A woman I know recently harassed me about why her ex-boyfriend didn’t cry. She went on and on about it, theorizing that he was so masculine he just couldn’t do it. In light of this,…
Continue reading →As geeks, we tend to make friends with people that share our interests. I make friends and bond with them over fighting games, Magic:TheGathering and comic books. Usually, I end up getting very close to…
Continue reading →When I was just a little geek, I worried about what people thought of me. I used to think everyone was judging my looks, friends, girlfriends, clothes, and pretty much every other aspect of my…
Continue reading →Saturday night, I was out at a club with some friends. While I was there, I got a text from my sister. “Are you home boss? Can I pass by and borrow your Wii? :D”…
Continue reading →When I was child, I used to get sick. A lot. My mom used to tell me it was because of my asthma. I remember catching colds and flus all the time. At least once…
Continue reading →I’ll keep this short. I recently had a conversation with someone who sincerely believes that videogames are the source of all evil. I obviously disagree. Being that this is geek month, I have decided to…
Continue reading →I have great news for all my readers. At this point in time, I am single. More than that, I am extremely happy with my singleness. I do, however, have many friends that are not…
Continue reading →When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things.…
Continue reading →When I was 15, I weighed a whopping 125lbs. That wouldn’t be a problem if I was 5’4”, but unfortunately, I was already fully grown up, and stood at a massive 5’8” tall. As you can imagine, that’s pretty skinny. My family was always telling me “you need to eat more”, “you’re so thin!”, and my personal favorite “what, nobody feeds you?”. Not exactly encouraging stuff.
You see, in Arabic culture, we love to eat. A skinny person isn’t seen as being in shape or having a fast metabolism, but rather as someone who doesn’t eat enough. Thus I was constantly told to eat, and was regularly offered food by pretty much everyone around me. Ironically enough, this had the opposite effect on me: I never felt hungry. I was always too busy playing games, watching TV, or reading comics to waste time eating. In fact, whenever I DID actually eat, it was in front of a movie or TV show, and occasionally, with a sci-fi novel in hand.
Continue reading →Ever notice how cool people never wait in line at clubs? So do I. It used to gall me a little at first. I mean, if a really hot girl got let into a club,…
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