Arrogance

Thanks to all of you for the feedback on whether or not you think I’m arrogant.
(And hey, keep it up If you’ve got more.)

As I said, I don’t believe I am; but that being one of the criteria for arrogance, I figured I’d better check it out.

I got asked, backchannel, whether something specific drove this query.

The short answer is “yes”. The longer answer is “of course”.

Seriously…I guess I don’t feel like I trust myself to know myself. I think I do stuff that’s clearly understandable, at least from my viewpoint; but I don’t think I fully understand my impact on people.

Now, in regard to arrogance — I don’t think I’ll be likely to change much of that behavior; but I ought to know what it may do to people, and understand how that may work against my own self interest at times.

There are other things that I think I need to be more upfront about with folks.

I talk an awful lot about my mental health for instance; at least in part I do this because I am tired of society NOT talking about mental health issues in any sort of a reasonable and productive way. I figure familiarity breeds more comfort.

But now I think I may discuss meds and therapy and depression too often for the effect to be valuable. I think I come off as whiny, or self-serving; too much the victim.

I have been thinking that I may just move into a straight poetry-only mode here on LJ; I think I trust poetry more than I trust my ability to speak of myself.

For someone who’s said all his life that he was a creative writer not limited by his own experiences, not doomed to telling facts and facts alone, I find myself in the awful quandary of feeling that I have no inner life to speak of outside of my poetry.

I am somewhere in there, and I can’t see me. Frankly, I am a little scared by that.

Thus, the feedback request: what am I doing that doesn’t help me be connected to others? That’s all. Just looking for a lifeline. Someplace to stand and throw from.

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184 responses to “Arrogance

  • fiorituranotte

    I have never thought of you as arrogant. To me you come across as someone who is confident in their beliefs and what they stand for, but that isn’t arrogance. I would never consider you whiny. Please keep posting.

  • fiorituranotte

    I have never thought of you as arrogant. To me you come across as someone who is confident in their beliefs and what they stand for, but that isn’t arrogance. I would never consider you whiny. Please keep posting.

  • fiorituranotte

    I have never thought of you as arrogant. To me you come across as someone who is confident in their beliefs and what they stand for, but that isn’t arrogance. I would never consider you whiny. Please keep posting.

  • fiorituranotte

    I have never thought of you as arrogant. To me you come across as someone who is confident in their beliefs and what they stand for, but that isn’t arrogance. I would never consider you whiny. Please keep posting.

  • fiorituranotte

    I have never thought of you as arrogant. To me you come across as someone who is confident in their beliefs and what they stand for, but that isn’t arrogance. I would never consider you whiny. Please keep posting.

  • fiorituranotte

    I have never thought of you as arrogant. To me you come across as someone who is confident in their beliefs and what they stand for, but that isn’t arrogance. I would never consider you whiny. Please keep posting.

  • fiorituranotte

    I have never thought of you as arrogant. To me you come across as someone who is confident in their beliefs and what they stand for, but that isn’t arrogance. I would never consider you whiny. Please keep posting.

  • fiorituranotte

    I have never thought of you as arrogant. To me you come across as someone who is confident in their beliefs and what they stand for, but that isn’t arrogance. I would never consider you whiny. Please keep posting.

  • asiya

    In LJ you come across to me as a straight-forward, take-no-bullshit kind of guy. To describe you as arrogant wouldn’t occur to me.

    Please don’t stop posting non-poetry; the political/social discussions you generate are enjoyable, and to write about your mental health issues takes courage, which I think is admirable.

  • asiya

    In LJ you come across to me as a straight-forward, take-no-bullshit kind of guy. To describe you as arrogant wouldn’t occur to me.

    Please don’t stop posting non-poetry; the political/social discussions you generate are enjoyable, and to write about your mental health issues takes courage, which I think is admirable.

  • asiya

    In LJ you come across to me as a straight-forward, take-no-bullshit kind of guy. To describe you as arrogant wouldn’t occur to me.

    Please don’t stop posting non-poetry; the political/social discussions you generate are enjoyable, and to write about your mental health issues takes courage, which I think is admirable.

  • asiya

    In LJ you come across to me as a straight-forward, take-no-bullshit kind of guy. To describe you as arrogant wouldn’t occur to me.

    Please don’t stop posting non-poetry; the political/social discussions you generate are enjoyable, and to write about your mental health issues takes courage, which I think is admirable.

  • asiya

    In LJ you come across to me as a straight-forward, take-no-bullshit kind of guy. To describe you as arrogant wouldn’t occur to me.

    Please don’t stop posting non-poetry; the political/social discussions you generate are enjoyable, and to write about your mental health issues takes courage, which I think is admirable.

  • asiya

    In LJ you come across to me as a straight-forward, take-no-bullshit kind of guy. To describe you as arrogant wouldn’t occur to me.

    Please don’t stop posting non-poetry; the political/social discussions you generate are enjoyable, and to write about your mental health issues takes courage, which I think is admirable.

  • asiya

    In LJ you come across to me as a straight-forward, take-no-bullshit kind of guy. To describe you as arrogant wouldn’t occur to me.

    Please don’t stop posting non-poetry; the political/social discussions you generate are enjoyable, and to write about your mental health issues takes courage, which I think is admirable.

  • asiya

    In LJ you come across to me as a straight-forward, take-no-bullshit kind of guy. To describe you as arrogant wouldn’t occur to me.

    Please don’t stop posting non-poetry; the political/social discussions you generate are enjoyable, and to write about your mental health issues takes courage, which I think is admirable.

  • dead_kitty

    you don’t seem arrogant to me

    and you seem quite connected to people, at least here. Did you have a harder time connecting in the non-virtual world? Also, I love the personal stuff, tho’ I admit, I gave up writing it down here a while back. Mostly because my lj friends and real friends were starting to overlap.

  • dead_kitty

    you don’t seem arrogant to me

    and you seem quite connected to people, at least here. Did you have a harder time connecting in the non-virtual world? Also, I love the personal stuff, tho’ I admit, I gave up writing it down here a while back. Mostly because my lj friends and real friends were starting to overlap.

