fandomsandfeminism:

My favorite thing is listening to people go into extreme detail about some micro-aspect of some hobby they love that I know nothing about.

My mother in law loves bird watching. The other day she told me about how the birder world is ROCKED with controversy about the new Audubon society bird naming conventions, particularly their new guidelines on hyphenation.

My sister in law explained in detail specific qualities to look for that distinguish a good jigsaw puzzle from a bad one.

A friend of mine can talk your ear off about the different forms of cubism in modern art.

This cashier at my local board game store explained to a friend of mine why Hive, a small insect themed strategy game, is amazing but the pill bug expansion breaks the game.

My mom is obsessed with Henry VIII’s wives and can not only list them in order, but knows all of their histories and ultimate fates by memory.

Everyone has at least one thing where their scope of knowledge and opinion runs so much deeper than you could ever imagine. Friends and relatives, coworkers and strangers.

For me, it is a lovely little reminder of how unique and strange humanity is. How we are all, deep down, nerdy weirdos.