Do you think you are an interesting Person

[Stall]

You sound absolutely fascinating. Why is it that the people that interest me most here all go "oh, I'm so boring"? I don't get it.

I assure you that I am not. Statistics has the unfortunate downfall of not being able to simplified, and in turn, not being able to be interesting to someone outside the field. Some concepts in Physics or Biology you can explain in an incredibly oversimplified way that most people can say "Oh, that's quite cool"; hence is the reason "pop science" exists. When I try to explain something in Statistics, not only do I have to go into several sub-rants explaining terminology (Statistics is a very jargon heavy field... statisticians like to feel smart, what can I say?), but I usually just get blank stares after I finish my enthused explanation. It's a field you only see the beauty in until you've studied for a few years, which is why most people just think its boring . Most people would probably think I'm bonkers for saying the arithmetic mean (i.e. the average) is a thing of beauty.

Same goes for classical music to an extent. Unless the individual is a fellow classical music listener, going beyond Mozart or a movie soundtrack typically loses and bores people. Unless you've been around classical music, it's hard to appreciate some of the music. I suppose the unfortunate reality of having rather niche hobbies and interests is that, unless someone shares those aforementioned niche hobbies and interests, then you're basically screwed. This only becomes amplified by my total removal from pop culture.

So I guess I feel I am boring because I just can't relate to most people unless they share my hobbies.

 

[Crazy Zaul]

Exactly the same as OP. I even got taken of front counter at BK for not being able so smile at customers.

Wow can't even smile? What's wrong with people? I can smile at someone calling me a dumbass racist cuz I'm kicking them off the casino floor for being intoxicated, and you can't smile at someone whom is handing you money? Ouch man. I feel bad for you, looks like you need to be wheened from the computer for a bit...

I can smile at funny things or as a biological response to anything that causes one. I just cant smile on purpose.

 

[Adrian Neyland]

Yeh, I'm pretty awesome

 

[JMeganSnow]

Straighfoward question : Do you think you are an interesting person and what do you think makes you interesting ? Now what is interesting or what makes an interesting person i'll leave for open interpretation , but what do you think about yourself?

Depends on what you're interested in. I'm sure some people find me dreadfully dull, but it works out because I find THEM dull. Those who have the same sorts of interests I do find me quite fascinating. So I'm going to say that I'm fascinating.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

I don't think I am, but I generally shut up when I think a subject isn't interesting enough for others to hear.

 

[Flailing Escapist]

Not really. I'm an "ok" artist and I hang out with a bunch of other artist so we like to look at each other's work. You know, critique it and stuff. Thats pretty much where the interesting part of me ends.

 

[Denamic]

I honestly have no idea.
I never even considered it.
Friends often initiate conversation with me, so I suppose I'm not boring them to death.
I like to dick around and crack inappropriate jokes at inappropriate moments, so I guess they find me amusing at least.

 

[P.Tsunami]

You sound absolutely fascinating. Why is it that the people that interest me most here all go "oh, I'm so boring"? I don't get it.

I assure you that I am not. Statistics has the unfortunate downfall of not being able to simplified, and in turn, not being able to be interesting to someone outside the field. Some concepts in Physics or Biology you can explain in an incredibly oversimplified way that most people can say "Oh, that's quite cool"; hence is the reason "pop science" exists. When I try to explain something in Statistics, not only do I have to go into several sub-rants explaining terminology (Statistics is a very jargon heavy field... statisticians like to feel smart, what can I say?), but I usually just get blank stares after I finish my enthused explanation. It's a field you only see the beauty in until you've studied for a few years, which is why most people just think its boring . Most people would probably think I'm bonkers for saying the arithmetic mean (i.e. the average) is a thing of beauty.

Same goes for classical music to an extent. Unless the individual is a fellow classical music listener, going beyond Mozart or a movie soundtrack typically loses and bores people. Unless you've been around classical music, it's hard to appreciate some of the music. I suppose the unfortunate reality of having rather niche hobbies and interests is that, unless someone shares those aforementioned niche hobbies and interests, then you're basically screwed. This only becomes amplified by my total removal from pop culture.

So I guess I feel I am boring because I just can't relate to most people unless they share my hobbies.

In my experience, the kind of person that genuinely likes studying something like statistics is an interesting person. It's a person very different from the other Toms, Dicks and Harrys you meet. On the other hand, maybe I'm biased because I study mathematics.