  • dead_kitty

    you don’t seem arrogant to me

    and you seem quite connected to people, at least here. Did you have a harder time connecting in the non-virtual world? Also, I love the personal stuff, tho’ I admit, I gave up writing it down here a while back. Mostly because my lj friends and real friends were starting to overlap.

  • dead_kitty

    you don’t seem arrogant to me

    and you seem quite connected to people, at least here. Did you have a harder time connecting in the non-virtual world? Also, I love the personal stuff, tho’ I admit, I gave up writing it down here a while back. Mostly because my lj friends and real friends were starting to overlap.

  • dead_kitty

    you don’t seem arrogant to me

    and you seem quite connected to people, at least here. Did you have a harder time connecting in the non-virtual world? Also, I love the personal stuff, tho’ I admit, I gave up writing it down here a while back. Mostly because my lj friends and real friends were starting to overlap.

  • dead_kitty

    you don’t seem arrogant to me

    and you seem quite connected to people, at least here. Did you have a harder time connecting in the non-virtual world? Also, I love the personal stuff, tho’ I admit, I gave up writing it down here a while back. Mostly because my lj friends and real friends were starting to overlap.

  • dead_kitty

    you don’t seem arrogant to me

    and you seem quite connected to people, at least here. Did you have a harder time connecting in the non-virtual world? Also, I love the personal stuff, tho’ I admit, I gave up writing it down here a while back. Mostly because my lj friends and real friends were starting to overlap.

  • dead_kitty

    you don’t seem arrogant to me

    and you seem quite connected to people, at least here. Did you have a harder time connecting in the non-virtual world? Also, I love the personal stuff, tho’ I admit, I gave up writing it down here a while back. Mostly because my lj friends and real friends were starting to overlap.

  • seracy

    If the filter is fear, then you need to find out what you’re afraid of before you can do anything. Can’t tame if you can’t name it.

    Just a suggestion.

  • seracy

    If the filter is fear, then you need to find out what you’re afraid of before you can do anything. Can’t tame if you can’t name it.

    Just a suggestion.

  • seracy

    If the filter is fear, then you need to find out what you’re afraid of before you can do anything. Can’t tame if you can’t name it.

    Just a suggestion.

  • seracy

    If the filter is fear, then you need to find out what you’re afraid of before you can do anything. Can’t tame if you can’t name it.

    Just a suggestion.

  • seracy

    If the filter is fear, then you need to find out what you’re afraid of before you can do anything. Can’t tame if you can’t name it.

    Just a suggestion.

  • seracy

    If the filter is fear, then you need to find out what you’re afraid of before you can do anything. Can’t tame if you can’t name it.

    Just a suggestion.

  • seracy

    If the filter is fear, then you need to find out what you’re afraid of before you can do anything. Can’t tame if you can’t name it.

    Just a suggestion.

  • seracy

    If the filter is fear, then you need to find out what you’re afraid of before you can do anything. Can’t tame if you can’t name it.

    Just a suggestion.

  • seracy

    Whiny=Damnit, why me WHYME! oohhh… poor me, why does this happen to me all the time… Someone fix this for me *pathetic sigh*

    That’s not you. Information isn’t the same as whining.

    As far as not connecting… I don’t thing that’s too much of a problem, but there is something I can’t put my finger on. I’ve learnt a lot from you, but there’s something in the way of you coming through. It seems like a filter based on fear, if that makes any sense.

    It’s almost as though I can see the outside, but there’s something important inside that won’t pass through the filter. Perhaps the “inner life” you speak of.

    It’s always a possibility that the filter is so thick that even you can’t see that thing I can’t quite name.

    Does this make any sense?

  • seracy

    Whiny=Damnit, why me WHYME! oohhh… poor me, why does this happen to me all the time… Someone fix this for me *pathetic sigh*

    That’s not you. Information isn’t the same as whining.

    As far as not connecting… I don’t thing that’s too much of a problem, but there is something I can’t put my finger on. I’ve learnt a lot from you, but there’s something in the way of you coming through. It seems like a filter based on fear, if that makes any sense.

    It’s almost as though I can see the outside, but there’s something important inside that won’t pass through the filter. Perhaps the “inner life” you speak of.

    It’s always a possibility that the filter is so thick that even you can’t see that thing I can’t quite name.

    Does this make any sense?

  • seracy

    Whiny=Damnit, why me WHYME! oohhh… poor me, why does this happen to me all the time… Someone fix this for me *pathetic sigh*

    That’s not you. Information isn’t the same as whining.

    As far as not connecting… I don’t thing that’s too much of a problem, but there is something I can’t put my finger on. I’ve learnt a lot from you, but there’s something in the way of you coming through. It seems like a filter based on fear, if that makes any sense.

    It’s almost as though I can see the outside, but there’s something important inside that won’t pass through the filter. Perhaps the “inner life” you speak of.

    It’s always a possibility that the filter is so thick that even you can’t see that thing I can’t quite name.

    Does this make any sense?

  • seracy

    Whiny=Damnit, why me WHYME! oohhh… poor me, why does this happen to me all the time… Someone fix this for me *pathetic sigh*

    That’s not you. Information isn’t the same as whining.

    As far as not connecting… I don’t thing that’s too much of a problem, but there is something I can’t put my finger on. I’ve learnt a lot from you, but there’s something in the way of you coming through. It seems like a filter based on fear, if that makes any sense.

    It’s almost as though I can see the outside, but there’s something important inside that won’t pass through the filter. Perhaps the “inner life” you speak of.

    It’s always a possibility that the filter is so thick that even you can’t see that thing I can’t quite name.

    Does this make any sense?

  • seracy

    Whiny=Damnit, why me WHYME! oohhh… poor me, why does this happen to me all the time… Someone fix this for me *pathetic sigh*

    That’s not you. Information isn’t the same as whining.

    As far as not connecting… I don’t thing that’s too much of a problem, but there is something I can’t put my finger on. I’ve learnt a lot from you, but there’s something in the way of you coming through. It seems like a filter based on fear, if that makes any sense.

