Ok, so, this is something I've been thinking about for a while.
It's a question...or a challenge...or a game. It doesn't matter, but here:
Say you have to "meet" someone you don't know without ever seeing/speaking to that person. You have to figure out a way to make him/her get to know you as well as you possibly can without ever making direct contact. Here's how you do it:
- Choose 4 things that you want to show your...new friend. These should be things that you own already. So, you can't use anything that you've created specifically for this purpose i.e. no letters or collages.
- Choose things that exemplify you as a person, things that mean a lot to you and that you think show who you are.
- You can use items such as pictures or journals, but it's not recommended just because it's not very creative.
What would you choose?
I've had a lot of time to think about this, so I'll give you mine.
1. My Postsecret wall
First of all, if you don't know what Postsecret is, check it out: http://postsecret.blogspot.com/
People from all over the world anonymously mail in their secrets. Every Sunday, new ones are posted on that website, and every Sunday, I go to the site and choose my favorites then print them out and tape them to a wall in my room. I started doing this last year but started over last semester, and I currently have about...30 - 40 of them on my wall.
This wall is probably my favorite part of my room, and I love all of my secrets. I always choose secrets that either 1. I identify with, 2. I want to be inspired by or 3. I think are just amusing, and so I think this would be a good way to get a pretty good feel for what I'm like.
2. My Itunes playlists
When I put music on my computer or my Ipod, I like to organize it into playlists. I have playlists of my favorite artists and my favorite shows, but I also have a lot of playlists that I've put together or from cds that others have given me (including funny/clever/strange names that I've created for these playlists). These playlists are probably the best way to sum up my rather eclectic taste in music, and music is an important part of my life and part of what makes me me.
3. My closet
There are at least three things you can learn from looking at my closet:
1. I'm not very organized.
2. I have a color. If you know me, you probably can picture it. My friends just refer to it as "the Jessie color." It's blue-ish.
3. I have a very particular style, or rather styles. I think for most people, you can tell a lot from what kind of clothes they wear. Everyone has a "look" and it seems to me that it usually coincides pretty well with personality.
4. My handwriting
I would choose something like my class notes or something I've doodled on, something that would show my handwriting but not give a really clear example of the things I like to write about. The reason I'd choose this is because my handwriting is something I really like and that I'm really proud of. That probably makes me kind of a dork, but I don't care. I really enjoy writing and seeing my handwriting on paper. And I definitely think it says something about me. For instance, my sister told me recently (on two separate occasions) that she thinks my handwriting would qualify me to work at the Disney Store and also that my handwriting makes me seem like the type of person who would sing the voices for the Disney Princesses. And then of course, there's all that handwriting analysis stuff, but that's not really part of my decision.
Anyway. Those are mine.
I think it's an interesting question. It makes you think a lot about what defines you and what makes you who you are. At least that's what it makes me think about.
Anyway, you should try it on yourself. It's kind of fun :)
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