Not too long ago, someone emailed me telling me that I was a fake. He said it several times in fact: "Fake. Total fake."

I wasn't entirely sure I understood what he meant. Did he think my profile was fake? That I was pretending to be something or someone I wasn't?

For a total moron, he has an amazing sense of perception. This is me. I am not pretending to be someone else.

But, in complete honesty, "fake" is probably one of the best words one could use to describe me. 10 points to anyone that caught the irony in that sentence.

It's true. It's a defence mechanism.

My friends will tell you I'm an extrovert. I'm an introvert.
My friends will tell you I'm one of the most confident people they've ever met. I turn into a nervous wreck whenever I'm faced with a new experience.
My friends will tell you I'm friendly and easy-going. I'm cranky and easily irritated.
My friends will tell you I couldn't care less what people think about me. This is so far from the truth, it's not funny.

See? I'm a fake.

But is that really a bad thing? Cause if I didn't fake it, I'd come across as a shy, nervous, grumpy, negative guy with a low self-esteem.

What on earth would motivate me to do that? I'd have no friends, no job, no life.

Yes, you obnoxious messenger, you hit the nail on the head. I fake it.

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Things I don't fake: sense of humour, argumentative, loves controversy, interested in personality testing, good with words,

Currently studying Broadcast Journalism at the New Zealand Broadcasting School.

Self-promotion: Just finished my first short documentary. It's a touching, honest look at a friend who has Down syndrome. Love to hear what you think: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCcak-gbFh0

(A) Favourite Books: Anything at all by Harlan Coben, Robert Jordan, David Baldacci

(B) Favourite Movies: Memento, Donnie Darko, Fight Club, The Matrix, The Dark Knight, The Life of David Gale, The Lion King, American Beauty, The Departed, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind

(C) Favourite Music: Bit of everything. Ranges from Disturbed and System of a Down to Live and Kings of Leon to Coldplay and Cat Stevens. You could say I have diverse tastes.

(D) Favourite Food: roast chicken with roast vegetables

1. Blue
2. Taste buds
3. Light bulbs
4. Lasagna
5. Château
6. Ecumenism

(This is what amateur poets might call freeform poetry. Read into the symbolism all you like.)

Ethical issues - considering either sides of arguments but never really settling on a final answer myself. Heh.

At home with the flatmates having drinks - relatively quiet night so I can hit town on the Saturday!

you want to lavish me with praise and admiration