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Kanoe

crayolastereo wrote: »

Yeah I'm in a sports club which I actually love (and I usually hate all sports so thats saying something :P) But its just a regular club, no-one knows I'm gay there and I really don't intend on telling them because I think if I were them I'd kick me out of the changing rooms and I don't want to ruin it:P

The gay friends thing is less out of the question because I don't know any gay people, but that I'm not really allowed to go meet any gay people and my 2 gay friends kind of abandoned me after they went all super camp and I was still sitting there pretending to be straight.

Back to being on off-topic, is anyone watching the Apprentice? Everyone is all like omg x-factor and I'm here omg his presentation was horrendous :P

...and dragging it back on for my own selfish needs trying to get out there at this age has been challenging, most of my gay friends were male and I was craving to find a part within the gay female spectrum and holy **** it's tribal out there. I know quite a few girls younger than me and it's nice but I alway felt out of place so it's a revelation to finally find somewhere I feel at home in.

seriously, the nerd stuff is all well and good but I get to listen to my daughter talk manga everyday after school and that's enuff for me

Chuchoter

Never saw Red Dwarf, but anyone watch tribe when they were younger? It was about all these kids who lived in a shopping centre because all the adults had died and they were always killing each other and falling off buildings? It was dark stuff for the den. I went back and watched it all over again last summer, it was actually really good, once you get past the really bad 90s costume design...and the really bad acting...and the mary sue characters they had all over the shop. In fact maybe it wasn't very good at all, but I still liked it!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tribe_(TV_series)

What I find really funny is that the whole reason we got an off topic thread was to make new people feel more welcome, and all we've done is created a secret club for all the nerds to talk about being nerds :P

L.Jenkins

Funny story, nearly ever trans or gay person I know is nerdy. It's unreal, but in a good way And I remember the tribe. 90s acting was awful, especially anything from australia, not picking on them though. Just never liked Home and Away, it's near impossible to keep up with the story lines and the new characters every week.

L.Jenkins

Dont want to edit a post twice, but the best thing to come out of Home and Away was Isla Fisher :P

rainbow kirby

ItsThatManAgain wrote: »

Funny story, nearly ever trans or gay person I know is nerdy. It's unreal, but in a good way

Same here, almost every trans woman I know works in IT, or has done in the past. A lot of my friends are gay CS grads too, and I've just finished a CS masters. :pac:

electrobi

crayolastereo wrote: »

anyone watch tribe when they were younger?

I loved that show! I had totally forgotten the name of it. I loved their fashion...it was kinda like The 5th Element. I remember an Asian dude in black and a cool chick with lots of hair colours. Gonna have to find that I think.

As for TV I only watch X factor on television and only because it's a family thing. Anything else I watch online, I just can't be arsed with advertisements.

Kanoe

ItsThatManAgain wrote: »

Funny story, nearly ever trans or gay person I know is nerdy. It's unreal, but in a good way And I remember the tribe. 90s acting was awful, especially anything from australia, not picking on them though. Just never liked Home and Away, it's near impossible to keep up with the story lines and the new characters every week.

define nerdy. Honestly I think it's just a product of the times we're living in, most of the gay people I know are barely computer literate though there's teachers, legals, two looking for their phd's and then there's the non pro's who don't work in any specific field and hardly what I'd consider nerdy. A mate of mine does own his own software development company though but he's straight, go figure.
The manga thing is generational, it's barely a decade in this country and as I tend to spend a large quantity of my income supporting my daughters addiction it's become a pet peeve of mine. (and I've been to two conventions)
If it's star trek nerdyness you're referring to, well..I was raised on it but i'm not an altogether scifi fanatic after the fact.
Give me a sportmonger of any type though and I'll probably love you for it.

L.Jenkins

I have a dilema though. I've been in college nearly 8 years. Have a computer engineering degree and finishing a software degree. I can chose to do a Psychology conversion and masters in health psychology (3 years), a BA in Counselling and Psychotherapy or go on and do research in software where I would love to specialise in AI another 3 years.

I'm really torn between all three as I have reasons and interest for choosing them.

rainbow kirby

zxy wrote: »

Give me a sportmonger of any type though and I'll probably love you for it.

Hey, I swing that way too :pac:

L.Jenkins

zxy wrote: »

define nerdy.

Would I be right in saying that the LGBT community of highly intelligent people. Everyone I've met seems to be incredibly bright with a good head on their shoulders despite their field of expertise.

Kanoe

sweet
not really sure I'm an uber intelligent individual, probably more middle of the road but never really thought about any correlation between the two. It takes all kinds though right?

