Discovering Ourselves in Literature and Life #2

The following image is my final digital self-portrait:

Here I am. I happen to be wearing my favorite U2 shirt in this picture, and black pants and shoes, which is my normal attire.

Let me start off by saying that I really don't like talking about myself. The act of finding words to describe myself I find to be taxing on my psyche, to be honest. But alas, I have done so, and my analysis of myself (which is perhaps more painful) will follow.

The first word that I wrote next to myself was "Greek." The word is located on the outside, even though someone looking at me won't be able to guess that I am Greek, because I think it's something that is such a part of me that it becomes obvious. It's not a trait that I internalize very much, whereas some of the ones inside are ones that I do internalize a lot of the time.

Some of the common links between the outside words, aside from some cultural distinctions, such as "Greek," "Greek-Orthodox," and "U2 Fan," are mostly physical characteristics, like my fat nose (which is totally inhereted from my father), and tonal characteristics, like my loudness. I never quite learned the knack of speaking quietly.

On the inside, I'm much more introverted, if that makes sense. I give the appearance of an extrovert, but I am a private person, and some of the things that are written inside of me are not some that I would share openly, which is probably why I don't feel comfortable talking about myself. I tend to be extremely neurotic, especially about my work. According to those who know me intimately, I am a little too sensitive. I take everything to heart and when my feelings are hurt, I can't hide it.

I am also a why person, my family is very important to me, my culture is very important to the realization of my sense of self, and finally, I think parts of myself are polar opposites of each other. For example, I am a positive person, but I am also very cynical. I'm loud, but I am also very private, and not many people know me from the inside.

I guess the above is me in a nutshell.