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When I was in Middle School (for those of you outside the US, that's roughly ages 11-13), I was a Big Fucking Nerd.
Granted, I was a nerd with enormous tits, but in those days, that was more detriment than benefit. Girls pointed and laughed, while boys groped me in the hallways. But I digress...
These days, I still look back gratefully, if not fondly, on my pre-teen days. They prepared me very well to be a stage actor. Fundamental to this is the fear of ridicule. "Prince Charming, Prince Charming, ridicule is nothing to be scared of..." I'm used to people laughing at my deliberate humor, as well as my folly.
The fact is: life is funny! Everybody has moments of indignation. They're fucking hilarious! And here's a secret: they're even funnier when they happen to you. No, really! Think back anywhere from 15 to 25 years ago - was there anything that happened to you that's really funny now that was totally humiliating at the time? There are surely things in your past that were just plain laterally humiliating, then and now. I've got those too. But wasn't there a moment (or four) in your past in which you declared something about from your vast store of knowledge that turned out to be false a few decades later? There sure was for me. If you went back and looked at those profoundly wise moments in which you were the butt of a joke, you'd eventually get the punchline. That is, it would be funny if you'd grown between now and then, which is perfectly normal.
So hi! I'm a big fucking geek! And hopefully, you are too. I've noticed that most of the people I know worth talking to have done their time being kicked around by the popular kids. Even if you were one of the popular kids, as long as you haven't been praised your entire life without being criticized, you're probably one of MY people.
So says I.
Granted, I was a nerd with enormous tits, but in those days, that was more detriment than benefit. Girls pointed and laughed, while boys groped me in the hallways. But I digress...
These days, I still look back gratefully, if not fondly, on my pre-teen days. They prepared me very well to be a stage actor. Fundamental to this is the fear of ridicule. "Prince Charming, Prince Charming, ridicule is nothing to be scared of..." I'm used to people laughing at my deliberate humor, as well as my folly.
The fact is: life is funny! Everybody has moments of indignation. They're fucking hilarious! And here's a secret: they're even funnier when they happen to you. No, really! Think back anywhere from 15 to 25 years ago - was there anything that happened to you that's really funny now that was totally humiliating at the time? There are surely things in your past that were just plain laterally humiliating, then and now. I've got those too. But wasn't there a moment (or four) in your past in which you declared something about from your vast store of knowledge that turned out to be false a few decades later? There sure was for me. If you went back and looked at those profoundly wise moments in which you were the butt of a joke, you'd eventually get the punchline. That is, it would be funny if you'd grown between now and then, which is perfectly normal.
So hi! I'm a big fucking geek! And hopefully, you are too. I've noticed that most of the people I know worth talking to have done their time being kicked around by the popular kids. Even if you were one of the popular kids, as long as you haven't been praised your entire life without being criticized, you're probably one of MY people.
So says I.
