I have recently come to terms with being a geek, whether it is cooking or computers/electronics I am all in.
I recently built a computer to use as a home theater PC, I had never done it before, but did some reading and figured it out, far easier than I could have imagined. I did months of research to decide just what I needed and getting the best price.
I do the same thing with cooking. When I am challenged to make something or "capture a certain flavor" in baked goods, I will research a bunch of recipes, and run it through my head for sometimes up to a week or more.
So does that make me a nerdy/geek?