Zeewolf: It's my job to pay attention to these things, I'm really not that nerdy if you get to know me. :)
Nerdy/Geekdom is something to be proud of. Look at it like this: We probably have the most fun at our jobs, we have the coolest toys, we're generally great with kids because we can connect with our inner child, we're the most internet savvy people in a world driven by online social networks, we're the best people to be with during an apocalypse, we have the hottest women, Star Wars, we read the coolest stuff, every graphic novel in our collection is something to be proud of, we entertain the masses with our video games, we're socially maladjusted but still impress people with our intelligence, we don't conform to what the wider world expects of us and finally, we're probably the only people left who actually do some freaking research before we say something.