This web page was written on 31-10-2001 at 3:25am whilst mourning the loss of cheap diet cola and Pringles.

WHY IT IS GOOD TO TALK TO YOURSELF.

How many times has someone said to you that talking to yourself is the first sign of madness? How many times, for that matter, have you said it to someone else? Is it as many times as you've been caught talking away in your own company?

The reason I wrote this rant, other than it was the first thing to come to mind when throwing this site together, was because I thought it important (or, at least, mildly relevant) that people understood what kind of a person I am. I am the kind of person that is late for an appointment because he was having an enthralling discussion with himself. Don't laugh, I'm serious.

Technically it's just a way of thinking out loud. Of making the thoughts stick around long enough for me to analyse and connect together. But also, a conversation with yourself is far less irritating than a conversation with another person. After all, you don't interrupt yourself when you are speaking, you don't contradict yourself with obscure information because you feel inferior, you don't willfully twist your own words to provide your failing point of view with validity and you always know what you are getting at even if you can't find the words.

It's strange that we consider people who talk to themselves insane. A relative of mine always talks to herself when she goes shopping, discussing the differentials of frozen peas for far more time than is necessary. People don't bat an eyelid. Yet if I were to walk down the street discussing metaphysical theory with myself, I would be given a very wide birth. The reason for this is most likely that with the peas, there is a visual communication that makes up for the missing converser.

I, on the other hand, am clearly nuts because the snooper, who you must remember was never invited to join in the conversation in the first place, cannot comprehend the complexities of the argument I'm making. So, remember the next time you see some drunk chattering away to themselves, the reason you feel uncomfortable is because they are having a conversation to which you are not welcome and most likely are ill equipped to understand. Loser.

If you feel the need to discuss this subject further, E-mail me at FakeID@Cyberdude.com and prove what dull swine you are.