Geek Cred

So, I am frequently called a geek or nerd. And I embrace it fully. Except when people try and take it away. Before this weekend, I had not seen Lord of the Rings or Star Wars. *gasp!* Why? I always saw Star Wars as a big action movie. I see that I am wrong now, but thats what I saw. Lord of the Rings? When dad tried to get me to watch it, I was too young to appreciate it. And then once I hung out with geeks, I was almost condemned.

I dont show my true anger to people. But this is one thing that just may end with me slapping somebody. A nerd is someone with knowledge. A person can geek out about anything. They can be football geeks, Magic: The Gathering geeks, movie geeks, etc. I NEVER CLAIMED I WAS A STAR WARS OR LORD OF THE RING GEEK!!! Same with Firefly, Serenity, or Doctor Who before I started watching it. You can not take away my geek cred for things I dont claim to be a geek about.

The purpose of movies is to enjoy them, correct? Well, I forced myself to sit and try to pay attention to Star Wars IV-VI. I dont really like them. And if I dare utter those words in public, I will be shot with negative attention. Lord of the Rings is awesome though.

Ive been getting more irritable lately, and its showing. Ive almost slapped friends for trivial reasons (sorry Caitlin!). Ive considered telling people who 'take away' my geek cred to shut up and crawl back in their hole. And the reaction I would get? "Geesh, sorry Kiyah." And the next day, I would be ridiculed again.

So I am going to sit through movies that may not enjoy, because my friend group demands it of me. I will watch the rest of Star Wars, and LOTR, whether I want it or not. Just to say ive done it. Go me.