I have a nikon camera but I feel weird carrying it around everywhere?

Hi! So I got a Full Nikon camera with zoom lens and everything. I really like talking pictures and i admit i'm not the best photographer. I really wanna get good and be known for like having my camera and talking good photos but I always feel kinda weird with it and taking pictures. Is it weird to be carrying it around everywhere and not having good photos? Also any tips on taking pictures would be awesome!

You will have to get over feeling weird.

I carry a backpack and in it I have at least one dSLR and four lenses. At time, I also have a notebook computer in it as well.

Carrying a backpack on my back does not feel strange to me at all. I never know when a shooting opportunity will just "show up"

I usually "see" the possibility of a good shot before removing a camera fro my bag.

Spend some time on a website where you know that the photographer knows how to use light, colour and design to produce brilliant images. Viewing such images on a weekly basis will help hone your eye to being able to see potentially amazing shots.

Here are links to some of the photographers that influenced my photo career early in my photographic life.

http://www.peteturner.com/

http://www.ernst-haas.com/

http://www.blackstar.com/

I carry a Nikon D80 with me all ( well, most ) of the time. I've missed many photo ops by not having it with me.
Just the other day I was walking down a local pathway when I came across a squirrel. He was standing straight up and froze when he saw me. I stopped and didn't move. He didn't move for 10 or 15 seconds, enough time for me to get a couple shots off.
No, it's not weird… Get out there and shoot!