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AskMe: How to become an eccentric (or just look like one)
Merlin Mann | Jul 13 2006
Suggest eccentricities for me to adopt | Ask MetaFilter From a fun AskMe thread:
This reminds me of that stage where teenage girls randomly start to affect a terrible british accent, or when college freshmen suddenly stop wearing shoes and take up raw foods and the shakuhachi. Of course, this is not to say that I haven't had ideas of my own. ’Fess up: what was your goofiest affectation and what made you stop it? Clarification (2006-07-15 10:20:20): The "In my quest..." portion above is a quotation from the link that is referenced; it's not actually me asking for help to (God forbid) become more eccentric. This confused some people, and, well, I regret your confusion if you have any and hope this clarification helps. -- The Management 98 Comments
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 In response to Rhea's comment...Submitted by kevin (not verified) on July 21, 2006 - 9:11am.
In response to Rhea's comment about writing titles of films or books you want to remember in a pocket notebook, when I do that on a Blackberry, people just think I'm addicted. When I use paper, it's a charming affectation. In response to Wayne's comment about wearing watches on the right wrist, I have worn a watch on alternate wrists on alternate days. I think I was allergic to the metal in the band, but I liked wearing that watch, and no one seemed to notice. It seems like writing small is an extremely popular eccentricity. I find that my writing is much neater when it is smaller; it gets harder to read when I write larger. Of course, that means that I need to always carry fine point pen. » POSTED IN:
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