Once a Geek...

... always a geek.

I thought I'd share a random collection of funnies, mostly personal, to exemplify this.

First up, a bit of the cartoon that always seems to grace my blog :-D

These are a couple of my personal favorites because I can especially relate to them. The first one fits me to a tee-- how I don't go through withdrawals on weekends, when I rarely check email and stuff, is beyond me. The second one also describes me pretty well-- when searching for hotels, having free hi-speed internet access is among the top amenities I'm looking for! Our road trip this past summer perfectly exemplified it: free internet trumped free continental breakfast anyday!



The hot tub vs. internet cartoon segues perfectly into a real-life example that's very similar. Allan's been doing the job hunting rounds lately, and has been fielding calls from recruiters. One recruiter tempted him with the tantalizing prospect of having not one, but TWO monitors at his disposal. Not a big deal, you say? Well try on two 30-inch monitors for size! Allan's first thought? "Ooooh, sign me up! Salary? Who cares about salary-- we're talking about 2 30" monitors here!!" Sigh... geekish priorities...

And finally, geekery cannot be evaded even in the most un-geekish of settings, like a wedding :-D We went to a friend's wedding several weeks ago, and during dinner, we were given cards and a special pen (with long-lasting ink) to write our wishes for the bride and groom. Rather than the usual Hallmark-type fare, Allan and I decided to show our true colors (hey-- the groom is a geek, too!) by writing a bit of computer code. I took a picture of the card before we submitted it:



It's a tad blurry, so I thought I'd write out the code itself. My geeky readers (read: Wayne and Steve) should be able to decipher it ;-)

while (true) {
   scott.messup();
   scott.beg(forgiveness);
   brittany.forgive();
}

void beg (Goal g) {
   scott.plead();
   scott.cry();
   scott.buy (flowers, candy, jewelry);
}

I guess the point is not so much the content of the "code" itself, but the fact that we came up with such a geekish representation of our wishes to the happy couple. Not to worry, we flipped the card over and wrote our normal English greeting so the bride could keep some semblance of sanity ;-)

So... what's your favorite personal geeky funny?

(originally posted at: http://www.myspace.com/hellykwee/blog/313896189)