Just me, I guess. I may have been overgeneralizing. [NT]

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: : : : : : Hello Gang, : : : Er...the message over the last few days or so have been...interesting. : : : Since the holidays are coming up (which I think is the worst time of the year for anyone who isn't 'in the mainstream') that might explain why the board's getting a bit bumpy... : : : Someone mentioned a point about conclave that was very truthful--meeting in real person is different from chatting online. And there may be some disappointment. For myself, I know there are a couple people I have gotten to know through typing and who I wouldn't mind seeing in person. I think it is a good point to make that you can sabotage the experience by holding up high expectations. Being a group of wallflowers it might be a big dud, but that won't diminish my enjoyment of my on-line connections. And it won't be any worse than the weekends I'm having these days. I sort of have a good idea what to expect people to be like in person, and I present myself as an opportunity for anyone who thinks they are "really strange" to be listened to by an intellgent and possibly even stranger human being. I know I would have appreciated that when I felt misunderstood and alone. I like people with unusual ideas or occupations who aren't out to "get something" from me or "play a mind game" with me--those seem : : : to me to be mutually exclusive with being a 4. : : : That being said, I would hope for a relatively small gathering but I'm in no authority to say who can or can't come--that's life, I guess. I hope no one will spoil it, but I can't control or prevent it. I'd meet the people who I'm interested to meet and the rest I'd just be polite to and let them on their way. : : : So does anyone have a definition of being a 4? Ideally it seems to me someone who operates on their intuitive side to the point that it is uncomfortable to operate in "normal" society (emphasis on the quotation marks). : : : Maybe things will calm down a bit when the holidays are over...emotions always run high this time of year... : : : Best wishes, : : : Julian : : : : : : : : Since "Patty" posted I've had to think what being a '4' really means. Is it just another word for some neurosis? I'd admit to that, but it wasn't neurosis that made me able to pick out songs on my own when I was 7. Or that kept in rapt attention to Burl Ives (how many 2 years olds do you know that would sit still for *anything?*). And I'd certainly admit to having a big fear of saying something inappropriate and therefore losing friends. And I'm not much of a social winner, either--although I've made friends time and time again. Usually sort of odd people, but always very interesting and very good people. No axe murderers, or anything. : : : Being a '4' isn't an ultimate definition--there is no such thing. But it seems to be an exciting place for me to be, at this time in my life, so I'm going with it.

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