    It’s almost as though I can see the outside, but there’s something important inside that won’t pass through the filter. Perhaps the “inner life” you speak of.

    It’s always a possibility that the filter is so thick that even you can’t see that thing I can’t quite name.

    Does this make any sense?

  • seracy

    Whiny=Damnit, why me WHYME! oohhh… poor me, why does this happen to me all the time… Someone fix this for me *pathetic sigh*

    That’s not you. Information isn’t the same as whining.

    As far as not connecting… I don’t thing that’s too much of a problem, but there is something I can’t put my finger on. I’ve learnt a lot from you, but there’s something in the way of you coming through. It seems like a filter based on fear, if that makes any sense.

    It’s almost as though I can see the outside, but there’s something important inside that won’t pass through the filter. Perhaps the “inner life” you speak of.

    It’s always a possibility that the filter is so thick that even you can’t see that thing I can’t quite name.

    Does this make any sense?

  • seracy

    Whiny=Damnit, why me WHYME! oohhh… poor me, why does this happen to me all the time… Someone fix this for me *pathetic sigh*

    That’s not you. Information isn’t the same as whining.

    As far as not connecting… I don’t thing that’s too much of a problem, but there is something I can’t put my finger on. I’ve learnt a lot from you, but there’s something in the way of you coming through. It seems like a filter based on fear, if that makes any sense.

    It’s almost as though I can see the outside, but there’s something important inside that won’t pass through the filter. Perhaps the “inner life” you speak of.

    It’s always a possibility that the filter is so thick that even you can’t see that thing I can’t quite name.

    Does this make any sense?

  • seracy

    Whiny=Damnit, why me WHYME! oohhh… poor me, why does this happen to me all the time… Someone fix this for me *pathetic sigh*

    That’s not you. Information isn’t the same as whining.

    As far as not connecting… I don’t thing that’s too much of a problem, but there is something I can’t put my finger on. I’ve learnt a lot from you, but there’s something in the way of you coming through. It seems like a filter based on fear, if that makes any sense.

    It’s almost as though I can see the outside, but there’s something important inside that won’t pass through the filter. Perhaps the “inner life” you speak of.

    It’s always a possibility that the filter is so thick that even you can’t see that thing I can’t quite name.

    Does this make any sense?

  • happinesstogo

    I don’t think I have ever once read a post of yours that made me think, “How arrogant!” Rather, I believe that you are intelligent, funny and insightful. I only know you from LJ, of course, but what I’ve seen hasn’t seemed arrogant to me at all.

    I enjoy the poetry you post but I also enjoy the entries that aren’t poetry, even if they are simple accounts of what meds they have you trying out these days.

    Finally, this is something I meant to say to you at the end of last week regarding your job and the company’s recognition of the tsunami via a dress down day: I thought your reaction to the dress down day was remarkably well thought out. It seems to me that most Americans would not put so much thought, critical thought that is, into the matter and that you were a rather exceptional person for doing so.

  • happinesstogo

    I don’t think I have ever once read a post of yours that made me think, “How arrogant!” Rather, I believe that you are intelligent, funny and insightful. I only know you from LJ, of course, but what I’ve seen hasn’t seemed arrogant to me at all.

    I enjoy the poetry you post but I also enjoy the entries that aren’t poetry, even if they are simple accounts of what meds they have you trying out these days.

    Finally, this is something I meant to say to you at the end of last week regarding your job and the company’s recognition of the tsunami via a dress down day: I thought your reaction to the dress down day was remarkably well thought out. It seems to me that most Americans would not put so much thought, critical thought that is, into the matter and that you were a rather exceptional person for doing so.

  • happinesstogo

    I don’t think I have ever once read a post of yours that made me think, “How arrogant!” Rather, I believe that you are intelligent, funny and insightful. I only know you from LJ, of course, but what I’ve seen hasn’t seemed arrogant to me at all.

    I enjoy the poetry you post but I also enjoy the entries that aren’t poetry, even if they are simple accounts of what meds they have you trying out these days.

    Finally, this is something I meant to say to you at the end of last week regarding your job and the company’s recognition of the tsunami via a dress down day: I thought your reaction to the dress down day was remarkably well thought out. It seems to me that most Americans would not put so much thought, critical thought that is, into the matter and that you were a rather exceptional person for doing so.

  • happinesstogo

    I don’t think I have ever once read a post of yours that made me think, “How arrogant!” Rather, I believe that you are intelligent, funny and insightful. I only know you from LJ, of course, but what I’ve seen hasn’t seemed arrogant to me at all.

    I enjoy the poetry you post but I also enjoy the entries that aren’t poetry, even if they are simple accounts of what meds they have you trying out these days.

    Finally, this is something I meant to say to you at the end of last week regarding your job and the company’s recognition of the tsunami via a dress down day: I thought your reaction to the dress down day was remarkably well thought out. It seems to me that most Americans would not put so much thought, critical thought that is, into the matter and that you were a rather exceptional person for doing so.

  • happinesstogo

    I don’t think I have ever once read a post of yours that made me think, “How arrogant!” Rather, I believe that you are intelligent, funny and insightful. I only know you from LJ, of course, but what I’ve seen hasn’t seemed arrogant to me at all.

    I enjoy the poetry you post but I also enjoy the entries that aren’t poetry, even if they are simple accounts of what meds they have you trying out these days.

    Finally, this is something I meant to say to you at the end of last week regarding your job and the company’s recognition of the tsunami via a dress down day: I thought your reaction to the dress down day was remarkably well thought out. It seems to me that most Americans would not put so much thought, critical thought that is, into the matter and that you were a rather exceptional person for doing so.

  • happinesstogo

    I don’t think I have ever once read a post of yours that made me think, “How arrogant!” Rather, I believe that you are intelligent, funny and insightful. I only know you from LJ, of course, but what I’ve seen hasn’t seemed arrogant to me at all.

    I enjoy the poetry you post but I also enjoy the entries that aren’t poetry, even if they are simple accounts of what meds they have you trying out these days.

    Finally, this is something I meant to say to you at the end of last week regarding your job and the company’s recognition of the tsunami via a dress down day: I thought your reaction to the dress down day was remarkably well thought out. It seems to me that most Americans would not put so much thought, critical thought that is, into the matter and that you were a rather exceptional person for doing so.

