Whilst having a conversation with someone earlier today, we began to wonder what the difference between a Nerd and a Geek was. Whilst Googling for the answer, I found a Geek Test.

http://www.innergeek.us/geek-test.html

Turns out, I'm 29.5858% Geek. Which makes me a Total Geek. These are where my ticks lay:

I HAVE...
programmed a calculator in math class
always hated mainstream
looked forward to dissecting a frog, pig, etc.
studied an artificial language (such as Klingon) --- It doesn't say LEARNT...
a perfect attendance record in high school
thought I could win a quiz show
corrected a professor in class --- Taught him how to actually use Powerpoint 95
corrected a supervisor on spelling or grammar
written fan fiction
indexed and catalogued any personal collection
a subscription to a sci-fi or computer magazine
to a games or gaming magazine

I HAVE BEEN...
a computer lab monitor
called a geek
several times
to museums by my own freewill

I HAVE... (2)
roleplayed
3+ times a week
introduced several people to roleplaying
criticized normality
gone to the movies alone
skipped parties
to read or study
to talk online
because I'm not cool enough to go
argued about which "Trek" is the best
snorted while laughing
never turned down a date

I HAVE READ...
Douglas Adams
Isaac Asimov
Arthur C. Clarke
Stephen Hawking
Robert Jordan
J.R.R. Tolkien
any "The Companion to ..." books
books based on Star Trek or Star Wars
comic books
graphic novels
fan fiction
books on grammar outside class
gaming books
cover to cover
joke/humor books for self-enrichment

I WANT...
a real lightsaber
more computers
to work for Microsoft
my own comic book store --- YES!
my own gaming store
Jeff Goldblum --- Don't you judge me...
7 of 9
Jean-Luc Picard
Scott Bakula --- I said don't judge me!
more friends
more RAM
to score well on this test

I BELIEVE...
in aliens
that anything can be fixed

I ROUTINELY WATCH...
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Voyager
Deep Space 9
Farscape
Superhero cartoons (Batman, Superman, etc.) --- Wolverine And The X-Men...
Quantum Leap
spinoff shows of any of the above
Anime
Sci-fi Channel
bonus features on DVDs

I HAVE SEEN (2+ times)...
Clerks
The Matrix --- Who hasn't? HE STOPS BULLETS!
Any Monty Python movie
Spaceballs --- 20+ more like...
Transformers: the movie --- Both
Weird Science --- Chips, dips, chains, whips...

I OWN...
5+ of the above movies on DVD
a gaming book
a few gaming books
a ton of gaming books
1 or 2 computers
PDA, pager, and cell phone
DVD burner
2+ DVD players
a toy lightsaber --- It came with a Happy Meal
script to
any Star Trek film
> 1 video game console

I WANT TO BE (OR HAVE BEEN)...
a superhero
a physicist
a librarian
an astronomer

I LIKE TO...
play with hazardous chemicals
read on Friday or Saturday nights
go to the library
use 1024x768 or higher
use 1280x1024 or higher
roleplay
buy DVDs for their bonus materials
buy used video games
buy used electronics
make people think I'm weird
play with Lego
listen to audiobooks (Books on Tape®)
learn on my own

I PLAY...
Weird Al Yankovic
books on tape or CD
show tunes
cartoon soundtracks
music that nobody else listens to, ever
games via the internet
an excessive amount of computer games

I WEAR...
computer-humor t-shirts

I COLLECT...
comic books
superhero paraphernalia

I HAVE... (3)
cracked software
Beta tested software applications
Beta tested games
followed comic strips online --- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...
plotted world domination (to some extent)
destroyed things just to see how they work
played Final Fantasy
defeated Final Fantasy
played video/computer games for 12+ hours straight
created a website
submitted my personal website to search engines
owned a personal domain
more than 3 e-mail addresses
more than 3 screen names
dated someone over the internet
married someone I met over the internet

I KNOW...
l337 sp33k
what http:// stands for
what dpi stands for
what E=mc^2 means
the three laws of robotics
and who invented them
that Bill Gates is both God and Satan
the names of 3 temperature scales
the difference between nuclear fission and fusion
what RAM and ROM stand for
what a "patch" means in computer terms
what the blue screen of death means

I KNOW... (2)
the names of
5+ comic book writers
5+ Star Trek characters
from each generation
that the new millennium started in 2001
extensive, useless trivia
that the answer is 42
that I am a geek

BONUS ROUND
My profession requires a certain level of geekiness
Throughout my life, my level of geekiness has only increased
I think this Geek Test is really cool

So... +++ Total Geek! Woo!