Comments on: Last Temptation of the Geek http://thefaust.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/last-temptation-of-the-geek/ Books, movies, and comics...y'know: life Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:23:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Kym http://thefaust.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/last-temptation-of-the-geek/#comment-571 Kym Mon, 05 May 2008 03:06:25 +0000 http://thefaust.wordpress.com/?p=379#comment-571 One of the best things about the blogsphere for me has been the releasing of my inner nerd. I was bookworm from 3rd grade on and that made other kids disgusted so I hid that part of me. On the internet, it's great to be a geek. One of the best things about the blogsphere for me has been the releasing of my inner nerd. I was bookworm from 3rd grade on and that made other kids disgusted so I hid that part of me.

On the internet, it’s great to be a geek.

]]> By: Chris http://thefaust.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/last-temptation-of-the-geek/#comment-570 Chris Mon, 05 May 2008 01:13:51 +0000 http://thefaust.wordpress.com/?p=379#comment-570 This is all true... This is all true…

]]> By: Dan http://thefaust.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/last-temptation-of-the-geek/#comment-569 Dan Mon, 05 May 2008 01:11:49 +0000 http://thefaust.wordpress.com/?p=379#comment-569 If there's anything better than being a nerd, I don't know what it is. If there’s anything better than being a nerd, I don’t know what it is.

]]> By: Kym http://thefaust.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/last-temptation-of-the-geek/#comment-568 Kym Mon, 05 May 2008 01:06:46 +0000 http://thefaust.wordpress.com/?p=379#comment-568 When my mom used to punish me, she would forbid me to read. Sometimes she would find me cheating and reading the back of the Cheerio box. I predict a long and lovely life as a nerd for your daughter. When my mom used to punish me, she would forbid me to read. Sometimes she would find me cheating and reading the back of the Cheerio box.

I predict a long and lovely life as a nerd for your daughter.

]]> By: Chris http://thefaust.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/last-temptation-of-the-geek/#comment-567 Chris Sun, 04 May 2008 23:06:16 +0000 http://thefaust.wordpress.com/?p=379#comment-567 I too was a late-bloomer for reading, but Tolkien was definitely the turning point. My daughter is a bit like you were, Max...she started early and reads constantly. Today, I had to tell her to stop reading and go outside and play (weird parenting moment). I too was a late-bloomer for reading, but Tolkien was definitely the turning point. My daughter is a bit like you were, Max…she started early and reads constantly. Today, I had to tell her to stop reading and go outside and play (weird parenting moment).

]]> By: Dan http://thefaust.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/last-temptation-of-the-geek/#comment-566 Dan Sun, 04 May 2008 18:45:18 +0000 http://thefaust.wordpress.com/?p=379#comment-566 A woman of never-ending talent. A woman of never-ending talent.

]]> By: max http://thefaust.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/last-temptation-of-the-geek/#comment-565 max Sun, 04 May 2008 18:43:04 +0000 http://thefaust.wordpress.com/?p=379#comment-565 Technically, I learned to read following along while my mother read the Tolkien trilogy out loud. She had just had enough of Go Dog Go I think. That did not make me popular with teachers who did not approve of a child who showed for kindergarten writing a's the way they appeared in print. But it sure sped up the reading process. Technically, I learned to read following along while my mother read the Tolkien trilogy out loud. She had just had enough of Go Dog Go I think. That did not make me popular with teachers who did not approve of a child who showed for kindergarten writing a’s the way they appeared in print. But it sure sped up the reading process.

]]> By: Kym http://thefaust.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/last-temptation-of-the-geek/#comment-564 Kym Sun, 04 May 2008 04:27:34 +0000 http://thefaust.wordpress.com/?p=379#comment-564 I was just trying to one up Max, Dan. It's my way of flirting. Actually, I didn't learn to read until I was in 2nd grade. By the time I was in 4th grade I was a great reader though. I was just trying to one up Max, Dan. It’s my way of flirting.

Actually, I didn’t learn to read until I was in 2nd grade. By the time I was in 4th grade I was a great reader though.

]]> By: Dan http://thefaust.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/last-temptation-of-the-geek/#comment-563 Dan Sun, 04 May 2008 02:46:15 +0000 http://thefaust.wordpress.com/?p=379#comment-563 Eww, Kym. I was a horrible reader as a kid...hated doing it. I'm pretty sure the first real novel I read was The Hound of the Baskervilles, though. I didn't read LOTR until I was in college. Eww, Kym.

I was a horrible reader as a kid…hated doing it. I’m pretty sure the first real novel I read was The Hound of the Baskervilles, though.

I didn’t read LOTR until I was in college.

]]> By: Kym http://thefaust.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/last-temptation-of-the-geek/#comment-562 Kym Sun, 04 May 2008 02:30:16 +0000 http://thefaust.wordpress.com/?p=379#comment-562 I would have read it in my mother's womb but it was a bit damp in there. I would have read it in my mother’s womb but it was a bit damp in there.

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