True story... I had a girl on my floor come up to me and tell me that I was the "coolest girl" she knew. I was floored and I asked her WHY??? She said, because you do what you like to do right out in public, you read comic books and play video games. I still laugh about it... I'm such a total loser that she thought I was cool, LOL
I used to think 'brainiac' and 'nerd' was an extreme compliment in grade school hehehe.