Did I ever mention that I'm a total nerd? Well, I am. Big-time. Like, there-are-maybe-five-episodes-of-Star-Trek:Next-Generation-I-haven't-seen kind of nerdy. I don't own memorabilia or shirts or go to conventions or anything, but I have watched a LOT of Star Trek.
Penny Karma's recent post inspired me to share with you the day I outed myself to anboyfriend.
I had just gotten to his place and he and his roommate were watched ST:NG (see, 21 yo boys don't need to pretend that they don't like ST:NG; they can be all open about it). And then-BF says to the roommate "That's The Traveller, right?" referring to an alien creature on the screen. Before I could think, I said "No, The Traveller is more human looking and greyer." Jaws hit the floor, and I was mortified at what I had just done.
Slowly, the boyfriend and roommate turned away from the screen to look at me as I stared shame-faced into my lap.
"You watch Star Trek??" they exclaimed.
Penny Karma's recent post inspired me to share with you the day I outed myself to anboyfriend.
I had just gotten to his place and he and his roommate were watched ST:NG (see, 21 yo boys don't need to pretend that they don't like ST:NG; they can be all open about it). And then-BF says to the roommate "That's The Traveller, right?" referring to an alien creature on the screen. Before I could think, I said "No, The Traveller is more human looking and greyer." Jaws hit the floor, and I was mortified at what I had just done.
Slowly, the boyfriend and roommate turned away from the screen to look at me as I stared shame-faced into my lap.
"You watch Star Trek??" they exclaimed.
What?! Dude, my college guy and I used to go back to my apartment in the middle of the afternoon specifically to watch TNG.
ReplyDeleteI would never think to be ashamed of it. Hold your head high!
(Having said that, I hate all Star Treks that are not TNG.)
I think they were more shocked than horrified. And it helped that I was then able to explain to them everything they weren't understanding about that episode, what with having seen it multiple times previously. :)
ReplyDeleteDH has embraced my TNG geekdom, though he mocks it a little. I, in turn, mock his love affair with The Equalizer. He has a serious man-crush on Edward Woodward.
Hey, there's nothing wrong with watching Star Trek! My boyfriend (now DH) got me into them when we started dating. I don't have his near perfect episode ID skills (he can tell you what episode is on after just 5 seconds), but I think at this point I have watched every episode of every series.
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