How they laughed.

When I was young I got teased a lot. Made fun of. Mocked. Why? Because I was different. I had strange hobbies. I enjoyed odd things. I spent a lot of time sitting in front of my computer, doing (or so it seemed to everyone else) nothing much at all.

I was laughed at because I would happily spend all day tapping away at the keys.
And then the Internet came along, and suddenly everyone wanted a computer. Computers were cool.
I played computer games, and they laughed at me. But then Playstation, Wii and Xbox came along, and now it’s cool to play computer games.

I was laughed at because I liked Sci-fi.Star Trek, Star Wars and Doctor Who.
In 2005, Doctor Who came back, and suddenly it was cool to watch Doctor Who.
In 2009 Star Trek returned to Cinemas, and suddenly it was cool to watch Star Trek.

They mocked me because I read comic books. I enjoyed the stories of Spider-man, Hulk and the X-Men.
Then graphic novels started to influence the world of movies and TV, and now it’s cool to read comics.

I read HUGE books with maps in the cover, about far away lands populated by strange people and mythical creatures. And they laughed at me . Then Lord of the Rings was made and it was cool to like this. Game of Thrones continued the tradition.

I can’t forgive anyone who laughed at me, because I know now what I always knew. I’m the pioneer of cool. Want to know what I’m into now; what will be cool in a few years? I’m not going to tell you. You’ll laugh at me!