  • happinesstogo

    I don’t think I have ever once read a post of yours that made me think, “How arrogant!” Rather, I believe that you are intelligent, funny and insightful. I only know you from LJ, of course, but what I’ve seen hasn’t seemed arrogant to me at all.

    I enjoy the poetry you post but I also enjoy the entries that aren’t poetry, even if they are simple accounts of what meds they have you trying out these days.

    Finally, this is something I meant to say to you at the end of last week regarding your job and the company’s recognition of the tsunami via a dress down day: I thought your reaction to the dress down day was remarkably well thought out. It seems to me that most Americans would not put so much thought, critical thought that is, into the matter and that you were a rather exceptional person for doing so.

  • happinesstogo

    I don’t think I have ever once read a post of yours that made me think, “How arrogant!” Rather, I believe that you are intelligent, funny and insightful. I only know you from LJ, of course, but what I’ve seen hasn’t seemed arrogant to me at all.

    I enjoy the poetry you post but I also enjoy the entries that aren’t poetry, even if they are simple accounts of what meds they have you trying out these days.

    Finally, this is something I meant to say to you at the end of last week regarding your job and the company’s recognition of the tsunami via a dress down day: I thought your reaction to the dress down day was remarkably well thought out. It seems to me that most Americans would not put so much thought, critical thought that is, into the matter and that you were a rather exceptional person for doing so.

  • claudelemonde

    i always just visit my hometown for a visit to Square One.

    maybe this, an open discussion, is the best thing in the end. i get a lot of help from people just by asking about their experiences. i took a ‘poetry name’ specifically to distance myself and my ego from what happens in this world, and the poetry world. i don’t know how others (big poppa e, unsaen) feel about their names in the off-hours, but unlike mstegosaurus, i won’t ever change my name to claude le monde. that sounds binary but it’s been helpful in remembering my ‘by day’ persona, as it were. although i’ve never been mild-mannered.

    i know next to nil about you, but to me you seem: contemplative, interested in getting closer to truth, open to new ideas, and considerate. i know this doesn’t help you figure out who YOU are to YOURSELF, but maybe it’s a start to just see if you agree or not with these traits.

  • claudelemonde

    i always just visit my hometown for a visit to Square One.

    maybe this, an open discussion, is the best thing in the end. i get a lot of help from people just by asking about their experiences. i took a ‘poetry name’ specifically to distance myself and my ego from what happens in this world, and the poetry world. i don’t know how others (big poppa e, unsaen) feel about their names in the off-hours, but unlike mstegosaurus, i won’t ever change my name to claude le monde. that sounds binary but it’s been helpful in remembering my ‘by day’ persona, as it were. although i’ve never been mild-mannered.

    i know next to nil about you, but to me you seem: contemplative, interested in getting closer to truth, open to new ideas, and considerate. i know this doesn’t help you figure out who YOU are to YOURSELF, but maybe it’s a start to just see if you agree or not with these traits.

  • claudelemonde

    i always just visit my hometown for a visit to Square One.

    maybe this, an open discussion, is the best thing in the end. i get a lot of help from people just by asking about their experiences. i took a ‘poetry name’ specifically to distance myself and my ego from what happens in this world, and the poetry world. i don’t know how others (big poppa e, unsaen) feel about their names in the off-hours, but unlike mstegosaurus, i won’t ever change my name to claude le monde. that sounds binary but it’s been helpful in remembering my ‘by day’ persona, as it were. although i’ve never been mild-mannered.

    i know next to nil about you, but to me you seem: contemplative, interested in getting closer to truth, open to new ideas, and considerate. i know this doesn’t help you figure out who YOU are to YOURSELF, but maybe it’s a start to just see if you agree or not with these traits.

  • claudelemonde

    i always just visit my hometown for a visit to Square One.

    maybe this, an open discussion, is the best thing in the end. i get a lot of help from people just by asking about their experiences. i took a ‘poetry name’ specifically to distance myself and my ego from what happens in this world, and the poetry world. i don’t know how others (big poppa e, unsaen) feel about their names in the off-hours, but unlike mstegosaurus, i won’t ever change my name to claude le monde. that sounds binary but it’s been helpful in remembering my ‘by day’ persona, as it were. although i’ve never been mild-mannered.

    i know next to nil about you, but to me you seem: contemplative, interested in getting closer to truth, open to new ideas, and considerate. i know this doesn’t help you figure out who YOU are to YOURSELF, but maybe it’s a start to just see if you agree or not with these traits.

  • claudelemonde

    i always just visit my hometown for a visit to Square One.

    maybe this, an open discussion, is the best thing in the end. i get a lot of help from people just by asking about their experiences. i took a ‘poetry name’ specifically to distance myself and my ego from what happens in this world, and the poetry world. i don’t know how others (big poppa e, unsaen) feel about their names in the off-hours, but unlike mstegosaurus, i won’t ever change my name to claude le monde. that sounds binary but it’s been helpful in remembering my ‘by day’ persona, as it were. although i’ve never been mild-mannered.

    i know next to nil about you, but to me you seem: contemplative, interested in getting closer to truth, open to new ideas, and considerate. i know this doesn’t help you figure out who YOU are to YOURSELF, but maybe it’s a start to just see if you agree or not with these traits.

  • claudelemonde

    i always just visit my hometown for a visit to Square One.

    maybe this, an open discussion, is the best thing in the end. i get a lot of help from people just by asking about their experiences. i took a ‘poetry name’ specifically to distance myself and my ego from what happens in this world, and the poetry world. i don’t know how others (big poppa e, unsaen) feel about their names in the off-hours, but unlike mstegosaurus, i won’t ever change my name to claude le monde. that sounds binary but it’s been helpful in remembering my ‘by day’ persona, as it were. although i’ve never been mild-mannered.

    i know next to nil about you, but to me you seem: contemplative, interested in getting closer to truth, open to new ideas, and considerate. i know this doesn’t help you figure out who YOU are to YOURSELF, but maybe it’s a start to just see if you agree or not with these traits.

