but I think you have definately surpassed dorkdom, fully into geekdom. However, down this road ultimatly lies ::gasp:: dweebiness. Of an exhaulted intellectual state, but still lacking in some human interaction nessecities. Like leaving the house, and actually speaking *to* people.

Hey, I'm only kidding mostly.

I've always thought that last was "nerdiness" but, hey, "dweebiness" has a certain ring to it. ;) Bring it on, bay-bee! I've long thought myself a citizen of geekdom, but maybe it's time I consider new accommodations!

::dweeby snort:: Someday I'll interact with humans (directly) again.... :D

Hmm, I don't think I quite agree. In my mind dorks and geeks are distinctly different personality aspects. While I don't think you've ever really been a dork, Quila, you are definitely a geek. Now as to wheter geek leads to dweeb or nerd, that I'm still thinking about.

I agree they have different key personality traits. I would also argue that amplification of traits present in a dork, can ultimately culminate into a geek. I find nerd to have the most overlap with the catagory of geek. dweebiness is like all of the above gone horibbly wrong. This is however only my interpretation of the matter though.

I guess we have different definitions or connotations for dork. In my mind dork would never culminate in geek. Dork and geek are on the same level to me, and I can see nerd also being on that level. I guess I think escalation of dork leads to idiot, while escalation of geek would lead to dweeb. People can, however, be both a dork and a geek. I just don't think of them as steps in a progression. Funny how escalation always ends up being bad in my mind.

I think it funny that we use these words even though most everyone has a different understanding of them. I almost never think of dweebiness, to be honest---although when I do, it's a Nerd Gone Bad. I agree with you, сестра, that geek, dork, and nerd are all on the same level. They're just...different.

A geek is someone with a specialized, and rather oddball, interest---or interests---who pursues this interest to rather, er, anal levels. A nerd is the same...only lacking social skills. And a dork...well, everyone's a dork, if they'd just admit it. "Dorky" to me is the same thing (more or less) as "goofy." So, really, everyone has their dorky moments...and the more you have of them, the more of a true dork you are. (You can imagine, geeks and nerds are more dorky than most....)

Too weird, man. Too weird.

I would never have guessed the meaning. While I did think of lenses or light when I saw it, mainly because the -cular reminded me of ocular, I agree that it doesn't seem to fit with it's description, though I don't find it quite as icky as you. :)

I like the word crepuscular. Also, I already knew what it meant. Neener. But only because I have a heavy interest in atmospheric phenomena.

One such phenomenon are crepuscular rays. (Did I match the subject/verb tense correctly in that sentence, o wonderful grammarian? Is the subject 'crepuscular rays,' which is plural and therefore would take 'are' as the verb? Or is the subject 'phenomenon,' which is singular and would take 'is' as the verb? Am I being over-analytical??)

They are pretty. See:
http://residual-cola.deviantart.com/art/Crepuscular-Accident-56160104
http://bimjo.deviantart.com/art/morning-rays-25616507
http://bonnielime.deviantart.com/art/The-26th-of-September-38451093
http://diomedeszx.deviantart.com/art/Let-The-Sun-Shine-In-38464066

I had no idea those were called "crepuscular rays"...but they've been a favorite, I dunno, sky-related thingy (I'd use "atmospheric phenomenon" but that makes me sound like I know what I'm talking about...and I clearly haven't earned that honor yet) for a looong time. So beautiful. Sigh. And they're kinda putting me in charity with the word "crepuscular" too. That's impressive.

As for the grammar, I think in this case you have to rely on the positions of the nouns in the sentence, since either could be a subject and either could be a direct object. In this example, you can respond to "One such phenomenon is crepuscular rays" with the question "What is one such phenomenon?" That means the subject is "phenomenon" rather than "crepuscular rays." But if you were to write "Crepuscular rays are one such phenomenon," the question "What are crepuscular rays?" would confirm "crepuscular rays" as the subject.

Gah. I really, really am a geek. I went hunting grammar sites for the answer....

I think I'm gonna stick with crepuscular rays being the subject. That's the overall subject of the paragraph, anyway. We'll just keep it consistent. Also, it sounds better.

And no word likes being disliked. I do my best to promote even the ugliest of words. Not that I can think of any ugly words at the moment. Could be that long shift I just got off of. :)