The Nerds are taking over, & it's about time.

     I'm an avid comic book collector,  and have been for quite some time.  When I first started, I was bullied mercilessly.  It was something you didn't really mention to anyone. I was called baby mind,  nerd, dweeb, and alot worse.  But I didn't stop. As time went on, it was the same situation.  In 2007, everything changed. Due in part of the first trailer of a movie starring Robert Downey Jr. called Iron Man.  At the time, the Iron Man comic books were not very popular, but the trailer being shown at San Diego Comic-Con set off a pop culture explosion. Geek culture became the culture of the day. TV shows were coming from sci-fi books and comic books from DC & Marvel. A majority of the big blockbuster movies were comic book movies.  Science became cool on reality tv. The things I was passionate about, and got teased about, are considered very cool now.  Being called a Star Wars geek is a proud moniker now. And I love it.  I am a geek. I might not look like one, but I proudly am one.  I'm an Otaku, comic book nerd, and comic book convention goer. It keeps me sane in a very stressful world.  We live in a more open minded time where geek culture is embraced.  Let your geek flag fly.  It's a great thing.  Try new things like going to an anime or comic book convention.  Visit your local comic book store.  Hit up free viewings of cool movies at a movie theater.  Take up table top gaming.  People from all walks of life are into these type of activities.  I have made tons of friends just joining an anime club.
  So if you are considered a geek, you are awesome.   You are unique in a very positive way.This is your time. Embrace it.  Everyone else is. The world is yours.