Why a Geek will steal your girlfriend in 2008 (and 1st writing club story)

But first:

I had a little fun at lunch today; I had one of those movie coupons where if you buy a foot-long subway value meal you get another for a $1.50. Anyway I was in line and there was a lady behind me; dark haired about 25-30 years old, thinner wearing a nice black overcoat, but not too nice. Anyway I noticed she ordered a footlong wheat with ham subway and I had a coupon. When I got to the checkout I told the checkout lady to put hers on my tab... I didn't whisper or anything just talked normally fairly low so she didn't know; and I handed my coupon over so the real total cost was only a couple of dollars.

The checkout lady then said... does she know you are paying for her? And I said no. Then she smiled and rang it up.

Then I left quickly so she would not be able to thank me but I did hear just barely from behind me the checkout lady telling the woman behind me as she attempted to pay for her Subway herself that subway wouldn't take her money because the gentleman ahead of you who just left paid for you.

Sometimes doing stuff like that is just... fun I guess :).

I wore my darkish red shirt with the purple tie with black and purple circles. I retied the tie with a different knot which I think works a little better. It's the special "Myron" knot. I've never seen anyone do this kind of knot ever but it just "works". It makes a beautiful even knot which looks really good. Maybe I should publish the knot? Okay enough about the knot.

Okay now for the topic.

I saw this article show up in my RSS reeder and it was just the thing to cheer me up!

http://digg.com/comedy/Why_a_Geek_Will_Steal_Your_Girlfriend_in_2008

After watching the video it gave me hope. Here are some highlights from the video (watch it... it is kind of fun!):

Here are the reasons you(being the non-geek) will be crying in your beer.

#1. Chicks dig money
Alright! that is a plus for me!

#2. Geeks pay attention
Yep, that's right!
"geeks appreciate women because they go a long time before they get one"
Yep... that is certainly me!

#3. Gadgets
"But geeks are pimped out with stuff that is actually useful"
Yep, and you'll get one too! The latest fancy gadget ware :)

Anyway it continues on from there... it was a nice comedy which was very uplifting..

Anyway, got back from writing club and here is the first story.

Amanda wrote a story on the same topic at:
http://write-creatively.blogspot.com/2008/02/use-these-words-sylph-rabble-fizzy.html
Annie wrote a story on the same topic at:
http://anniesmiscellany.blogspot.com/2008/02/writing-club-3.html

Writing Club (write a story with the following words)
sylph
rabble
fizzy
styptic
freckled

Jane looked at herself in the mirror. She squinted noticing that the freckles across her face were encroaching further.

It bothered her because the more she tried to get a tan, the more freckled she became.

She squinted deeply and her vision faded... there now the freckles have disappeared. She opened up here eyes again and they were back.

She looked at herself up and down, she was a sylph of a girl looking like the smallest breeze would push her off her feet but still she felt that she could lose a few pounds.

She took out her knife and began cutting.. not a lot she just needed a little weight lost in a few critical places.

It hurt.

But as her Mom always told her... no pain no gain.

She took the styptic pencils and staunched some of the bleeding. For just a moment; but only a moment she thought about letting the blood flow... she might lose a little weight that way and be just a little more thin and wonderful.

She was feeling a little faint now so she grabbed a fizzy kombucha and drank it up.

She slowly painted her face to remove her freckles because tomorrow she would face the rabble of the world as the #1 pop singer that all of the kids and people of the world would try to emulate her.

But she always had to keep one step ahead of them. Because if they ever caught up to her.. that would be the end. But if she tried harder than anyone else...