AND 37 DEGREES.
I feel like I'm losing my reading audience.
I just wanted to let you know that I miss you. Sometimes I'm obsessively in love with you.
But enough about me.
On an unrelated note, I've been asking people to name 5 ways to be more interesting.
It's for some TOP SECRET project I'm cooking up. (I really like saying TOP SECRET.)
So, you don't have to worry about me using these ways for any sort of self-advancement, which is what David B. accused me of!
He also said he thinks I give too much credence to being well-known.
Gah.
Anyway, after protesting and questioning my motives, he submitted this list to me:
I asked some other folks, whose lists I've yet to write out.
My internet stalker (omg srsly) Sarah C. saved me the trouble and wrote out her list for me (without me asking her to!)
I know---I KNOW---she misspelled 'mom'---she spelled it 'mum'---but she's from the UK.
So you kinda have to think.
SO.
My question to you is:
What are five ways to be more interesting?
My internet stalker (omg srsly) Sarah C. saved me the trouble and wrote out her list for me (without me asking her to!)
I know---I KNOW---she misspelled 'mom'---she spelled it 'mum'---but she's from the UK.
So you kinda have to think.
SO.
My question to you is:
What are five ways to be more interesting?
(P.S. I'm still sick.)
Comments
i think a massive beard is interesting. or gigantic sideburns.
i am so curious about your TOP SECRET project...!
I am trying to think of what makes ME think someone is interesting.....
I believe if you ask questions, and listen to people that is interesting.
People who read a lot of different books can be interesting...
People with a lot of different experiences are interesting.....
People who smile a lot and hold back judgment are interesting to me.
And individuals who are involved in a lot of different activity's are interesting.
Theater, arts, community, and music are interesting to me.
The way you walk and carry yourself can be interesting...
2. Listen, absorb, comprehend. Think about what someone is saying to you or around you, and take that in. You never know what you'll learn from someone else.
3. Do what YOU want to do not what anyone else wants or expects of you. If it makes you happy thats all that matters. The best things come from those with the courage to do the unknown.
4. Say whats on your mind, and don't worry about being called a bitch or an asshole. People perceive others that way. The truth may hurt, but it'll also help you grow.
5. HAVE FUN!!! This world is stressful, lifes a bitch, take some time for yourself and do what you wanna do!
If you want to Look interesting try:
1. A Handlebar mustache, maybe one with the twirls at the tips
2. Matching sweatband and wrist cuffs, preferably rainbow striped
3. GIANT belt buckle!
4. a t-shirt that states "I am interesting"
5. Horn rimmed glasses with rhinestones
Just interesting, I think you probably are very interesting but here are things I find interesting in people:
1. Intelligent, book smart, knowledgeable about obscure historical events, etc.
2. Being an expert in a field such as Submarines or Rock formations
3. Smiling, not creepy smiles, just a nice inviting smile
4. Creative people are always interesting to me
5. Good conversationalist, I am not one so I don't know how that works
;-)
Okay let me take a shot at this...When I read this I thought "hmmmm if someone is asking for five ways to be more interesting I would venture to guess that for whatever reason this person feels they are lacking in that particular area." ........So then my ADHD brain started doing what it does...creating scenerios and showing me mini movies of boring people I know and what they should do to "up" the interesting factor. Here's what I came up with.
1. Stop Griping and look around!....Nothing is LESS interesting than someone that complains. Don't tell me how your acid reflux keeps you awake at night and how your seven cats puked on your bed!
Don't make comments about how "So and So dresses like a slut" while you wear your turtle neck with the coffee stain and stirrup pants with a hole in the crotch!
2. STOP talking about how dull your life is! You are the only person that can change how interesting or uninteresting you are. So rather than announcing how boring things are in your world..change your world!
3. To be interesting you must have an interest...FIND something! Even if it's pigeons...there is probably a "Pigeon Lovers of America" group out there! Join it..Live it...Become it! You will at least be interesting to the Pigeon Lovers of America!
