So today I was going through old survey type blogs that I had on my computer from my high school days. I found one where it gave you a bunch of statements relating to a certain personality type and you had to bold all the ones that applied to you. At the end the 3 sections that had the most bolded statements were the 3 personality types that described you best.

I took this back in 11th grade and the 3 I had were slacker, thespian and prep which for my 16/17 year old self sounds about right. I wanted to re-do the thing now to see if that had changed and The first category I looked at was the nerd category. When I saw it though I wanted to cry.

"Nerd

You actually study for tests and quizzes-mostly (X)
You have/had straight As
You haven't had any luck with the opposite sex
You are into WOW, Magic Cards, and Halo
You overanalyze jokes to the point where they aren't funny anymore
Your mom buys your clothes for you
You actually answer the questions in class (X)
You sit front row center in all of your classes to get the best learning experience
You miss school during the summer
You wear your pants at your waist
You prefer sweatpants to jeans (X)
You have a pocket protector in your shirt with pens and a calculator in it
You let cute boys/girls take advantage of you & copy your homework
You've noticed fixed some of the spelling and grammar mistakes in this survey
People cheat off you on tests
Your parents pack your lunch for you every day
You wear/should be wearing glasses (X)

Total: "

Apparently these statements are what makes someone a nerd. Now maybe to the vast majority of society this is what makes someone a nerd. But to me, a nerdfighter, I find these statements slightly ridiculous and ridiculously false. It kind of makes me sad.