The craziest thing you've ever done

[ursulahitler]

When I was training at the sleep lab the other day, we hit a lull and the woman who was training me asked me what was the craziest thing I've ever done.

When you're working these really long shifts with somebody in the middle of the night, you talk about all kinds of weird stuff. But holy fuck, the craziest thing I've ever done? What could I say? "

Comments

[mr_sadhead]

It's like a secret identity isn't it? Why was Superman so desperate to keep his identity a secret? Because he was afraid people would treat him like a freak? (Probably.)

[ursulahitler]

I always figured Superman is trying to protect his friends and family. I mean, he could easily live as Superman full-time if he wanted to... But then Lex Luthor or whoever could just kidnap Lois Lane or Ma Kent.

The alter ego comparison has certainly occurred to me... I mean, there have been times when I literally spent the day working as a journalist and then came home to put on tights and go out for a midnight adventure, and suddenly it'll all feel very DC Comics.

[columbina]

As I get older I get less and less tolerant of wearing the normal suit. The problem is, the threat never goes away - the idea that if you slip up, even a little, the normals will band together to Eliminate the Alien From Their Midst. I keep hoping one day to be in a position where I honestly won't have to give a damn, but all such positions seem to require me either to be very rich, or resigned to always being very poor (e.g. completely off the ladder one way or another).

[ursulahitler]

I've known people who just didn't give a damn what anybody thought, but as much as I admired it, I knew that I could never live like that. I radiate a very weird vibe, I just seem to set people on edge, even when I'm wearing jeans and a t-shirt and trying to blend in. I almost never blend, I'm always the weirdo in the room... It makes me super self-conscious as is, and I know it'd only be ten times worse if I tried to live as a woman full-time. I couldn't cope with all the whispers and hairy eyeballs. I can't be on the defense all day, every day.

[phillipalden]

I don't answer those kinds of questions unless they're being asked by a close friend or my partner. Some people try to get way more personal than they have a right to.

[ursulahitler]

It did weird me out that she asked that... But the shifts are so long at that job, and it's the middle of the night, you end up talking about all sorts of weird stuff. I try to keep my secrets, though... For all I know, maybe she's a huge gossip and everything I say gets passed on to the boss!

[chanfaina]

I used to run into this question a lot during on-campus interview season. (Right after "What's your biggest weakness?" , "Tell me something about yourself that isn't on your resume," and "Where do you see yourself in five years?") It was one of those supposedly clever and original questions that everyone seemed to ask. Strangely, always from a male interviewer. (The women were always more to the point.)

The first time I was asked, I kind of froze, and all I could think of was, "Well, one time in rehab..." (I've never been to rehab. I do, however, have an insane need to please and to entertain.)

After a few agonizing seconds, I came up with something really, really bland. Which the interviewer thought was CA-RAY-ZEE. I later thought of something even blander and used it the next time I was asked. (I once dressed up in the Nittany Lion's official costume.)
And, again, got a response of "Wow! That is crazy!"

[phillipalden]

The best answer to; ""Where do you see yourself in five years?"

"Sitting behind your desk, living in your house and fucking your wife." (Pardon the vulgarity.)