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Monday, March 21, 2005 · posted at 11:49 PM

Raise your hand if you're sure. I got another acceptance in the mail today. Well actually it was not for me but my male obverse. That's right, the letter was addressed to one Mr. Christina. I'm tempted to send back the "do you accept" card with a big "NO! Because you think I have external reproductive parts!" But (1) I'd never do anything that rude and (2) I'm probably responsible for the error via checking the wrong box. But still... the mail addressee makes all the difference (see "The One with the Embryos": Miss Chanadelor Bong).

So even though I have no intention of going there, I still would have felt slighted if I hadn't been accepted. And somehow this second acceptance validates the first one. Like going from "Is my first choice school only after my money?" to "Hey, they're both after my money!"

Why can't we just know our own worth and be content with that?

As self-aware as we'd all like to think we are, I think it's important to to be evaluated by external sources every once in a while. Employees for example, get an annual review that lets them know what they're doing right, what they could be doing better, and how piddly a raise they deserve - oh wait that's just me. Others ask for report cards from friends in the form of Excel spreadsheets. You can be the most analytical, introspective person in the world, but you still need to calibrate every once in a while by asking for an outside opinion.

I wonder about people who never doubt themselves, whether it's their decisions, views, or even preferences (e.g. was *nsync really the best boy band or was it NKOTB?). Is being 100% sure a sign of incredible cognizance, or incredible obliviousness?
Ok, Ross, could you just open your mind like this much, ok? Wasn't there a time when the brightest minds in the world believed that the world was flat? And, up until like what, 50 years ago, you all thought the atom was the smallest thing, until you split it open, and this like, whole mess of crap came out. Now, are you telling me that you are so unbelievably arrogant that you can't admit that there's a teeny tiny possibility that you could be wrong about this?
~ Phoebe, Friends, "The One Where Heckles Dies"
Wise Batty from Fern Gully said, "Only fools are positive." Am I sure?

I'm damn positive.



	Monday, March 21, 2005 · posted at 11:49 PM Raise your hand if you're sure. I got another acceptance in the mail today. Well actually it was not for me but my male obverse. That's right, the letter was addressed to one Mr. Christina. I'm tempted to send back the "do you accept" card with a big "NO! Because you think I have external reproductive parts!" But (1) I'd never do anything that rude and (2) I'm probably responsible for the error via checking the wrong box. But still... the mail addressee makes all the difference (see "The One with the Embryos": Miss Chanadelor Bong). So even though I have no intention of going there, I still would have felt slighted if I hadn't been accepted. And somehow this second acceptance validates the first one. Like going from "Is my first choice school only after my money?" to "Hey, they're both after my money!" Why can't we just know our own worth and be content with that? As self-aware as we'd all like to think we are, I think it's important to to be evaluated by external sources every once in a while. Employees for example, get an annual review that lets them know what they're doing right, what they could be doing better, and how piddly a raise they deserve - oh wait that's just me. Others ask for report cards from friends in the form of Excel spreadsheets. You can be the most analytical, introspective person in the world, but you still need to calibrate every once in a while by asking for an outside opinion. I wonder about people who never doubt themselves, whether it's their decisions, views, or even preferences (e.g. was *nsync really the best boy band or was it NKOTB?). Is being 100% sure a sign of incredible cognizance, or incredible obliviousness? Ok, Ross, could you just open your mind like this much, ok? Wasn't there a time when the brightest minds in the world believed that the world was flat? And, up until like what, 50 years ago, you all thought the atom was the smallest thing, until you split it open, and this like, whole mess of crap came out. Now, are you telling me that you are so unbelievably arrogant that you can't admit that there's a teeny tiny possibility that you could be wrong about this? ~ Phoebe, Friends, "The One Where Heckles Dies" Wise Batty from Fern Gully said, "Only fools are positive." Am I sure? I'm damn positive.	Recent Posts The age of invention. Sliced bread. Lipgloss tha... Star Search. There is a huge difference between g... I get so weak in the knees... I was sitting in th... gambling makes funRound 3 question: What is a sure... I'm not only the Hair Club president, I'm also a m... Just not that into you. Every season I pick one re... Hair-raiser. At the risk of sounding like a Long H... Retract those claws.Evelyn: Well, I wonder where M... Beautifully Human. I went to the Jill Scott conce... Author's Note: Usually I renounce Valentine's Day ... Morning news babie goose ryan bluemouse daves son dawntaught desiree diorama emily escadawg galveric high entropy invisible cube jepgato kyellow lilly mhuang mogbert nudream starfish + coffee verbivore Archives March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 January 2007 March 2007 April 2007 November 2008

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