Man, I am one weird guy. This does not come as a surprise to many people who have known me for more than a couple minutes. My housemate tells me the first thing people say when they meet me is "Is he gay?" Beyond that perception, I like really off the wall science fiction, role playing games, British comedy, classic pre-1960 movies, cooking shows, and travelling.
I am pretty damn weird.
It takes a lot to get this strange. Believe me, it has come through years of practice to hone this craft into the scientific skill I have made it into today. Just like being fat, I work at it every chance I get. I have always respected people who wore Chuck Taylors, had blue hair, wrote poetry, listened to strange music, and revelled in their ability to be totally different from everyone else.
I can't pull off Chucks very well. Blue hair would make me look fatter. Poetry seems so contrived when I wrote it. Just about the only thing I do here is listen to strange music. From Schiller (German techno) to Enya to Seal to Band of Horses - - Im out there in that regard.
Weird isn't a state of mind though, at least not in my estimation. Weird is just having a different take on whatever particular Einstein-an reference frame in which you exist. To be sincerely weird, you require a like for the things that fall beyond the realm of non sequitor. Liking rain over sunny days, eating raw brownie mix and watching Season Two of 'The West Wing' instead of watching the football draft, grinding Consortium rep in WoW rather than drinking beer with your friends on the local lake are just a few examples of just how removed from the mainstream I happen to be.
All that being said, I asked someone once "How come you (fill in your name here) accept me for all the strange shit I do?" For most of my good friends, they only have one 'Dave'. The response floored me. "Because you are Dave."
Yep - I sure am. Dave Whitaker, Mayor of Weird.
Thank you for visiting my state of mind. Come again.
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