As if she didn't know how big a nerd I am already...

[ryan123450]

My wife wanted to find me a birthday present, and somehow got the idea to look for some of the books on my Trek reading list on eBay. So as if she didn't already think I was a gigantic nerd, she had me explain to her my list of Trek books, which ones I had read, which ones I hadn't, what the footnotes meant and several other details. She was amazed at how detailed and coordinated I had my list laid out, and how many Trek books I had read and wanted to read. It was kind of embarassing to show her my deep my nerdy streak runs.

Anyone else have similar moments with their significant others?

 

[historypeats]

Naw, my nerdy streak's always been on display; it's how I landed in my relationship to begin with! (It's hard to hide, so I figured, why bother?)

As a result, I enjoy the presence of two towering IKEA bookshelves filled to the brim with Trek books in the bedroom. If a book's not on the shelf, the SO surprises me with a copy every so often. She'll even remember I already have a book when I'm in danger of buying another copy in a used-book store. I'm lucky.

 

[donners22]

I'm glad I'm not the only one to leave wishlists around for loved ones to find when it's birthday/Christmas time...

 

[Nardpuncher]

Here's a couple of funny moments that happened while I had a Trek book in my hand:

About 10 years ago I was reading Valhalla, a DS9 book on the bus when I saw a guy steal another guy's pair of gloves from the guy's pocket, so I stood up as the bad guy was about to get off and said " Why don't you try putting those back?" I think the guy threw them down or something and got off. As I walked back to my seat he gave me the finger from outside the bus, but I just smiled, then sat back down to my book.
Last year I had Summon the Thunder with me when a guy rode his scooter down the sidewalk too close and hit my arm with his mirror, so I backhanded him with it. He went on a few more feet then turned around and told me in Chinese (I'm in Taiwan) to go back to America. I stormed back and yelled at him in Chinese that I'm not from America and he should get back on the street.

There's no real point to my two stories other than it felt great as a 'geek' to be doing things like that with a Star Trek novel in my hand.

 

[Baerbel Haddrell]

My husband and me, we are both nerdy, therefore there is no problem here.

I might roll my eyes when my husband buys another old computer or one of these Mangas I can`t stand but if it makes him happy, I am happy too.

He also accepts my passion. He rolles his eyes a bit when he learned that I spent
£ 25 for a New Frontier comic but was happy that I managed to get it.

If some stranger makes stupid remarks about my hobby or his, let him. Usually it is just ignorance. That guy would just not know what he is missing.

 

[Steve Roby]

My husband and me, we are both nerdy, therefore there is no problem here.

There's a lot to be said for marrying someone who shares and understands your interests. Laura wasn't just humouring me by tagging along when we went to the Star Trek Experience (note userpic at left); she was a Star Trek fan long before we met.

 

[Idoliside]

My wife frequently mocks me for my "geeky" ways. So in retaliation i flaunt it as much as possible. Half her bookshelf is now full of star trek books and the living room is mostly converted into a paint workshop for my warhammer bits.

 

[aaon80]

I tried to keep my extreme nerdiness hidden from my fiancee (now wife) for quite a while, but I simply couldn't. She was able to sniff out the geek in me from day one. She has been surprisingly supportive and accepting though, even as my Star Trek novel collection grows ever larger, occupying more and more of the limited bookshelf space in our apartment (half "literature" like Dickens and Bronte, which she regularly reads, and half Star Trek and Doctor Who novels, clearly for me). She even watches "Enterprise" with me (didn't see it all the first time around, so I'm going through it an episode at a time. Yay Netflix!), though I can't say she's loving it or anything. Our DVD shelves under the TV are divided into her side and mine, with hers holding her Disney movies and romantic comedies (and Lord of the Rings, her one descent into geekdom), and my side holding 25 or so "Doctor Who" DVDs, Star Trek seasons and movies, and a few MST3K episodes. She does roll her eyes from time to time, but as she says every time I come home with a couple new Star Trek novels and DVDs, at least I don't do drugs! For my birthday this year she bought me the entire DS9 relaunch set, doing the research on her own to find the novels in the series. I couldn't ask for a better woman!

