Dabbling

Well, I guess accounting is my muse, because this is the third day in a row that I have been inspired to "blog" during my early class. (Woo, pen and paper.) In the words of my fabulous teacher, "I have a passion for accounting!" But she says it with a Brazilian accent, so it actually sounds pretty sexy. I do enjoy making spreadsheets and organizing accounts, doing adjusting and closing entries, journalizing...

I am a nerd.

Which brings me to my topic today: I'm not a very good nerd.

I like video games, but only a few, specific kinds. I don't have the attention span for D'n'D or other similarly long games. I get bored easily and hate having to work (research, plan, crunch numbers) in order to play. I'm really not social enough for LARPing and I quickly lose interest in post-based roleplays (again, going back to the attention span issue). It has taken me a long time to come to terms with all of this. I've tried for years to get on the level of my "uber-nerd" friends, but it always ends badly.

I've got my fingers in too many pies. (Heh, heh...oh, immaturity.)

I like to do a little bit of everything, rather than committing to just a few hobbies. I dabble, if you will. I enjoy trying new things and learning new skills, but I never progress very far beyond the beginning stages. Starting out is exciting. The daily grind required to get really good is...not. That's why I have many World of Warcraft characters, but none over level 25.

I'm sorry, my nerd-friends. I'm just not really one of you. I've tried. But I'm never going to get farther than the fringes.

The benefit of this, however, is that I have a HUGE variety of friends with whom I share interests. I'm not great at juggling these friends (usually I'll be heavily involved with one group for a few weeks, then I'll switch to something else), but it sure keeps things lively! I love how far my circles of contact extend. I meet so many interesting people this way. It's fun, never boring, and when I get tired of one hobby, I can just pick something else up for a while.

I'll probably never have a bunch of level 80s in WoW. (Who knows if I'll ever even have one!) And I'll never unlock every item in Little Big Planet. And I'll most likely never become a famous guitar player. But I will get to hang out with a lot of really cool people and have a great time dipping my toes in every pool I come across.

I'm just a nerd-of-all-trades.