  • claudelemonde

    i always just visit my hometown for a visit to Square One.

    maybe this, an open discussion, is the best thing in the end. i get a lot of help from people just by asking about their experiences. i took a ‘poetry name’ specifically to distance myself and my ego from what happens in this world, and the poetry world. i don’t know how others (big poppa e, unsaen) feel about their names in the off-hours, but unlike mstegosaurus, i won’t ever change my name to claude le monde. that sounds binary but it’s been helpful in remembering my ‘by day’ persona, as it were. although i’ve never been mild-mannered.

    i know next to nil about you, but to me you seem: contemplative, interested in getting closer to truth, open to new ideas, and considerate. i know this doesn’t help you figure out who YOU are to YOURSELF, but maybe it’s a start to just see if you agree or not with these traits.

  • claudelemonde

    i always just visit my hometown for a visit to Square One.

    maybe this, an open discussion, is the best thing in the end. i get a lot of help from people just by asking about their experiences. i took a ‘poetry name’ specifically to distance myself and my ego from what happens in this world, and the poetry world. i don’t know how others (big poppa e, unsaen) feel about their names in the off-hours, but unlike mstegosaurus, i won’t ever change my name to claude le monde. that sounds binary but it’s been helpful in remembering my ‘by day’ persona, as it were. although i’ve never been mild-mannered.

    i know next to nil about you, but to me you seem: contemplative, interested in getting closer to truth, open to new ideas, and considerate. i know this doesn’t help you figure out who YOU are to YOURSELF, but maybe it’s a start to just see if you agree or not with these traits.

  • dfleming

    Arrogance etc.

    I don’t know you well enough to say if you’re arrogant. Personally, I hope you keep posting about mental health issues, medication, etc. It’s interesting to me personally. And I love a good rant. Don’t stop ranting.

  • dfleming

    Arrogance etc.

    I don’t know you well enough to say if you’re arrogant. Personally, I hope you keep posting about mental health issues, medication, etc. It’s interesting to me personally. And I love a good rant. Don’t stop ranting.

  • dfleming

    Arrogance etc.

    I don’t know you well enough to say if you’re arrogant. Personally, I hope you keep posting about mental health issues, medication, etc. It’s interesting to me personally. And I love a good rant. Don’t stop ranting.

  • dfleming

    Arrogance etc.

    I don’t know you well enough to say if you’re arrogant. Personally, I hope you keep posting about mental health issues, medication, etc. It’s interesting to me personally. And I love a good rant. Don’t stop ranting.

  • dfleming

    Arrogance etc.

    I don’t know you well enough to say if you’re arrogant. Personally, I hope you keep posting about mental health issues, medication, etc. It’s interesting to me personally. And I love a good rant. Don’t stop ranting.

  • dfleming

    Arrogance etc.

    I don’t know you well enough to say if you’re arrogant. Personally, I hope you keep posting about mental health issues, medication, etc. It’s interesting to me personally. And I love a good rant. Don’t stop ranting.

  • dfleming

    Arrogance etc.

    I don’t know you well enough to say if you’re arrogant. Personally, I hope you keep posting about mental health issues, medication, etc. It’s interesting to me personally. And I love a good rant. Don’t stop ranting.

  • dfleming

    Arrogance etc.

    I don’t know you well enough to say if you’re arrogant. Personally, I hope you keep posting about mental health issues, medication, etc. It’s interesting to me personally. And I love a good rant. Don’t stop ranting.

  • radioactiveart

    Re: Well, I never!

    Hey, fuck you, you, you…

  • radioactiveart

    Re: Well, I never!

    Hey, fuck you, you, you…

  • radioactiveart

    Re: Well, I never!

    Hey, fuck you, you, you…

  • radioactiveart

    Re: Well, I never!

    Hey, fuck you, you, you…

  • radioactiveart

    Re: Well, I never!

    Hey, fuck you, you, you…

  • radioactiveart

    Re: Well, I never!

    Hey, fuck you, you, you…

  • radioactiveart

    Re: Well, I never!

    Hey, fuck you, you, you…

  • radioactiveart

    Re: Well, I never!

    Hey, fuck you, you, you…

  • dura_luxe

    Well, I never!

    This is the most arrogant post I have ever read!!

  • dura_luxe

    Well, I never!

    This is the most arrogant post I have ever read!!

  • dura_luxe

    Well, I never!

    This is the most arrogant post I have ever read!!

  • dura_luxe

    Well, I never!

    This is the most arrogant post I have ever read!!

  • dura_luxe

    Well, I never!

    This is the most arrogant post I have ever read!!

  • dura_luxe

    Well, I never!

    This is the most arrogant post I have ever read!!

  • dura_luxe

    Well, I never!

    This is the most arrogant post I have ever read!!

  • dura_luxe

    Well, I never!

    This is the most arrogant post I have ever read!!

  • radioactiveart

    I could. I’m not sure I’d trust it, though.

    I do personality inventories all the time — 360 degree feedback, etc. (I am a trainer, after all.) I may indeed dig into one of those. Thanks for the idea.

    There’s always my therpaist, too…but she gets paid to tell me what I think.

  • radioactiveart

    I could. I’m not sure I’d trust it, though.

    I do personality inventories all the time — 360 degree feedback, etc. (I am a trainer, after all.) I may indeed dig into one of those. Thanks for the idea.

    There’s always my therpaist, too…but she gets paid to tell me what I think.

  • radioactiveart

    I could. I’m not sure I’d trust it, though.

    I do personality inventories all the time — 360 degree feedback, etc. (I am a trainer, after all.) I may indeed dig into one of those. Thanks for the idea.

    There’s always my therpaist, too…but she gets paid to tell me what I think.

  • radioactiveart

    I could. I’m not sure I’d trust it, though.

    I do personality inventories all the time — 360 degree feedback, etc. (I am a trainer, after all.) I may indeed dig into one of those. Thanks for the idea.

    There’s always my therpaist, too…but she gets paid to tell me what I think.

  • radioactiveart

    I could. I’m not sure I’d trust it, though.

