The Sexy Nerd Hunt is on! With loads of nerdy goodness, how can you possibly plan to skip it? Naturally, I was all over Vigilante Fashionista's offering - the Geeks & Nerds Dress. The back is totally adorable, and the little hood says geeks and nerds!
Naturally, I was into the idea of the sexy nerd hunt. The offerings are kind of nerdy and kind of geeky, and they're all pretty neat. You might be wondering what the difference between a nerd and a geek is, because some people use them interchangeably. While it's true that a nerd can be a geek and vice-versa, nerdery and geekdom are different beasts.
Nerds are marked by intelligence. Geeks are marked by interest. Nerds understand the way things work, and if they don't understand something they're interested in, they frequently make an effort to learn it. Geeks are viewed as being interested in things that most people aren't into, and geeks often know a lot about their interests. Let's try using those definitions with computers. Computer nerds might know everything about how their computers work from the ground up. Computer geeks probably love computers, use them a lot, and maybe even know obscure trivia about computers, but a computer geek (who isn't also a computer nerd) might not know a lot about how and why computers work, and might not be compelled to find out.
We typically associate geeks with fantasy, science fiction, and video games. Nerds are more often related to computers, science, and math. Really, though, you can be a geek about anything, and a nerd about anything. For example, I'm a huge sociology nerd. I'm also a textbook example of a geek. There's definitely been a significant cultural shift in the past decade - instead of geeks and nerds being a few solitary losers in high school, the internet has made geekdom way more accessible, and it's responsible for bringing geek communities together despite great distances between their members. Being a geek or a nerd isn't as lonely in 2013 as it was in 1983!
Join the ranks of geeks and nerds completing the Sexy Nerd Hunt and be sure to stop by Vigilante Fashionista for this adorkable dress!
Dress: Vigilante Fashionista Geeks & Nerds Dress [Sexy Nerd Hunt Prize] [Marketplace | Slurl]
Arm warmers: On A Lark Ringer Armwarmers [Marketplace | Slurl]
Socks: Sn@tch Shannon Garter Socks [Marketplace | Slurl]
Boots: Sn@tch Warm Leatherette Boots (Fishing catch)[Marketplace | Slurl]
Choker: Edge Grafica 09 Choker Set [1L$] [Marketplace]
Hair: Amacci Hair Linda [Marketplace | Slurl]
Ears: MANDALA Female Stretched Ears [Marketplace | Slurl]
Eyelashes: – DAMNED – Body Shop My Perfect Eyelashes [Marketplace | Slurl]
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