Nerds

I remember over the summer I was really jealous of Ryan's nerd friends. I wanted my own nerdy friends. Friends that I could share nerd conversations with...and make references that would not only be understood, but would be an inside joke that you need to have a similar knowledge base to understand. Now don't get me wrong. I love my friends. They're all amazing. But, we can't talk about dragon books, nerd TV shows like Buffy, Firefly, Heroes etc., or nerd games (Munchkin, Pokemon etc.)
I have nerd friends now.
Last night was the second night we stayed up late playing Munchkin. And Ben O, had nerd songs playing on his itouch...including the Firefly theme song. And yesterday we went on an epic nerd quest to find the mythical game/comic shop in downtown Boulder. While our quest was epic, it was ultimately a failure. Something so nerdy was beyond our grasp. Alas.

These epic Munchkin nights have been amazing. Nerd references all over the place (I can kill you with my brain). I don't know when I've ever been this comfortable with a group of people. Also nerd vocabulary is superior to that of normal human beings. Ben B. fist bumped me for excellent use of the word "dastardly." (And the nerdy reference to "The Dastard" By Piers Anthony). The way he plays Munchkin can only be described as dastardly.

I'm really glad that every t-shirt I brought with me (3) are nerd shirts. And that Jena, the best roommate on the face of the planet, sent me the coolest shirt in existence. Can you say karate dragons? Jenna also sends an awesome care package. I cant wait to get cut up so I can use the Spiderman bandaids...I may just pretend to have wounds and wear them anyway.

Today we are learning about Shelter Management. We just had an interesting class, where we discussed how to set up a shelter during a disaster. I feel like this may be the most useful thing we've done so far. I can't wait to actually start our community service and use what we are learning!