t a recent convention, child actor and well-credentialed nerd ambassador Will Wheaton sat on a panel attended by conventioneers. During the question-and-answer period one convention-goer (with a video camera) told Mr. Wheaton about her recently born daughter and asked him to describe for her daughter what was awesome about being a nerd.
The answer Mr. Wheaton gave was profound. In my opinion it was dead-on and touched the very zeitgeist of the feeling I try to get across in this blog. No matter what it is you love: Dr. Who, classical composers, Star Wars, architecture, animation, parenting… it’s all about loving those things as much as you can, and finding other people who love those same things as much as you do.
The convention-goer put the video up on YouTube and it is currently making the viral-rounds in nerd-circles (which I thoroughly travel). Of course you can just watch the…
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Escaping Elegance 
I love it! My kids and their friends think it’s cool to be a nerd – and it’s not just their group; even Disney TV shows celebrate nerds now. I’m so happy about the new thinking as I spent a lot of my time as a kid dumbing myself down to avoid being called a nerd!
I know! There is so much bullying going on, at least it’s safe to be smart these days. 🙂
Love this!
You love it because you’re a nerd too! Nerds of Halifax unite!
Nerd/Dork/Geek.
I remember when those words used to hurt… Now I embrace them with pride! It’s a great time to be a nerd.
Totally. Isn’t it awesome?