Your Questions Answered, The Geek Edition

I'm answering some of your questions today, catching up on all the business I failed to take care of back when it was due. This is my life. I have gifts to send for birthdays that occurred in May. You know, sometimes it is hard to get to the post office. What can I say? 

Here are some questions I received that suggest that y'all think I am a total geek. 

RA asked: 

What's a supergeeky thing you've done or loved or said? 

I love all things geeky--Pi day, Weird Al's White & Nerdy, Tom 7, FIRST Robotics. I have made purchases at Thinkgeek. I am pretty seriously in love with my MacBook. But, it's not like I've read the manual to my calculator or anything. 

Oh! Here's something super-geeky. A few nights ago Will and I were lying in bed and he was quizzing me on prime numbers. So, he would say "839" and I would say "Prime!" and he would say "1432" and I would say "Not Prime!" and so on. Okay, so that's pretty geeky.

And, Lani aksed: 

Do you think you know enough about robot assembly, that you could build one of your own? 

Oh, no. Robot building requires crap like math and computer programming and cutting metal and some stuff with electricity. I totally get a good engineering joke, but I can't actually engineer anything. I could probably put together a LEGO robot or a VEX robot, but neither of those robots could, like, wash my windows or vacuum my rug, so it would probably not be worth it. 


If so, what type of robot would you build? 

A personal assistant, all the way. One that could go to the post office and mail some packages for me.

Comments

[Trace]

My sorority grandlittle was born on Pi Day AND understood the awesomeness of that. This is why I love her.

[nicole]

I love Think Geek! It's great for unique gifts. xoxo

[Lissa]

It's so funny but everyone I talk to hates going to the post office. I don't know what it is about mailing stuff but it is just so tedious. Although I do love receiving stuff in my mailbox!

[RA]

I would be so awful at the Prime/Not Prime game, but I'm sure JG would like to quiz me. I will stick to Finding Incorrect Usages of Apostrophes, instead. Fun!

Can I convince you of the merits of Mole Day? That is my official day of geeking out.

[Lani]

I recently bought one of the robots that creeps around the house and vaccums. I think it's the best $150 dollars I've ever spent. Seriously. I admit, it's difficult to get used to...it really is creepy...but wow...my carpets are, like, spotless.