Why I'm Not a Nerd

Nerd noun - Slang
1. an intelligent but single-minded person obsessed with a nonsocial hobby or pursuit: a computer nerd.
2. an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious [syn: swot]
3. an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession

For one to be explicitly categorized as a nerd, I would assume that and analysis of the party in question would have to meet most - if not all - of the standards used in defining one as such. So here is my analysis of myself by the aforementioned criteria:

Intelligent - well yes, I am probably the smartest person that I know or that you know, with a few exceptions (Akash, BLee, a few others ;). Of course, I regularly make statements and then immediately contradict myself within the same sentence, so I feel I am disqualified on that regard - yet still a genius!

Non-social hobby - You mean like writing on a blog? No way. I like climbing rocks.

Boringly studious - I slept through about 60 percent on my college classes, and graduated from the University of Georgia. I think we can put this one to rest.

So in conclusion, while I might work in IT and know how to open those little black windows on the computer, use Firefox as my browser instead of Internet Explorer, and have a friend named Akash...I feel that it would be an act of disregard for those who meet the criteria of nerdness to include myself among their ranks. I'm sure no nerds will take exception to this, as they are all too busy playing World of Warcraft to even care.