Urgent Prayer Request
Posted by Jen | Filed under Family
I have recently learned of some very bad news concerning my husband. As it turns out, despite my efforts over the last 3 years to keep him on some level of coolness, Chris has plunged face first into nerdom. One of you nerds out there have managed to seduce him into your little world and I am the one that will suffer.
Tonight I discovered that Chris is involved in some sort of online game whereby he is the master of his own planet or continent or something like that. (I didn’t want too many details for obvious reasons) Anyway, I questioned him on the nature of this game in order to assess the damage. Apparently Chris, or “Caspian X” as he is refered to in this game (I know, this is bad), is in charge of creating his own little world with creatures and a millitary and nerds only know what else. In a conversation with one of his friends, they used words like, fortification, wormhole, nanomolecular path, and nanowire barrier defense when talking about the game. I can only assume that this game is on the same level as Star Trek convetions and action figure collections.
When I first got the news I went into shock. It has now been about 30 min and I am starting to deal with the reality of what is. Chris is a nerd. The diagnosis is uncontested (except by Chris) and the prognosis is not good. This can only get worse. I am writing this knowing full well that there may in fact only be one or two people who sympathize with me (Julie, Mom) and the rest of you are probably captains of your own planets as well.
I just want to close by addressing my nerdy husband. Chris, I love you so very very much. Only love as strong as mine can overcome this canyon that separates the cool from the planet lords. I just want you to know that while I can’t possible understand nanotech weapons, I support you in whatever extra-curricular activities you choose. I sincerely hope your planet is awesome and successful.
resigned,
Jen
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Posted by Chris | Filed under Family
Trinity Walking
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Losing My Cool
Posted by Jen | Filed under Family
Okay, so the past three posts have been about heavy metal bands, video games, and web browsers, and not one of them was posted by me. Surprised? Of course you’re not. Why? Because you know that I am not a nerd. Okay, so maybe I have been sucked in to the geek world just a bit (evidenced heavily by the fact that I am even writing this, and maybe by an incident involving GAP.com and Opera) but I still consider myself part of the “cool kids” group.
Lately, I don’t know if it is age (just turned 26), or being at home 24/7 (just had a kid), or spending the last 730 days married to Chris (2 year anniversary coming on Jan 1), but I am feeling the “coolness” slowly and surely slipping away from me. The fact that I can have semi-intelligent conversations about computer specs is one thing, but when coupled with the fact that I saw the Harry Potter movie in its opening weekend I have to wave a little red flag. It’s not that I am all-together a nerd just yet, I am just running low on coolness. (Okay, if it is any indication, I so almost used the analogy of an old school Sega game where you have to give “Wonder Boy” fruit to keep up his vitality…I am quickly spiralling out of controll!)
…I am not sure how to recover from that.
I used to be extremely concerned with my “cool kid” image but I guess the only one I am fooling is myself. My husband knows all too well my inner nerd. My inlaws have seen the epitome of anti-cool Jen in displays involving cold lasagna, pop-corn bags, white trucks, and quail calls. My child watches me make the most insane faces and gestures to get her to laugh and responds with the most solomn blank stare you have ever seen. Yeah, pretty much the secret is out…I’m losing my cool. If you have seen it anywhere could you please return it?
Here is a WARNING for all cool people out there (mainly girls): If you see a cute guy that seems really nice but a little on the nerdy side and you want to get to know him….BEWARE! Don’t stare directly at the irresistably adorable spiky hair! Look away or you too will be sucked in! Save yourselves!!!!! Engage at the risk of losing your cool!
