Are you a better person?

[yavanna II]

Originally Posted by Lalwendë

But who are these "older geeks" you speak of, yavanna II? I am intrigued by the idea of them. Are they wizened spectacle-wearing folk clutching circuit boards instead of the mythic swords they desire? Do they cling to their original Star Wars toys as though they were ancient relics? Or hark back to the early days of the Space Invader machine with a misty fondness about their eyes? Am I an "older geek" too? Halfway to the great fan convention in the sky...

Maybe... depends on the difference on our ages... I'm 15... but it doesn't mean you're an "older geek" just because you treasure your dad's Star Wars relic... I'd classify that as just "geek".

Actually the "o.g."s I was referring to were my mentors... my forty-something Chem teacher is one... he used to ramble on about how cute Legolas was in the movie and how he loved rereading the Sil... another is my great DAD... who bought me all the books I have desired [and some I really didn't ask for...]

They were the ones who told me JRRT was a Catholic... and they were the ones who gave me a really tough scolding after learning I bought a Da Vinci Code , rambling on about how a nice Catholic girl who practically grew up in a Cath. school ended up reading that.......