Posted by jay on April 9, 2004, at 2:38:12
In reply to well jay, don't look at me... » jay, posted by karen_kay on April 8, 2004, at 19:39:00
> soft, soft you say. I'm jagged as a saw. i have a voice that can tear off wallpaper. it sounds as if i was raised drinking raw eggs (ick!) and smoking since i was born. and that's just my voice. my arms are so long, i look like an ape. monkey arms i call 'em, to match my monkey toes (oh no! back to the monkey toes!) i suppose i'd rather have long arms than short arms, but it gets fairly annoying when everyone (and i mean everyone) asks you "hey karen, can you pull this out behind the washer?" "hey karen, i dropped my book under a train, can you grab it since you have long arms?" "hey karen with the long arms, my sister is in florida, will you reach over and tap her on the shoulder for me?" and another thing, with my height, i'm the "go to girl" for pulling things off of the cabinet. and refrigerator. and saving cats from trees. and when people can't find things, they always assume i can, because "oh, you must be able to see everything because you are taller and therefore have a different perspective." huh? just because i can sometimes see over their heads? why don't you carry around a step-stool and every once in a while hop your short little body on top of it? enough about that... moving on.
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Oy oy!! Do I have to explain *everything*..lol :) What I mean...is in your actions..your styles...do you yell or are gentle? I mean..most of us yell once in a while...but the voice..see I tend to be a bit quieter, and if you dress me up and take me out, I am a happy-go-lucky kinda guy. I have gentle mannerisms...I believe very strongly in being polite..bada..bada..bada..
> grace. you mentioned grace. i lack grace. i embody the complete opposite of grace. i can barely walk without running into walls. in fact, just today i ran face first into the hallway. somehow, i misjudge the angle of the doorway by a good four feet. how is that? i have perfect vision. my feet (very large) are suited to fit my frame. so, why is it that i spend more time on the ground (all done, stop right there) than in an up-right position? and don't even get me started on dancing. sometimes, while I'm walking, if i begin to think about how i should be swinging my arms, i become distracted and confused and trip, as I'm never really sure i developed the correct "coordination" skills that everyone else seems to have developed. does anyone else have a problem swinging their arms while walking? if i think about it, i forget how I'm supposed to do it and I'm sure it looks rather odd. alas jay, i have no grace either.
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Hey..look...I spent most of my childhood in special-ed, a really clumsy guy. I now have two college degrees. But, that is why I am not hyper-active...I take my time...and I listen to every single word someone says. Being graceful and gentle seem to go hand in hand...so I still don't think you know exactly what I mean. Think...think...think Karen..:)> point number 3. dynamic: oh, but I'm dynamic. give me that.
As in??????
> number 4. compassion. another plus for karen.OK..so you are walking down the street in a busy downtown...would you shell out some change for a kind stranger? (say like a young, non-threatening girl or something?)
> smart. hmmmm, in what way? care to ellaborate? I'm no brain surgeon, that's for sure. (or rocket scientist if you prefer), however I'm fairly smart if it suits me to be. i think intelligence can be measured in many different ways. life experiences, iq, perseptiveness, ect, ect, ect. my sister for instance. she's very intelligent (dean's list in a private university, full scholarship). however, she lacks common sense. now, i'd marry this girl, if she weren't my sister, just because i fear she needs someone to look after her. she thought eggs came from pigs for crying out loud. but, she'd kick my butt any day on an iq test. though, she's the most caring person in the world and she's always good for a laugh. (also, she doesn't mind that we poke fun at her either! that's a plus!)
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Ugghh..by IQ I don't just mean much in the 'smarts' department. What I am talking about is being able to understand your basics...Plato and Socrates and Epicurus and Hedonism and maybe some Skepticism and some Conflict Theorists (like s*rew the greedy, etc.) and Existentialism...in a nutshell. I don't mean you have to *know* what it is all about...but be able to relate to it. That is a part of Emotional Intelligence, which I value more than IQ.So think about these my dear....think really hard. Oh ya..do you like any of those 'electronica' bands, like Enigma, that are now bands like Delerium and such? Or are you too young for that. ;-)
Hehee..
Peace and more Peace...
Jay
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