Ummm. . .we're not 'geeks'. . .how did that happen?
POSTED BY: Static
UPDATED: Wednesday, February 4, 2004 12:12
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Boy I feel like I'm at a 'geeks anonymous' meeting. . .confession time. *laugh*
Hi, my name's Barney and I'm a geek... If I had enough money, I'd be a geek with a replica of Hadhafang (Arwen's sword from Lord of the Rings, for the non-Ring-geeks!)...
Ooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh geez. . .I HAVE the replica of Hadhafang. . .straight from "The Noble Collection". . .and Legolas' blades. . .
Dammit. . .it's worse than I thought!
I don't speak Elvish, but I DO speak Gaelic. . .but that's because I'm Irish.
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"Wash. . .we got some local color happening. A grand entrance would not go amiss."
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OH GOD it's worse than we thought!! *panics* somebody get this man a hypodermic of "mundanianism"!
I, personally am like Astriana. I revel in my geeky status, I LOVE being the geeky girl, I even have a shirt that says I
I would GLADLY go out with you guys in long coats, high boots, Jayne hats, and swear in chinese to the world. And I still, after all this conversation, have NO CLUE why this fandom was SO much more powerful than any other I've ever been interested in. It's just the magic of Firefly.
Just a humble supplicant in service to all things Joss
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I've always been into the Ren.Faire thing, always liked the idea of cosplay, though it kinda creeped me out too. I've NEVER never participated in that sort of thing. Never been to Ren.Faire, never cosplayed, never anything...until NOW.
I would GLADLY go out with you guys in long coats, high boots, Jayne hats, and swear in chinese to the world. And I still, after all this conversation, have NO CLUE why this fandom was SO much more powerful than any other I've ever been interested in. It's just the magic of Firefly.
You took the words right out of my mouth Ciara. I have been to Conventions and Ren Fairs, but have never had the slightest inclination to dress up in costume for anything until Firefly came along. Now I have a brown coat, boots, and am having a replica of Mal's gun made. I am even looking into getting a duplicate of the patch that was on Mal's uniform in the Battle of Serenity Valley.
I guess this show just really gets under your skin that way, like ST does for others.
"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."
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Yes. . .I have a website bookmarked where I can find a really good brown trenchcoat. . .
Share, please!
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I've ALWAYS preferred chopsticks to regular utensils. . .
Me too. You should see the looks on the servers' faces at the Oriental restaurants in the area when they bring me a fork and I ask for chopsticks...
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Boy I feel like I'm at a 'geeks anonymous' meeting. . .confession time. *laugh*
Hi, my name is Astriana, and I'm a full-blown geek...
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I think the reason I've always been a little 'edgy' about the ones I describe in my first post. . .wearing the foreheads. . .speaking Klingon. . .all that. . .is because I perform at a Renaissance Festival. . .enthusiastically, by the way. . .and every year, we have a contingent of Klingons that show up in full regalia.
Now. . .let me say that again.
Every year, we have a contingent of KLINGONS . . .that show up in FULL REGALIA. . .at a RENAISSANCE festival.
Now. . .
People who attend RenFests in Renaissance costumes don't bother me at all.
People who attend Sci-Fi cons in Sci Fi costumes don't bother me at all.
People who MIX the two. . .for reasons I can't describe. . .BUG THE CRUD out of me. If you're one of those types, then more power to you, I love you for who you are.
Oh, honey, I think those show up EVERYWHERE, and I'm not sure why. We get them here, too... and they bug the crap outta EVERYONE. (Sadly, I actually know a few of these...
)And, no, I don't think anyone would be offended by anything you've said. We still love ya! (The love letters are on their way!
)~A~
...I'm still free,
You can't take the sky from me.
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Oh, honey, I think those show up EVERYWHERE, and I'm not sure why. We get them here, too... and they bug the crap outta EVERYONE. (Sadly, I actually know a few of these...
What really irks me about these folks is this. . .
I am a paid performer at the RenFest in NC. . .one day I'm walking along and I cheerfully acknowledge one of these Klingons with a 'good morning' or somesuch. . .and this guy got belligerent with me because he was "Admiral Somesuch of Whatsizface fleet" and I had failed to acknowlege him properly!
I committed a cardinal sin and broke character right there. . .stepped close to him and said, "Okay, look, Chuck. . .Phil. . .Jimmy. . .whatever-the-fuk your REAL name is. . .you wanna play real deal here, that's fine. But if THAT is the case, you need to remember that this is SIXTEENTH CENTURY ENGLAND!!!!! If I 'react appropriately' to you, you'd already be hit over the head, tied to a stake and in the process of being burned alive because you're OBVIOUSLY a demon of some sort. Now. . .howsabout you calm down and enjoy yourself?"
