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Hi! I'm Boutot.

Once again I'm going to start posting on my blog - HMPH. 

Yes, I have tried this many times on many blogs - here, as well as elsewhere, but it never sticks. It's hard. It shouldn't be, but it is... 

I have lots to share, and really I'm not all that afraid of sharing with people I know, but sharing with strangers is not something I can easily do; it's extraordinarily challenging. I know, right, that just doesn't make sense...I'm a TEACHER for crying out loud, isn't talking with strangers a prerequisite? 

Yeah, but only for those first few days, and those strangers are just as scared as I am - blogging, on the other hand, it's always strangers. It's that -"talking with strangers" - which keeps pulling me away from blogging.  

Am I afraid of offending someone? 

Nope. I'm pretty sensitive and aware of even the little issues, although it's possible I might accidentally offend, yet it's never, ever with intent.  

Am I afraid of grammar and spelling mistakes? 

Yup. I edit my SMS and emails many times before I send them. It's a challenge. My poor kids... when they were in high school, I would not respond unless it was proper sentence structure and spelling. Now, I've let them off the hook - mostly. But, they've been programmed. 

Am I afraid of being wrong? 

Nope. Please, puhleeze, correct me. It's part of my first day, class introduction: "If I am wrong, and I can guarantee I will be - regularly, fix me! I am not perfect, I do not want to be perfect. It's boring." 

What do I talk about? 
Well, I've spend a significant amount of time thinking about this...I tend to over analyze a lot. I know I want to stay very focused on my strengths - geek. Although I'm very geeky it only goes so deep... it's more my ability to quickly critically think of the most effective geeky way to accomplish something. Soooo, I think I will stay focus on how to use geek and what geek to use when. Maybe, we'll see.

I'm also going to ignore the fact that I'm technically talking to the world. I'm going to "pretend" I'm talking to people I know, consequently, my dry, sarcastic humor will poke through. Oh joy... 

How to be Geek

Google defines 'geek' as being someone who is especially devoted to one particular interest. (link)

Step one

In order to be a true Geek one must completely immerse themselves within their chosen Geekery. To clarify, one must wake up at 2 a.m. (or any other random time between 12:45 a.m. and 3:15 a.m.) and do their Geekery for a minimum of 30 minutes which typically will stretch until the alarm goes off. 

Step two

Not only must one be completely knowledgeable about every little detail of their Geekery, they must also know all the rumors, politics, and insider dish (who's doing what to whom) about what's really going on. Without this depth of knowledge, one can never converse with other similar Geeks in an intelligent manner. If one struggles in this area, please go hide in a closet - you are a shame to all Geeks worldwide - you may come out once you have redeemed yourself. 

Maintenance

Now that one has achieved their coveted status of Geekery, one should start to notice unusual, odd occurrences, such as completely unknown people asking for help with Geek. Obviously to help maintain one's status, one does whatever one can to help which reinforces their status of Geekery. GEEK IS WICKED FUN!!