Where Are the Existentialists?

[thesummerqueen]

Besides the fact that I've never heard a solid definition of what an existentialist actual entails, I don't really concern myself with labels. I kind of have a shoot from the hip philosophy about life, and I don't really concern myself with categories and what previous people's takes on philosophy are. I find it interesting, however, to read about them, because it helps me refine my own philosophies.

^This. I have no idea what I am. Quite frankly, I find philosophy a bunch of mental wanking at best, and no one's ever been able to give me a cohesive and concise run down of ANY philosophy. I'd like to hear them, out of curiosity. Other than that, I guess the only thing I cling to at all is the humanist creed, and I don't even know if that's considered a philosophy at all.