Comments on U N L O A D E D: Normalcy

Dr.A- thank you for sharing this. Left a comment ...

2008-07-07T21:05:00.000-04:00

Dr.A- thank you for sharing this. Left a comment on your blog.

normal is;http://hypgnosys.blogspot.com/2008/07/ht...

2008-07-05T12:56:00.000-04:00

normal is;
http://hypgnosys.blogspot.com/2008/07/httpnews.html

and then finding out how you`ve been ripped off.

so we are non-conformists precisely because we have an idea that things aren`t precisely like they are in the life insurance commercial......

Leon, you can't hide from some type of conformity....

2008-07-04T15:37:00.000-04:00

Leon, you can't hide from some type of conformity.

Meleah - Like that? I thought it was a good one.

Great Story.I have no idea what "Normal" is anymor...

2008-07-03T12:17:00.000-04:00

Great Story.

I have no idea what "Normal" is anymore. I thought I knew what I wanted as a 'normal' life...but now, I am more confused than ever.

So even non-conformists conform? Damn. I took prid...

2008-07-02T11:51:00.000-04:00

So even non-conformists conform? Damn. I took pride in being a non-conformists, but I guess even we conform.

Dr.A - LOL! Know I don't think Billy was a love i...

2008-07-02T02:53:00.000-04:00

Dr.A - LOL! Know I don't think Billy was a love interest but I like that twist. The thing is, this mother does not live in my apartment complex so running into her again may be something that could never happen. But if it does, I would love to ask. I'm sure her jaw will drop.

SSN - Glad you liked it.

Excellent!

2008-07-02T00:01:00.000-04:00

Excellent!

we are assuming that "billy" isn`t some fantasy cr...

2008-07-01T17:25:00.000-04:00

we are assuming that "billy" isn`t some fantasy created by some sad lonely spinster invented to fill in the void in her life where her husband and children could have been.

we are assuming billy isn`t a cat, or a retarded person, or a sex slave chained up wearing a gimp suit......or something.

ask the woman how billy is one time, and wait for the response.

lirun - What's up my friend!?! Thank you for the k...

2008-07-01T14:31:00.000-04:00

lirun - What's up my friend!?! Thank you for the kind words. I have to swing by your blog soon and catch up!

Enemy - I too hat going to job parties to suck up and you know that I have no desire to buy a house either. I can relate. Driving is orreated BTW.

AHB - Yes the schools do seem to want the kids to "fall in line." Some of that I can understand in terms of behavior but it's their creativity that really gets hurt by it.

Jill - Yep, it's difficult to get a grasp of what's going on here. I don't know if he was embracing harmless things or something serious and dangerous. It's not always best to refuse yourself of small things that may be odd. But this is the fine line here. Where does it stop becoming quirky and start becoming harmful or creepy?

That does sound like it was interesting to overhea...

2008-07-01T10:20:00.000-04:00

That does sound like it was interesting to overhear. It's sad, because mom sounds so frustrated and there's really no way of knowing if Billy has real problems that are making him miserable or if his mom just has unreasonable expectations. At best I suppose mom could just figure out how to accept who he is. At worst he actually does have whatever problems she's accusing him of & he'll either accept her help or find a way to cope on his own.

I often wonder about normalcy - is there really is such a thing? Or are some people are just better at hiding their abnormal aspects than others?

I used to have a friend who would forgo all sorts of harmless things because "People will think I'm a fruitcake." I guess one just sort of has to weigh the forgone activities against the fruitcake accusations and decide which is a better fit.

Enemy of the Republic,Not being normal, or fitting...

2008-07-01T01:04:00.000-04:00

Enemy of the Republic,

Not being normal, or fitting is should be taught in school as being good. They want conformity for their upcoming military government coming to the land of the free near YOU.....I am drunk, and loaded with tensil right now. I have learned to deal with this without to many spelling errors....Things like that to the wrong people to often get your throat slit. Be good and be different! It is still your right in the land of the not so free; soon to be open military dictatorship....ssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeee I know the Bush plans...Fuck it, I'm going swimming in the Caribbean.

Peace and Freedom,

To all my friends

I'm not normal and proud of it. I don't fit in any...

2008-06-30T18:58:00.000-04:00

I'm not normal and proud of it. I don't fit in anywhere and it has often been pointed out to me, not always with kindness. What the hell is normal? Fuck all that. I've done some normal things like go to school, get the spouse and kids, but I'm abnormal because I won't buy a house; I hate to drive and I won't go to job parties to suck up. I like this Billy. I bet we knew each other in a previous life. And his behavior seems pretty NORMAL for such an ABNORMAL society like ours. GRRRRR!

ur quality never ceases to blow me away

2008-06-30T17:52:00.000-04:00

ur quality never ceases to blow me away

Nurse!!! (Ricardo genuflects at her feet and kis...

