Anyway, I need to remind myself of this all the time, that it isn't a character flaw, or just that I am not trying hard enough (which is what I was told all my life "we know you can do this if you just try", hard to unlearn that).
This is 100% Tim.
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.
Anyway, I need to remind myself of this all the time, that it isn't a character flaw, or just that I am not trying hard enough (which is what I was told all my life "we know you can do this if you just try", hard to unlearn that).
This is 100% Tim.
The person who wrote this stupid crap I'm editing uses "ruff" instead of "rough". I'm cultivating an active dislike.
Oh, I meant irritated at being asked to announce my comings and goings.
Oh, good! Now I feel less weird that I don't feel obligated to communicate my whereabouts unless you're my mom or my significant other.
I mean, if my roommate is nearby when I'm leaving I'll say goodbye. I'm not a total jerk.
which is what I was told all my life "we know you can do this if you just try", hard to unlearn that
I am so guilty of this. I need to do some ADHD research so I can fix the way I talk about this. I know it guts CJ cause he is obviously a smart kid, he just needs his "glasses" in whatever form that takes. I really like that description.
The person who wrote this stupid crap I'm editing uses "ruff" instead of "rough".
WTF. Is the person's favorite song also Tuff Enuff by The Fabulous Thunderbirds?
Is the person secretly a dog?
I suspect the person is not-so-secretly a crap writer and should not have been asked to document this thing. There's also "differently" and "differentially", and I can't tell if it's supposed to be the same word each time it's used.
The previous section was written by someone who was much more coherent, but tended to use "e.g." at the end of almost every freaking sentence, e.g., like this.
Dogs are notoriously bad spellers.
Dogs are notoriously bad spellers.
One of many truths that can be learned from The Far Side.