speak nerdy to me, please?

[nixe]

I was telling some old friends a funny story about an IP header, when I realized that they had no idea what I was talking about and frankly weren't interested.

I certainly can't hold that against them. It wasn't a very good story if you don't have a working familiarity with network protocols. I was surprised at myself for not thinking of that beforehand.

As the surprise faded, it came to my attention that I'm lonely. I have female friends and I have hardcore computer geek friends, but those sets do not intersect.

I never thought it would matter if all my geeky friends were guys, but I'm discovering that it does. The problem is, there just aren't a lot of girls in my field. In many of my classes I'm the only one.

Anyone else have this type of problem? I could use some commiseration.

(Ideas are welcome, too, but my schedule is so busy right now that I just don't have time for sensible measures such as joining clubs. I'm putting myself behind schedule just writing this entry. >_< I'm hoping a little venting will tide me over until exam season ends.)

being a hero doesn't pay much

[archersangel]

for some reason my brother brought up buffy (the vampire slayer) working at some fast food place. he thought it was an undercover thing until i corrected him that she did it because she needed the money. (i won't spoil as to why) then he said; "every superhero isn't bruce wayne." which got me to thinking; what are the day jobs of superheroes?
the big ones (batman, superman) everyone knows, but what about the others? i looked these up on wikipedia (i know, not the best source) & are the comic book canon.


( they work hard for the money )