One of the terrifying things about being married to a gamer is when I discover he’s rubbing off on me.
Don’t get me wrong, I’ll never play D&D — it’s just not my thing. Likewise, I don’t expect Mike to ever do cross stitch. But there are times when I encounter people more ignorant about gamers than I am and I’m required to educate them. Me.
The situation occurred early today during a conversation with my boss about his Christmas present for his wife. Turns out, she’s got a bit of geek in her. She’s enamored with comic-book inspired movies and he thought he’d buy her some of the comic books that correspond with the movies. The woman who owns the shop told him that many of the comic books are essentially starting over, so it wouldn’t take her long to catch up.
And suddenly, all the times I’ve been trapped in a car with Mike listening to him discuss the history of comic books came flooding back to me. To be honest, while I’m not interested in comic books themselves, the dynamics of how storylines have changed over time were always fascinating to me. Don’t let my husband know, though.
For a few brief moments, I got to share the knowledge I’d acquired to a willing listener.
My wife is a big-time yarnie and fiber-crafter. I asked her if she wanted to know what it was like to be me and then I read this post to her.
In our experience, there’s a large overlap between crafters and the geek set. Usually, if you can understand and get along with one, you can get along with the other. We’re just geeking out over different things after all!
I think you are absolutely right — I just like to think the 50 cookbooks I have collected and other cooking gadgets are actually useful for out home. In the end, though, it’s just me being geeky about cooking and cross stitch and photography. Everyone has their bent.
If you have the opportunity, bring your cross-stitch (or other portable craft) to a game convention. Your people will find you. My wife brought her spinning wheel to PAX East and spent most of her time in the hotel lobby. She was never lonley there!
I’ve never actually been to a convention. Mike’s heading to Indiana in January, and the idea of traveling there in the dead of winter doesn’t have much appeal. That said, if I do, I will certainly bring my cross stitch. Thanks for the tip!