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"Trending" Geeks

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I really hate that being "geeky" is the new trend.

Graphics Girl and I went out today to get a couple new things in preparation for Chicago Comic Con.  It seems like everyone and their mother wants to be a geek.  (Okay, maybe not their mothers, but you know what I mean.)  This seriously bothers me.  It's not that I don't want people to jump on the bandwagon...by all means, join the party.  But seriously folks, just because you slap on a pair of "nerd" glasses doesn't make you a geek.  Being a geek is a way of life.  Most of us were shunned our whole lives and didn't really have any place to fit.  We often hid the things that we loved the most in order to avoid mockery.  I know that in my case, I was a lot happier once I started caring less about whether or not people thought I was stupid and told everyone outright.  For some reason, when you're insanely passionate about something, people end up wanting to hear more about it no matter what the topic.  Now we freely embrace the fact that we're not girly girls.  We get uber excited about Sci-Fi, comic book characters, non sparkly vampires, time traveling doctors (whether in a police box or a DeLorean), and lots and lots of books.  These are all things that have come to define us and make us who we are today.  It didn't happen because of glasses and a baggy tank top, and it certainly didn't happen overnight.

All of this being said.  It's a really great time to be a geek.  Because it's so trendy, there are TONS of friggin' awesome things to buy, watch and read.  It used to be that you would have to search everywhere to find something nifty, but when we were looking for clothes today, we hit the jackpot!  It's pretty amazing.  Now Hot Topic is not the only store where you can find cool stuff.  Don't get me wrong, we still love it there, it's just kind of exciting to have a bit of variety now and again.  Between HT, Her Universe, and Think Geek, we'll never have enough money to catch up with all of the new things coming in.  I haven't even gotten into gadgets, movies, books, office supplies, etc., but we'll leave that for one of our "Fangirl Favorites" segments.

So, here's your opportunity to weigh in.  How do you feel about the recent "trend"?  Love it or hate it, we want to hear your thoughts.

Songbird

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