iamwalrus Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 yeah umm... i dont know if you read my other polls but dont mix this in with them, (or don't TOTALLY mix it in, it may mean something) you'll have to read my other polls first if you wonder what im talking about. the scenario... all right, i pretty much talk to everybody. im a people person everybody at my school knows me and my lively personality... which gives me two things to mention.... 1. I pretty much always have a smile on my face. i am constantly daydreaming (i have a form of ADD and i also have a slight form of tourttets (o yeah not the swearing type, plus thats pretty much a myth.) any way, i am, i guess you could say "unique". i put a smile on everyones face, in a unique way. i am really spontanious, i guess you could say... ill be like in a different world in math class, and the teacher will call on me, knowing that im not paying attention, and ill have no clue what she's discussing, or what shes been lecturing on for about on hour, and ill be able to anwer with in a blink of an eye. its like i know the material thats being taught, and i just ZOne out while its being taught, and when its fricken obvious that im not paying attention, ill suprise everybody with a perfect answer to the teacher's question. and everyone is like, wtf? i am also spontanious. during conversations, ill bring up things completely irrevelant to the matter being talked about. if my friends are talking about music, ill bring up travel, or if their discussing cars, ill bring up horses. not becuase im trying to be funny, but because i daydream like crazy. and i laugh aobut the stupidest things, and sometimes cant control my laugh, and i walk kinda funny, and everybody thinks im just "unique" 2. so the question i have is... do people these days like a "unique" person. imean i know people like me, but is that "weird"? because personally, i find people that are "unique" to be the best people to hang with. but that's just me. do people like "uniqueness" or "fitting in with the crowd-ness" anyone have my problem...? thanx - (for example, not many people spell thanks like that)
blind_otter Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 I make it a point to be as individualistic as possible. I think conformity is the antithesis of what humans should strive for. That said, I still think most people prefer the safe and comfortable realm of conformity.
tattoomytoe Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 i too have been dubbed "random". that is just how my thoughts go, and if i do not say or write it when i think it the though t maybe gone forever! but that is not a good reason for me to stop hanging out with someone....but i would prob. be that person!
7on Posted January 8, 2005 Posted January 8, 2005 People call me Crazy Jon on campus. Well only two guys, but you get the idea. I prefer The Jon. Anyway - people have said I was odd. I like to think people have fun with me. Though I can get annoying. I am working on that though. I'm very needy. I had to swear off AIM this break because I got to where I'd sit around and chat all day to random people who'd come online. Oh well. I got to work on my neediness. Hopefully people generally like me. Not too many people hate me. Except those people who hate all happy people. Then again I'm really honest. Never feel like lying to people. Hmmmm, People have said I act like I'm drunk all the time. And many have speculated that if i ever got drunk I'd be normal. I did have a nasty ear infection when I was little and do have a slight imbalance problem. I'll also standup, and if I standup too fast, I'll fall down.
cherryringpop Posted January 8, 2005 Posted January 8, 2005 honey, i have the oppsite problem. i worry everyday that i am average and replaceable. just remember that being unique is preferable to being mediocre, even if it gets hard sometimes.
SuperFantastico Posted January 15, 2005 Posted January 15, 2005 Well why would you ask this question? is there a problem with people not wanting to hang out with you. From what you've said in this post(forgive me im new) it seems you have lots of friends and are well liked. That being said, being spontanious is fine, being random can get on some peoples nerves. If someones having a deep conversation about politics or something and you say ' Tennis shoes are funny because you can use them for wine making too' that breaks up the tempo of conversation. I too am a daydreamer and tend to insert random things in conversations too. I got lots of friends though. I'd probably hang out with you. I am right here online
moimeme Posted January 15, 2005 Posted January 15, 2005 Your type of uniqueness, unfortunately, can leave people feeling ignored and neglected. For instance, zoning out when someone's talking to you leaves that person feeling unimportant and as if you only care about what you are thinking. For your own sake, you'll need to either learn better strategies for social interaction or maybe even start on some meds so that you'll be able to focus a bit better. Otherwise you'll run the risk of being thought a fun eccentric, but not someone people really want to be friends with because they won't get any feeling that you pay attention to them or bother about their feelings or problems or lives.
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