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What makes
you unique? Sometimes it our quirky, geekness that brand us as different from
another person. Embrace Your Geekness Day is celebrated on July 13th.
Make an effort today to do one thing that you love to do that makes you unique.
I began a
little early celebrating Geekness Day. One of the things I like to do is to
visit author book signings. As a writer, it is inspiring to hear the stories of
published authors and their journeys.
When I went
to the book signing for author Kate DiCamillo, I had not done my research ahead
of time to familiarize myself with what she had written. All I knew was one of
my writer’s groups and other affiliations were commenting that Kate was coming.
Upon my
arrival at one of the local libraries, I was greeted by two lines of people
that extended outside of a classroom and wrapped around a corner. One line was
for people purchasing Kate’s books, the other was a line of people waiting to
have their books signed. I squeezed between the two lines to take photos.
It was at
the book purchasing table that I experienced my aha moment. There on the table
was one of Kate’s book that I was very familiar with, Because of Winn Dixie. It was at that moment I wanted to tell
someone, “It’s Kate DiCamillo, the author of…” But everyone there already knew
who Kate was.
Being the
geek that I am, I sat around awhile, took photos and enjoyed being in the room
with other book lovers, writers and young readers.
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Below are a couple of quotes
related to being a geek.
“Nerd. One
whose unbridled passion for something, or things, defines who they are as a
person, without fear of other people’s judgment.” Zachary Levi
“Be who you
are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who
matter don’t mind.” Dr. Seuss
How will you
embrace your geekness today?
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