You know you're a geek if. . .

The link on the right margin of my blog links to a Geek Test. Allow me to share which of the criteria I meet in the "Geek Test". At the end, I will add a few of my own questions for the geek test.

I HAVE...

• programmed a calculator in math class
• dated a geek
• done homework that wasn't required
• looked forward to dissecting a frog, pig, etc.
• worn 2+ watches at the same time
• a perfect attendance record in high school
• taken notes in more than one color
• thought I could win a quiz show
• corrected a salesperson on technical specs
• corrected a supervisor on spelling or grammar
• written a letter to the editor
• indexed and catalogued any personal collection
• solved a Rubik's cube
• solved an entire 500+ piece puzzle

I HAVE BEEN. . .

• in a fan club or on their mailing list
• called a geek
• several times
• in "smart" classes
• in marching band
• to band camp
• in the chess club
• on any sort of academic team
• in a math competition
• placed high or won

I HAVE . . . (2)

• attended a geek party
• been really excited about attending a geek party
• thrown a geek party
• taken the Mensa test
• quoted Yoda in conversation or debate, at least semi-seriously
• never turned down a date

I HAVE READ . . .

• Douglas Adams
• Piers Anthony
• Isaac Asimov
• books on math/science outside class
• entire calculator manuals
• software/computer language books
• joke/humor books for self-enrichment

I WANT. . .

• more computers
• a yurt
• ASIMO
• more RAM
• GPS
• to score well on this test

I HAVE SEEN (2+ TIMES). . .

• The Fellowship of the Ring
• The Two Towers
• The Matrix
• Any Monty Python movie
• Princess Bride
• TRON
• War Games

I OWN. . .

• Rubik's cube
• 2+ Rubik's cubes
• 1 or 2 computers
• 2+ DVD players
• a techie black outfit
• several maps and/or globes
• 2+ dictionaries
• 2+ calculators
• > 1 trivia game
• > 1 video game console
• binoculars
• laser pointer

I LIKE TO. . .

• play with numbers
• play with words/sounds
• play with hazardous chemicals
• go to the library
• browse the Geek webring
• do logic games
• put together puzzles
• turn on my computer first thing in the morning
• program
• buy used video games
• work mathematical problems
• tinker with electronics
• make people think I'm weird
• play with Lego
• listen to NPR or AM radio
• learn on my own

I PLAY. . .

• chess
• word games (like boggle, scrabble, crosswords)
• trivia games
• games that have received a Mensa award
• solitaire games
• Weird Al Yankovic
• show tunes
• music that nobody else listens to, ever
• no sports
• more than one musical instrument
• Risk
• all the way to the end

I WEAR. . .

• computer-humor t-shirts
• shirts that proclaim geekhood

I HAVE. . . (3)

• had long Mac vs. PC debates
• created a website
• submitted my personal website to search engines
• more than 3 e-mail addresses
• more than 3 screen names
• dated someone over the internet

I KNOW. . .

• Java
• ASCII
• HTML and/or JavaScript
• l337 sp33k
• what http:// stands for
• what dpi stands for
• what E=mc^2 means
• the three laws of robotics
• and who invented them
• the value of pi (to 10 digits)
• that Aol is the Spawn of Satan
• that Bill Gates is both God and Satan
• how to use special functions on a scientific calculator
• chemical symbols for 10+ elements
• the difference between speed and velocity
• the names of 3 temperature scales
• and the H2O freezing/boiling points of each
• the difference between nuclear fission and fusion
• how to count in hexadecimal
• what a "patch" means in computer terms
• what the blue screen of death means

I KNOW. . . (2)

• how to count to 31 on one hand
• how to play 7+ games with regular deck(s) of cards
• how to roll-step and high-step in time
• my age in binary
• my Geek Code
• extensive, useless trivia
• how to write 1999 in Roman numerals
• that the answer is 42.
• that I am a geek

Those are all the ones on the test that I can answer yes to. It's sad, I know, but every single one is true, all of them. Here are some things I think should be added to the test.

• You know how to spell the "Rubik's" of the "Rubik's Cube"
• You find funny.
• You think the following picture is ROTFLMAO worthy:

• You know what ROTFLMAO means.