I need to come up with another of my shortcomings which will sound honest without making me sound too bad.
"I think I may be a little too modest, but I'd rather not focus on it."
Don't kill anyone if you don't have to. We're here to make a deal.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Calli - Aug 04, 2006 10:35:21 am PDT #680 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Polter-Cow - Aug 04, 2006 10:36:26 am PDT #681 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Crap. I need to come up with another of my shortcomings which will sound honest without making me sound too bad. I think I probably can't use "perfectionistic."
You could use "geek." Look at all the fluffery you have to work with, too!
Typo Boy - Aug 04, 2006 10:36:47 am PDT #682 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Too detail oriented?
Too much of a workaholic?
Too fond of problem solving?
Too team oriented?
Excessive humility? (On edit - this last joke x-posted with Calli)
tommyrot - Aug 04, 2006 10:37:58 am PDT #683 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
She should pick a genuine shortcomming. Like, "I have a low tolerance for stupidity."
ChiKat - Aug 04, 2006 10:40:15 am PDT #684 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
How To Totally Fake Being A Geek
If that's how to fake it, I totally don't need to fake.
ChiKat - Aug 04, 2006 10:41:14 am PDT #685 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Pick a genuine shortcoming, but then explain the methods you use to overcome it.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 04, 2006 10:43:10 am PDT #686 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I say go for something like "I have no patience for bureacratic red tape. Why the hell am I wasting time filling this thing out, again?"
tommyrot - Aug 04, 2006 10:44:16 am PDT #687 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
How about, "Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry."
Trudy Booth - Aug 04, 2006 10:45:04 am PDT #688 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
"Dumb kids piss me off" is probably a no-go, right?
Emily - Aug 04, 2006 10:50:06 am PDT #689 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
She should pick a genuine shortcomming. Like, "I have a low tolerance for stupidity."
Dude, right? Although it turns out I suffer young fools pretty well, because, well, they're supposed to be idiots. They're teenagers. It's supposed grownups who are proud of their stupidity that I can't stand.
Pick a genuine shortcoming, but then explain the methods you use to overcome it.
I've done one of these -- the thing that made me cry after my last official observation, that I really want to stick with something until ALL the kids master it, and that's just not feasible. But I'm looking for another one and trying to avoid my most feared shortcoming, which is "I'm just not that good an authority figure" because I'm afraid that might be too big a shortcoming.