I’m a nerd. You might not be able to tell that from this A to Z
challenge, but I am. A Star Wars (and Trek) loving, Monty Python quoting,
bookworm of a theatre nerd. If it’s crazy, I probably want to know more.
When I was a kid, I believed in the Loch Ness Monster.
“Believed” might be a strong word, but I REALLY REALLY WANTED it to be
true. I read articles, the logical arguments for how this creature could possibly
exist, what she may look like, expeditions to discover her, and why she
was so elusive. I SO BADLY wanted to be one of the people to find definitive
proof.
During our family European trip, in addition to tooling
across northern continental Europe, we spent a comparatively large chunk of
time in England and Scotland.
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| Loch Ness in the sunshine isn't nearly as mysterious. |
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| ...but in the fog, ANYTHING might be true! |
Driving around the Loch, I could’ve sworn I saw some weird shadow that
may have been Nessie. Several times.
When we finally stopped in a town to do some tourist-ing, it became
pretty clear that it’s all a joke to the locals.
>sigh<
Innocence lost.
Moral of the Story: Know when to let go of your childhood dreams.
I still believe. It's not there now, but it used to be.
ReplyDeleteWell that's a comforting thought! Maybe it actually was around when I was a kid. Thanks for that.
DeleteI am with you here.....I want this mystery to be true!!
ReplyDeleteMaybe it *was* at one time. She couldn't live forever, could she?
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ReplyDeleteAww, sorry they spoiled it for you! I'm English and I believe! (Also a Trekkie, I do have a Klingon dictionary... but have never read it. Perhaps we are twins?). ~Liz http://www.lizbrownleepoet.com
ReplyDeleteIt may partly have been my siblings poking holes in my faith.
DeleteI knew a guy in college who actually learned Klingon. I'd love to have a dictionary of it - but like you probably wouldn't learn it.
Uh, Nessie is out there, and she is going to be SOOOOOOO mad when she finds out you don't believe in her!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely want to go to Loch Ness, I went to Edinburgh and fell in love with Scotland.
Ha! The wrath of a dinosaur!
DeleteWe saw Edinburgh too, and took a ferry from either Edinburgh or Glasgow across the North Sea to Copenhagen.
A joke, huh? I never thought of Nessie as being a she, but now that I think of it, I suppose so.
ReplyDeleteThanks for writing your nerdy stories, Red. I, too, am a nerd though my interests differ somewhat from yours. Nevertheless, I am always curious about these unusual stories. The thing about being a nerd, I find, is that so few people are interested in what fascinates me. It's hard to find someone to tell my stories to, therefore.
Oh you feel my pain!
DeleteI work at an engineering firm, so you'd think I'd be surrounded by nerds. But no. It's actually quite lonely being me.
>SIGH<
I was hoping you might stumble upon the Knights who say Ni.
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