Dan Mayer's Blog

I am amazed now at what makes someone a geek or nerd. I mean the definition used to be the AV guy... Now i have a friend that claims playing Halo makes you a nerd. Or playing any computer game makes you a nerd. Still others your not a geek or a nerd unless you can install, run, and maintain a linux computer. Then their are those so insane that your not a "Real Geek" unless you use VI because e-macs and anything not command line is for the week. Well I don't think i try to draw such a huge line as some do. I am a geek because i think i am a geek. I love computers and i would rather talk about technology any day over sports. Hell at least a geek can do something with their overly wasted knowledge of technology. What does a sports freak do with it, impress their friends with statistics of running yards. Anyways i think everyone spends so much time trying to label everyone something for no reason. Oh no i am a geek because i call it a blog not a journal. So be what you want and say what you will, but the only thing that matters is how you feel about yourself at the end of the day and what you accomplish in your life. My goal is to really touch and effect those around me and hopefully do something to help improve the world. If i do that through technology so be it. If i do that through music, great. Just as long as you have a passion for something, and put that passion to use. You will always be a great geek, nerd, hero, leader, amazing, or whatever kind of person you want to think of yourself as.