    I do personality inventories all the time — 360 degree feedback, etc. (I am a trainer, after all.) I may indeed dig into one of those. Thanks for the idea.

    There’s always my therpaist, too…but she gets paid to tell me what I think.

  • radioactiveart

    I could. I’m not sure I’d trust it, though.

    I do personality inventories all the time — 360 degree feedback, etc. (I am a trainer, after all.) I may indeed dig into one of those. Thanks for the idea.

    There’s always my therpaist, too…but she gets paid to tell me what I think.

  • radioactiveart

    I could. I’m not sure I’d trust it, though.

    I do personality inventories all the time — 360 degree feedback, etc. (I am a trainer, after all.) I may indeed dig into one of those. Thanks for the idea.

    There’s always my therpaist, too…but she gets paid to tell me what I think.

  • radioactiveart

    I could. I’m not sure I’d trust it, though.

    I do personality inventories all the time — 360 degree feedback, etc. (I am a trainer, after all.) I may indeed dig into one of those. Thanks for the idea.

    There’s always my therpaist, too…but she gets paid to tell me what I think.

  • claudelemonde

    i think you should do a long-ass (ish) poll about how people perceive you.

    there is also a standardized test we used at a past job–two identical lists of traits (attractive, honest, funny, bitter) that you would mark 1. how YOU see yourself and 2. how you think OTHERS see you. the results were CRAZY accurate and also showed what tasks people were suited for (i was the closest match they’d ever had to the “trainer” profile, but too impatient–TRUE). while you may (i hope not) be having a more overwhelmingly existential-type issue with personality, but some of those sorts of tools might help you re-center.

  • claudelemonde

    i think you should do a long-ass (ish) poll about how people perceive you.

    there is also a standardized test we used at a past job–two identical lists of traits (attractive, honest, funny, bitter) that you would mark 1. how YOU see yourself and 2. how you think OTHERS see you. the results were CRAZY accurate and also showed what tasks people were suited for (i was the closest match they’d ever had to the “trainer” profile, but too impatient–TRUE). while you may (i hope not) be having a more overwhelmingly existential-type issue with personality, but some of those sorts of tools might help you re-center.

  • claudelemonde

    i think you should do a long-ass (ish) poll about how people perceive you.

    there is also a standardized test we used at a past job–two identical lists of traits (attractive, honest, funny, bitter) that you would mark 1. how YOU see yourself and 2. how you think OTHERS see you. the results were CRAZY accurate and also showed what tasks people were suited for (i was the closest match they’d ever had to the “trainer” profile, but too impatient–TRUE). while you may (i hope not) be having a more overwhelmingly existential-type issue with personality, but some of those sorts of tools might help you re-center.

  • claudelemonde

    i think you should do a long-ass (ish) poll about how people perceive you.

    there is also a standardized test we used at a past job–two identical lists of traits (attractive, honest, funny, bitter) that you would mark 1. how YOU see yourself and 2. how you think OTHERS see you. the results were CRAZY accurate and also showed what tasks people were suited for (i was the closest match they’d ever had to the “trainer” profile, but too impatient–TRUE). while you may (i hope not) be having a more overwhelmingly existential-type issue with personality, but some of those sorts of tools might help you re-center.

  • claudelemonde

    i think you should do a long-ass (ish) poll about how people perceive you.

    there is also a standardized test we used at a past job–two identical lists of traits (attractive, honest, funny, bitter) that you would mark 1. how YOU see yourself and 2. how you think OTHERS see you. the results were CRAZY accurate and also showed what tasks people were suited for (i was the closest match they’d ever had to the “trainer” profile, but too impatient–TRUE). while you may (i hope not) be having a more overwhelmingly existential-type issue with personality, but some of those sorts of tools might help you re-center.

  • claudelemonde

    i think you should do a long-ass (ish) poll about how people perceive you.

    there is also a standardized test we used at a past job–two identical lists of traits (attractive, honest, funny, bitter) that you would mark 1. how YOU see yourself and 2. how you think OTHERS see you. the results were CRAZY accurate and also showed what tasks people were suited for (i was the closest match they’d ever had to the “trainer” profile, but too impatient–TRUE). while you may (i hope not) be having a more overwhelmingly existential-type issue with personality, but some of those sorts of tools might help you re-center.

  • claudelemonde

    i think you should do a long-ass (ish) poll about how people perceive you.

    there is also a standardized test we used at a past job–two identical lists of traits (attractive, honest, funny, bitter) that you would mark 1. how YOU see yourself and 2. how you think OTHERS see you. the results were CRAZY accurate and also showed what tasks people were suited for (i was the closest match they’d ever had to the “trainer” profile, but too impatient–TRUE). while you may (i hope not) be having a more overwhelmingly existential-type issue with personality, but some of those sorts of tools might help you re-center.

  • claudelemonde

    i think you should do a long-ass (ish) poll about how people perceive you.

    there is also a standardized test we used at a past job–two identical lists of traits (attractive, honest, funny, bitter) that you would mark 1. how YOU see yourself and 2. how you think OTHERS see you. the results were CRAZY accurate and also showed what tasks people were suited for (i was the closest match they’d ever had to the “trainer” profile, but too impatient–TRUE). while you may (i hope not) be having a more overwhelmingly existential-type issue with personality, but some of those sorts of tools might help you re-center.

  • radioactiveart

    No, I understood that. And thank you.

  • radioactiveart

    No, I understood that. And thank you.

  • radioactiveart

    No, I understood that. And thank you.

  • radioactiveart

    No, I understood that. And thank you.

  • radioactiveart

    No, I understood that. And thank you.

  • radioactiveart

    No, I understood that. And thank you.

  • radioactiveart

    No, I understood that. And thank you.

  • radioactiveart

    No, I understood that. And thank you.

  • sapience

    For the record, I don’t mean for my comments on the previous post to suggest that you are arrogant, only to express the circumstances under which you sometimes appear to be so.

    Also for the record, I would prefer you not completely eliminate your non-poetry writings here. If you feel you must, I will of course respect that, but I gain something from your other musings, particularly those related to mental health.

