You Know What's Worse Than a Nerd?

A nerd who thinks his nerddom is cool and so doesn't give you the courtesy of trying to hide it. You'd think by the time you became an assistant professor you'd feel self-confident enough to stop flexing nuts about how "cool" you think you are, but goddammit, some people are just like born to never get it.

Meanwhile, I seem to be born to make enemies in high places.