Lazy Saturday Poll: Am I a Geek or Not?

I never know. Sarah Meyers says I am. (See comment #95) I'd like to be. Because that's like the "cool crowd" in SF. But I'm really a business reporter who covers tech, not a TechTV alum or gadgety queen. And as a hostile commenter on my blog pointed out to me earlier, I shouldn't even count as a "girl in tech." I guess I'm a girl "near" tech? (Hear that Adriana? Apparently, you can't invite me to events any more.)

If I'm an "early adopter" it's mainly because I cover this stuff, as much as I love my TiVo, iPod, Facebook, Twitter etc. (Of course, you could argue I cover it, because I love it...) But in the grand scheme of early adopters, I don't really rank that high. (Ahem, this blog is a month old, not five years old.)  Whenever TechCrunch, Wired, et all do lists of "geek girls" I'm never on them. (Which I actually kinda like, so that's not a hint.)

Another data point: I seem to be the only person in San Francisco NOT at Maker Faire today, which Scoble calls his "favorite geek event of the year." Instead, I did pilates, had brunch with a close friend and spent too much money at Costco. At least we bought a few Xbox games...since I may soon be working for the evil empire.

So, if you've been reading this or following me on Twitter, you've gotten to know me a little. What do you think: Geek or no geek? For what it's worth my husband said, "Not really." Then he read this post and said, "Eh, maybe."

[PHOTO: Me working on my book on my ratty couch I bought over *years* with my first $21,000-a-year reporter job out of college. Yes, that is Mr. Vinnie in the far left with his sister Miss Winnie. Those names alone should make me some kind of geek...

Photo credit: Geoffrey Ellis]

 

Comments

[Cam]

How about business geek & girl in tech?

[greven]

By my standards you are geek. Yes you are. :p

That's a good thing right?

And I dunno where from where I came to your blog, but it's late in Portugal and I must to go to bed. 5 AM. Auch.

Internet... :p

Cya.

[DivaGeek]

This same thought process is why I started calling myself DivaGeek which to me basically means I'm 25% Diva and 75% Geek or visa versa depending on my mood.
I work in tech support and can get my geek on with the best of them but you'd never know it to look at me. I don't dress in the hip geek gear, I don't have black hair and baby doll bangs which is the hair style you appear to be rockin..so in the style department..I'd say yes you are a geek.
Looking at your career history I'd also say you've earned the title of geek BUT if you do pilates and have "brunch"...um..well that's a little diva don't ya think?
I think your..just a lil Diva Geek too.

[Bob]

Probably more hipster than geek, but these days hipster is becoming the new geek.