Wondering if any of you can recall instances in which a friend, relative, co-worker, etc. has said something about you that you felt particularly apt.
Mine, while golfing this fall I asked one of my buddies a question. He proceeded to give me a fine answer. But when I everso politely informed him that he had answered a question different than the one I asked and that my question remained unanswered, he informed me: That’s why you suck as a person.
When I informed my fambly of this incident, they said they had previously considered my friends pretty clueless as a group, but hearing such an accurate and astute assessment of their pater familias gave them serious cause to consider revising their opinion.
A good friend of mine once told me that, in conversation, I self-edit more severely than anyone else she had ever met. She said she could practically see me think of responses, reject them, then finally say something different.
When, upon seeing an ultrasound of my heart, I pointed to it on the screen and said to Lithubby, “See? I do have a heart – it’s right there!” He smiled, and without skipping a beat said “yup, but it’s all black.” I guess that’s probably the one moment that sums me up completely.
twickster and I have something in common. You know, minus the “her” and the “students” part.
My wife once commented, after I’d disassembled, fixed, and reassembled something whilst driving, that she’d always wondered how I managed to get all these technical jobs (after all, 10 years running gas stations and an Environmental Science degree isn’t the normal path, and it appears I’ve lost my way out of the parenthesis)
Anyway, that was very much on topic when I started typing it.
A friend was over the house a few years back, we were joking about coffee and what is good and what is crap. He said he would love to try some Lewak Coffee [ the coffee made from beans shat out a civit cat] I promptly told him I had some that I save for special occasions. When I produced it and we made some in my press…he said: “is there anything you don’t have or do…jeez your into everything!!”
I felt slightly awkward but nonetheless thought it cool.
While having a SQUEE moment (just had a terrific first date with a college crush, 15 years after graduation) with my best friend I reported how he found me mysterious. Mysterious!
She looked me in the eye and said “No. You’re secretive.”
Dumbfounded>>>deer-in-the-headlights>>>denial.
Damn her.
It was supposed to be a secret.
Last year I think it was, Mr. Rilch and I visited the Boyd’s Bears outlet store, in PA. He wanted to get a picture of me before we went in, so I posed with hands clasped under my chin, my head tilted, and a dreamy smile. When Boss saw the photo, he whooped, “THAT’S RILCHIE! That’s Rilchie in a nutshell!”
I used to live in a crack hotel 2 blocks from work. When the new guy asked (How could I live in such a place?). Anouther coworker (an ex-marine who is now a cop) said, Well who is gonna mess with Dave?.
I am not big or scary. I just make friends with everyone I meet.
Anouther friend once said whenever He bought good weed to try to impress Me I always seemed to have some that’s better.
A friend once nicknamed me “Julianna Popsicle”, which I later found out was My Name + Pollyanna Reference+ I *am * a bit cool and reserved, + but still have some kid/fun in me.
Yep.
“tis true, 'tis pity, 'tis pity, 'tis true”
Also…on reflection…Damn I should have made THAT my doper name.