What makes you WoW and Nerdy?

HEEEELLLLLOOOOOO Ladies and Gents, it is I, Pony, your lovely Blizzard Entertainment guru. But I’m not talking about Blizzard in this post. Nope! I wanted to touch base on something else. I am a bit of a nerd, I mean come on, I would not be here if I was not. But then I got to thinking, what is a ‘Nerd’? To start things off, I’m going to actually quote Merriam-Webster here: “nerd \noun\ˈnərd\: a person who behaves awkwardly around other people and usually has unstylish clothes, hair, etc.
 a person who is very interested in technical subjects, computers, etc.”

And here is one from Urban Dictionary, there are a few on there actually, but this is the one that I personally enjoy:
“A person who gains pleasure from amassing large quantities of knowledge about subjects often too detailed or complicated for most other people to be bothered with.”

Now, I gave you these just to give you an idea of what the written definition happens to be in some circles. And this is the reason I favor the one from Urban Dictionary, I am a WoW LoreWhore. Yes, we have coined the phrase. But in this aspect, I am a nerd. I am a person that enjoys learning about the Lore of World of Warcraft. I find it very interesting. It is also why I play on a Role Playing server. I not only get to learn the Lore, but I get to interject into my server’s lore. I get to be a part of it.

Two years ago I was a part of a major RP-PvP guild on the Alliance side of the Moon Guard server. I was an officer in said guild and we were able to add a whole new layer to the server’s lore based within the actual lore of the WoW universe. I would spend many hours theory crafting with the other members of my guild as well as other guilds all together. This is one of the things that made, and added to me being a nerd. And I’m fine with that. I met GREAT people this way.

My best friend in the world is a guy I met in WoW. I’ve been to his house, met his wife and daughter, and even entertained the idea of moving in with them at one point. We are still the best of friends, despite not talking every day. We pick up where we left off. I guess I wanted to give a bit of an insight into why I am a nerd, what makes me that oh so loved four letter word. So, I send this challenge to you, what, in your own words, makes you the nerd you are today? Was it gaming? Computers? Comic books? What is the reason you are a nerd? I have my reason and I love it greatly.

Comment below, I would enjoy the reading.