I Was a Weird Kid
Eccentric... I was the child that had to follow his own drummer even if it led off a cliff.
By the time I was a 12 years old, I had read Shogun, Brave New World, 1984, Fahrenheit 451, several plays of Shakespeare (all available from my Mother's library). I would draw maps of places all over the world. I got fascinated after going through my Grandparents' ancient copy of Encyclopedia Britannica.
I fell in love with Naval things so I read compendiums like Jane's Fighting Ships and memorized ship specifications. I built them out of whatever medium I had available.
I didn't use drugs nor tobacco, because I never had any interest in them.
I wrote letters to Margaret Thatcher as a 11 year old to tell her how sorry I was for Royal Navy losses in the Falklands War in 1982 and she actually responded which made my year.
I absorbed mannerisms from movies so that I drove teachers nuts with spelling words as if I was British.
I had more fun spending time planning Roman era battle strategy than going to a mall or playing sports. I chose music because I liked it not because it was popular.
I studied Ottoman history when most of my peers couldn't make head or tails of American history. When asked to do a presentation for the class in history, me and friends did a WW II TV documentary instead.
I wore clothes that were comfortable or functional, but not fashionable.
When asked why I was so weird, I would reply why are you so common.
By the time I was a 12 years old, I had read Shogun, Brave New World, 1984, Fahrenheit 451, several plays of Shakespeare (all available from my Mother's library). I would draw maps of places all over the world. I got fascinated after going through my Grandparents' ancient copy of Encyclopedia Britannica.
I fell in love with Naval things so I read compendiums like Jane's Fighting Ships and memorized ship specifications. I built them out of whatever medium I had available.
I didn't use drugs nor tobacco, because I never had any interest in them.
I wrote letters to Margaret Thatcher as a 11 year old to tell her how sorry I was for Royal Navy losses in the Falklands War in 1982 and she actually responded which made my year.
I absorbed mannerisms from movies so that I drove teachers nuts with spelling words as if I was British.
I had more fun spending time planning Roman era battle strategy than going to a mall or playing sports. I chose music because I liked it not because it was popular.
I studied Ottoman history when most of my peers couldn't make head or tails of American history. When asked to do a presentation for the class in history, me and friends did a WW II TV documentary instead.
I wore clothes that were comfortable or functional, but not fashionable.
When asked why I was so weird, I would reply why are you so common.
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