11/7/2007 - Nerd Trapped in Balloon

We nerds get a bad rap sometimes. Actually, make that most of the time. It's not that we're anti-social. It's just that expending any more energy than is necessary just to be "part of the group" is somewhat illogical. I mean, we serve our part in society by thinking out of the box, being innovative and inventive, and pursuing our interests with disregard to social norms. We're not necessarily smarter than the rest of the population, but I think we give higher priority to our intellectual pursuits than most others. We come in all varieties. For a good example, go watch the movie "Revenge of the Nerds". I think it's one of our good qualities, actually. On the other hand, some nerds do give the rest of us a bad name. Especially when they film their exploits for everybody to see: