Some time ago, during one of many futile discussions with my colleagues, the differences between being considered a geek, a nerd or a dork had the focus of attention. After a significant amount of babbling, someone (a.k.a. yours truly…) opened Firefox, and googled the following definitions:
- “Dork is a term used to describe someone who has unusual interests and is, at times, silly and stupid. [...] The term occasionally implies stupidity, [...] and it can paradoxically imply an unadmirable (bookish, academic) intelligence“ in Wikipedia
- “The word geek is a slang term, noting individuals as a peculiar or otherwise odd person, especially one who is perceived to be overly intellectual.” in Wikipedia
- “Nerd is a term often bearing a derogatory connotation or stereotype, that refers to a person who passionately pursues intellectual activities, esoteric knowledge, or other obscure interests that are age inappropriate rather than engaging in more social or popular activities.” again, from Wikipedia
And still, the discussion continued… In fact, all the above expressions are very similar forms of describing people who have somehow different interests from the overall population.
This being said, I proudly consider myself a geek (not a dork nor a nerd… and let’s not discuss this again)!
This post is a statement of my complete addiction to TV series, specially the ones produces in north america. Currently, the focus of this addiction is mainly Lost, but that just because other series like House MD, Numbers, Criminal Minds, Dexter amongst other are on break.
The main reason to this addiction is the lack of interesting Portuguese productions. From my point of view, the national productions (known as “telenovelas”) are directed to a specific public, which include only the lonely old ladies and the brainless. [Sorry if this offends you, but it's my opinion. Sue me.]
The stupid aspect of it all is that, some Portuguese channels do show the series that interest me, but in schedules that are less than adequate! Sometimes, this series are shown well after 2 AM.
Indeed, the advent of BitTorrent is welcomed!
Last weekend included a journey into the wild forest… not exactly wild, but very beautiful! The following photos were taken in the Parque da Pena (Sintra). I also visited the interior of Palácio da Pena, but no photos were allowed inside.
The last week was very unproductive. None of the four or five posts evolved from mere drafts, and nothing that was scheduled was really finished.
Well!… Not everything thing was bad. Me and my girls went to the municipal swimming pool for a couple of hours, twice. The last time I’ve been in the water had been more than a year ago.
The first day, after a couple of laps (assuming it like a man, no more that 200 meters) the body started to feel a little back acke, which got even worse after a couple of dives from the starting blocks. All this effort, lead to a magnificent good nights sleep. The following day, we done it all over again.
It has been lots of fun. Hope to continue doing a few laps a week from now on.