 

[JAG]

My wife is not a huge Trek fan but she knows how much I enjoy it. She will not attempt to buy me a Trek book because she knows I order them all. She does get me my Christmas ornaments each year.

 

[JD]

Wow, I hope I'm lucky enough to find a girlfriend who can deal with my nerdiness. I've actually found that most of my classmates and friends have actually been pretty accepting of me, although there are always a few idiots (like my brother-in-law) who always have to make sarcastic comments.

 

[KRAD]

There's a reason why TerriO and I make such a good couple. Nerdliness is a huge chunk of that.

 

[Amy Sisson]

I count myself lucky too, because I have many friends who have to go to conventions without their partners/spouses (or worse yet, are not "allowed" to go to conventions), but I get to share the experience with mine. Yet I also like that we don't have complete overlap; he's a scientist by profession rather than a writer. I like to say that he's the science, I'm the fiction, and together we're science fiction.

 

[aaon80]

I count myself lucky too, because I have many friends who have to go to conventions without their partners/spouses (or worse yet, are not "allowed" to go to conventions), but I get to share the experience with mine. Yet I also like that we don't have complete overlap; he's a scientist by profession rather than a writer. I like to say that he's the science, I'm the fiction, and together we're science fiction.

My wife has offered (somewhat reuctantly) to go to a convention with me, but sadly there haven't been any around me for a while. The best option is Chicago Tardis in November, but they hold it on Thanksgiving weekend, so there is little chance of being able to go.

 

[Amy Sisson]

^If you're in Chicago, I think they hold Windycon every year. Probably less media (Trek, etc.) and more literary, but quite likely still general in the sense of a little something for everyone.

It's terrific she's willing to give it a try! I got my sister to come to Shore Leave -- her very first sci-fi convention -- and she had a great time because of all the fun people.

 

[Amy Sisson]

^Oh dear, it looks like Windycon's theme this year is military SF. Might not be the best one to start with! (I love military SF myself, but.....)

 

[Lorraine Anderson]

^Oh dear, it looks like Windycon's theme this year is military SF. Might not be the best one to start with! (I love military SF myself, but.....)

Funny, I said that, until a friend pointed out that Stargate was military SF. Technically, I suppose, Star Trek is military SF.

Still, I'm not sure I'm going...

 

[Amy Sisson]

^I think Windycon is probably not very media-oriented, though, so I highly doubt Trek or Stargate will be touched upon at all. (Anyone who knows otherwise, please correct me!)

I think it will be more David Drake/Hammer's Slammers-type stuff -- book military SF, and hard-hitting at that. Actually, I would imagine they will cover lots of other SF, but from their website it seems like they are pushing the military SF theme, which surprsied me.

 

[Christopher]

Darn... Chicago's reasonably close to me, but I'm very much not a fan of military SF. (I don't really think of Stargate as being strictly military SF, since it's got a strong science/exploratory component as well, and a fair number of civilian voices in the regular and supporting casts to offer a contrasting perspective to the military one.)

 

[Therin of Andor]

Here's a couple of funny moments that happened while I had a Trek book in my hand.

I was once reading the then-latest release, "New Frontier: Excalibur: Requiem", which features Calhoun's flag-draped photon torpedo tube coffin, and a guy raced up to me on the train and asked, "Omigod, who died?"

He wasn't a ST novel reader, but a big fan of aired ST, and shared his interest with none of his friends. He'd never heard of "New Frontier", but he was fascinated.

 

[Nardpuncher]

Here's a couple of funny moments that happened while I had a Trek book in my hand.

I was once reading the then-latest release, "New Frontier: Excalibur: Requiem", which features Calhoun's flag-draped photon torpedo tube coffin, and a guy raced up to me on the train and asked, "Omigod, who died?"

He wasn't a ST novel reader, but a big fan of aired ST, and shared his interest with none of his friends. He'd never heard of "New Frontier", but he was fascinated.

Oh.. I just rememered there was one time me and another passenger on the train were reading the same Trek book. I don't remember the title, but it was about 3 years ago. Weird!