10 Stupid Things to Do Before You Die

8. Become Absurdly Interested in Something Others Would Not Be!

The sillier the better! Things people used for make-up back when opium was legal. What it is ants have against termites? Spending a whole year making novelty Guy Fawkes mannequins to sell for 5th November. Or maybe a collection? Collect watches, vintage books, photographs of rudely shaped vegetables found in the East Sussex area. Whatever your strange interest may be just make sure that it€™s YOURS! The reason this is €˜stupid€™ is more of a social convention than anything but it will make you definitive and interesting. There€™s something wonderful about people who have an interest in something for reasons that are completely beyond others€™ reasoning. Tom Hanks collects typewriters, not just because he€™s rich and therefore the term €˜crazy€™ will always be replaced with €˜eccentric€™ whenever his passion€™s mentioned. He does it because he likes it and there€™s really no more necessity than that. If history tells us anything, it€™s that life is cyclical. There€™ll be another recession in a few years/decades time. Absurd fashion disasters from the past will be back €˜in€™ at some point in the future (still waiting on the Cloak to make a comeback). And those aspects of life that were once on the fringes of society €“ comic books and video games to be topical €“ will inevitably come full circle and gain the credit they deserve. Just do one thing for all of us, when it happens, don€™t bitch because it€™s become €˜mainstream€™ that€™s a sure-fire way of retaining lifelong virginity.
 
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A. J. S. Scott was created as a homunculus by a mad English Alchemist who was trying to make rum from ink and seawater. He is still a fan of both and he has no comment on what happened to all the ‘No Exit’ signs in Islington Underground Station when he visited for Beltaine. You can send him missives by bribing the Right Raven with sour-strings, or: Instagram: @ajsscott Tumblr: andrew-scott-things.tumblr.com