) has changed my life. I can't imagine where I'd be today without the friendships I've made through fellow players of that game. I've traveled all over the country because of it too. It's ultimately what brought me to Chicago.

11. I want to visit San Diego and San Francisco. I've tried to visit San Fran twice now and plans fell through both times but I will make it one day! I also really want to make it to London seeing as my plans fell through for that trip too. Thankfully I have friends in all the above places so I should be able to save on room and board when I do make it there.

12. I have two younger siblings. My sister is six years younger thank me. My brother is 13 years younger than me. (We are spread out because my mother had difficulties carrying children, same problem I have actually.) I love my siblings dearly no matter how much they drive me insane sometimes. I would do anything, give anything, to ensure their happiness.

13. Going along with the above statement, I'm extremely proud of the young woman my sister has become. The person she was before Haylie was born and the person she is now are complete 180's of one another. She has grown into a responsible, caring, loving, wonderful mother and sister.

14. I don't watch much TV but when I find a show I like, I become obsessed. Alias was my first obsession. Then Heros. And now NCIS and House.

15. I refuse to give up on relationships. I will fight until the bitter end. I'm always optimistic that it will work out no matter how obvious it is otherwise. I mean relationships of both friends and boyfriends.

16. I am a closet geek. My fellow geeky friends know all too well how geeky I am. However, my other friends are always shocked to learn just how bad I can be.

17. My ultimate goal is to be a high school math teacher. Instead, I work in banking right now (and have for the past 8 years).

18. I love both my parents dearly but they have both left me severely disappointed in many ways over the years. Especially with both of their actions and attitudes through their divorce this past year.

19. My mother is a complete failure at being a mother. As such, I have raised my brother practically on my own and to some extent my sister too. I brought my brother out here for a month last summer to get him away from our parents and so he could see what it was like being in a real city.

20. I always have to have a drink with me whether it be soda, kool aid, juice, coffee, etc. I start to stress out if I not only don't have a drink, but don't see a foreseeable way of obtaining one in the near future. I"m just always thirsty. Also, I don't like water unless it's flavored with at least some lemon juice.

21. I had two dogs growing up and one of my own now. The two I had growing up were both Siberian Huskies. The dog I have now is a mixed breed from the dog shelter but it looks like a Siberian Husky / German Shepherd mix. I love the black and white and fluffiness of huskies. My dog is like my pseudo child. I love him just like one.

22. When I was 16 my cousin died in a tragic car accident. He was 17 at the time. He was my best friend and like a brother to me. It took me years to overcome the grief. I am a much stronger and grounded person now then I was before then though.

23. I lived with my grandma and two older cousins for the first 5 years of my life (and was there all the time for the next few after that). Sometimes, I think of my grandmother as my mother as she was the best motherly figure in my life. I tend to think of my older cousins as my older sisters. Especially Sherri. She's almost 10 years to the day older than me (her birthday is 2 weeks after mine). Even though we don't talk much these days because of where life has taken us, I miss her terribly. When I found out my parents were getting divorced, she was the first person I called outside of my siblings.

24. I've had an obsession with the VW Jetta TDi since 2001. One day I will own one. :)

25. I am horrible at keeping in touch with my friends but I love them all dearly. I always have grand plans of calling or emailing to keep in better contact and never do like I want to.

For The Record:



A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.

A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.

A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.



You scored better than half in Nerd and Geek, earning you the title of: Modern, Cool Nerd.



Nerds didn't use to be cool, but in the 90's that all changed. It used to be that, if you were a computer expert, you had to wear plaid or a pocket protector or suspenders or something that announced to the world that you couldn't quite fit in. Not anymore. Now, the intelligent and geeky have eked out for themselves a modicum of respect at the very least, and "geek is chic." The Modern, Cool Nerd is intelligent, knowledgable and always the person to call in a crisis (needing computer advice/an arcane bit of trivia knowledge). They are the one you want as your lifeline in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (or the one up there, winning the million bucks)!


Thanks Again! -- THE NERD? GEEK? OR DORK? TEST