You know you’ve gone a little far when you apply nerd concepts to non-nerdy things like dancing. I first crossed this line tonight posting a reply to Emily’s post on dancing…

Totally reversing the gender roles. Go on and lead a guy around. You’ll both be out of your usual patterns and it’s kind of hilarious. It’s also fun to take a moment and switch in the middle of a song. With salsa, it’s even easier, because the basic step is the same, just 180 degrees out of phase — just restart your counting.

I went to confirm this with Lin. Sure enough, my statement was correct. And as we talked more about dancing in general…

Lin: when you dance live » like not in class » do you actually like put together combos you learned in class and have names for » or do you just like do random permutations Me: random permutations, mostly » it’s also bad » that i think of dance moves » as a FSM Lin: no » dude » i do that too » and you have only some actions that work » to move the state » but thats way smart » most pattern dancers can’t do that » they dont understand that Me: lol Lin: we’re a leg up Me: rofl Lin: no serious! » come on » its way more imaginative » i hate how these dancers from classw we go to salsa to » if u start into a pattern we learned in clas » and then i’m like eh » lets do a cbl inestead of a right turn » and they are like WTF WTF » and i’m like follow already

Like I told Lin, Nerd training FTW. See, this is what happens to you in engineering school — they get inside your brain and you start seeing the same things everywhere. It’s hilarious, useful, and maddening all at once.