are you normal

kensuguro · Post by **kensuguro** » Tue May 02, 2006 8:40 pm

ya know, I think the bottom line is that most creative people aren't. I mean, not wierd, or strange, or eccentric.. but just not normal. Like not being able to identify with some thing things that everyone seems to automatically identify with.. things like that.

Well, it bugs me. Or atleast it gets me thinking. I guess I'm perfectly okay with not being able to identify with what everyone else identifies with.. But I can't beat human nature. The basics of society relies on the exact thing.. co-existance and co-experience. If I can't identify and experience something as other would, then it automatically leaves me out. Ya know? That feeling? At 16, feeling left out is okay. At 28? I begin to wonder.

And then there's always the questions of... well, it's heck easy if I "choose" to abide, and just fake my way through 'till I don't know I'm faking it. Obviously that'll kill something in me, called creativity.. which I've invested most of my personality in. Tough. And at the same time, what would that gain me? Become part of society while I discard my identity? hmm....

Well, I think I've really been too lonely here in Miami.. my brain's really falling apart and playing tricks on me.

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braincell · Post by **braincell** » Tue May 02, 2006 8:58 pm

Well put. You have to remember that 99% of all people are morons.

kensuguro · Post by **kensuguro** » Tue May 02, 2006 9:06 pm

LOL... gotcha braincell. I needed some reassurance. And maybe all we (the creative side) want to do is to tell everyone.. "hey, you've got it all fuxxxing wrong".

marcuspocus · Post by **marcuspocus** » Tue May 02, 2006 9:38 pm

nah, everybody is a moron, including me. It's just that some people deal with a hell of a handicap

Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Wed May 03, 2006 1:42 am

The state of our brains is a result of last centuries' mass poisoning.

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Wed May 03, 2006 4:36 am

I'm normal, nobody else is

So, if you ever need a point of reference...

Post by **hubird** » Wed May 03, 2006 5:01 am

If I can't identify and experience something as other would, then it automatically leaves me out

be prepared Ken, that's how it is...
If you have a drive to create things instead of to gather 'possessions' this will be your part.
The older you get the more people will find you a bit strange.
They are disappointed that you 'forgot' the second birthday of them kid, you are disappointed why they don't take their time to answer your emails, etc.
Accept it, it's the price for your choice to do what you wanne do, i.c. making music.
Check out who's more happy at the age of 50, you or them

not bitter or scynical, it's a choice

kensuguro · Post by **kensuguro** » Wed May 03, 2006 5:09 am

If you have a drive to create things instead of to gather 'possessions' this will be your part.

well put!

Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Wed May 03, 2006 5:49 am

no, i don't buy this. normal? different? special? how about distinct? hahaha! just because i can pop open a box and slap a drum loop with synth pads over it, turn around do a little chacha and say hey i created something doesn't make me special. it's the same thing as a lot of other hobbies. But i like to think so. and that's vanity. Yes Ken you might be feeling a bit lonely out there, but hey, shit happens, you'll get better

Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Wed May 03, 2006 6:24 am

Legros, I think in a round about way Ken's point is about being or not being part of 'the system' in a stereo-typical manner. IE:- conforming to societies' rules & expectations, such as social & procreational traditions. Times are very different for most of our generation in almost every way. Things will change even more rapidly in the social sense in coming years as more & more business is done online rather than in offices. Most businesses will inevitably be forced by their governments to make people work from home instead of poluting the enviroment by driving to and from work every day etc. That will definately happen on a huge scale, because businesses who don't pay for huge office premises save lots of money

Anyway my point is, that people interacting with one-another physically, in the real world, is on the decline & will probably continue so exponentially, causing potentially increasing lonliness for some people (especially those who move around). There's an instablity in that itself I think, but oddly when I've travelled I've felt really free & met people really easily. It's just when you travel somewhere & don't meet people easily that lonliness can kick in a bit, but there's always a surprise around the corner unless you're a technohead hermit.

Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Wed May 03, 2006 6:44 am

On 2006-05-03 07:24, Shroomz wrote:
Legros, I think in a round about way Ken's point is about being or not being part of 'the system' in a stereo-typical manner. IE:- conforming to societies' rules & expectations, such as social & procreational traditions.

hey i'm just a peasant here but i don't understand your statement.

what rules and expectations?
how can we be or not part of the 'system' in a stereo-typical manner?

enlight me please

H-Rave · Post by **H-Rave** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:38 am

Isn't it funny that in commercial breaks we hear,"Be Different,Don't be a part of the system,break down the walls,escape from the .........whatever.......",and in the end, everybody's so busy trying to be different,but they don't have any imagination.So they're all the same ?

Post by **garyb** » Wed May 03, 2006 10:57 am

i'm normal. the rest might not be....

braincell · Post by **braincell** » Wed May 03, 2006 11:03 am

braincell · Post by **braincell** » Wed May 03, 2006 11:42 am

Excellent today. It's a beautiful spring day and there is a mountain breeze through my open window. I'm contemplating yard work.

Post by **garyb** » Wed May 03, 2006 12:57 pm

On 2006-05-02 21:40, kensuguro wrote:
Obviously that'll kill something in me, called creativity..

that can't happen if you are "creative" at all. that part of you is a function like breathing or shitting or sweating. it's in your nature, or not. don't worry about it, you can't get rid of it even if you want to.

sorry you're lonely, it's hard to make true friends even if you're a drone and not a specialty kind of guy. if you're ever in long beach, you're welcome to hang out any time.

..and avoid self-help books. even though they tell you true things, ultimately they destroy confidence. confidence is the thing that is really fragile and confidence is what it takes to perform....

Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Wed May 03, 2006 1:20 pm

Legros, I thought I explained my point in the rest of my post.

kensuguro · Post by **kensuguro** » Wed May 03, 2006 7:01 pm

that can't happen if you are "creative" at all. that part of you is a function like breathing or shitting or sweating. it's in your nature, or not. don't worry about it, you can't get rid of it even if you want to.

I guess so too. I need to get out of this place.. or well, it actually looks like I can. I may be moving up to NY during the summer. Now that's a serious place to be for any form of art.

braincell · Post by **braincell** » Wed May 03, 2006 7:06 pm

Yes, and Florida is the armpit of the world. Basically you go there to die.

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kensuguro · Post by **kensuguro** » Wed May 03, 2006 7:36 pm

you're killing me braincell! Of course, parts up in northern florida seem okay, or even good. (where basicpitch lives)