Marking up your books is geeky? Uh-oh. Pardon me while I go find the White Out and tackle a few hundred volumes that might give my true personality away.

Hm. it actually strikes me as very much *not* classic geek behavior. I guess there's a tension between the geeky urge to read everything as if you were studying and the geeky reverence for the physical artifact of a book. I err entirely on the latter side. I rarely mark up any book unless it's a duplicate copy (often a cheap Penguin reprint) or something like a law school casebook.

It's time for Geek Pride Day. Everyone dressed up in their favorite comfy old track pants, favorite soft sweater and warn out slippers. Thick rimmed black frame glasses for those in need.

We will all march down Park Avenue reading our most favorite books, sharp pencil and orange highlighter close at hand. The crowd will cheer as we absent-mindedly meander, until we all end up in the first Barnes and Noble store we pass.

We here,
We're geek,
Don't hit us, please!

Paul

Oooh! Oooh! Do I get double geek credit if I use different colored highlighters based on the reason underlying the hightlighting? I mean, stuff that goes in my writing journal is in green. Stuff that I want to note in my files is red. Stuff that I know I'll want to read again right away whenever I re-read the book is in yellow. Then there are all the margin notes reminding me to see other books with similar points or Cf. in some other book and...

... Oh. My. I. Am. A. Geek.