The life of a geek...

I have found this meme at Jason's. Being the Uber geek that I am I have to match my mad geek-skills against him.

The instructions: Cut-and-paste and mark the things you've done with an 'X' bold the things you've done. (I like bolding better than the X thing.)

You spent a day watching all of the Lord of the Rings/Star Wars/Star Trek movies.

I really don't have time to watch movies all the way through the end, much less for the whole day - DENIED

You spent next two days after watching commentary, outtakes, and behind the scenes footage.

Gag reels is the only bonus features I ever watch

And you bought the soundtrack.

You went to a midnight release of a movie.

I like my sleep, work and all you know :)

You camped in front of the theater for more than 12 hours to get tickets.

That's just silly

Camping did not prevent you from being in costume.

You can have an entire conversation with friends consisting of quotes from your favorite movies.
Absolutely

You own at least three game systems.

I got a PSP, a Wii, and an old XBOX. I also play on PC

You have lost weight because you forgot to eat while trying to reach the next level in your game.

I don't know much about loosing weight, but I did pull all nighters.

You own more than four game controllers (of any kind).

Yes I think so,

You have existed on three hours of sleep per night so that your "Sims" get eight hours and are refreshed for work.

You upgraded your computer because you wanted to buy a new video game/expansion pack.

I build my computers for that specific reason.

You have dressed as your game avatar, or as a npc in that game.

You achieved level 60 on World of Warcraft.

I never got into that, somehow paying for subscription never worked out for me.

You have played Dungeons and Dragons or any other RPG.

I like RPGs, I played all of the Final Fantasies, and some others.

You know what "RPG" stands for.

Who doesn't?

You dressed as your RPG character would dress.

You own dice with more than six sides.

You have been accused of having a "gamer" scent.

I firmly believe in showers

You can identify a Black Lotus.

I hope its a drink

You can identify a Charizard.

That I think I know.

You have bought any of the Harry Potter books after standing in line until midnight.

Again, that sleeping thing.

You waited to get your Harry Potter book in costume, quoting favorite lines.

You have attended any function with "con" in the name.

I actually believe I am too old for that.

You stood in line at said con for more than four hours to have an item signed.

You spent more than $50 on a costume to wear to a con because you wanted it to be authentic.

You own more than 50 comics.

You collect your comics in longboxes.

You know what a "longbox" is.

You've met and had your comics signed by the creator(s).

You know how many Robins there are.

You know that the portrayal of Rogue in the movie X-Men is completely wrong.

Yes, I do. Redhead...it must be a redhead

You have chatted online more than in person.

Occasionaly

You chatted online enough to learn the time zones.

You think that when the Mythbusters say "Don't try this at home," they really don't mean YOU.

Some of the stuff, I could have pulled off.

You have participated in a movie/tv marathon that involved a drinking game.

You can sing along with the Buffy musical episode.

You know Seth Green from more than just the Austin Powers movies.

Buffy of course, plus he was on Heroes

You can name all eight Kevin Smith-directed movies without referring to IMdb.

No, I can't.

You have participated in a Clerks-esque discussion about Star Wars (or any other movie).

I don't like profanity.

You have participated in a Kirk vs. Picard discussion.

Actually no. Nobody to discuss it with. Besides, I was always more into TNG and DS9 than TOS, so I couldn't hold a conversation much about Kirk.

You have participated in a Star Wars vs. Star Trek discussion.

Of course.

You have participated in a Babylon 5 vs. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine discussion.

You know who "jms" is.

You have ever corrected anyone who called you a Trekkie.

Never been called that.

You have worn a Star Fleet uniform.

You own a Star Fleet uniform.

You think Twilight is lame because everyone knows that vampires burst into flame in the sunlight.

I am not much into Vamprie business, but if they have a certain target audience it couldn't be that lame.

You have written fanfic.

You have watched Bizzare Foods and thought "I'd try that."
Oh, yeah! Like that show.

You can pinpoint the moment at which Lost jumped the shark.

Never got into Lost

You know who Stan Lee is.

I don't know who you would have to be not to know Stan Lee.

You know who Jack Kirby is.

You know who Geoff Johns is.

You have built a website.

I do web for living, so it's obvious.

You have started a blog.

You maintained a blog for over a year.

I've subjecting people to myself for a long time now.

You know what the Genie SFRT is.

You have a Twitter account.

I don't get twitter. Who cares what my minutae is, my life is pretty boring.

You have over 500 followers on Twitter.

You purchased a smartphone just so you could check Twitter on the road.

I don't like smartphones. I need phone to make phone calls.

You forget your family members' birthdays because they aren't your friends on Facebook.

ou have given virtual gifts on Facebook.

You have Superpoked your boss on Facebook.

You have gotten a date through Facebook (and we're not talking dinner and movie with your buddies).

Not through Facebook per se, but I did meet my wife over the internet.

You have broken up with someone/been broken up with through Facebook.

Guilty, but that was a long time ago.

You've reached level 30 or higher in Mafia Wars.

You know what Mafia Wars is.

You participated in more than three social networks.

Four or five.

You've spent more than 200 hours playing the same video game.

I put a lot of time into Diablo at some point.

You've seen any movie in the theater more than three times.

You can name the episode of MST3K where Joel was replaced by Mike.

You've argued why the comic is way superior to the show/movie when discussing The Tick, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, etc.

Yes, including explaining to my wife that SpiderMan the movie is "not how it really happened"

You have the soundtrack for Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog on your MP3 player.

You are willing to defend the Star Wars prequels.

I don't know. I kinda hated them

You openly disparage the Star Wars prequels because they don't live up to Empire.

You're openly concerned about the timeline ramifications that J.J. Abram's Star Trek movie presents to the canon.

Yes, I am.

You own anything written by Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, or H.P. Lovecraft.

You have a flying spaghetti monster on your car.

You've seen a midnight showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show with live actors in front of the screen.

You know the REAL reason Spider-Man had a black costume.

You know the NCC numbers of at least two starships other than the Enterprise.

You know what "NCC" stands for.

You own an original Star Trek Concordance, Technical Manual, and Blueprints.

You own at least two medieval weapons.

I wish i did, a bastard sword and a morning star.

You have participated in battles with foam-covered swords.

You know who "Major Matt Mason" is.

You have seen bootleg copies of the original Fantastic Four and Justice League movies.

After having had children you realize there's now more people to costume and relish it.

You've managed to turn four days at Euroquest* into nearly eight because, who needs sleep?

You've spent more than $1000 on your "spot-on" costume (and it's still not quite right...).

You've made a fan film.

Your fan film has been seen by more than your immediate family.

People know you by your online name instead of your mundane name

I used to be known as Kisintin, still using that on-line name.

You know what Pennsic is.

You've camped at Pennsic.

You have/had personalized plates on your car proudly proclaiming your fandom.

Your spouse and/or friends do as well.

You yell at your kids when they try to open a toy/book/comic/figure etc. that you're collecting.

Not exactly yell, but I do ask my girl to be carefull when playing with my Legoes.

Your kids have broken your Hallmark collectible Star Trek/Star Wars, etc., ornament.

You've traveled more than 500 miles to attend a con.

You have a tattoo related to your fandom of choice.

You met your spouse at a fan-related event or con.

You got engaged (to be married!) at a sci-fi convention.

You are publicly willing to defend Dollhouse, because Joss Whedon must be trusted.

I've watched some edpisodes and don't think It's that bad.

The result is, my geekiness is mostly related to computers and video games :)