secret's out...

i've been attending my graduate program for 2 years now (c'mon May 2012 graduation!) and so far, i've managed to make friends with most of the girls in my program without them knowing too much about me. they know i like vintage clothes (cause i wear them) and that i'm married to a big nerd (video game tester, anyone? one girl actually asked me for advice on how to de-nerd her hubby) but they didn't know my secret. until the end of this past semester.

a girl was in the clinic preparations room and she was all a tizzy. she had no idea what to do with her client. he was only into the "war craft world game." she asked if anyone could help. shyly, i asked if she meant world of warcraft. she did. she said she couldn't have a conversation with the kid because all he did was play "that" game.

"well, um do you know if he plays solo or if he's in a guild?"
"no."
"do you know if he pvps or raids?"
"no."
"has he told you about his gear? there were some new upgrades in a recent patch he might be interested in talking about. or you could also ask him about the lore behind the race he plays. do you know if he's horde or alliance?"
"no."

and at that moment, i realized everyone in the room was looking at me. that was way too many questions for me to "just know" because my husband works there. and there it was. everyone knew.

now everyone knows that i'm a comic book reading, star trek watching, felicia day admiring, "The Guild" loving, League of Legends playing, BlizzCon/ ComicCon attending, level 85 undead hunter. and you know what, it's nice to have it out there. i totally wore my undercity t-shirt to school the next day.

here's to 2012: a year to be totally comfortable being me, making improvements when I think I need to, not when I think I need to fit in, and topping 2011. cause 2011 was really good...

that's me!