I have a theory about people.
I think that everyone is a geek in some way. By that I mean that everyone has at least one thing that they get a little crazy over, that they geek out about. For some peole it's computer games, for others it's sports, for others it may be doll collecting, I don't know. I do know that I have several geekeries... so here's confession number one.
I love dog shows. Love them. Animal Planet shows dog shows every Saturday morning at six a.m., and most every Saturday afternoon/evening, I watch them on the TiVo. Now, because they are on TiVo, I can fast forward through things I'm not interested in, or play the whol darn thing on fast forward if I want. But inevitably, there are dogs I have to stop and look at.
Lately, since I've been watching so many dog shows, I've gotten to know the dog show community in somewhat frightening detail. I've got dogs that I root for (Dallas, a gorgeous German shepherd; Tux, the cutest little fox terrier; a Tibetan Terrier whose name escapes me right now; and every darn Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen that crosses my screen) and dogs I can't stand (that stupid little Pekinese Les, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi that bugs me for no reason whatsoever, and every Kerry Blue Terrier and poodle ever shown).
Tomorrow there is not only the morning show but also the Eukanuba Invitational being shown in the evening. Frankly, this is so exciting to me; it just makes my weekend. The only thing is, it means I have to juggle my reality TV viewing, my improv, and my random computer-related pursuits, but those are geekeries that I will save for other posts.
Cross your fingers for the German shepherd. He's going to retire when he reaches 100 Best In Show titles and he's at 98 now... and, um, it's really really sad that I know these things, huh?
Go ahead, mock if you will... but if my theory is correct you've got a geekery for me to mock too!
Hopefully.