A quick note on gaming and other nerd conventions
I have been at Pacific Con the past two days. It is late and I am totally beat, but wanted to related something that came up today.
I was talking to a friend of mine about how much I love going to these conventions, even before I would show up to sell t-shirts, and she asked what it was I loved about them. I thought about it for a minute, and suddenly it hit me.
Like most nerds, I spent my childhood being alienated, bullied and ostracized by my so called peers while receiving nothing like help, guidance or protection from my parents and teachers. Mostly it sucked, and I felt like an alien the whole time. Those feeling still dog me to this day. The fact is, however, when I go to a gaming convention or comic book convention I am surrounded by hundreds if not thousands of people who have had a similar experience and for a couple days I don’t feel like total freak. I don’t have to explain anything about what I am into and I don’t have to hid any of my interests. It is shockingly liberating. 
The truth is out there (X-Files t shirt from the television t shirt category).
That’s it. I’m tired and headed to bed. I probably won’t blog for a couple days and then get back on the dating advice. Talk to you all soon.
