.