Wednesday, August 7, 2013

On Nerd Life and Adult Life

     There are an INSANE amount of geeky goodies to be excited about lately. Star Trek, Avengers, X-Men, Doctor Who...all are coming out with new content soon, and I am stoked. But as I was chit-chatting with folks about the pick for the new Doctor (I was really pulling for Natalie Dormer, but I knew that hope was doomed from the start), I saw a bunch of people on my BookFace feed getting...almost ANGRY about the excitement within the Whovian fandom.
How dare you enjoy the things that you like! Dishonor on you AND your cow!

     It's part of a trend I've been noticing for ages now, that enthusiasm, ESPECIALLY unbridled enthusiasm, is generally seen as something to be avoided. Why? I can't really comprehend the mentality behind not wanting to be excited about anything.
     Geeks get a bad rap for being weirdos (which is fair enough), but what's treated as especially strange is their excitement about the things that they care about. It's called obsession and fanaticism, and is perceived to be mentally unhealthy. Frick that. I say, unbridled enthusiasm is smashing! Passion is wonderful! Excitement and wonder is to be desired, not disdained.

     You aren't more grown up when you act disinterested in anything. You act like a grown up when you stay true to yourself and your feelings. If you've always wanted to join the circus, and think trapeeze artists are the bee's knees, get pumped up about that! Show your friends sweet trapeeze videos, take a trapeeze class. Have fun with the things you love!
Beta-read Fanfiction porn, follow your dreams!

     You could wait a million years to feel like an adult, to have those grownup pastimes work their way into your life. The secret to being an adult is that you ARE one(unless there's younguns on my blahg. What are you doing here, younguns?). Adulthood is just a continuation of your life. The changes that take place are put into action by you, no one comes by with the adult stamp and changes what you love (unless I am very mistaken, and they somehow skipped myself and everyone I know).
P.S.: The other secret to adulthood is that you aren't really broke if you tell you bank account to shut up.


Not today, bank account!
     I've heard quite a few young adults saying "These are my last chances to do/see/love these things", and that makes me sad. You have the freedom to enjoy your hobbies however you want now (unless those hobbies involve human dismemberment, you can't do that), you can geek out even harder as a grownup. You get to choose your life now. You can get rid of all the people who don't want to move forward in their lives, people who hold you back. The hobbies you never cared for, but had to participate in, the traditions you think are super lame. Throw it all out, and make the perfect life for you, with all the best people, the best times, and the very sweetest video games.
It's true, you know.
So, toodles for now folks, I'm off to play the Game of Thrones: Ascent online game! (I'm Nym Zyngis, add me)

Until next time I roll around,
          Raven

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