ONCE A GEEK, ALWAYS A GEEK

30th Birthday Gift Ideas For An Unusual Guy

My boyfriend of a year and a half, Brian, is a geek, and I am not ashamed to say so.  He is really good looking and fun to be with on a one-on-one basis. On top of that, he can fix almost anything that has to do with computers and information technology.  But when he was in high school he was never part of the popular guys who got invited to all the hot parties. He did not date anyone then, and he did not care that he was not “cool.”  He and his best friend were always tinkering with computers and working with new ideas on how to solve computer problems.  The other guys thought that he was just a nerd who liked science, math and computers more than partying and having fun.  Some of them mocked him; they avoided starting conversations with him because they found him to be “too smart” and not up on topics that were important to the “in” crowd.  So, instead of spending his spare time on going out looking for fun, he used it to educate himself on becoming THE computer expert in school.

Well, that was 10 years or so ago.  Brian went to college on a full scholarship I am proud to say, took a double major in computer science and math, and graduated at the top of his class, magna cum laude.  He went to work at an international technology oriented company as Director of their I.T. department and is now on track to be promoted to Assistant Vice President of the company.  Because he is so focused on advanced technology, and has the expertise and enthusiasm about everything that has do with technical issues, he is a well-liked, respected, and a valuable staff member of his company.  As the self-proclaimed Geek there, he is one of their rising stars.

When Brian had a birthday coming up, I wanted to throw him a party, and I knew exactly what kind of 30^th birthday ideas I had for him.  I did not want this to be a huge big bash, that is not his style anyway, and he does not have a huge big circle of friends.  There is his best friend from school, and then there are a couple of co-workers with whom he gets along really well.  So, I planned a small party at home with the three guys and their girlfriends.  We had fun playing some board games and just hanging out together.

So What Are Some Good 30th Birthday Gifts?

I also knew exactly what kind of presents I would get for his 30^th birthday.

Brian needed a new wardrobe, especially with his promotion at work coming up soon.  He did not want to take the time to go shopping, and he mentioned to me that he really would like to try some new “chic” geek stuff.  Apparently this trend in geeky clothes is keeping in style with the regular geek look, but is a notch different.  I was all excited about Brian wanting new and trendy clothes, so I called my best friend, who is also dating a geek, to go shopping with me.  And boy did we find some great stuff.  We had a ball finding stuff that fits well, doesn’t look dorky and is so part of the geek culture.  I bought one long and two short-sleeved T-shirts for Brian that he can layer under V-neck sweaters.  (This look is quite fashionable and very much preferred in geek culture).  One of the T-shirts I got him has scifi cartoons, another has a comic book character print, and the long-sleeved T-shirt is in a gorgeous bold color.  To go with that I found some cool corduroy trousers; one in green khaki and other in grey.  To top this new style I added a couple of fun ties in a paisley design.  They would nicely complete Brian’s new chic geeky look.  But that was not all.  I had so much fun finding all this geeky stuff, that I could not resist getting a couple of accessories for Brian: a shoulder strap messenger-type bag and a neat pair of over-sized, but well-fitting horn-rimmed glasses with zero-strength lenses.

Chic Geek Gifts Were The Right Answer

Brian was sooooo excited about his new chic-geek outfits that he wore them immediately. He could not get over the fact that I went to all that trouble to find them for him. He looks so confident, cute and geeky well-dressed.  His co-workers love his new look, and his friends too were so impressed with all that geeky stuff, that they also went out and got some new geeky-chic togs for themselves.

I can only say to you gals who have geeks for boyfriends:  Love Your Geeks, because: ONCE A GEEK, ALWAYS A GEEK!