This definition of "geek" is the one that fits me: "a person who has excessive enthusiasm for and some expertise about a specialized subject or activity:
As we all know, I have a few subjects that I'm pretty passionate about - history and fiction writing.
But in this case, I'm specifically geeking out over World War II history.
The National World War II Museum in New Orleans hosts an annual International Conference on World War II. I've never been able to attend in person, but this year, I'm able to attend virtually. The museum is live streaming all of the lectures, and I'm in seventh heaven.
Thank you, Internet.
I'm not shy about my passions, either. Everyone knows that I'm a World War II nut - I certainly don't hide it. In fact, I don't know that there's anything that I've ever been passionate about that I've hid from the world. Everyone has always known that I love to write, too. It's just who I am.
What passions are you proud of?
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I was able to see a little bit of the conference but not much, which bums me out. It was especially busy at work and watching a minute or two every now and then just didn't cut it! I'm obviously passionate about history as well. I wear my "History Geek" badge with much pride ;-)
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