My Life on a Plate

Dare to be Different

I don't believe any test can sum up the personality of an individual. Human beings are complex and unpredictable creatures on the whole. I think it's essential as a writer to 'people watch' and observe the different traits and character types found in any place where humans gather.

Do you think everyone is contradictory in some way? Do you ever analyse yourself and your likes and dislikes, then draw rather confusing conclusions?

I consider myself a typical woman in many ways. I love feminine clothing, cosmetics, perfume, weepy films and hunky men. But in other ways I'm not a bit like a lot of women I know. If you want to press my cut off buttons and watch my eyes glaze over then just start talking about one of the following -

1. Weddings.
2. Grandchildren.
3. Domestic tasks.
4. Neighbourhood gossip.
5. Soap Operas.

No disrespect to people who enjoy discussing such things, but I much prefer conversation a little out of the ordinary. I like people who are off the wall, outside the box, divergent thinkers or however you wish to describe them. And I must admit a lot of characters who fall into this category are male. I have quite a few male friends and often find them more amusing and interesting than many females. Of course, there are exceptions to both those statements. I know some wonderfully bizarre women and some pretty boring men, so I'd never generalise.

But that something different and special always seems to be present in creative people, particularly writers. PlannerDan has already sung the praises of our little family here so I won't repeat it or try to emulate his eloquent words. But I will add that one thing I WUB about all my friends on here is their humour, their sense of the ridiculous, their ability to look beyond the obvious and make us laugh with way out thoughts.

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