4. Don't knock it till you try it!! NOTHING...let me repeat NOTHING is more painful than hanging around someone who refuses to try new things. Personally I'd rather spend the day in a dentists office than hear garbage like this,
"Ohhhhh I would NEVER eat Sushi...I might get mercury poisoning and I heard there is a rare strain of Tuna bacteria out there that causes human flesh to rot from the bone. I heard about it in an e-mail and it said it had been confirmed on Snopes! That was good enough for me! NO Sushi shall pass my lips!!"
"Dance classes??? No way! I don't want some old geezer rubbing against me! Besides..dancing is an antiquated mating ritual that I feel I am above! If I am to meet Mr/Mrs. Right...Dancing won't be involved.
"Wear color??" No, no ,no... I don't wear color...I don't like to stand out in a crowd! Staying understated allows me to be sure that my friends like me for me...and not for what I wear." Besides studies show that greys and browns are most often worn by people with higher IQs...Snopes confirmed it!
Get out there and try new things...just try them and have an open mind!
5. Surround yourself with interesting people...Birds of a feather ya know.
So there it is...My five ways to be more interesting.
Very insightful and true!
Thanks a lot! =)
2. Uhm.... yes
3.ida-ida
4.what's faggy?
5.I think you know what to do
You don't appear to be losing your audience... I read your blog, and your post just prompted me to actually add you to my neighbourhood (and yes, I know I spell it with a 'u' but I'm a bloody Aussie so I'm allowed!).
Here are my five things:
(1) Talk to a stranger at least once a week - sometimes you are already more interesting than you realise, and talking to a stranger makes you realise that its probably just you who thinks you are boring.
(2) Challenge a prejudice you have - it doesn't have to be one of the Big Six (sexism, racism, homophobia, sizeism, ageism, disabilityism) because hopefully you won't have those anyway, but just challenge yourself to try something you had assumed was shithouse. I was prejudiced about soysages, but I challenged myself to try them. They are indeed disgusting, but at least now I can state that with authority.
(3) Read (I think everyone has said this).
(4) Find your "camels" - I developed an obsession with the history of dromedaries in Australia for some unknown reason. In fact, I wrote a 6000 word essay about it. Since then, I always love to find out what other people's "camels" are; apart from anything, people often keep it to themselves. One of my friends is currently obsessed with our public transport system. Weird, but very interesting.
5) Develop a top secret project because mystery is cool - oh look, you're already there.
2. Be willing to fail and/or look stupid - so fear doesn't prevent you from checking out new things ("someone has to be the worst. it might as well be me")
3. Be unpredictable - don't skip opportunities because they don't fit your MO. In fact, pursue things specifically because they don't fit your MO.
4. Talk to strangers - about anything
5. Share your experiences with others.
1. Give strangers a creepy "faggy" smile and start talking about all the people that go missing each year..
2. Wash my clothes in glitter.
3. Learn how to make diaper cakes.
4. Teach my inner demons a new language (They want Tagalog).
5. Change my name to Sammy "Tube Steak" O'Dell.
Thanks for letting me know.
THANKS for sharing!
I think you've got mine...
1. Have a passionate interest and pursue it.
2. Don't worry about fitting in.
3. Spend time with people who interest you and treat you well.
4. Make plans for your free time, so you don't waste it all in front of the TV or online.
5. Pay attention to current events and local sport teams. At the very least, you'll be able to make decent small talk.
Well I don't have specificly 5 things that make people interesting however the general idea though it to be an individual. Don't be a comfortist. Do what's right rather than safe.
I think the most important thing to realize, in your quest to find the five things that make a person interesting, is that there's a very very fine line between "interesting" and "scary" and that sometimes people use the two terms interchangeably. They may be saying "My, you're an interesting one." but what they're thinking is, "My God, they let people like this out of the mental home? Really? Should I slowly back away or just turn tail and run? Will he give chase? Where're the police when you need them?"
That said, I fully endorse reading more books and talking to more people. In fact, I'm often called interesting and, in any given day, I talk to no one besides the people in my head. So yes, you can half-ass being interesting and no one will notice.
2)finish what i start
3)lie less
4)eat like a normal person
5)read more about art and less about craft