Embracing Geekdom
Having been inspired by my colleague and good friend Richard Baxter, who has recently started a blog on his love of children's books and bookselling which you can find here , I have decided to start my own similar blog. I have recently turned 30, and rather than letting that drive me to despair and eventual suicide I instead brought to mind a saying that I couldn't agree with more; "Growing old is compulsory, growing up is optional." I truly believe that it's only when you begin to think of yourself as old that you become old. I realised a long time ago I have spent a large chunk of my life concerning myself with what others may think of me, trying to impress, trying to be cool. What a waste. Life is too short to worry about such things, so I have embraced my geekdom and worn it proudly on my sleeve. I have no guilty pleasures, why should I be guilty about what I enjoy? I am going to be using this platform to express my love of all things geeky, I'll be tal...