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[starrbellie]

you know. some people notice something dark and unnatural in me. and others think i am sweet, nice innocent even. what do i think it really means? i think people recognize themselves in me. if they are dark and unnatural, they recognize similar traits in me. if they are innocent and sweet, they might see that in me. but what i'm realizing, is

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contrasting leather

[bubblewrapsnap]

check out camper's shoes. get some fun color of leather and make a cute little flower or a bird and sew it on. then make a different shape of leather to put on the other shoe, or put the same shape on a different place on the same shoe!

[nonemorecomic]

What you see in others is a reflection of yourself in a way, but it's not on a 1-to-1 basis ie if you see someone as evil that means you are etc. It definitely tells you about the lens that person sees the world through.

I do find that people's interpretation of me varies widely, and part of it is the lens they see me through, but some of it is also what I expose to them. Like the people who have come to my shows see me as a total indie rocker are surprised that I follow professional sports and play basketball, but anyone that's seen me play basketball first doesn't think that's weird. Or some people are surprised that I have depressive tendencies because they've only seen me when I'm optimistic and cheerful. So that's the other side of it -- what they see is partly what you choose to show them.

[starrbellie]

what i'm talking about is more what people who don't know you well so really haven't seen a part of you, but unknowingly use you as a mirror of themselves. but you're right, sometimes, it is just point of view, but it's also sometimes...the way they are. i wrote a better longer response, but i just deleted it somehow, so this will have to do.