always listen to da Monkey, for she is wise and all-knowing. Plus she was right. This absolutely did not suck.

heh. cool. Like a big game of cat and mouse. Rodney thinks he's the cat, John knows Rodney's the mouse. (erm, except dismemberment isn't going to be the end of the game - I was gonna say "eating" but that led to all kinds of guttery entendres so I changed it)

Intellect being superior to emotion, he has accepted this state of affairs: he will want something that's beyond his reach, but he won't get it.

Unfortunately, this understanding doesn't keep him from wanting those things anyway.

Ow. I was getting a little maudlin tonight anyway, and that struck kinda close to home. Oof.

Part of that "geek chic" that never seems to apply to actual geeks. Amen.

He convinces himself of his limits, and then doesn't realize when he's surpassing them. good insight into Rodney "I'm Not Superman" McKay. :)