  • sapience

    For the record, I don’t mean for my comments on the previous post to suggest that you are arrogant, only to express the circumstances under which you sometimes appear to be so.

    Also for the record, I would prefer you not completely eliminate your non-poetry writings here. If you feel you must, I will of course respect that, but I gain something from your other musings, particularly those related to mental health.

  • sapience

    For the record, I don’t mean for my comments on the previous post to suggest that you are arrogant, only to express the circumstances under which you sometimes appear to be so.

    Also for the record, I would prefer you not completely eliminate your non-poetry writings here. If you feel you must, I will of course respect that, but I gain something from your other musings, particularly those related to mental health.

  • sapience

    For the record, I don’t mean for my comments on the previous post to suggest that you are arrogant, only to express the circumstances under which you sometimes appear to be so.

    Also for the record, I would prefer you not completely eliminate your non-poetry writings here. If you feel you must, I will of course respect that, but I gain something from your other musings, particularly those related to mental health.

  • sapience

    For the record, I don’t mean for my comments on the previous post to suggest that you are arrogant, only to express the circumstances under which you sometimes appear to be so.

    Also for the record, I would prefer you not completely eliminate your non-poetry writings here. If you feel you must, I will of course respect that, but I gain something from your other musings, particularly those related to mental health.

  • sapience

    For the record, I don’t mean for my comments on the previous post to suggest that you are arrogant, only to express the circumstances under which you sometimes appear to be so.

    Also for the record, I would prefer you not completely eliminate your non-poetry writings here. If you feel you must, I will of course respect that, but I gain something from your other musings, particularly those related to mental health.

  • sapience

    For the record, I don’t mean for my comments on the previous post to suggest that you are arrogant, only to express the circumstances under which you sometimes appear to be so.

    Also for the record, I would prefer you not completely eliminate your non-poetry writings here. If you feel you must, I will of course respect that, but I gain something from your other musings, particularly those related to mental health.

  • sapience

    For the record, I don’t mean for my comments on the previous post to suggest that you are arrogant, only to express the circumstances under which you sometimes appear to be so.

    Also for the record, I would prefer you not completely eliminate your non-poetry writings here. If you feel you must, I will of course respect that, but I gain something from your other musings, particularly those related to mental health.

  • white_swan

    I’m interested in your mental health issues, as I certainly have the same myself.

  • white_swan

    I’m interested in your mental health issues, as I certainly have the same myself.

  • white_swan

    I’m interested in your mental health issues, as I certainly have the same myself.

  • white_swan

    I’m interested in your mental health issues, as I certainly have the same myself.

  • white_swan

    I’m interested in your mental health issues, as I certainly have the same myself.

  • white_swan

    I’m interested in your mental health issues, as I certainly have the same myself.

  • white_swan

    I’m interested in your mental health issues, as I certainly have the same myself.

  • white_swan

    I’m interested in your mental health issues, as I certainly have the same myself.

  • ocvictor

    Perhaps, but that’s not really the issue.

    Here’s what I took from that rather lengthy posting session: when you–or anybody–are being unexpressive, people will project into that lack of expression exactly what they expect to see, and that usually says more about them then it does about you.

  • ocvictor

    Perhaps, but that’s not really the issue.

    Here’s what I took from that rather lengthy posting session: when you–or anybody–are being unexpressive, people will project into that lack of expression exactly what they expect to see, and that usually says more about them then it does about you.

  • ocvictor

    Perhaps, but that’s not really the issue.

    Here’s what I took from that rather lengthy posting session: when you–or anybody–are being unexpressive, people will project into that lack of expression exactly what they expect to see, and that usually says more about them then it does about you.

  • ocvictor

    Perhaps, but that’s not really the issue.

    Here’s what I took from that rather lengthy posting session: when you–or anybody–are being unexpressive, people will project into that lack of expression exactly what they expect to see, and that usually says more about them then it does about you.

  • ocvictor

    Perhaps, but that’s not really the issue.

    Here’s what I took from that rather lengthy posting session: when you–or anybody–are being unexpressive, people will project into that lack of expression exactly what they expect to see, and that usually says more about them then it does about you.

  • ocvictor

    Perhaps, but that’s not really the issue.

    Here’s what I took from that rather lengthy posting session: when you–or anybody–are being unexpressive, people will project into that lack of expression exactly what they expect to see, and that usually says more about them then it does about you.

  • ocvictor

    Perhaps, but that’s not really the issue.

    Here’s what I took from that rather lengthy posting session: when you–or anybody–are being unexpressive, people will project into that lack of expression exactly what they expect to see, and that usually says more about them then it does about you.

  • ocvictor

    Perhaps, but that’s not really the issue.

    Here’s what I took from that rather lengthy posting session: when you–or anybody–are being unexpressive, people will project into that lack of expression exactly what they expect to see, and that usually says more about them then it does about you.

  • sofarfrom78

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Please don’t stop expressing your opinions/rants/raves/loves/hates/!!!!! 😦

  • sofarfrom78

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Please don’t stop expressing your opinions/rants/raves/loves/hates/!!!!! 😦

  • sofarfrom78

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Please don’t stop expressing your opinions/rants/raves/loves/hates/!!!!! 😦

  • sofarfrom78

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Please don’t stop expressing your opinions/rants/raves/loves/hates/!!!!! 😦

  • sofarfrom78

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Please don’t stop expressing your opinions/rants/raves/loves/hates/!!!!! 😦

  • sofarfrom78

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Please don’t stop expressing your opinions/rants/raves/loves/hates/!!!!! 😦

  • sofarfrom78

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Please don’t stop expressing your opinions/rants/raves/loves/hates/!!!!! 😦

  • sofarfrom78

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Please don’t stop expressing your opinions/rants/raves/loves/hates/!!!!! 😦

  • radioactiveart

    thank you.

    I do worry, though. Not so much about how other people see me, unless it interferes with relationships; but how I see myself.

    I don’t feel like I know myself anymore.

  • radioactiveart

    thank you.

    I do worry, though. Not so much about how other people see me, unless it interferes with relationships; but how I see myself.

    I don’t feel like I know myself anymore.

