Dork Test & Music Meme!

Everybody loves a double feature! In fact, I could probably write thousands of words on the subject, but no one would scroll to the features of tonight's post, so I'll save such musings for another day.

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For tonight's first presentation, I'm sharing my results from a test I found over at Tales from the Dorkside:

Computer Savant
34 % Nerd, 52% Geek, 60% Dork

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.

I scored better than half in Geek and Dork, earning me the title of: Computer Savant.

People confuse me with a Nerd all of the time. I'm not some genius, like some people have said, and didn't really like school all that much (and I especially hated some of the social aspects, like getting mocked). It's just that I have some passions and interests that I'm extremely into/good at, and this has placed me in circles with other social outcasts, some of whom are exceptionally bright.

The awesome thing about being where I am is that I get to hang out with an elite group (though I'd probably rather be alone, or with only the closest friends and family) and I can make quite a good career for myself in my particular specialties. Common to this group are people who are highly into electronics/computers as that is where the money lies, today.

THE NERD? GEEK? OR DORK? TEST

This test tracked 3 variables.
How I compared to other people my age and gender:
I scored higher than 8% on nerdiness
I scored higher than 61% on geekosity
I scored higher than 96% on dork points

Link: The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test written by donathos on Ok Cupid.

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Those are interesting results indeed, especially compared to an earlier post of mine dealing with this very subject. Terminology like “Computer Savant” aside, I think the description is quite accurate. I didn't enjoy school, specifically getting mocked, and I definitely prefer smaller groups of close friends when I'm feeling sociable. This test is circulating and some of you have taken it already, but feel free to share your results if you haven't.

Now then, on to tonight's second feature:

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I found this Music Meme over at A Small Victory. The rules are as follows:

A.) Go to musicoutfitters.com
B.) Enter the year you graduated from high school in the search function and get the list of 100 most popular songs of that year
C.) Bold the songs you like, strike through the ones you hate and underline your favorite. Do nothing to the ones you don't remember (or don't care about).

Here goes:

1992:

1. End Of The Road, Boyz II Men
2. Baby Got Back, Sir Mix A-lot
3. Jump, Kris Kross
4. Save The Best For Last, Vanessa Williams
5. Baby-Baby-Baby, TLC
6. Tears In Heaven, Eric Clapton
7. My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It), En Vogue
8. Under The Bridge, Red Hot Chili Peppers
9. All 4 Love, Color Me Badd
10. Just Another Day, Jon Secada
11. I Love Your Smile, Shanice
12. To Be With You, Mr. Big
13. I'm Too Sexy, Right Said Fred
14. Black Or White, Michael Jackson
15. Achy Breaky Heart, Billy Ray Cyrus 16.
16. I'll Be There, Mariah Carey
17. November Rain, Guns N' Roses
18. Life Is A Highway, Tom Cochrane
19. Remember The Time, Michael Jackson
20. Finally, CeCe Peniston
21. This Used To Be My Playground, Madonna
22. Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough, Patty Smyth
23. Can't Let Go, Mariah Carey
24. Jump Around, House Of Pain
25. Diamonds and Pearls, Prince and The N.P.G.
26. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, George Michael and Elton John
27. Masterpiece, Atlantic Starr
28. If You Asked Me To, Celine Dion
29. Giving Him Something He Can Feel, En Vogue
30. Live and Learn, Joe Public
31. Come and Talk To Me, Jodeci
32. Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana
33. Humpin' Around, Bobby Brown
34. Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover, Sophie B. Hawkins
35. Tell Me What You Want Me To Do, Teven Campbell
36. Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg, TLC
37. It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday, Boyz II Men
38. Move This, Technotronic
39. Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen
40. Tennessee, Arrested Development
41. The Best Things In Life Are Free, Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson
42. Make It Happen, Mariah Carey
43. The One, Elton John
44. Set Adrift On Memory Bliss, P.M. Dawn
45. Stay, Shakespear's Sister
46. 2 Legit 2 Quit, Hammer
47. Please Don't Go, K.W.S.
48. Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes), Mint Condition
49. Wishing On A Star, Cover Girls
50. She's Playing Hard To Get, Hi-Five
51. I'd Die Without You, P.M. Dawn
52. Good For Me, Amy Grant
53. All I Want, Toad The Wet Sprocket
54. When A Man Loves A Woman, Michael Bolton
55. I Can't Dance, Genesis
56. Hazard, Richard Marx
57. Mysterious Ways, U2
58. Too Funky, George Michael
59. How Do You Talk To An Angel, Heights
60. One, U2
61. Keep On Walkin', CeCe Peniston
62. Hold On My Heart, Genesis
63. The Way I Feel About You, Karyn White
64. Beauty and The Beast, Calms Dion and Peabo Bryson
65. Warm It Up, Kris Kross
66. In The Closet, Michael Jackson
67. People Everyday, Arrested Development
68. No Son Of Nine, Genesis
69. Wildside, Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch
70. Do I Have To Say The Words?, Bryan Adams
71. Friday I'm In Love, Cure
72. Everything About You, Ugly Kid Joe
73. Blowing Kisses In The Wind, Paula Abdul
74. Thought I'd Died and Gone To Heaven, Bryan Adams
75. Rhythm Is A Dancer, Snap
76. Addams Groove, Hammer
77. Missing You Now, Michael Bolton
78. Back To The Hotel, N2Deep
79. Everything Changes, Kathy Troccoli
80. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad, Def Leppard
81. Take This Heart, Richard Marx
82. When I Look Into Your Eyes, Firehouse
83. I Wanna Love You, Jade
84. Uhh Ahh, Boyz II Men
85. Real Love, Mary J. Blige
86. Justified and Ancient, The KLF
87. Slow Motion, Color Me Badd
88. What About Your Friends, TLC
89. Thinkin' Back, Color Me Badd
90. Would I Lie To You?, Charles and Eddie
91. That's What Love Is For, Amy Grant
92. Keep Coming Back, Richard Marx
93. Free Your Mind, En Vogue
94. Keep It Comin', Keith Sweat
95. Just Take My Heart, Mr. Big
96. I Will Remember You, Amy Grant
97. We Got A Love Thang, CeCe Peniston
98. Let's Get Rocked, Def Leppard
99. They Want EFX, Das EFX
100. I Can't Make You Love Me, Bonnie Raitt

I was bad with song names back in those days, so I suspect I'd know a lot more of these if I heard them again(I figured if I had to look them up though, it would defeat the purpose of the “don’t remember/care” category).Smells Like Teen Spirit is the easy favorite in that list, since it opened my ears to a sound and energy I'd never heard before, and my (clearly) eclectic tastes found a focus in the whole grunge scene for the next few years. College would consist of Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, S.T.P., and more, as well as a whole lot of flannel shirts worn as jackets. If I could pick more than one favorite from that list, November Rain would have been the clear winner.

This test was definitely educational. Not only did it take me back to my music listening history, but I finally found out the real lyrics to my favorite song. I'll leave you with what I've been singing along with on the radio for the last 13 years:

The Walk-on comes,(Load up on guns)
Bringing Friends(Bring your friends)
It's hard enough(It's fun to lose)
toooo pretend(And to pretend)
She's often bored(She's overboard)
and self-assured(Myself assured)
to know enough(I know I know)
the dirty word(A dirty word)

Hey, I was kind of close...