reputation?
so i've spent a fiar bit of time with 4 particular colleagues in the past 4 days, and during that time i have had cause to comment on what are some fairly glaring inadequacies with the conference we are attending. now i like to think that i am usually fairly diplomatic and tactful about these things, and i certainly don't get any joy out of hurting people's feeliongs--but in venting about htese various bizarre moments i've seen my 3 companions look at me with their eyes wide open as though i'd started speaking in flemish. "you seem so sweet" said one "but you're not!"; "you seem so gentle" said another "but you're not!" "you are always so calm" said another "but now your not". so sleep deprivation apparantly comes between my popular facade and the world. and i have to say i am very very pleased about this. affter all, who the hell wants to be known as sweet???
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comments: 3
At 4:51 pm,
Anonymous said…
'Sweet' is one of those words like 'interesting' when talking about an idea or proposal. The other adjective that comes to mind is 'brave', as in Sir Humphrey's comments to Minister Hacker, "That's a very brave decision, Minister!" The meaning within the meaning within the meaning.
And then when I say 'sweet', Soph says beet and Zaccy says peet
At 5:16 pm,
Mark O'Meara said…
I think sweet is a terrific compliment when people actually mean it. But certainly I think mostly people use to for lack of anything else.
For what it matters I thought of you as abusive and charasmatic long before I ever thought sweet.
Briefly reflecting I wonder if this is a 'brave' comment to leave.
At 5:57 pm,
Leonie said…
this is so cool. and now that i am no longer required to be sweet i can get in touch with my abusive brave self. this trip is suddenly looking up
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