nor·mal (nôr‘məl)
adj.

1. Conforming with, adhering to, or constituting a norm, standard, pattern, level, or type; typical: normal room temperature; one’s normal weight; normal diplomatic relations. 

n.

1. Something normal; the standard: scored close to the normal.
2. The usual or expected state, form, amount, or degree.

Haven’t blogged in a while, guess I’ve been kind of busy.  I’m going to talk about normal vs. weird or out of the ordinary things, lifestyles, etc…  What is normal?  Who defines what the norm is in a situation and what something “strange” is.  I myself and many of my friends have hobbies that are considered weird by others, such as gaming, miniatures, etc… But who defines this as “weird?”  I think it comes down to the majority to be honest with you.  It seems like if the majority of the people don’t do it, it’s strange.  Society is like that overall too.  Some people base the type of music they like based on what’s popular.  Or another great example, the hot football teams.  There are so many Pittsburgh Steeler fans right now it’s not even funny, and that’s simply because they won the Superbowl in January.

Then you have people that are all the way on the other side of the spectrum.  I have a friend that is anti-everything.  He won’t do anything simply because it’s what everyone is doing.  Anything he considers “pop-culture” is out and whether it’s good or not, he won’t participate in it.  That to me is a little to extreme.  I think the world needs to be more individualistic, if that makes sense?  Not saying I’m a prime example of this, but my favorite band is one that probably less than 10% of the people that read this have probably never heard this.  Do I like them because of that?  Nope, I like them because they sound good, and it fits my taste.

As one of the above statement says, “the standard”  Well isn’t that basically the same thing?  The standard is what’s normal.  So who’s setting these?  That definition just doesn’t sum it up for me.  Who is normal?  Who can say that they conform to exactly what society calls “the standard?”  Is getting up, going to work or school every day, telling your family bye, having a normal day at work, coming home, eating supper, going to bed, and repeating for your life, is that normal?  Is that what defines a normal person?  To me that’s more like a boring person.  No one is normal in my opinion.  Be yourself and be glad that you’re different, that is my opinion on the matter.