1. No it's not lame. 2.
It's normal, I get nervous too when it's a guy I really like or become interested in. It'll go away once you're more comfortable with him don't worry.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.