Weekly Geek 2009-02 Why Be A Geek

For our second Weekly Geeks of the new year and our second post without our founder Dewey, Joanne of The Book Zombie has these questions:

• For those who have been with the group, either from the start or joined within recent months, what does being a member mean to you? What do you enjoy about the group? What are some of your more memorable Weekly Geeks that we might could do again? What could be improved as we continue the legacy that Dewey gave us?
• For those just joining us, why did you sign up for Weekly Geeks? What would you like to see here?

I joined in from the very first week. I joined initially because Dewey was my friend and I wanted to support her latest endeavor. Because of Dewey, there are so many connections and friendships made that might not have been formed otherwise.

I also thought it was a fun idea. I liked the idea that all bloggers could and would be welcome to join together on a weekly basis by participating in this meme.

So the community aspect of it is huge. I liked that it was a welcoming atmosphere. I loved how connected I felt as a result of participating.

While I probably knew a third of the bloggers going into it, I was pleasantly introduced to so many other blogs which I discovered and began following. I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED that there was one feed which could connect me with other weekly geeks. I thought that was awesome.

I also like that the questions/activities can be challenging. I like having giving my brain a workout! But at the same time, they're just as fun as they are challenging. After all, weekly geeks isn't drudgery--it's not a chore, something you have to do, it's fun.

As to favorite topics, I wouldn't mind repeating past weekly geeks. I liked almost all of them. (Though I admit the scavenger hunt was too challenging for this brain to handle.)

© Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews