THE HISTORY FEVER
Interested in (life with) uncommon interests
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Welcome to this digital information page for the History Fever!
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The History Fever is a so called "official state of mind" for uncommon interests, life with uncommon interests and interest in uncommon interests (when you're interested in the subject "uncommon interests").
What do I mean by official state of mind?
Well, with state of mind, I mean, a way to think. And that it's "official", means it has a name, signature colors and a logo, and that it exists for the public.
I who have created this official state of mind, and created this website, have a lot of uncommon interests that are uncommon for my age, my gender and my generation, and some interests that are uncommon for every age, every generation and both genders. In other words, uncommon in every way.
NOTE! I know where the borders go - I may NOT be impolite, unpleasant or mean as a different person, and my uncommon interests and uncommon imaginations may NOT affect others.
My four biggest interests are:
* The subject "uncommon interests".
* Life with uncommon interests.
* Other people's lives with uncommon interests.
* Other people's interests in uncommon interests.
The History Fever is often shortened HF. I have designed a logo for the History Fever all by myself in Paint (it is the round logo you see to the left of this text), and the History Fever's signature colors are black and purple. Black background and purple pattern, if you say so. Purple is the color for uncommon and unique (just like yellow is the color for joy, green is the color for life and nature, and red is the color for warmth and love), and black background so it reminds about purple neon lights in darkness, so it looks futuristic and mysterious, and not like just any logo.
The noun for this official state of mind is simply "history fever". The word "history fever" as a noun can sometimes be a synonym for "an uncommon interest that does NOT affect others".
The adjective for this official state of mind is "historyfevrish".
If you can recognize yourself in one or several of following dots, you are a historyfeverer:
* You have one or several uncommon interests.
* You really respect, like and appreciate (life with) uncommon interests, and of course even respect other people's uncommon interests and NEVER judge them for any of their uncommon interests.
* You have THE SUBJECTS:
Uncommon interests,
Life with uncommon interests,
Other people's lives with uncommon interests
and
Other people's interest in (life with) uncommon interests
as interests and like talking about them, relating to them and immersing yourself in them.
* You relate to, and immerse yourself in OTHER PEOPLE'S uncommon interests to be nice and fair to your History Fever friends.
The more of these dots you can recognize yourself in, the higher degree you are a historyfeverer in.
When you read, or think about the four dots above - that's what I mean when I say "people who think like me about the History Fever, uncommon interests and/or life with uncommon interests".
You can also say "talk about the History Fever". And that can mean:
1. You talk about the official state of mind History Fever itself.
2. You talk about the life with uncommon interests.
3. A person talk about his/her own uncommon interests and/or uncommon imaginations.
4. Several people talk to each other about their uncommon interests and/or uncommon imaginations.
Anyway, a more concrete word for historyfevrish, that everybody already know what it means, is unique. But since "Every human is unique", that you express yourself (which means that all humans are super duper different, that no human is exactly like you and that every human is an own individual with unique attributes, strengths and weaknesses), you say "historyfevrish", when you mean what stood earlier in this essay about what it means to be historyfevrish. Or else people can think you mean "Every human is historyfevrish" when you say that "Every human is unique". But on the other hand, every human is unique whether they are historyfeverers or not. And then I mean that all historyfeverers are different and that all historyfeverers don't have the same uncommon interests.
And also, ALWAYS remember, when I say "uncommon interests" or "historyfevrish interests", I DO NOT mean that the interests in question are weird and crazy, 'cause I think uncommon/historyfevrish interests are JUST GOOD, as long as they DO NOT are interests that affect others.
When I say "uncommon interests" or "historyfevrish interests" now, I mean interests that are one or several dots of following:
1. Uncommon, less common, not so common, or something that only handful know exists/know what it is.
2. Common, but not so common in your age, your generation and/or your gender.
3. Something that's against the unwritten rules in the norm, i.e. something that normality fixed people can judge you for.
4. Something uncommon out of something common.
5. It was common and big before, but today, not many people care about it or know what it is.
6. It's common in other countries, but not so common in your country.
7. Most important of all, a historyfevrish interest is historyfevrish ONLY UNLESS it affects somebody else.
And how do you know something is uncommon?
