digi-punk.livejournal.com on February 12th, 2011 12:44 am (UTC) I know exactly what you mean. It's totally fine.
Well, math was my first love but design was my bread and butter. I opted for art school instead of elevated academia and got my Bachelors in Graphic Design.
Yeah, I've never been you average geek. I can quote Babylon 5 and kick your ass in just about any fighting game known to man but my parents were psuedo-celebrities so I had a little too much street credit be among the completely ostracized.