While I was going on one of my photo-hunt walks I found a neat little spot by the lake front that was hidden by some over growth. The entire beach was littered with driftwood- it was a really cool find. As I explored this new-found beach I noticed the power plant looming ominously in the background. My imagination shifted into overdrive and I began to build a fantasy world around me. The power plant was an impenetrable castle that myself and a small group of friends must find a way into. Perhaps someone or something was stolen from us, or maybe we were on a mission to assassinate a rival kingdoms ruler. The reason didn't really matter as much as finding a way in did. As with any incursion we would have to wait until nightfall. Etc, etc, etc. This kind of thing happens to me on a daily basis, I turn every situation into something else much more interesting. When finding a seat at a restaurant I choose the most advantagous spot in which I can see all the exits and plan for a terrorist, alien, random gunman attack. I have a detailed plan and the most plausible outcomes for the situations that I envision. It's hard for me to sit in a theater and not keep replaying different scenarios while the movie is playing, I don't see a lot of the movie. Some people would call my condition ADHD or perhaps paranoia but I call it fun. Being able to transform myself and create new and more exciting surrondings has made my life so much more entertaining. I can turn a mere ball point pen into an intergalactic frieghter trying desperately to deliver much needed medical supplies to a far away mining colony all the while being chased by blood thirsty space pirates. As much as this may cause some problems when it comes to focusing in the real world I have gotten pretty good at being able to pay attention when I have too. I have become a social hermit in the last few years and I have created thousands of new worlds in which to spend my time in now, being betrayed as much as I have by so many close friends has made it neccesary for me to push away from people and to combat the lonliness my over-active mind took over. My forays into the inner depths of my mind were my defense mechanism from a cruel and heartless world that I once lived in and I am happy that it stayed with me. It makes me feel so much different and gives me a great sense of security. My individualism which I believe is my greatest attribute isn't your typical non-comformist-look-at-me-I'm-different-than- you-attitude, it's more of an I-have-to-live-with-you-people-in-this-reality-but-it-doesn't-mean-I-have-to-like-it-or-be-like-you. I have a thousand worlds I can escape to, I have millions of adventures playing out in my head at any given moment. So while I live here and now in this "real" world I can always be happy in the thought that somewhere in my head is a new world waiting to be discovered. Now if you excuse me there is a castle that needs stroming.