2008-06-30T13:00:00.000-04:00

Nurse!!! (Ricardo genuflects at her feet and kisses her hand)

So glad you came by. It is a great story, isn't it?

MsQ - Sounds like the people who INSIST that I buy...

2008-06-30T12:58:00.001-04:00

MsQ - Sounds like the people who INSIST that I buy a house.

SJ - You sir, are a wise man! That's it exactly.

Deb - There are still huge stigmas attached to mental illness and it really is sad. Like I've said on your blog, it ain't flipping a switch!

that´s the start of a great short story.... or a n...

2008-06-30T12:58:00.000-04:00

that´s the start of a great short story.... or a novel maybe?

Sounds like he was in a deep depression---maybe sh...

2008-06-30T08:59:00.000-04:00

Sounds like he was in a deep depression---maybe she just didn't understand what he was going through. Some family members are, how should I say, "embarrassed" when a close family member develops a mental disorder or goes through depressive episodes. I'm not saying that this was the case, but you gotta wonder, you know?

It's sad. She should have tried a different approach in my opinion.

Billy just was smart enough to buy a good pair of ...

2008-06-30T03:29:00.000-04:00

Billy just was smart enough to buy a good pair of ear plugs. He OK.

We all do conform to some extent it's extreme conformity that becomes a hurdle to personal growth.

You're right about the definition of success and "...

2008-06-29T18:20:00.000-04:00

You're right about the definition of success and "normal!"

There's so many ways to define success as well as normality. The thing is, is the person happy?

Some people can't believe that someone else is happy because they couldn't be happy in the same situation.

Leah - Yes poor Billy indeed! The phrase is like n...

2008-06-29T16:09:00.000-04:00

Leah - Yes poor Billy indeed! The phrase is like nails on a chalk board. Maybe he was listening to too much EMO music.

Urban - It is funny to see this stuff. Im glad you see what I mean by that. I'm wondering if this was setting him up for some kind of drug intervention.

AHB - This gives you something to fight for next time. You're #1 in our book.

Tom - I have tortured myself trying to figure out what the hell was wrong with him and I can't get the dots to connect.

MsQ - What if his father joined the circus and became a successful ringmaster. Sometimes success at something not considered "normal" is just as bad as failing.

AHB - A nod for chronic masturbation. Perhaps that was the source of his ills.

Alrighty, Read the post. I don't know about Bill...

2008-06-29T15:07:00.000-04:00

Alrighty, Read the post. I don't know about Billy's "Normal" nature, but I am sure he is affording the apartment based on income from disability; he compulsively jerks off until his penis is bloody....That's why his Mom wanted to get him help...possibly an ambulance due to penis bloodloss.

Peace and Freedom

I've also seen how the non-conformists group toget...

2008-06-29T11:52:00.000-04:00

I've also seen how the non-conformists group together and therefore create a sort of "norm" or even "uniform" amongst themselves.

What an interesting conversation to overhear, especially about how Billy's father "screwed up his life" - another topic up for interpretation!

I would guess that drugs or some type of illegal/bad behavior is what the mom was referring to but maybe Billy's father wanted to be a rock star and "screwed up his life" by never making any money and dragging around his family and ended up depressed about his lack of success. Which isn't so much screwed up but sad.

I don't think the mom had the best approach but..

Interesting conversation to overhear, especially w...

2008-06-28T19:01:00.000-04:00

Interesting conversation to overhear, especially when you can only hear one side and the other side is nothing but "mmmppphh." Now you've got me wondering what they were arguing about and what Billy's problem is.

I'm PISSED!!! I wanted to be f*cking first. I'll...

2008-06-28T17:42:00.000-04:00

I'm PISSED!!! I wanted to be f*cking first. I'll read, and post a real comment later. For now I am off to go look at chicks in thong bikini's, and swim in the Caribbean!!

Peace and Freedom

WOW... I don't think Mom's approach was the best. ...

2008-06-28T09:10:00.000-04:00

WOW... I don't think Mom's approach was the best. But she is probably exhausted. And Billy... well, I'm wondering if he is just misunderstood. Hopefully she is or has seeked out some outside help. That would be the best at this point.

I've seen situations like that. They are funny but you can only hope that they are taken seriously by the parent and not ignored as just a phase.