ego blow

[gsh]

So I was chatting with a dear friend yesterday, and at one point she looked at the docksiders I was wearing as is my habit, and she told me I just *had* to get some new Birkenstocks, since the shoes I was wearing made me look like a total geek. I had been saying I needed a pair of Birks anyway, but later that night as I was watching tv with Pam, I remarked "xxx said these shoes make me look like a over the hill geek", and Pam replied "dear, you *ARE* a geek".

Ouch. I guess I should learn not to lead with my chin.

Comments

[free-of-whip.livejournal.com]

Waving at my fellow over-the-hill geek. Hey, I like over-the-hill geeks. ;-)

[make-your-move.livejournal.com]

one, you are not over the hill ....
two, your occasional geekiness makes you more than quite endearing ...

three, http://www.birkenstock.com ~or~ http://www.teva.com (as a start)

by the way, it wasn't the shoes ... it was the black socks ;)

[reedrover]

Yes, the socks made the statement.

But! I like geeks. And the hills just make the terrain more interesting.

It's definitely better to lead with your hands and shoulders. ::grin::

[gsh]

I thought white sock were even worse.

[papertigers.livejournal.com]

there's a whole spectrum of colors between black and white...

[rdhdsnippet.livejournal.com]

Not for geeks. Binary, baybeee...

[rdhdsnippet.livejournal.com]

At least she didn't confirm the over the hill part! :o)

[whitebird.livejournal.com]

All my socks are grey. (Purchased that way, not faded or something icky like that.)

[fireandearth]

You talk like there's something wrong with being a geek. There are lots of people out there who like geeks, you know.

[gsh]

*bows* Why thank you. And there are those of us who like librarians. :)