Beauty and the Geek

Today was a relaxing day off. I mainly stayed home and watched movies - Star Wars Episodes IV-VI, Veronica Mars, and a very amusing tv series called Beauty and the Geek.

If you haven't heard about Beauty and the Geek yet, it's on the UPN on Wed/Thurs and plays on the usual reality show rules of 7 couples kick off 1 couple a week until 1 remains. But as implied by the title, the contestants are not so bright but beautiful women and very bright men that could use social awakenings.

I relate with the guys in the social department but get to laugh at them just a little bit for fulfilling some of the stereotypes that we tend to associate with geeks.

I believe that working 3 years in face-to-face retail customer service has increased my comfort with talking to people, particularly beautiful women. It's by no means how they describe the NYC Soho Bars with "Single women are having their rescue fantasies fueled by the suprisingly chatty, sociable Mac daddies"(NY Post) because I'm almost all about business and efficiency. I consider that my strength and weakness. I care too much about my work to leave it at a 40-hour week. I also don't joke around as much as one should heathily do in a workplace from time to time. But the singular thought that working this job might one day help me to transfer and make quality software that is mark of the company, compels me. Matt(in Austin) asked me today if this job is working for me and I answered that I will only know if I get the transfer or bust.