  • radioactiveart

    thank you.

    I do worry, though. Not so much about how other people see me, unless it interferes with relationships; but how I see myself.

    I don’t feel like I know myself anymore.

  • radioactiveart

    thank you.

    I do worry, though. Not so much about how other people see me, unless it interferes with relationships; but how I see myself.

    I don’t feel like I know myself anymore.

  • radioactiveart

    thank you.

    I do worry, though. Not so much about how other people see me, unless it interferes with relationships; but how I see myself.

    I don’t feel like I know myself anymore.

  • radioactiveart

    thank you.

    I do worry, though. Not so much about how other people see me, unless it interferes with relationships; but how I see myself.

    I don’t feel like I know myself anymore.

  • radioactiveart

    thank you.

    I do worry, though. Not so much about how other people see me, unless it interferes with relationships; but how I see myself.

    I don’t feel like I know myself anymore.

  • radioactiveart

    thank you.

    I do worry, though. Not so much about how other people see me, unless it interferes with relationships; but how I see myself.

    I don’t feel like I know myself anymore.

  • claudelemonde

    i like the prose and honesty. it’s the same reason i am (relatively) open about stuff. i was raised to equate emotional/psych issues and family disturbance with shame, and that’s such total bullshit. i wouldn’t worry about it so much.

  • claudelemonde

    i like the prose and honesty. it’s the same reason i am (relatively) open about stuff. i was raised to equate emotional/psych issues and family disturbance with shame, and that’s such total bullshit. i wouldn’t worry about it so much.

  • claudelemonde

    i like the prose and honesty. it’s the same reason i am (relatively) open about stuff. i was raised to equate emotional/psych issues and family disturbance with shame, and that’s such total bullshit. i wouldn’t worry about it so much.

  • claudelemonde

    i like the prose and honesty. it’s the same reason i am (relatively) open about stuff. i was raised to equate emotional/psych issues and family disturbance with shame, and that’s such total bullshit. i wouldn’t worry about it so much.

  • claudelemonde

    i like the prose and honesty. it’s the same reason i am (relatively) open about stuff. i was raised to equate emotional/psych issues and family disturbance with shame, and that’s such total bullshit. i wouldn’t worry about it so much.

  • claudelemonde

    i like the prose and honesty. it’s the same reason i am (relatively) open about stuff. i was raised to equate emotional/psych issues and family disturbance with shame, and that’s such total bullshit. i wouldn’t worry about it so much.

  • claudelemonde

    i like the prose and honesty. it’s the same reason i am (relatively) open about stuff. i was raised to equate emotional/psych issues and family disturbance with shame, and that’s such total bullshit. i wouldn’t worry about it so much.

  • claudelemonde

    i like the prose and honesty. it’s the same reason i am (relatively) open about stuff. i was raised to equate emotional/psych issues and family disturbance with shame, and that’s such total bullshit. i wouldn’t worry about it so much.

  • radioactiveart

    Well…

    I think there’s a reason for that. Certain behaviors are coupled with characteristics; sometimes they overlap.

    I know how I feel — usually either angry or scared — but I know I keep it tightly controlled. I suspect it DOES look like arrogance.

    sigh.

  • radioactiveart

    Well…

    I think there’s a reason for that. Certain behaviors are coupled with characteristics; sometimes they overlap.

    I know how I feel — usually either angry or scared — but I know I keep it tightly controlled. I suspect it DOES look like arrogance.

    sigh.

  • radioactiveart

    Well…

    I think there’s a reason for that. Certain behaviors are coupled with characteristics; sometimes they overlap.

    I know how I feel — usually either angry or scared — but I know I keep it tightly controlled. I suspect it DOES look like arrogance.

    sigh.

  • radioactiveart

    Well…

    I think there’s a reason for that. Certain behaviors are coupled with characteristics; sometimes they overlap.

    I know how I feel — usually either angry or scared — but I know I keep it tightly controlled. I suspect it DOES look like arrogance.

    sigh.

  • radioactiveart

    Well…

    I think there’s a reason for that. Certain behaviors are coupled with characteristics; sometimes they overlap.

    I know how I feel — usually either angry or scared — but I know I keep it tightly controlled. I suspect it DOES look like arrogance.

    sigh.

  • radioactiveart

    Well…

    I think there’s a reason for that. Certain behaviors are coupled with characteristics; sometimes they overlap.

    I know how I feel — usually either angry or scared — but I know I keep it tightly controlled. I suspect it DOES look like arrogance.

    sigh.

  • radioactiveart

    Well…

    I think there’s a reason for that. Certain behaviors are coupled with characteristics; sometimes they overlap.

    I know how I feel — usually either angry or scared — but I know I keep it tightly controlled. I suspect it DOES look like arrogance.

    sigh.

  • radioactiveart

    Well…

    I think there’s a reason for that. Certain behaviors are coupled with characteristics; sometimes they overlap.

    I know how I feel — usually either angry or scared — but I know I keep it tightly controlled. I suspect it DOES look like arrogance.

    sigh.

  • ocvictor

    I love how people use the words “reserved,” “confident,” “aloof” and “arrogant” interchangably, as if they were the same thing.

  • ocvictor

    I love how people use the words “reserved,” “confident,” “aloof” and “arrogant” interchangably, as if they were the same thing.

  • ocvictor

    I love how people use the words “reserved,” “confident,” “aloof” and “arrogant” interchangably, as if they were the same thing.

  • ocvictor

    I love how people use the words “reserved,” “confident,” “aloof” and “arrogant” interchangably, as if they were the same thing.

  • ocvictor

    I love how people use the words “reserved,” “confident,” “aloof” and “arrogant” interchangably, as if they were the same thing.

  • ocvictor

    I love how people use the words “reserved,” “confident,” “aloof” and “arrogant” interchangably, as if they were the same thing.

  • ocvictor

    I love how people use the words “reserved,” “confident,” “aloof” and “arrogant” interchangably, as if they were the same thing.

  • ocvictor

    I love how people use the words “reserved,” “confident,” “aloof” and “arrogant” interchangably, as if they were the same thing.

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