Leonhart, Reviewer

The nerd life is awesome.

That alone could be my entire biography and nearly every reader would wholly agree and not think less of me for having such a short biography. But there are some people out there, namely non-nerds, who question our ways. Being nerds, it is our duty to show them the path to enlightenment. To help with this, I present to you "Leonhart's Five Laws of Nerd Etiquette":

1. Show your support. Every nerd must have at least one game or game franchise that he strongly cherishes. If another person presents opposition to this game or game franchise, it is the nerd's duty to intensely defend it, to the point of crashing a forum's wordfilter system within a single post if need be. The particular game franchises that I cherish are Final Fantasy (VIII in particular, which is also where my alias is derived from), Ecco the Dolphin, Puyo Puyo, Pokemon, and Dynasty Warriors.

2. Watch nerdy things. If one considers himself a nerd, then daily observance of anime (or an equally awesome live-action series) is mandatory. Refuse to spend time with friends or family if their presence will interfere with this law. Failure of this daily observance may possibly result in the potential nerd being demoted to an inferior clique such as "emo", "jock", or "homosexual". I am somewhat of an anime fanatic, my favorites being Ergo Proxy, .hack//SIGN, and Cromartie High School.

3. Go out happily. If a nerd were to die tomorrow, he is to be buried with his favorite portable video game system. Then, if by chance he is to resurrect posthumously, he could play his favorite games until he asphyxiates. If this were to happen to me, I would die happy if my final hour consisted of owning the Elite Four with my Psyduck.

4. Question the female species. Face it, real life just doesn't make females like the anime companies do. The majority of females do not understand the ways of a proper nerd life, and may attempt to change you to what they think is "better". If a nerd, by some sort of Divine Miracle, manages to find himself in a relationship with a female, it is imperative that he questions nearly everything the female does (e.g., cuddling, sharing thoughts, crying, etc.). If said female advances towards the nerd's anime or video game collection, the nerd must use any means necessary to remove said female from his presence and, ultimately, his life. Please note that removal of said female from the face of the earth is considered, in many societies, to be unlawful.

5.Find asylum in the presence of other nerds. If a nerd is going to hang out with anybody (in accordance to Law #2), it might as well be other nerds. Not only will this grouping of nerds share common interests, but few other cliques will accept a nerd. If trouble is aroused, a group of nerds is a single strong entity. Trust and respect your fellow nerds (within the boundaries of Law #1).

--- Of course, even a nerd is allowed to (occasionally) do things outside of the above Laws. When not gaming or watching anime, I enjoy playing and composing music, particularly piano. I also enjoy researching various scientific thingies, and am looking forward to completing four years of Biology.

- Leonhart