Me: enough about me…

Howard: I am, indeed, funky. I can be described as “brown”. And, I’m certainly a chick!!! :) You nailed it, Howard! And, by the way … no need to leave Cameron out of the fun; he should join us. ;-)

Darwin: You *should* visit New York!!! Yeah, at first I was completely freaked out by the idea of in-person “blogger / reader meetings”. I used to be 100% against them. However, over the past two years, I’ve done quite a few of them and it’s been great. Lemme see … So far, I’ve met 12 – 15 folks in person. And, I’ve liked them all. Interestingly enough … they’ve all been fellow bloggers. (I’ve never agreed to meet anyone who was a reader who didn’t blog.)

Andy: (Over)intellectual? I’d expect nothing less from a man who majored in philosophy in college. :-)

Papigiulio: You know what, I *should* bring back the underwear posts or something else for the fellas. I used to keep it fairly even (i.e. mention a guy for the ladies, post sexy underwear for the fellas), but I’ve been slacking. Hmmm … I have to think of a “womanly” idea for the blog.

Lala: I think Andy got me right, too. I don’t think I’m a dumbass and I do tend to stick up for myself. Now, this self-assured stuff? I don’t know. I certainly have moments where I feel completely and hopelessly insecure. The more I want somethung, the more insecure I am about it.

distar: There’s nothing wrong with being a *little bit* snobby. As long as it doesn’t go too far.

Mitch: I missed you!!! We sooo need to get you hooked up with someone. Wait a minute. What am I talking about?!?! Why do I care about your situation? *I’m* single too. Hell, I need to save my pity / frustration for mydamnself. You’re on your own, kid!!! ;)

HippieChyck: That’s a *GREAT* photo of him, isn’t it?!?!

Felicia & Nat: Awwww, THANK YOU both for your kind words! :)

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2. right. i digress. actually i like this question because one of the reasons i started to blog (and i’m still finding my voice over there), is that i was starting to get the feeling that pple really have no idea who i am. i move around a lot, and in the last few years i’ve kind of been using a short hand persona with strangers/newcomers to my life. to the point that there’s only a handful of people who actually know i am.

mmmmm. maybe i should construct a post about that.

so yeah (i know, this is getting long) there are boys who think i’m a whooore (usually the ones i’m a whoorish with), and there are boys who think i’m shy or unattainable (usually the boys i like so much i get all stammery around), and there are the boys who think i’m snooty (usually the boys whose political views i’m thoroughly disgusted with).

c’est tout.

Long time no comment (life’s been nuts!).

To be honest, there are days where I’m not sure how people see me. Hell, there are days when I don’t know how I see myself.

Somedays I’m confident, others, not so much. Somedays I’m cheerful and outgoing, others, brooding and moody. That’s the problem I think, there’s been so much up and down with my life, that I have yet to find that happy middle ground where I’m comfortable all the time.

Female friends tell me that they don’t understand why I’m single, yet they aren’t the ones who want to date me… It’s a strange dichotomy and supremely frustrating, because that part of me, being single and having trouble finding women to be in a relationship with, is now how many people are percieving me…

which, in a word, sucks…

How I’ve repeatedly been told people perceive me? Standoffish. Which is strange because for sure I’m quiet (not shy) but I don’t think of myself as a snob.

:)

As for me, I’ve been told that I come across as confident, perhaps a little intimidating and maybe even scary – not at all close to the insecure, babbling fool I actually am. The kicker? I once dated a guy who after a few months said “Wow, you are really nice. I never realised that about you.” ?? Made me wonder why he was dating me – but perhaps it should have made me wonder why I was dating him…..