Have you ever been to a party where everyone is speaking your native tongue, but it sounds like a different language? Yeah, that was me at a friend's birthday a couple months back as I tried to understand strange species and codes like pon farr. Apparently there's lots of cons (Comicon, Wondercon, Minecon, Penguicon) and they're good things (not people trying to screw you out of money). And apparently cosplay isn't necessarily a kinky thing, it's a constant Halloween for grownup nerds. So my friends may have had legitimate reasons to take away my nerd card.
While I have always identified with nerdy types, apparently I am not one of them. I lack the same cultural references and jargon. But fear not! Being my type A research-y self, I've come up with a plan.
Confession: I've never seen Star Trek--any of it--television or movies. And considering this is where most of the references I've missed are from, I've decided to go for it, all of it. At the end of my journey I may even bravely go to some kind of con (the good kind). "To infinity, and beyond!!!"
(Oops, that was Buzz Lightyear...spacyish, but not Star Trek. I'll get the right references soon)
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