Thursday, November 30, 2006

It's not just me, right?

Do you ever see someone and think, “What a tool,” and then realize that his/her dress/behavior/jokes/hair/etc are frighteningly similar to your own? If so, and if you’re anything like me, your immediate reaction is “oh, but I would really make that sweater/shoes/ pair of glasses sexy.”

Who am I kidding? I mean, really?

This is the same kind of judgmental attitude coupled with self-denial that in junior high resulted in my placing a “TV is bad” sticker on a wall that would eventually house a TV. This is tantamount to calling someone on your cell phone to tell them that you are now completely off of the “grid.”

Blind rage combined with an underdeveloped sense of direction can certainly result in some embarrassing ironies (Michael Richards’ claiming to be Jewish, for example). Luckily, if you have a sense of humor and a willingness to acknowledge your own ability to think and do stupid things, yesterday’s embarrassment can be today’s funny story.

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