Also, if you add jokes in the right way, you can often turn your geekiness into a "cute" joke with girls with incredible ease. I've yet to achieve results, but I'll tell you about it if I do.
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Moderation is good, and its good to remember not to take yourself too seriously (you appear to have serious plans for arjungmenon, greyman, stop taking yourself so seriously).
I doubt your days of hard programming were a waste. They are an experience at least, a side of life you are aware of that your peers might not be.
Knee-jerks - bad. Moderation - good. Trying new things - exceptionally good.