Here I am

I read this article, and I found that I could really identify with the social classification being described. I think I’ve covered this here before, but I’m dreadfully single, yet not looking for a relationship for the sake of the relationship, either. Anyway, it’s all in the article, and if you like reading about my life, you’ll be interested in this, too.

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Teel

Author, artist, romantic, insomniac, exorcist, creative visionary, lover, and all-around-crazy-person.

6 thoughts on “Here I am”

  1. So, since linking to this, I have had two people tell me that it’s nice, but I’m not a woman. Clearly, the article was referring to women, right?

    Well…

    That thought somehow hadn’t occurred to me. Maybe I just think that people are people, and personality types cross all borders of gender, race, religion, et al. Maybe it was becuase (as the article suggests one would) as soon as I saw the word “quirkyalone” on the link, I knew what they meant and wanted to read more about it; I identified with them before I even got to the article.

    Then again, I just re-read the article, and found that unless you’re reading something into it, if you look strictly at the text of the article, there is nothing there that says “Hey! We’re talking about only women here!” Even when I read the captions off to the side that make mention of Emily Dickinson, spinsters, and vibrators, I just thought those were general examples that happened to be feminine because the author was female, not that all quirkyalones are women.

    Oh, and in reading the article, it didn’t occur to me to click any of the links in the upper left corner of the page (Quiz: Are You Quirkyalone?, Ten Quirkyalone Songs, and more importantly, the FAQ about Quirkyalones). If I had, I might have read the first Q&A in the FAQ, which follows:

    Q. Can the quirkyalone be a man?

    A. Men can be quirkyalone. But we already have plenty of archetypes for male loners: the angry young man, Odysseus, and the list goes on. For women, the equivalents are spinster and old maid. And so, we call the quirkyalone a woman.

    Also, I might have taken the quiz and posted my quirkyalone score. I have subsequently done this. My score is as follows:

    “Your score was 116. Very quirkyalone:
    Relatives may give you quizzical looks, and so may friends, but you know in your heart of hearts that you are following your inner voice. Though you may not be romancing a single person, you are romancing the world. Celebrate your freedom on National Quirkyalone Day, February 14th!”

    So, there you have it. Despite the fact that I don’t even pay attention to the implied gender in descriptions of personality types, I score almost off-the-charts when it gets down to it. Take the quiz yourself. See how you do.

  2. So, since linking to this, I have had two people tell me that it’s nice, but I’m not a woman. Clearly, the article was referring to women, right?

    Well…

    That thought somehow hadn’t occurred to me. Maybe I just think that people are people, and personality types cross all borders of gender, race, religion, et al. Maybe it was becuase (as the article suggests one would) as soon as I saw the word “quirkyalone” on the link, I knew what they meant and wanted to read more about it; I identified with them before I even got to the article.

    Then again, I just re-read the article, and found that unless you’re reading something into it, if you look strictly at the text of the article, there is nothing there that says “Hey! We’re talking about only women here!” Even when I read the captions off to the side that make mention of Emily Dickinson, spinsters, and vibrators, I just thought those were general examples that happened to be feminine because the author was female, not that all quirkyalones are women.

    Oh, and in reading the article, it didn’t occur to me to click any of the links in the upper left corner of the page (Quiz: Are You Quirkyalone?, Ten Quirkyalone Songs, and more importantly, the FAQ about Quirkyalones). If I had, I might have read the first Q&A in the FAQ, which follows:

    Q. Can the quirkyalone be a man?

    A. Men can be quirkyalone. But we already have plenty of archetypes for male loners: the angry young man, Odysseus, and the list goes on. For women, the equivalents are spinster and old maid. And so, we call the quirkyalone a woman.

    Also, I might have taken the quiz and posted my quirkyalone score. I have subsequently done this. My score is as follows:

    “Your score was 116. Very quirkyalone:
    Relatives may give you quizzical looks, and so may friends, but you know in your heart of hearts that you are following your inner voice. Though you may not be romancing a single person, you are romancing the world. Celebrate your freedom on National Quirkyalone Day, February 14th!”

    So, there you have it. Despite the fact that I don’t even pay attention to the implied gender in descriptions of personality types, I score almost off-the-charts when it gets down to it. Take the quiz yourself. See how you do.

  3. Also of note: My comment on my post was about 9 times longer than the original post. Which you may agree, is silly.

  4. Also of note: My comment on my post was about 9 times longer than the original post. Which you may agree, is silly.

  5. Hey! You quirky and alone person. I had a thought about you and all that quirky-alone-ness just yesterday. Now I know that I am generally out of the loop musically and this is probley an old song to you and your peers, but when I hear that “new”(to my radio station) song “Superman” I think of you. The red cape you wore from age 3 to 5 might have been a precurser to the thought. You make a very nice Superman and the song fits you, searching, wanting to be, but finding it a difficult role to be in.
    (if this link screws up, Ihope I can edit it)

  6. Hey! You quirky and alone person. I had a thought about you and all that quirky-alone-ness just yesterday. Now I know that I am generally out of the loop musically and this is probley an old song to you and your peers, but when I hear that “new”(to my radio station) song “Superman” I think of you. The red cape you wore from age 3 to 5 might have been a precurser to the thought. You make a very nice Superman and the song fits you, searching, wanting to be, but finding it a difficult role to be in.
    (if this link screws up, Ihope I can edit it)

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