katnyss's blog: "The Way Back"

I have long been a watcher of people, analyzing them and their curious habits. Most of us are creatures born of habit, destined to be a subjective being and a slave of those habits, whether from nature or nurture, they are usually formed fairly early in life. I often wondered, am I the only one out there with this strange little quirk of viewing others and their comings and goings?  I was surprised to discover that books and websites have been dedicated to this illustrious pastime. Also that a disclosure may be added, that this is not to be confused with voyeurism, which is observing people to get your jollies on or off or however it goes. O. Henry one of the wittiest writers who may or may not have been an embezzler, spent many hours hanging around hotel lobbies, observing the masses and using his findings of their little peccadillos in his writings. Art imitating life at is most poignant.

Fubar is an interesting site for this little activity of mine; sometimes the pickings are banal, sometimes witty and most often engaging in its undetermined meaning. Take the statuses for one, some use clever quotes to give an update of their day or week, others  leave more intimate pieces of themselves, although they may seem trivial, they actually tell more about what is really happen in their real world that day than the wittier sayings. I especially enjoy reading some of the more intriguing profiles. Some are really funny, some sad and some very ambiguous. All in all, is this who we really are? Of course we can say we are married, single, have 10 children or none at all, live here or there, love music hate art, love fish hate meat, smoke, drink, curse or swear by the gods. Are we living plural lives? Presenting a facsimile of our true selves or how we want others to see us? Checking to see if I can find my blueprints on how to live my life, for I would tear them into small bits and burn them. I dislike road maps and prefer to amble alongside, not amid the mob, but as a casual observer and then going on my merry way.