What the heck is a dented nerd?

Good question, buddy. Let’s ask me!

Joey.

This is what most people call me, because it comes from my given name. I also go by dentednerd, which came from a student planner, or radicalshorty, which combined my love of the New Radicals with my lack of height.

Libra. 1984.

No cracks about my age or mental imbalance please. I find astrology fascinating, but horoscopes are bullshit. As it happens, my political views are largely Orwellian.

English/Indian.

I can whip up a mean curry and bake a badass cake. And yes, I do have inner race/culture conflicts in the same vein as Russell Peters. (I’m not too cheap though.)

INFJ.

If you’re not familiar with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, this means Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling and Judging, or the protector/counsellor type. Helps to explain away the crazy.

Singer.

Well, I was. I have a degree in popular music, and unti my final year I had my singing career planned out. But then I lost my mojo to some stressful times, and eventually lost my voice to asthma. But I still like to dream.

Gamer.

World of Warcraft FTMFW. Ruka on Hellfire, if anyone’s interested. I also love Monkey Island, Sam & Max, Bioshock, not-boring racers, and anything that could ever be played on the Amiga 500.

Otaku.

I’ve always been a geek, and I’m not ashamed of my uncoolty. But I am especially geeky about anime. I could chat about Ghibli, Gainax and the like all day. FLCL is my favourite.

Northern blood. Southern accent.

My folks met in the great city of Manchester, but I grew up in High Wycombe, a crappy commuter town outside London. These days I live in Salford, Manchester’s evil conjoined twin.