There are many different varieties of Geek. Anyone who thinks all geeks are created equal is sorely mistaken! Find out who your homies really are with this soul-revealing quiz!
1. My preferred mode of dress: stylish, I can afford some expensive stuff now. long, flowing dresses or lots of velvet, leather, or vinyl. jeans and t-shirt with snappy slogan "no I will not fix your computer", "will code for food" or a computer company logo. Nothing terribly unusual, but I add my own personal touch. whatever mom/spouse/significant other gives me for my birthday. Salvation Army chic. always the latest trendy style!
2. My dream computer (at the moment) slick new MacBook Air with an iPhone, or a nice, slim, stylin' Gateway Laptop. that one like my friend has. I'll build an awesomely fast desktop and mod-out the case. the latest model, but with space vistas airbrushed onto it. I'm running a perfectly adequate web server on my 386. a cool burnt-orange Amiga. oh god, I can barely handle my pocket calculator; just give me one that's super user-friendly.
3. main qualifications? Been programming since I was 5. Need I say more? degree in computer science or engineering which is largely redundant since I started programming in the womb. business degree of some sort. I'm really hip to the latest styles and fashions. still a geeky student/high school/college degree in something other than science. degree in arts or humanities; I code because I can. degree in arts or humanities; I code because it pays better.
4. I use my computer mostly for: work/fun/programming. All the same. e-mail, chatting, web surfing. art projects. everything; sustaining life. writing novels, fanfiction. updating my web site with pictures of me and my friends & family. playing with gadgets (digital camera, MP3 player etc.) or keeping up with my investments.
5. I can't live without my: tv. Timex Sinclair found at the local Goodwill and other random parts to tinker with. brain. I have all the formulas I need right in my head! computer. workout time. iPod, palm pilot. large book/video tape/DVD collection.
6. Life's motto: My hovercraft is full of eels. All the world's a stage. Pride Is A Personal Commitment. It Is An Attitude That Separates Excellence From Mediocrity. All your base are belong to us. ; ) I am the operator with my pocket calculator. Life is like a box of chocolates.
7. On a typical Friday night, you: go out drinking and dancing. catch up on some programming! go to a LAN party, or hang out with D&D buddies. see a movie. I know the pizza delivery number by heart or have it on speed dial. eat out at a nice restaurant, maybe catch a show or concert. stay in and watch TV.
8. my first/next child will be named after: Steve Jobs or Michael Dell. Linus Torvalds. Beck or Moby. Albert Einstein. Stevie Nicks or Neil Gaiman. Marissa or Seth from "The O.C." Michael Jordan.
9. In high school, I was/am: the brain. a major force in my school's D&D scene. weird and quiet. a cheerleader/football player. not terribly popular, but not unliked, either. definitely college-bound. in my own clique of fellow geeks.
10. Favorite TV show: The Iron Chef. Buffy or Xena. Star Trek! The Simpsons. I occasionally watch the News, the Discovery channel, or PBS. American Idol. Saturday Night Live.
11.If you had free time, you would most like to: stargaze, read science journals. LARPs, D&D, SCA, write fan fiction. go to a convention, LAN party, or tinker with my computer. party, go yachting, play squash. catch up with friends or family, watch some tv . gather egg cartons and tin foil and make a stage spaceship set for that cable-access sci-fi show you've been writing. ski, snowboard, rollerblade.