When The Chic Seek The Geek

(I am the “token” girl at the campus IT department. I also happen to really like video games and cartoons and weird trivia, so I’m also known as being something of a “geek.” Note: My coworker dresses in a sort of chic urban way and is a typical athletic “cool” guy.)

Coworker: “Hey [my name], I wanna be a geek, y’know?”

Me: “Uh… what?”

Coworker: “Yeah, I wanna be a geek like you! I already ordered some of those geeky thick rim glasses online. What else do I need to do?”

Me: “Wait… you mean like hipster glasses?”

Coworker: “Yeah, that whole geek thing is real popular right now, but I don’t really wanna wear those tight jeans. Is there some other option for that?”

Me: “Uh, I don’t know.”

Coworker: “Oh. Well, I’ll wear my glasses to work when they come in and you can tell me if I look geeky enough!”