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11 July 2006

Fill in the blanks. People think I'm ___, when really I'm___
post by: jrossi4r at: 09:51 | 51 comments
People think I'm laid back, when really I'm apathetic.
posted by jrossi4r 11 July | 09:52
cynical. idealistic.
ironic. sincere.
drunk. sober.
posted by jonmc 11 July | 09:53
You're sober? When's that?
posted by jrossi4r 11 July | 09:53
Heh. There have been times where people have said I looked/acted/posted drunk when I was sober as a judge.
posted by jonmc 11 July | 09:54
unfriendly > shy
snobby > shy
rude > shy
posted by iconomy 11 July | 09:55
That surprises me, iconomy. I would never call you any of those things. I think you're a peach.
posted by jrossi4r 11 July | 09:58
iconomy, I was working on variations of the same shy thing.

posted by rainbaby 11 July | 10:01
working > reading MetaChat
posted by Atom Eyes 11 July | 10:03
ha!

People think I'm efficient, when really I'm good at delegating (see: lazy).

People think I'm tactless, when really I'm an asshole.
posted by gaspode 11 July | 10:03
when really I'm an asshole.

No you're not. I'm one and you're never at the meetings.
posted by jonmc 11 July | 10:04
crazy all the time. quiet and relaxed most of the time.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 11 July | 10:08
yeah, you've only seen me on good behavior, jon. I get sick of explaining to people "no, I did mean to say that"
posted by gaspode 11 July | 10:08
tacos. ice cream.
posted by mullacc 11 July | 10:09
on top of things, faking it really well
mousy, a little wild
posted by matildaben 11 July | 10:12
responsible / impulsive
prudish / raunchy
optimistic / nihilistic
dry / juicy
smiley / toothless
sophisticated / a gutter rat
posted by Pips 11 July | 10:15
People think I'm filling in the blanks, when really I'm ____________.

People think I'm soaring through the skies, when really I'm letting the airplane do all the work.

People think I'm typing, when really it's my amanuensis.
posted by agropyron 11 July | 10:20
On this blue day, I want to be
nothing more than an amanuensis
to the birds, transcribing all the bits
and snatches of song riding in on the wind.

-- Barbara Crooker, "Transcription (Poem)", Midwest Quarterly, March 22, 2003
posted by Pips 11 July | 10:25
5'11" / 6'2"
posted by goatdog 11 July | 10:28
What's odd is that due to the relative safety of the internet, we can (and do) reveal more of our true selves, so we may have a clearer picture than people who know us IRL.
posted by jonmc 11 July | 10:38
joking / sincere
sincere / joking
eating / chewing and swallowing food
cool / super cool
Elvis Presley / Hellbient
posted by Hellbient 11 July | 10:41
well hung / well hungover
posted by Hellbient 11 July | 10:42
Not Elvis? I was so sure...

You're still The King, hellbient! : )
posted by Pips 11 July | 10:52
...we can (and do) reveal more of our true selves

Yes, I confirm. That is his real tush.
posted by Pips 11 July | 10:55
sleeping/drinking
strong/delicate
airheaded/complex
working/transcribing agropyron's notes
posted by Specklet 11 July | 10:56
detached/trying to keep my emotions in check
smart/smarter than they are


And don't even get me started on the transference! My job is basically allowing people to think whatever they like about me while I sit there in horror. (Ok, not completely, but it happens a lot.)
posted by omiewise 11 July | 10:59
My job is basically allowing people to think whatever they like about me while I sit there in horror.

You're a stripper?
posted by jonmc 11 July | 11:00
social. very shy.
wild. nutty.
posted by Mrs.Pants 11 July | 11:01
I am a stripper. I STRIP MINDS!
posted by omiewise 11 July | 11:03
And I do think of Mrs. P as social since the only pictures I've ever seen of her are from meetups.
posted by omiewise 11 July | 11:04
sage and placid/a torrent of emotion
a hard worker/a fast (11th hour) worker

Other than that, just like mb.

And jon, I agree!
posted by Miko 11 July | 11:05
That's an awful shapely frontal lobe ya got there, big boy.

And jon, I agree!

On something I said? or just in general? It's cool either way.
posted by jonmc 11 July | 11:06
arrogant / chronically unsure
sad / happy (something to do with the way my mouth looks when at rest)
prudish / raunchy, like pips
posted by altolinguistic 11 July | 11:12
you strip minds omie?

filthy!
posted by Mrs.Pants 11 July | 11:19
I'm getting a kick out of the idea of a strip club where the strippers just sit there.
posted by rainbaby 11 July | 11:25
we may have a clearer picture than people who know us IRL.


I agree with that.

Isn't it interesting? Looks like very very often, what is actually felt internally to be a quality of unsureness / shyness / insecurity / hesitation can be read by the world as arrogance / aloofness / coldness / unfriendliness. This is worth remembering.

People are mostly such vulnerable little softies underneath, aren't they? This is why it's not too sensible to hate.

I still think there are some genuinely arrogant people, though.
posted by Miko 11 July | 11:25
we may have a clearer picture than people who know us IRL.


I agree with that.

Isn't it interesting? Looks like very very often, what is actually felt internally to be a quality of unsureness / shyness / insecurity / hesitation can be read by the world as arrogance / aloofness / coldness / unfriendliness. This is worth remembering.

People are mostly such vulnerable little softies underneath, aren't they? This is why it's not too sensible to hate.

I still think there are some genuinely arrogant people, though.
posted by Miko 11 July | 11:29
Hey, if you like a thought, why not say it twice!
posted by Miko 11 July | 11:29
The second one was posted by your amanuensis, Miko.
posted by rainbaby 11 July | 11:32
smart/just now being introduced to the word "amanuensis."
posted by jrossi4r 11 July | 12:11
scattered/together
nervous/irritated
vanilla/Cherry Garcia
posted by Lipstick Thespian 11 July | 12:14
It's okay jrossi. I myself was hired on as agropyron's amanuensis before I knew what the word meant.
posted by Specklet 11 July | 12:31
agropyron's amanuensis

this sounds vaguely like an infection one would contract from a Greek sailor.
posted by jonmc 11 July | 12:33
endearing/obnoxious
posted by sciurus 11 July | 12:56
Amanuensis is one of my favorite words. So poetic. Also useful. You know those times when you know somebody who is just so cool and witty and says the maddest things, and you think: "You know what you need, Oh Cool One? Somebody to follow you around with a book and write down the cool stuff you spew out all the time." That's kinda lengthy, so you can just say "You need an amanuensis." (I know that stretches the definition a little, but that's how I think of it).
posted by rainbaby 11 July | 13:00
endearing/obnoxious

Piffle. Who are you to tell me you're not really endearing?!
posted by Specklet 11 July | 13:15
shy > quiet
posted by halonine 11 July | 14:01
I'm the squirrel who keeps breaking the birdfeeder.
posted by sciurus 11 July | 14:02
a bitch > a really big bitch
posted by getoffmylawn 11 July | 14:17
I tried to come up with something for this thread, but the fact is I don't really know what people think of me.
posted by tangerine 11 July | 14:53
quiet/shy
posted by tommasz 11 July | 14:59
a procrastinator > a master of just-in-time delivery
posted by pliskie 12 July | 05:23
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