Darn forgetfulness

[andrewducker]

Anyway, the reason for posting Rahaeli's comments (see below) wasn't to thank her, but to point out that people keep leaping to these conclusions about me that I'm somehow remarkably smart/fantastic/able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, when I'm actually not that godlike. Yes, I'm quite smart. Yes, I think. But I also make fairly frequent mistakes, forget things, am clumsy, dance like an epileptic chicken, have ridiculous hair and constantly get corrected by Erin, Joe and a whole host of others (actually, mostly just Erin and Joe, as I'm mostly likely to actually discuss stuff with them).

But anyway, the point is that I'm acutely aware of my failings, and am determined to slowly work through them and be a better person. Yes, I'm good at some things (excellent programmer, for instance), but it just feels wrong concentrating just on my good points.

When you get down to it, I'm a person, just like everyone else and I think it's important for me to remember that.

Hmm, I think I want to segue into the stuff I learnt from reading about celebrities (see post this morning), but dinner is on it's way. Maybe later.

Comments

[rahaeli.livejournal.com]

And you know, your posting this makes you leap another notch in my estimation. See? You just can't win! *g*

Seriously, someone who's capable of recognizing that they DO have stuff they need to work on is automatically higher on my list than someone who thinks that they're God's gift to the world. And no, I wasn't posting my Love&Peace list just to flatter people. There's been a lot of negative vibes going aroung in my usual blogcircles, and I've been contributing to a bunch of it, and I decided that it was time to see if I could at least make people smile. So I've been posting what I like about people, rather than what I don't like about them, for a change. It's actually been pretty refreshing to do.