I constantly argue that an enthusiasm for machines (computers, cars, watches, rockets etc.) and how they work makes me curious rather than nerdy. Unfortunately thanks to a link from JB I can confirm the horrible truth. Despite all the attempts to branch out, be an entrepreneur (LOL) I'm a geek. Unfortunately, I've more interest in maths & mechanics than I have in computers at the moment. I guess it's a growing sense of ennui as each new development fails to deliver on the promise of easy application development and instead creates a new language to learn or a new toolset. Some days it seems great, others I feel like I'm an aging practitioner of a dying and arcane art. I remember reading Doug Coupland's book Microserfs and thinking that nerds just weren't supposed to grow up.
