On Finding My Nerd Niche

I have been noticing lately how my relatively recent addiction to "Doctor Who" has bumped me up to a new level of nerdy. And I'm surprisingly pleased about it!

I've been a nerd all of my life, but since high school, I've always felt a little like a fraud around those nerdy friends closest to me. Why? Because I wasn't a part of the Star Wars vs. Star Trek rivalry. And everyone around me was. I've never been into Star Trek and *brace yourselves* I'm only lukewarm about Star Wars. I was a poser in the world of Sci-fi nerd-dom.

I will admit, I managed to acquire a bit of cred by getting into Firefly, but I never felt it was quite enough.

But not anymore!!

Although it's more of a phenomenon on the other side of the Atlantic, "Doctor Who" has allowed me to be a fully-fledged sci-fi nerd in my own right! Yay me!

As someone who tends to shun the culturally mainstream (and no, I'm NOT a hipster), being a part of the DW fanbase gives me a sense of belonging that I never felt before.

I hate to admit it, but it really feels great. I've found my nerd niche and I plan on settling down for awhile. :)

Now that I got that off my back, I have a nerdy story that will probably give my sisters a chuckle at my expense:

While watching "Big Bang Theory" last night, I predicted one of Sheldon's lines. Not because he's a predictable character, but because I had the exact same reaction to Raj's statement about the replica Ring of Power.

Raj: "It even has the Elvish inscription!"

Leah's brain: "Pffft it isn't Elvish. It's the language of Mordor written in Elvish script... Geez." Followed by a recitation in my head of the "One Ring to rule them all" along with the BBT cast.

Yep. Even I was surprised by my level of nerddom on that one. Ha ha ha!