Well, it is noticeable. There are not many videos about what's uncommon on YouTube, and/or the videos about it on YouTube don't have so many views, rankings and comments. And there either is a page about it on Facebook, or so there is a page about it on Facebook, but it doesn't have so many likers. Something uncommon can also be a TV show that didn't get so many viewers, a cinema movie that didn't get so many viewers when it went on cinema, a movie that didn't sell so well when it was released on DVD and got sold out quickly, or a video game that didn't sell so well when it was new and got sold out quickly, and much more. And when you ask people if they know about it or have been doing it (the uncommon interest in question) any time, most people answer:
"No."
or
"No, I have no idea what it/that is."
Another example is that you don't usually hear people talk about what's uncommon in their everyday life, while you usually hear people talk about COMMON things in their everyday life, if you get what I mean.
I love the History Fever in two ways:
1. Just like a feminist loves the feminism.
2. Just like a supporter to for example New York Rangers, loves New York Rangers.
The History Fever is NOT an organisation or a company that helps people get History Fever friends. The History Fever is JUST an official state of mind.
I think there should exist an organisation or a company that helps historyfeverers get a good life, a good spare time and a good community with the History Fever, but according to what I think and know, there are no such organisation.
I created the History Fever, and this website, both for my own sake and for other people's sakes, to show all other historyfeverers in the world that you are not the only historyfeverers in the whole world and to "inspire" people who want to contribute to that people with uncommon interests that DO NOT affect others, shall get a good life, a good spare time and a good community with their uncommon interests that DO NOT affect others, or what you should say. Also because I wanted something with a logo, signature colors and name to love, when I love what the History Fever is all about, which is uncommon interests, life with uncommon interests and interest in (life with) uncommon interests. Every time I see something that is black and purple, I become happy and think about the History Fever, just like someone who loves the country USA, becomes happy when he/she sees something that is blue, red and white. You can dress yourself in black and purple clothes and/or paint your nails black and purple to support the History Fever and what the History Fever is all about, just like you dress yourself in blue and/or paint your nails blue on the World Autism Day to support people with autism and/or Asperger's syndrome.
I also think there should exist clothes and souvenirs in History Fever motif, that you can buy somewhere.
So, dear folks, you are more than welcome to help spreading the word about the History Fever by showing this website to as many people as possible of those you know. That would make the life better for all of us historyfeverers and people with uncommon interests that DO NOT affect others.
Thank you! :-)
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A few things that you should think about when you talk about the History Fever:
1. People usually say "odd interests". DO NOT say "odd interests". ALWAYS say "uncommon interests", since the word "odd" can be interpreted as weird and crazy. And uncommon interests are ALWAYS okay, as long as they DO NOT affect others, and uncommon is NOT the same as weird.
2. Even a historyfeverer can have normal interests and/or like things that are normal. In other words, just because you are a historyfeverer, it doesn't have to mean you are completely without normal interests.
3. When you're going to introduce yourselves as historyfeverers to a new person who doesn't know you, then be clear with that you ONLY think it's okay with uncommon interests that DO NOT affect others.
4. Of course a historyfeverer wants you to respect him/her for his/her uncommon interests and treat him/her well etc, but he/she can also want friends to talk about, and relate to his/her uncommon interests together with, and then it's not enough if you just/only respect that historyfeverer as he/she is, but you also have to be interested in (life with) uncommon interests and interested in relating to that historyfeverer's uncommon interests. History Fever friendship is primarily about having uncommon interests and being interested in (life with) uncommon interests, and then the two History Fever friends have to relate to each other's uncommon interests, so neither of them has to be alone with their uncommon interests, and also so it becomes fair between the two History Fever friends. But all historyfeverers are different. Some are pleased with being alone with their uncommon interests (just if they get respect for their uncommon interests), and some feel bad about not having anyone to talk about/relate to their uncommon interests with.
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Some examples on uncommon interests:
1. The Lilo & Stitch series that went on Disney Channel the year 2003-2006, and also the two movies Stitch! The Movie and Leroy & Stitch. There aren't even many people in the USA that know about that show, and it's extremely uncommon in Sweden (where I live). It was never released on DVD in the USA, nor in Sweden. The two movies I mention here, were released on DVD in every country and are on Netflix, but not the episodes from the series.
2. To like and/or be interested in Teletubbies as an adult or a teenager.
3. Collecting empty milk packages.
4. Throwing water balloons at guitars. If you have this interest, you have to buy yourself an own guitar and throw water balloons at.
