I am what I am, and if that means I''m a geek, then I''m a geek.

And I''m a hell of a lot happier than the "non-geeks" I know.

You know you''re a programmer when your computer is like family. When it''s more like a lover, you need help.

First I don''t care much what others think of me.

The second thing I was looking at your list of games what is and isn''t cool.

Going around killing, robbing and plain breaking the law - I''d say not cool. GTA3 not my money.

At least quake and unreal all the people are on equal ground. The theme is good vs evil. in most FPS.

Games that are getting a lot of attention are massive multiplayer games. UO, EQ and so forth. Hmmm the general consensos then is they are probably the more cool of games.

The fact is there are different strokes for different folks. some love the out doors. Me I like games, programming, rock climbing, sky diving, biking, and a lot else. Everyone has their thing. So if someone doesn''t like your activity so be it.