 

[zelda2fanboy]

I've been told I am interesting by people who proceeded to never hang out with me again. So not that interesting, apparently.

 

[The Mehster]

I don't really think I'm interesting, but that's just me.

For one thing, my name is spelled Nik, not Nick or Nic. I'm afraid of people I don't know and large crowds. Everybody thinks I'm a homosexual for no apparent reason. I'm possibly the only person on Earth who is sick of The Beatles. For some reason, I'm really interested in French (Je ne parle pas français bien, mais, je parle français et anglais encore.) I know every single military jet ever put into service and I don't know why.

None of this really helps in my love life.

 

[DoctorFrankenStein]

Of course! I'm fascinating!
I'm a writer with eight finished books, that I also drew all the illustrations for and bind all my copies to sell by hand. I quilt, make stuffed animals from patterns I draw myself. [Yeah, I'm an artist too.] I'm an absolute demon with needles, I can crochet and knit at incredible speed. Read a 400 page book in three hours. I can make clay pots and statues then mold over them and pour them as soaps.
I once built a wearable Freddy Kreuger glove out of copper bathroom pipes. I turn vintage My Little ponies into anime characters, make magazines into baskets, turn humble shrinky dinks into beautiful jewelry, weave a t-shirt into a rug and I repainted my car to look like a purple patchwork crazy quilt complete with Frankenstein stitches.
I'm currently teaching myself Japanese so I can read the stack of hentai doujinshi's I acquired last year. I make cosplay props and mystical mojos.
I've almost died four times and I've sat through a cat 4 hurricane without even getting my feet wet.
I've been a witch doctor since 1996 and an occultist since I was born. I have a huge library of paranormal books, I collect skulls. I'm an amateur dominatrix and I make bondage restraints for my partner.
I'm also an experimental cook and I can make my own wine and hot [yeast] pretzels.
When I met my current partner I was dressed as a man, with stitches on my face, and wearing a fake giant screw through my temples. [He moved in two weeks after that, we're still together almost two years later. :]
And since this is the internet [pics or gtfo] here's my hurricane coverage- http://www.flickr.com/photos/domain/2866027500/in/photostream
My writing-
http://deathbydawn.com/
And all the stuff I've done that I'm willing to part with-
http://www.etsy.com/shop/PatchworkLaboratory


See? I'm fascinating.
*Takes a little bow and winks slyly*

 

[MrMrAwesom]

Nope. I'm pretty damn boring. I major in Statistics (and I actually like it, which confuses people), listen to classical and folk music (and not much else), and have a sense of sarcasm so dry that you can only tell if I'm being serious or not if you've known me for a while. I'm basically totally removed from pop culture, which gives me little to talk about as I am hard to relate to.

HEY! you're just like me except the music preferences,I prefer anything generally pertaining to rock. & the major (I don't have one)
Also I play way too many video games, so basically I'm the combined boredom level of you & the "krazykidd"

 

[General BrEeZy]

yep!
great taste in music, great personality. loyal, trustworthy, but wont get jerked around. patient. wont take out anger on you for no reason...yada yada yada. yeah im very interesting. you'll never know me to a certain degree however, because were limited to text conversations. as opposed to actually speaking to and seeing me. but thats ok, just know that im awesome.

Q.E.D.

 

[Vivace-Vivian]

I'm a very interesting person, until you get to know me. Then you learn just how ordinary and stupid I am.

 

[drisky]

I think everyone is interesting, but a lot of people hide it and don't show people why they are interesting, and there for are boring.

 

[Dapsen]

Well, from what other people tell me about me, Im very, very awesome. My girlfriend, who knows me better than most anyone, even describes me as "fantastic", which she bases on my mental and emotional capacity, proven through experiences. Im not sure I agree. Im way too unstable and insecure of a mentality to be called fantastic.
Now, if you get into my head and actually follow in all of my thoughts, The whole thing just gets weird. Too much activity, man.

I often wish I was slower.

Now for the killer, you ready? Here it comes now, watch out! You sure that youre ready? ...Here it comes!
Hah, got ya! Just testin, just testin.. Okay, here it comes for real:

I dont always post on the threads I view on The Escapist, but when I do, I write about how intricate and interesting a person I am.

-Now, if you dont catch that reference, you should be ashamed.

 

[Sandernista]

I'm fairly interesting, I can hold a conversation about anything.

 

[emeraldrafael]

I thinhk I'm rather interesting. I've got enough life stories to make me interesting when someone talks to me, or when i talk about my self to someone.