I feel I should comment on this whole "living with crazy people" theme that's been floating around here in blogland for the past few days. According to The Mind of Kate, there are two types of crazy people, and while each category has multiple variations and subcategories, I believe that all "crazy" people fall into one of these categories:
1. The Fuck-You Weirdo: This is the weirdo I prefer, and the category that my housemates (and everyone on this blog, for that matter) fall into. The Fuck-You Weirdo is defined completely by self-awareness. Example: I know with absolute certainty that my lifestyle is deviant from the status quo. Most 24-year-old single women don't choose to live in a house with 6 other people, three of whom are male, unless she is broke and desperate and/or sleeping with one of the housemates. While I love my housemates, the idea of getting into a romantic and/or sexual relationship with any of them is utterly ridiculous to me. I also know that my attitude toward the universe is a bit skewed, i.e., I do NOT believe, as our society does, that one's adult life should revolve around credit ratings (gawd knows. you should see mine.), minivans, home equity loans, keeping up with the jonses, and voting partisan lines. Essentially, the Fuck-You Weirdo takes a good, long look at the world and how the majority of it operates and says, "Nope. Fuck that. Although I understand that there are certain rules I must abide by to function and keep myself alive, I'm going to look at everything from behind a cynical, critical set of lenses and spend a lot of time mocking the standard way of life."
2. The Alternate Universe Weirdo: This is the homogenized weirdo, the guy who will look you in the eye without the slightest trace of irony and say, "Well, of course the FBI is covering up the presence of UFOs. As a matter of fact, the FBI is run by extraterrestrials, and humans aren't permitted to work for them unless they agree to have their brains implanted with a mind-control chip operated entirely by the Xorgian Galaxy Grandmaster, whose name is Jezebel. Hey, would you like to see my collection of carefully-preserved Pachyderm entrails?" This guy has no idea that his view of the world is skewed, hence no self-awareness. He's just fucking nuts.
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