The Nerd Prototype

I'm a dressed up nerd, and I freely acknowledge that I've come a long way from the days of mismatched clothing and the Farah Fawcett flip-do. Yes. Memories. So, anyhow, I undersand that many of us have come a long way. Still, there is a contingent among us that by refusing grooming, styling, and other etiquette of adulthood remain extremely easy to "type". You know, the round, wire-framed glasses, fully buttoned up shirts, no interest in muscle tone, pocket protectors.. Needless to say, I was overwhelmed by a pack of nerds on the train home one night. As I watched them, fully suited up, I admired their confidence, notsomuch because their style went where so many nerds have gone before, but because they have no qualms about not aging out of their nerd-dom. So, I think the truth is, nerds are so uncool that maybe they kind of are.