He nodded soberly and had some mead.
*grin*
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Hi,
I just wanted to say, I am so NOT a geek. I've loved Sci-Fi all my life - read and watched it, but I've never gone to a Convention (never even thought about it), never dressed up (although I secretly suspect I actually am Vulcan), never learned Klingon or Elven or any other language. I've never surfed sci-fi websites and I've never exchanged messages with sci-fi fans.
In fact, I'm such a non-geek that my extremely hot, new computer (flat panel screen!) arrived the same day as my Firefly DVDs, and just try and guess which I was more excited about?! (I'm still trying to figure the computer out).
I don't know what the magic of Firefly is. All I know is I consider it a very smart show. The sort of show that will sail over the head of your "average joe".
I don't know anyone personally who has seen the show. The only people I "know" are the ones on the Firefly websites - and they are bound to be fans, otherwise they wouldn't be here.
But, I have to say, I'm pretty excited to discover that there are a lot of people out there smart enough to get it.
Maybe that's the magic? It appeals to our intellect, and let's face it - there's not a lot on tv these days that does that!!
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Simon: Can you move your feet?
Kaylee: Are you asking me to dance?
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I am a paid performer at the RenFest in NC. . .one day I'm walking along and I cheerfully acknowledge one of these Klingons with a 'good morning' or somesuch. . .and this guy got belligerent with me because he was "Admiral Somesuch of Whatsizface fleet" and I had failed to acknowlege him properly!
I committed a cardinal sin and broke character right there. . .stepped close to him and said, "Okay, look, Chuck. . .Phil. . .Jimmy. . .whatever-the-fuk your REAL name is. . .you wanna play real deal here, that's fine. But if THAT is the case, you need to remember that this is SIXTEENTH CENTURY ENGLAND!!!!! If I 'react appropriately' to you, you'd already be hit over the head, tied to a stake and in the process of being burned alive because you're OBVIOUSLY a demon of some sort. Now. . .howsabout you calm down and enjoy yourself?"
He nodded soberly and had some mead.
You are not the only one to run into someone who gets a little into their character. I ran across a group of four Klingons like that at Dragon Con this past September who got a bit beligerent when they were not "addressed by their proper title and rank" or some such foolishness. After being politely reminded that not all of us play Star Trek and prefer to dwell in reality, they left us alone.
Guess some people get too much into the spirit of things.
Astriana, here is a link for where I got my brown coat if you are interested. The walnut brown color is the one that matches Mal's:
http://www.alamoleathers.com/genoldwestra.html
"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."
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Well, Serena stole my story. Reading sci-fi 40 years, LOTR fan since the '60s, knew all about fandom and cons and SCA and RennFairs and fan sites and stuff, but was never interested in participating.
Now I Firefly roleplay, and write poetry based on Firefly themes, ant tell my family and friends about this strange TV show that didn't run too long. Don't know if I'll ever get into the costume and Con thing, but seems change is in the air.
Yes, my name is Jerry, and I am a geek, after all.
"Keep the Shiny side up"
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I purpose that not only are we all geeks, but that we must be the cool geeks. Not only is our show cooler than the others, but our fans are a full degree smarter too.
Think about it! Instead of this Elvish-ness and Klingon-ishness we learn Cantonese. What is it that people think when they hear that you are teaching your self Cantonese? That you are one smart MoFo. What do people often think when you say in passing “I’m teaching myself Klingon”? Often that statement is followed with thoughts of “You need sex, NOW, because obviously you have WAY too much free time on your hands.”
Instead of this pointy ear business, when we don our gear, do we look like we just got out of a 24 Treck Marathon? No, We look as though we have slightly odd but still Exceptionally cool fashion sense. Again how smart are we? We subject the world to our ‘verse and they are having no clues as to what is happening around them.
The subterfuge is such a beautiful thing and such an obscenely smart thing that it just makes me want to shout SHINY in a very public place.
I will say this though for the techno babble. Coming out of the right mouth of the right person, it can be damn sexy.
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You know. . .in response to what someone said earlier. . .
I'd gladly don a brown trench with you guys. . .strap a pistol to my hip and hang out at a convention. We'd look WAY cooler than the folks dressed as stormtroopers and Klingons. . .in my opinion.
And I bet that damn plastic (trooper) and rubber (klingon) armor wouldn't do NOTHIN' against a .45 caliber lead slug.
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