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I am the one who will bring balance to the Force
When I was in 5th grade, my best friend and I used to read the dictionary for fun. Well, it was partially for fun and partially in order to learn words that no one around us knew. The one triumph that has really stuck with me was being able to call a yucky boy in our class a "contumacious ignoramus."
God, I'm a nerd.
Lately I've been noticing a particular character trait in myself and I couldn't find a good word to describe it. All of a sudden it came to me: I am contumacious. I am the devil's advocate. If you say black, I'll say white - not because I necessarily believe in white, but because I so enjoy balance and moderation and thinking about things from different sides. If you're depressed, I'll cheer you up. If you're happy, I'll bring you down. If you have low self-esteem, I'll build you up. If you think you're hot stuff, I'll smirk at you derisively. Soon, we will all be the same. And then won't we be happy?
No.
I don't know - this is who I am. I like being the voice of Other Sides To Consider and the force for moderation but I know that we also need people with extreme views and ideas and passions or nothing would ever get done. Sometimes you even need moderation in moderation.
srah - Thursday, 17 March 2005 - 2:44 PM
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Anonymous - March 18, 2005 - 11:46 AM - ℓ
Pig-headed! Ha!!
Cheryl - March 18, 2005 - 12:44 PM - ℓ
Unrelated, but I don't think Ohio believes in iTunes points, as they do not sell Pepsi with the special caps and stuff. However, they DO still sell the Holiday Pepsi crap. Who's going to buy that?!?
I believe the complete opposite of everything you just said in this entry.