Floating in Place
MARCH 13, 2009, 5:29 am
Feeling lost here at DCO. Wondering where I belong.
I dont seem to fit neatly into any category.
Thought i was a fangirl [and I say the word with pride] but I realize I need to talk about something more than Dave's teeth, arms, hair, hat, etc.
I try the analytical bunch and I am entertained for a while, but I dont feel I can be cut loose with an occasional "squee" without bring told to "watch it! we dont do that here."
[scratch an analytical and you get a squeeing fangirl, but hey, that's just my own humble opinion.]
And really, for me it just too much analyzing. Analyzing David Cook is like trying to analyze a sunrise. Doable, but why not just look, be happy and enjoy? What is the point in analyzing something that's just meant to be appreciated and enjoyed?
And the "snarky" bunch--I still dont get it. What is referred to as "snark", to me seems boring. And when its not boring, its mean.
Is "snark" suppose to be wit? In the vein of Dorothy Parker and her buddies? If it is, sorry, dudes, you are all SO NOT hitting the mark.
Wit is not mean sarcasm.
Wit is clever and amusing; wit refreshes.
Here is a Dorothy Parker quote:
I love a martini--but two at the most. Three, i'm under the table; four, i'm under the host."
Now THAT, duckies, is wit.
So I come here to DCO, float from thread to thread. All my former buddies seems so distant. The honeymoon appears to be over, as someone else remarked. I think about my computer games and the heroes I left stranded in mid-quest back in Sept of 2008 and wonder if I should be getting back to them. Cant believe I got games I havent even loaded on to my computer, much less havent played.
No, I havent fallen from Dave. I am still just as pumped about him and the tour and I will always be here for concert vids and reviews. He's still my # 1 fave guy, & I still listen to his music every day. Still love him muchly.
The world is 75% extroverts. I am an introvert.
Of the 25% of introverts, I am the rarest kind--just 1% of the world population. I dont find many ppl like myself, so feeling "unattached" is familiar. Not pleasant, just familiar.
I thought at DCO, I finally found the place where I can belong. And I do. Kinda.
How can I belong, and yet not belong?
David wants us all to be together.
Funny, so does President Obama.
I so wish we could.
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That 1 %
Well, AngelBabe - you may be a rarer type of introvert than I am - INTJ - I think I get a little more than 1% - not that it's much more - and certainly the disassociation is, as you say, familiar. But I have discovered that while there may be no people 'like me' in 100 square miles, or more - there are, on the internet - and just a tad easier to find.
Notice, I did say "just a tad".
It's no panacea, I've never found a place that really 'fit' - but I have found places that I'm comfortable wandering in and out of, and maybe staying a while - and I consider that a rather Big Thing, in comparison.
I hope you can do the same. (or a reasonable facsimile thereof)
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Incipit9 - Irrationally 0sup2;
"Expect the Unexpected." tm WTF!Cook
I getcha angelbabe!
Just read your comments on the PB thread from today (3-18) from your sickbed. First off, get better soon! Sick sucks. Secondly, I'm glad I came over to your blog because.... I feel the way you do sometimes, too! (re: your post about not always knowing where you belong here) I will PM you more about this. But in summary, please don't be offended by analyticals being analytical. Just because analyticals obsess and pull everything apart, doesn't make them any smarter.. maybe just preoccupied with different thoughts. There is something to be said about both types.. analyticals can provide fresh insight and fangirls provide refreshing, fun, and REAL (versus abstract, hypothetical etc.) life observations. Both of value, both equal. And you know what? Most of us are some measure of both. I'm sort of middle of the road I guess. Lean toward analytical but that doesn't make me smart.
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WN #3301
"Everyone has a good heart, at the end of the day.. you know?" -DC
Thread-floating
I usually thread-float as well. I'll open and read any thread...but only lurk in the mega-threads because I don't want to have to fight to try to keep up with the conversation. I tend to post in threads that aren't too terribly analytical or thought-provoking...mainly because I can do my analysis and critical thinking at work. I come here to just chill out and *not* do very much thinking, ya' know? lol
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Rolling Out Across the Desert Word Hero #293
"If I could have a super power, I'd like the ability to...fly...so I can, you know?...soar...with...the birds."