Trip, Stumble, Fall.

Why is controlling gravity so pleasing? Ok, so not necessarily controlling gravity, but twisting it a bit. We all know the kind of things.. Marble runs, kites, balloons, bike jumps, trampolines, all childhood staples. We all love them, or have loved them at some point in our lives. Maybe this is some throwback from our jumping monkey origins? who knows. But I fucking LOVE marble runs.
I find it fascinating how often the true roots and instincts of the human being show up much more clearly in children. Throw a baby in a pool, its gonna swim. My mum has been studying children, pychology and sociology in one way or another for as long as I care to think about. She lives and breathes sociology in a very applied way. When we are together, we are generally having a discussion about the milkmans autism, or some guy we know showing classic attention seeking behaviour due to his lack of attention in his early years development. I love it, it makes my brain tingle with the massivness of it all. There is so much going on in the world that has no physical being. It just 'is'. Anyway, as a result of my sociological curiosity osmosis c/o mummsy, I tend to over analyse people when first meeting them. Not in a "urgh your hair is greasy" or "wow big arse" kinda way. All that stuff really doesnt fuss me. More in a "definately on the autistic spectrum" kinda way. A big habit of mine. I just started a new job, in a supermarket. Its all great fun and thouroughly soul fullfilling as Im sure you can imagine. But in real terms what this means is a large body of new people to meet, get to know, and more importantly analyse. Obviously everybody meets new people on a daily basis. But its the situations where one meets lots of people, all at once. that really get my juices going. So far there are a few people which show signs of being great 'sociological specimins' for me and my mum to pick apart over our porridge in days to come. More to follow Im sure.
While dancing around the subject of autism and the like I had the thought of what a polarisng bunch we/they are. Im quite sure that a large number of my closest friends either show signs of, or are diagnosed as having, some kind of attention deficit syndrome or mild autism. The same applies for my (granted rather short) list of people who really nark me. The list of people I just know, 'the aquiantence list' as it shall be known, holds far fewer. I guess its the intensity which often comes hand in hand with ADHD and the like which really splits the pack. I have some brilliantly intense friends that never fail to amaze me with their thoughts and creations. They constantly delight me with their ability to dodge social constraints a little. Swimmingly awkward yet perfectly at ease. And then there are the other bunch. Both groups are kind of 'personal celebrities'. The BIG characters in my life. The people at either the centre of the party, or the centre of my dartboard.
One hundred and eiiiiiighty.