L.Jenkins

Oh it does

electrobi

zxy wrote: »

The manga thing is generational, it's barely a decade in this country and as I tend to spend a large quantity of my income supporting my daughters addiction it's become a pet peeve of mine. (and I've been to two conventions)

I'm a manga nerd. Used to Cosplay a bit...still kinda do, just not at conventions anymore.

As for other nerdy stuff, I love Red Dwarf, internet memes/humor, graphic novels etc. And though my job isn't in "geeky" IT, I'm in Youth Work so I can put my nerd knowledge to use sometimes with some of the young people. Quoting Mighty Boosh gets me some brownie points.

L.Jenkins

My only experience of Anime and Manga is drawing and what not. What I do have is an electrical manual from the 1930s and an áss look of electronics magazines with schematics for all sorts of projects. I'll be probably be one of very few women to put an art studio and electronics lab in her house just for fun.

electrobi

ItsThatManAgain wrote: »

My only experience of Anime and Manga is drawing and what not. What I do have is an electrical manual from the 1930s and an áss look of electronics magazines with schematics for all sorts of projects. I'll be probably be one of very few women to put an art studio and electronics lab in her house just for fun.

Ya, you're a nerd

L.Jenkins

Why thank you I know we'd have a good beers if one could ever be arranged.

rainbow kirby

ItsThatManAgain wrote: »

I'll be probably be one of very few women to put an art studio and electronics lab in her house just for fun.

Combine the two interests and make some really cool robots

L.Jenkins

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Combine the two interests and make some really cool robots

I like your thinking, I'll keep you

Kanoe

electrobi wrote: »

I'm a manga nerd. Used to Cosplay a bit...still kinda do, just not at conventions anymore.

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't proud of my kid and her fascinations and she always looked supercool in her cosplay gear, I love her to bits but there comes a time in every parents life when you get to rediscover your own sense of self and being able to separate from the daily routine is important for me, so I leave the manga to the kids.

As for other nerdy stuff, I love Red Dwarf, internet memes/humor, graphic novels etc. And though my job isn't in "geeky" IT, I'm in Youth Work so I can put my nerd knowledge to use sometimes with some of the young people. Quoting Mighty Boosh gets me some brownie points.

I think I might have covered all these things at some stage of my life (and worked with kids) do I get brownie points for introducing my kid to the mighty boosh? (I didn't watch it for long as I felt like I'd already taken enough drugs)

L.Jenkins

zxy wrote: »

I think I might have covered all these things at some stage of my life and do I get brownie points for introducing my kid to the mighty boosh? (I didn't watch it for long as I felt like I'd already taken enough drugs)

Haha, of course!

Kanoe

you'd need a few to get through it alright

electrobi

ItsThatManAgain wrote: »

Why thank you I know we'd have a good beers if one could ever be arranged.

I concur. Might turn up like this, (Cosplay)

L.Jenkins

If I had longer hair, I could do the same. Dye it for giggles! With a star trak outfit :P

Kanoe

black butler?

electrobi

zxy wrote: »

black butler?

Yes Or Kuro****suji, that's Sebastian Phantomhive. Does your daughter read/watch it?

^^ lol there's a "bad" word in the middle of it

Kanoe

she cosplayed as sebastian at her last convention..(and bye bye goes my internets anonymity)

L.Jenkins

I must say I find all this manga fasinating, even though I don't read or watch it. For those of you that do love it, I have a trans friend and she's mad into it. You'd love her.

electrobi

zxy wrote: »

she cosplayed as sebastian at her last convention..(and bye bye goes my internets anonymity)

I think my anonymity disappeared within my first few posts. Ah well!

It's great you have taken such an interest in your daughters hobbies that you know the names and everything. Also I meant that was Ciel* Phantomhive. Sebastian Michaelis is the Butler, which is who I last Cosplayed.

electrobi

ItsThatManAgain wrote: »

I must say I find all this manga fasinating, even though I don't read or watch it. For those of you that do love it, I have a trans friend and she's mad into it. You'd love her.

Aw sweet. For me it's just a fun and easy way to transform myself. I always enjoyed reading it when I was younger.

Kanoe

I think I know who you are

electrobi

zxy wrote: »

I think I know who you are

Oh jayzus! PM me with a hint!

L.Jenkins

Oh so ye know each other well

Kanoe

lol..not yet

L.Jenkins

Well atleast ye have some common ground

electrobi

zxy wrote: »

lol..not yet

Next con. Promise I'll stay away from your daughter

Kanoe

haha, I'm hiding the internet from her tomorrow.