5. If you for example want your furniture at home to wear hats, it can be an uncommon interest to sew hats for your furniture.
6. Some kind of music or some music band that not many in your own age/generation like or know what it is. It can either be a band or some music that existed once or something that still exists today.
7. To love (or worship) an old video game that barely anyone else knows what it is, or cares about today.
8. Discussing animated children's movies or animated children's programs in a way that not many others do. Then one example is that you analyze why the villain in children's movies always make deliberate mistakes just so the good side will win. And then you can think the writers could have written a better manuscript, where the good side wins, but the villain's loss DOES NOT depend on that the villain screwed up deliberately.
9. The video game Motor Toon Grand Prix 2, for Playstation 1 from the year 1996. That game didn't sell so well when it was new, and it is available to buy on Playstation Network via a Playstation 3. That game is very beautiful and fabulous, and it has a soundtrack that is as good as beautiful rare flowers are beautiful, if you get what I mean. If you search on YouTube and listen to those themes, you will understand. ;)
10. The computer game GreenFace: The Virtual Reality. I played that game in the early 2000 decade, and if you search on GreenFace: The Virtual Reality on YouTube, you'll see how few views those YouTube videos have.
11. To like the former pop group E.M.M.A. as an adult. E.M.M.A. were active the years 2001-2005, they are especially uncommon today, and unfortunately, their music are not on iTunes, but I wish it was. Another pop group that existed once, and are extremely uncommon today, are Fairytale. Not either their music are on iTunes, sorry.
Do you get it? An uncommon interest can be just anything that is uncommon in one or several of the ways I described above.
And remember - it is NOT okay to have uncommon interests that affect others, like throwing eggs at subway trains.
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Some seats that you can sit in, or can have been sitting in as a historyfeverer:
1. Let's take Teletubbies, for example. Teletubbies are for the age 0-2 years. If you for example like Teletubbies and/or are interested in Teletubbies as 10 years old, your parents can forbid you to buy a Teletubbies movie for yourself, or even forbid you to watch Teletubbies on TV, and so you become angry with your parents for that. That's just because your parents wants well, so you won't get bullied because you like Teletubbies as 10 years old. BUT! If you are a historyfeverer and have uncommon interests, you should NOT be normal with interests just so people will like you. You should be yourself, and PROUD of your uncommon interests, so the RIGHT people will like you.
2. That you for example lke a video game that you think are common but is actually uncommon, and you seek real friends that you can talk about that game to, or play that game with. And everyone you ask if they know about that game, have played that game or play that game, answers no, and in worst case that some people even laugh at you and think you're weird. And so you get frustrated because you don't find any good friend to enjoy that game together with.
3. If you are 11-13 years old and like, for example some movie or some program that are for younger children, and THINK it is for big children and/or that many big children like it, and so you get surprised when it turns out that most other people have grown away from that movie/program and are uninterested in it. And so you become sad because you have trouble finding people in your own age who like that movie/program as well.
4. If you start talking about your uncommon interest with people, and so most people ignore you because they don't have that uncommon interest.
Do you recognize yourself in any of these seats? If so, if you sit, or have been sitting in one or several of them, you have my support and my sympathy, you should know. :)
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Why have I named my official state of mind "the History Fever"?
There was a time when I was extremely scared of the future, and worried about that things should disappear completely out of the world and, like, become history. And then among other things, the old video games that I like and worship. And not only old video games (that are uncommon today), but also other uncommon things that you like, can disappear completely out of the world and become history. And then you have "fever" for something that is history, i.e. you love it very much. Then I thought "the History Fever" was an excellent, philosophical and genial name on my official state of mind. I also wanted a unique name on my official state of mind, and not a name like any name. So when you say that the History Fever is all about loving the school subject history, then you take the word "history fever" literally and say something that is not true. And you know, you shouldn't take everything literally.
Why does the History Fever's logo look like it does?
It is black background and a purple ring with dark purple contours around because I like rings, and also so it will remind about purple neon lights outdoors when the sky is black. The two dots are supposed to represent two eyes, and the rings around the eyes are symbolizing that the eyes react at something. And what they are reacting at, is an uncommon interests that DOES NOT affect others, in other words, a historyfevrish interest. They get a positive reaction. The two round letters H and F under the eyes are symbolizing HF as in (the) History Fever, and they are ment to look cool. I also wanted the logo to look cool, mysterious and futuristic.