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Old School Nerds by Hua Hsu There was this young Asian rough in my elementary school named Mark who thought he was a Smurf and talked like Bobcat Goldwaithe from the Police Academy series, but I hear he became a "cool" swimmer in high school. Then there was another guy in high school who had an unhealthy preoccupation with Star Trek: The Next Generation. He had this confident, nose-elevated smirk he'd throw your way if you engaged him in conversation. Starship blueprints and cast credits carefully inscribed on all his book covers, there was this weird thing he'd do called the "Nay-Sword." He would put his palms together like he was praying and slice you in half diagonally. "Pts pts" was the sound it made when said sword halved you, though I can say from experience it was quite painless. Senior year he joined the varsity football team and wore his jersey on more than just game days. |