Hello bryanblade: You sound pretty normal to me! When I first began reading your post, I thought you were going to say you dream of becoming a duck-billed platypus or something! Perhaps your priorities are different from other people your age whom you know. It can feel uncomfortable to have a different perspective on things than do most of the other people around you. But that doesn't mean you have a mental illness. In fact the characteristics you describe are, for the most part, attributes the world could use more of! Is this the extent of your concerns?