IAM Ziztur

I’m starting to realize that other than the random blatherings I post on this blog, you fair readers know next to nothing about me. I don’t really share much of my personal life unless it seems relevant.  If you think that this is because the topics covered here are all I think about, you’re  not terribly far off, honestly. But amazingly, I have a life outside of atheism and skepticism!

Ten things about me you might not know yet:

IAM: The oldest of three siblings – we’re all atheists. My parents were raised Catholic but raised us completely secularly except for sending us to a Lutheran Pre-school. (Crap, I’ve mentioned the atheist thing already. I failed)

IAM: Totally native to St. Louis – I’ve never lived anywhere else and sometimes I regret that. I feel (quite erroneously I’m sure) that St. Louis is the only real place to live. Though I am also fond of Boston.

IAM: Formerly a very private person, but decided about a year ago that I could no longer shut people out. I felt like even those who were closest to me barely knew me. It was the intensity of interactions at an atheists meetup group that made me realize what I was missing.

IAM: Always drinking Mountain Dew (so is Flimsy…). We basically don’t drink anything else – we can even wake up in the middle of the night, drink some, and then go back to bed. It’s our Nectar of the Nonexistent Gods. (aw hell, I mentioned atheism again)

IAM: Terribly bad at small talk. I’d rather know you intensely immediately after meeting you. I don’t talk to people in typical social situations (like at the dog park or something) because I just don’t see the point in talking about the weather, evening sitcoms or the latest silicone bakeware.

IAM: Described as being “pathologically unemotional” by some, “beautifully rational” by others. My friends used to get angry at me for my lack of emotional response, and I have been told that I am hard to read. A big load of crap happened to me about a year ago, and when I explained all of it to a group of my classmates, they were in awe that I was recounting said events in such a detached, matter-of-fact way.

IAM: “W” sitting, even at 26. That’s when you sit with your legs in a “W” shape, with your butt on the floor, your knees to either side of you, and your feet externally rotated.

IAM: Not sure how to describe my sense of humor, but Flimsy says it’s “silly”. I’d like to think I am more sarcastic than silly, and I also like to see what kind of humor I can get away with.

IAM: Formerly a member of my high school drama club.I was the head of the sets department, and was Juror 12 in “12 Angry Jurors”. I used to want to be an actress, but my brain would have been wasted in such pursuits.

IAM: Never wearing makeup. I have some, but I really don’t see the point.