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That Nerd

March 8, 2010
By JeanGrey GOLD, Mason City, Iowa
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JeanGrey GOLD, Mason City, Iowa
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"I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying."-Oscar Wilde

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Hi
I'm that nerd girl
The one you walk past in the hallway
her books on the floor
But a smile on her face
laughing
I'm her
I'm that nerd girl
who reads at lunch time
and recess
and is classified as teacher's pet
I don't mean to be
But i like it
i like being me
it is fun because
nobody expects me to be
crazy perfect
or gorgeous
they just expect
me
So I'm that nerd girl
Want to read comics with me?

© Elizabeth C., Spartanburg, SC

The author's comments:
I just wrote this because I was thinking about how people think it is so great to be popular when it is more fun to be the nerd. No one expects you to wear the coolest clothes. You can just do something dumb or dorky without your whole reputation banking on it. No one is looking at you and judging you harshly about your appearance. You may get your butt kicked or you may recieve a swirly but it serves as an awesome story to your kids! :)I just like to look at the bright side of things!
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Clawtie said...
on Nov. 10 2012 at 4:20 am
Clawtie, Zagreb, Other
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I love this :) and it's so true. Being a nerd is so much better than trying to be popular. You're actually allowed to breath.
JeanGrey GOLD said...
on Aug. 12 2010 at 4:07 pm
JeanGrey GOLD, Mason City, Iowa
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&quot;I am so clever that sometimes I don&#039;t understand a single word of what I am saying.&quot;-Oscar Wilde

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Haha Don't I know it :)
Supernova7 GOLD said...
on Jun. 30 2010 at 3:11 am
Supernova7 GOLD, Redford, Texas
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Let me cry my tears let me live in sorrow as long as you promise to be with me tomorrow<br /> By Me:)

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It portrays your personality well.
JeanGrey GOLD said...
on May. 27 2010 at 1:11 am
JeanGrey GOLD, Mason City, Iowa
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;I am so clever that sometimes I don&#039;t understand a single word of what I am saying.&quot;-Oscar Wilde

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Thanks! I love your work too, and come on, what is bad about being a nerd? *thinks about the wedgies* Nevermind..lol
RiaRen SILVER said...
on May. 25 2010 at 10:33 pm
RiaRen SILVER, New Bothwell, Other
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i really liked this... i haven't read a good poem on being a nerd in a while... i love the way that your work is so high-spirited, and this is teriffic!  good job! :)
JeanGrey GOLD said...
on May. 16 2010 at 10:31 pm
JeanGrey GOLD, Mason City, Iowa
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&quot;I am so clever that sometimes I don&#039;t understand a single word of what I am saying.&quot;-Oscar Wilde

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Thank you for the feedback! Much appreciated!
Egyptiangirl13 GOLD said...
on May. 16 2010 at 5:30 pm
Egyptiangirl13 GOLD, Kansas City, Missouri
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\&quot;either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. -Benjamin Franklin<br /> <br /> \&quot;If columbus would have turned back, no one would have blamed him. No one would have remembered him either.\&quot; <br /> <br /> \&quot;If music be the food of love, play on.\&quot;

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this is great-so true
JeanGrey GOLD said...
on May. 14 2010 at 5:15 pm
JeanGrey GOLD, Mason City, Iowa
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&quot;I am so clever that sometimes I don&#039;t understand a single word of what I am saying.&quot;-Oscar Wilde

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Thanks! That means a lot coming from you, considering I never thought you would be a poetry type of person :)
JeanGrey GOLD said...
on May. 14 2010 at 5:14 pm
JeanGrey GOLD, Mason City, Iowa
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&quot;I am so clever that sometimes I don&#039;t understand a single word of what I am saying.&quot;-Oscar Wilde

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Thanks! :)
Ceneteros2804 PLATINUM said...
on May. 11 2010 at 5:08 pm
Ceneteros2804 PLATINUM, Griffith, Other
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&quot;Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds.&#039; Albert Einstein<br /> <br /> &#039;Why write about reality, we all know how that story ends&#039; Me

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This is one of the best things I've ever read T. Good job. Very uplifting way of looking at the world.
JeanGrey GOLD said...
on May. 3 2010 at 3:39 pm
JeanGrey GOLD, Mason City, Iowa
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&quot;I am so clever that sometimes I don&#039;t understand a single word of what I am saying.&quot;-Oscar Wilde

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Thanks :) *feels special* lol
HeatherBee BRONZE said...
on May. 2 2010 at 9:12 pm
HeatherBee BRONZE, I Live In, Texas
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:))))))))))))))) i totally love it!! u hav a good spirit!!

 

 

 

JeanGrey GOLD said...
on Apr. 30 2010 at 8:04 pm
JeanGrey GOLD, Mason City, Iowa
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&quot;I am so clever that sometimes I don&#039;t understand a single word of what I am saying.&quot;-Oscar Wilde

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awww lol :)
Frog-Prince PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 30 2010 at 7:52 pm
Frog-Prince PLATINUM, Lakeside, California
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lol if this was about a guy this would be like my life poem haha =)
JeanGrey GOLD said...
on Apr. 23 2010 at 10:33 pm
JeanGrey GOLD, Mason City, Iowa
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;I am so clever that sometimes I don&#039;t understand a single word of what I am saying.&quot;-Oscar Wilde

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Thank yah :)
JeanGrey GOLD said...
on Apr. 23 2010 at 10:33 pm
JeanGrey GOLD, Mason City, Iowa
10 articles 0 photos 258 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I am so clever that sometimes I don&#039;t understand a single word of what I am saying.&quot;-Oscar Wilde

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Thanks!!! :) :)
JeanGrey GOLD said...
on Apr. 23 2010 at 10:32 pm
JeanGrey GOLD, Mason City, Iowa
10 articles 0 photos 258 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I am so clever that sometimes I don&#039;t understand a single word of what I am saying.&quot;-Oscar Wilde

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Thank you :)
SarClark BRONZE said...
on Apr. 23 2010 at 9:42 pm
SarClark BRONZE, NC, Connecticut
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L-O-V-E it, best I've heard in a while :)
ellyncannon PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 20 2010 at 4:17 pm
ellyncannon PLATINUM, Mexia, Texas
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That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved.<br /> Ralph Waldo Emerson<br /> &lt;3

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LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

               sincerely,

                   Nerd Girl

Venus_Queen said...
on Apr. 19 2010 at 7:52 pm
this is really good!