Eebs

You know... we should have an off topic nerd thread and and off topic thread. Cus this is brilliant.

I picked up a cosplay book from FP the other day when I went in looking for something else (and came out with 5 other things). I REALLY want to give cosplay a try. There was some really excellent stuff. I'll try scan my favourites when I'm home.

I remember spending a month of college helping a friend build a chicken wire gourd for a Gara costume but I've never really really given cosplay a proper try.

Links234

I used to be into anime too, but not so much any more.

still have a lot of time for Spirited Away though, one of my favourites EVER!

Kanoe

if we had done the halloween thing we would have got to dress up

(I have an idea..)

going to Gaga next week but it's on a tesday and wouldnt be able to get back up to Dub before halloween weekend, but if anyone wants to venture down this way Dignity are throwing a halloween costume party on the 30th.

Rick_

I was just lurking and came across mentions of Red Dwarf, internet memes, Mighty Boosh and felt compelled to say hi. That's about all I can muster for now though, I'll think of something later to continue the conversation with!

I would also consider myself to be quite geeky. Unless more other people can recall the most useless trivia on any given subject and give explicit technical details about other things. Then I'm just average I suppose. But I've never thought of myself as average. I'd rather have "exceptional"!

electrobi

@Eebs I'd love to see what types of costumes you liked. I always seem to go for the male ones or the kick ass chicks. I can see it now, LGBT geek/cosplay meet-up ftw!

@zxy you just can't escape cosplay can you! JOIN US

@Links I have all of the Studio Ghibli titles, Spirited Away was my first, j'adores it. Howl's Moving Castle or Princess Mononoke are probably my faves.

So many nerds ITT

electrobi

Paddy C wrote: »

I was just lurking and came across mentions of Red Dwarf, internet memes, Mighty Boosh and felt compelled to say hi.

Hello, SMART nerd. I'm just a geek with too many way cool DVDs which I've watched so many times I act them out.

Chuchoter

Getting away from nerdy things and TV, you know whats really irritating? When theres one girl in your class of this really important, complicated class and she's really hot and instead of thinking about electron configuration or how lenses work you end up thinking about her for the entire thing. The class is over and its like **** where did that 40 minutes go I can actually so understand why people are against mixed schools, if my whole year of straight girls had people to look at we would get NOTHING done, ever. :P :P:D

In fact considering that involved physics and chemistry class, does that still count as nerdy?

Annasopra

ItsThatManAgain wrote: »

Would I be right in saying that the LGBT community of highly intelligent people. Everyone I've met seems to be incredibly bright with a good head on their shoulders despite their field of expertise.

no, not really - I don't believe there is any correlation between gender/sexuality and intelligence

Annasopra

Eebs wrote: »

You know... we should have an off topic nerd thread and and off topic thread. Cus this is brilliant.

yeah the nerdy/geeky is totally uninteresting to me - I'm not into scifi or comics or computer science at all

electrobi

Johnnymcg wrote: »

no, not really - I don't believe there is any correlation between gender/sexuality and intelligence

True. I think sometimes however that creativity(which in itself is a form of intelligence) manifests in people who experience hardships. Many children/teenagers develop quirks in behaviour and invest themselves in hobbies and pastimes to help themselves through difficult times. Again this is not specific to gender/sexuality but being gay is sometimes quite difficult.

Chuchoter

Johnnymcg wrote: »

no, not really - I don't believe there is any correlation between gender/sexuality and intelligence

OR, all the LGBT boards members might be super geniuses. I like that idea better:D However yeah we need a nerd thread and a not nerd thread.

electrobi

Johnnymcg wrote: »

yeah the nerdy/geeky is totally uninteresting to me - I'm not into scifi or comics or computer science at all

It's just nobody has really maintained conversation about anything else under the off-topic umbrella. You get out what you put in!

stephen_n

crayolastereo wrote: »

Wez is a sweaty, under 18s disco in Wesley Rugby Club where you turn up pissed and make out with every member of the opposite sex you can see. If you are female, you may find yourself the joys of the grinding boy sandwich, where two boys trap you between them and grind themselves on you. It is rather unpleasant.:(:P

I am barely allowed to go out with my straight friends, big gay crew is on hiatus for the next 2 years until I'm in college :P And basically everyone on here is a good 8 or 9 years older than me or so.

Ah I knew there was a good reason I didn't want my Daughter going there

Kanoe

stephen_n wrote: »

Ah I knew there was a good reason I didn't want my Daughter going there

stick her into a cosplay outfit, seemingly its the better option