I'm weird.
And people keep on telling me that.
Sometimes, they are just trying to start a conversation (see
here), and it often leads to "weird".
Like "Oh, I'm doing computer science! -Really? Weird for a girl." when I'm talking to a girl.
I like computer science. It is logical, it is true or false, and I'm good at it. It's like a logical game: you have a problem, and your task is to find a way to resolve it. Note that you may not
have to resolve the problem... You can make the computer do that. Or your classmate.
However, that's true that it is uncommon here for girls to do computer science: they are
none irish girl studying CS in SS, and only 2 of them in JS. In these classes, most of the girls
are erasmus student. Well, at least, we're some girls... Exept in advanced software methods. Where I stand for all women in the world... Poor guy. I'm sooo much different from other on sooo much
things... Hope that they know others females. Otherwise, they will think that all the girl are
grumpy, unsociable in the
morning, in a bad mood when something goes wrong in work. Always in a bad mood, I shall say.
And what if I'm talking to a guy? "I like to read, I've just finished Voltaire. -Really? Weird..." and sometimes "I'm not a big fan of siperman's movies. I'd rather watch
Edge of Heaven.
-Never heard of it."
Ok. So I can't be in computer science, and still visit museum, read Voltaire and watch some art house movies? My culture should be limited by Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams,
PhD comics,
XKCD and
Geek's World?
I am geek, and I do have some geek culture. But this is only a part of me. I have a real life beside it.
Even professors... Looking at the courses list, and beginning to count... Me: "70.
(ECTS. A normal year is 60 ECTS) -That's a lot. -Yes, I know...
(with a shy smile on my face) -And you don't want to drop one of them? -
(looking at the list, an odd grin on my face)
Err... -Okay. -If I figure out in some months that I can't handle it, I can drop a few minor subjets..." And my advisor for the year project: "I would like to do an internship... -Along
with your courses? -Yeah... I mean, it must be a long internship, like 6 months at least, and related to research. -Err... Usually our students are doing internship in a company. And your study
will take some time... -
(12h/week, usually I'm around 35 or 40!) I think that I can begin with a part time, and then when the lessons ends, be full time...
-OK, that make sense."
So the kind of teacher "Do the minimum, I'm ok with that, but don't try to do more" exists... After Yassine (and I won't speak about Jean-François), it is hard to imagine that.
And my fellow french friends. I'm having some fun with them... It started when I suggested that I may not be straight. And it worked well...
In France, I am a USO (Unidentify Sexual Object): no one know if
I'm a female, a male, and if I prefer male or female (or
both).
And in Dublin (though, I actually came out as a female), people still wonder if I'm in boys or girls. Caroline: "You're straight. No way you can be gay." Yann: "You're gay. I'm sure you're gay.
Otherwise you would have told us." Patrick: "As long as you're fine, I don't mind."
I like Patrick... He is the only one who actually doesn't try to label me.
I mean, who cares about my sexuality? Oh, you want to have sex with me. OK. So I think that "No" is the answer that most of you would get, if you ask me. (How to ensure that I won't have sex with
anybody until the end of my days...)
OK, I am complicated. But not
weird!