DFTBA

Here's the deal, I am a nerd.

Yep, a full fledged, self-proclaimed nerd.

You know what else? I am proud of it. I am proud to say that I get good grades, that I enjoy reading, and that I listen to talk radio. In my opinion the role of the word nerd has changed. For me when I was younger (let's just come out with it, the glorious jr. high years) being "cool" was what it was about. I wanted to be the cheerleader. I wanted to have popular friends. It was what was happin' when I was 13. Most of all I wanted to fit in, with somebody; I felt like if I could just be cool I wouldn't feel so awkward about myself.

Jump forward six years and I'm still that same awkward girl, but now somethings different.


These days I don't care if I fit in, and honestly there is nowhere to fit into. There are groups of kids on campus, but we are all in the same boat takin' the cruise to find out who we really are. It's true, I still get embarrassed if I say something outrageously inappropriate for the topic at hand (it does happens a lot), but I have learned to play it off instead of obsessing over it. I truly feel like I am starting to come into my own me. I love the nerdiness, I love the side of me that wants to help every single homeless person I see, I love the side of me that would do anything to not do anything and be completely lazy. Most of all I am truly starting to love me. 

cairde beannacht,
Kelsie 


P.S. If you get this title you, too, are a nerd. If not check this out and become a nerdfighter.