Judging a book

Webster defines Nerd as:

: an unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person; especially : one slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits

The stereotypical definition includes:
Glasses, braces, tall and lanky, greasy face, nose always in a book or computer, Asian, single, and possessing a replica something or other from the Star Wars universe.

I may at one time have been defined by some; okay most of these categories. I know sure as hell I have been on the wrong side of a huge pair of glasses and a bowl cut. I hope that things have changed for the better over the years. My glasses have toned down, although they regressed a little to the black nerd frames. I actually get my hair "cut" now, and it doesn't involve a dome. I've "filled" out a little, yea filled out, I'm going with that. Despite all the physical changes I guess I'm still a nerd on the inside. I wouldn't necessarily say that I am slavishly devoted to any one thing, but I certainly fill my time with a lot of things. Maybe I am devoted to hobbies. As in having as many as possible. I often find that I have laxed in one thing I love to do, usually because I have spent too much time doing another. I guess I go through phases, much like the "nerd" phase when I was younger. Although it kinda sounds like on the inside I still am one. I definitely have the Star Wars thing covered. I'm not Asian though.

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winding down, or up?

So I just spent two days on a roof. Doing what men do. In the midst of it all I had magic card combos rattling around in my head. Now after a shower and a quiet ride home, which included two stops at two different game stores, I am sitting on the couch relaxing. However I am sitting here debating on if I have enough time to mow the lawn before we go see Cars 2. I'm also chatting it up with a new facebook addict about golf clubs and hitting the links. In the back of my mind is a new Sol Ring and trading in some overpriced cards towards a new duely. You have no idea what that means, sometimes I wish I didn't either.

Living life

So what are the expectations of a 32 year old in life? I would think one would have a full time job, own a house, be married, hell most probably have a sizable 401k or other savings starting to pile up. Spend there free time collecting stamps and having date night with their friends. Then there are the "others". They live in their parents basement, spend all their part time job money at the game store or to buy a World of Warcraft mystical flying something or other. They bum a ride to the comic store every Wednesday and there diet consists of Code Red Mountain Dew and Doritos. Their game night is a bunch of nerds around a wooden table in a dank corner of the cellar with bountiful bowls of m&m's and an endless supply of geek stenching up the room. Me? I'm both. I live in my house. I go to work everyday @5am. I have a beautiful wife. I have to mow the lawn, fix my car, build another picnic table, and take the dog for a walk. Then on the flip side I collect "dolls" or action figures to those in the know. I also play Magic the Gathering, Pokemon, Heroclix, Star Wars mini's. I consider myself a pretty good Rockband player. I have marathon video game nights. I have every comic appearance of Venom, bagged and boarded. Oh and I also collect other various toys, books, games, figures, posters, movies, music, and tools, lots and lots of tools. How do I manage and balance all of this? That's a great question, maybe someday this blog with be able to answer that one.