I may be a geek girl, but I could beat you off the line! *

I may (happily, I might add), be considered a 'girl geek', but I would object to being known as only that.

I define the 'geek girl' statement by the fact that I can repeat whole passages of 'Monty Python's Holy Grail'.
I have read the entire 'Hitchhikers Guide' several times, and I really, really enjoy reading about quantum physics - though truth be told I don't actually understand it.

I love books on the history of salt and other seasoning products, and the prisoner numbered '6' means something to me (but not enough to join an appreciation society).

Am I safe to say that most would agree, to some level, these things indicate a degree of geekdom?

On the other hand, I try to be a well rounded person.

I play a wicked game of pool, know how to ride a motorcycle, and was once arrested at gunpoint for driving a Ferrari WAAY to fast.

When my car acts up, I can usually figure out what's wrong even if I can't fix it.

A perfect evening might entail a glass of a good pinot noir sipped while listening an old jazz tune in a dark, cozy room; or it might just be an all girls night on the town - mothers, lock up your sons!

AC/DC (as long as it's played at a reasonable level when I'm trying to sleep), is a great band to play while rocketing about in my car; and heck, I even want to learn how to fly a helicopter.

So what's the point of this blog?

Not much, really.

I think I just wanted to say that the world needs to shake free of those uncomfortable little categories of definition.

Once you define yourself, or allow others define you, it becomes all that much more difficult to expand how and who you are.

Learning 'outside' your regular world view can only be a good thing.

So to that end I'm going to try rock climbing in a professional environment (in the warmth and comfort of an inside 'wall' climbing facility, of course), instead of bashing about on slippery slopes, miles from help like I usually do.
I'll let you know how it goes!

(Oh, and I might try driving at normal speeds, too, but I'm not promising anything.)





* Well, not in MY car of course...something nice. And fast. I like shiny red cars. Just in case you were wondering.