Sci-fi Dorkdom and other random crap...
I consider myself a Glamadork and an in the closet punk chick. By day i'm this mild mannered conservative finance worker. I live in this small town in Texas that is the bastion of yuppy elitisim. I hate it. yet, on the weekends I am totally different. I wear skull t-shirts and lots of black. I like plaid skirts with black leggings and chain belts. To me, I've always liked that look and just in the past year I have had the courage to rock it.
Compared to the regular sci-fi fan I guess I stick out a bit. I noticed this at my recent trip to my local sci-fi convention. Most people think wrestling and sci-fi fans are fat, dorky looking, and weird. People get shocked when I can aptly converse in all things geek. They say, "but you look so normal". I dont know whether to be insulted or take it as a compliment. Someone called me a glamadork. Glamourous on the outside, but dorky on the inside. I thought that was cute, but i'm as ackward as they come. I'm painfully shy, I read a lot, I collect action figures, i know waaay too much about comic book characters. I havent always looked like the way I do. When I was in my teens I had serious growing pains. I was 300lbs and never felt like I fit in even though I had friends and stuff. So in my senior year I decided to loose the weight. I did. For the past 3 years my weight has crept up on me, so in December I decided to get on a diet and work out 4 days a week. I have lost about 50 pounds or so and falling, but I still struggle with self esteem issues.
I'm so excited about the new Star Trek movie. I cannot wait!! All of my peeps are wanting to see this movie too and they don't even like Trek. Hopefully this movie can hook non-trek fans.
I've been hearing about the new Star Wars live action tv show for about a year now. I hope they hurry up!



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