UnClassified

I'm human.  I like to classify people into groups.  I like to organize people into neat little packages of who I think they are.  You might say I 'judge' people.  Okay, you can definitely say I judge people.  I find myself hypocritical in that way, that I like to judge people and place them into categories, but I myself do not like to be judged or labeled into any certain category.

You have your:
brains, geeks, intellects
givers, takers
drama queens/kings
goths, atheists, doom-n-gloom, emo
snotty, rich, stuck up, upper class
poor, hobo, trailer trash
sluts, whores, tramps
jocks, airheads

I could go on and on with labels and groups and classifications.  However, I find it funny that I like to avoid any type of 'classification' for myself.  I like to do things that are unexpected of me to buck any type of label that might be attached... and that in turn labels and classifys me in itself.

I'm always curious as to what other people think of me.  However, most people will never give you their honest opinion on how they view you.  People find it much easier to lie and tell you what you want to hear.  While I admit that the 'truth hurts', I'd much rather know the truth about myself rather than be living in a fantasy world of what I want to hear.  I think it's helpful to know what other people think of you, so you know how you are coming off and appearing to the world.  It may not be how you think you are appearing.  You actions may mean one thing to you, but something entirely different to everyone else.

For example:  I find myself to be a realist.  I believe I tell it 'like it is'.  Whereas, most people who know me, would say that I tend to lean towards the negative side.  I can see how my thoughts, actions, and perceptions would be deemed as negative, but I know that usually I'm just speaking as what I view the truth to be. 

Have you ever thought about how other people view you?  How would you classify yourself verses how other people would classify you?