The other day I found myself caught in a bit of an awkward spot. There were about 20 people in the room, and 3 of those people were having a rather boisterous conversation concerning all things Dr. Who. The rest of us were just kind of looking at each other. How do you politely butt into a conversation like that and say, "Excuse me, but the rest of us would like to talk too"?
Now, I'm not complaining about geeks; I know I'm a geek about some things, and I'm glad there's something out there for everyone to get uber-excited about. But I try to keep my geekery (I think I just made that word up, but I like it so I'm going to use it) under control unless I'm, say, in line for a U2 concert. Then, and only then, it's perfectly OK for me to go on at length about The Edge's choice of hats and why The Joshua Tree is my favorite album even though I can admit that Achtung Baby is probably their best and why it's so very, very cool that they finally played "Mercy" live, even though I like the original lyrics better than the ones Bono's singing now, so if they ever get around to actually releasing it, they darn well better give us both versions. However, if my geekery ever gets out of control when I'm around people who don't share my geekiness, please feel free to slap me upside the head. I'll get the point.
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By any chance was this in a staff meeting? (If so, I'm betting I can guess the three.) And I love the term "geekery"--I think I will steal it and use it daily.
I love your new word maybe it can be put into the next revision of the dictionary. :)
Could you speak that sentence about U2 in one breath? I'm feeling rather out of breath after reading it.
Close, Nicole, but it was actually a birthday party.
Becky, I just tried and I made it. Barely. :)
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