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Wishcraft Exercise #1: Who Do You Think You Are?
Take a blank sheet of paper and, in a few sentences to half a page, answer the question: “Who do you think you are?” I am genuinely interested in the answer. What do you consider the four or five most important characteristics that define your identity? There are no right or wrong answers, and there’s only one rule: don't think too long or hard. ( Read more... ) -
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My boss asked me today, "Where do you see yourself going here?" I finally had to tell him that I don't know. There's nowhere to 'go' in this particular company, at this job. 'Go' would have to involve finding some part of the construction industry, specifically the scheduling of multi-million dollar projects, to make my own. The initial scheduling ( Read more... ) -
Brighter Day from Neutral Third Party
So I was doing my laps around the office park today (4 without stopping! Usually I manage 2 or 3 and then take a bit of cooldown) and this lady from the little medical place on the corner came out as I was walking past. She said, "We just wanted to let you know, we think you're doing great, you look like you've lost weight," and squeezed my hand ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol - Entry 5 - Bearing False Witness
Speaking about honor is a bit of a no-no today. Not that it's a bad word or anything, but the idea of it is old-fashioned. That isn't to say it's gone, either. Just... don't talk about it. Don't say you want to be an honorable person. That makes you sound goofy and dorky. Even amoung the gamers with whom I spend so much time, it's not something you ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol - Entry 4 - Who's that Trip Trapping Over My LJ?
I can't remember who said it first. My dad maybe -- as I have a full compliment of daddy-issues, of course he'd be the wise figure who made such a statement. :) In this case: if it's on the internet, the person you don't want to read it, willIt doesn't matter how many filters you use, or how heavy the locks are. Maybe this is a corollary to Murphy' ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol - Entry 3 - Smile
If you look at the userpic above, from September 2003, you'll note that I'm not smiling, not really. That, dear Audience, is what we like to call a 'smirk'. For a great many years, that's what I wore. I didn't do it on purpose, mind. The connotation of 'smirk' is less than pleasant, at least in my book. It implies a certain derision or mockery that ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol - Entry 2 - Uphill, Both Ways, Barefoot
When I was in my early twenties, I knew a couple things for certain ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol - Entry 1 - Empty Gestures
Originally, this post was going to be a rant. A rant about online-hugs -- I really do dislike them with the passion of a thousand burning suns. In a text-based medium like LJ, where words are your communication of choice, a written 'hug' is meaningless. It feels (understand this is from my POV, from the outside) like a bit of fluff. A throwaway ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol - Entry 0 - Introduction
It's easier to say who I'm not, than it is to say who I am. Declarative statements of being make me nervous. They're too concrete. Even the negatives make me twitch a little. Why put labels on it? Why not just find out (if you're curious) or leave be (if you're not)? The labels that matter to me might not mean the same thing to you -- ohh, the joy ( Read more... )