Most people who meet me think I'm intimidating, unapproachable, apathetic, incapable of emotion or compassion, and just plain socially weird. It's very rare I meet someone who pays attention long enough to realize I am way much more than that. This is one of the reasons I tend to come across better online than in person.

My life exactly! I don't mind. I'd rather it be this way than have a wide circle of half-friends. People that don't look deeper kind of weed themselves out of my life, so in the long run, I'm saving time and energy! People that gravitate toward me out in the world seem to be smarter and more curious than your average bear (and bears are very curious.)

The only issue I've come across is in the "corporate world" or whatever. Bosses see me as "slow moving" or "not getting anything done" because I don't go to them and wave my accomplishments in their face. I do my work quietly and efficiently. When it's done, it's done. Project complete. Next task, please. I'm not here to beg for recognition, I'm here to get X done and you give me Y dollars. Too bad managers don't care about that. It's who can fellate them the most and pretend like they're actually doing something.

Not sure how I come across on the internet. I think (hope) I'm well-received. I tend to get all ramble-y because I'm bad at explaining things succinctly, but I find the written word a much easier form to communicate in, because I can go back and check my stupidity before I unleash it on the world.