Nerd Mom Confessions

Dear Monster,

   Your parents are nerds. It's better that you know and accept this now. Truly.
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Good afternoon and Happy "I'm randomly home on a" Thursday! Usually, I'm at work on Thursdays so this is a rare and magical experience being home with Liam and the husband.  So, I'm going to do something a little different and do a little co-blogging with the hubby. If you recently read my husband's blog, you know that he did a blog called Nerd Dad Confessions. Well, after discussing it with my husband and taking some time to debate whether or not our family could handle us BOTH having confessions out in the open around the same time...we have decided that I needed to lay it all out there, just like he did. In the end, it will be better for our family.

Alright! *deep breath* Here...are my Nerd Mom Confessions:

• Mass Effect 3 - I am truly concerned about how the release of Mass Effect 3 will effect the health and welfare of my child. I am concerned that, while I am saving the galaxy, he will miss meals, naps, play time, and important bonding moments. What will I do?? The galaxy needs saving! ;)
• The Star Wars Saga - I need to just come clean about this. I don't know the order of the movies by their "shortcut" names. There...I said it. So, just keep in mind, when you start debating whether "Revenge" is better than "Return" or "Hope" or you start going on and on how awful "Phantom" and "Clones" are, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT! Specific instances people! Full names of movies! Characters! Use your words!
• The Lord of the Rings - I never read the books, I don't know the different areas of the "world", I don't know anything about the characters, I couldn't tell you ANY of their history, I don't know why I'm supposed to be excited about The Hobbit movies, I still have to ask about a million questions as I'm watching the movies...but, damn it...I cry like a freaking BABY at the end of Return of the King. I don't care how many jokes float around about how many cut scenes there are, or how one person gives a "gay look" to another character (Clerks II, I forgive you. You are hilarious.), or how anyone else thinks THEY would have done it better. I don't care. I cry. I love the ending. I love it all. However, I can only watch these movies maybe once a year. The reason being, once I START watching the movies (and you have to start from the beginning) I can't STOP! And we have those ridiculous 100+ hour versions of the movies so it can take me DAYS to get through them. OH! And I don't know the "shortcut" names for these movies either.
• FPS, RPG - These are the only two abbreviations I care about. And my controller better be pink.
• XBox 360 vs. PS3 - PS3, because my husband would maim me and leave me in the street otherwise.
• Google - Yes, I know they're taking over the world. I just can't bring myself to care. Everything they do is just so damn awesome.
• BabyESP - I have an app that keeps track of my baby......................yep.
• Thanks to my husband's kick ass choice of "baby room music", my child will know guitar riffs, drum solos, and classical music climaxes better than I will. I'm okay with it.
•  I can't WAIT to know which instrument my child will march in Marching Band. I've actually considered basing our next home purchase on which local high school has the better band program. Arvada, you have a lot of problems but you also have freaking Pamona High School Marching Panthers. I mean, come on.
• Avatar - I don't care that it's rip off of Pocahontas or any other number of classic tales. I saw in theaters about 12 times. I don't regret a single viewing.
• Indiana Jones - I have yet to see all four movies in a row so I have no idea why everyone is so upset about the 4th one. I may want to do that soon. Like tomorrow.

 Alright. there they are. My confessions. I already feel better!

What are your confessions???