Random thoughts

[annabtg]

Things I've noticed about myself lately:

- I don't feel sleepy at night. I go to bed mostly because it's very late and I *should* go to bed. (Though it has to be noted that when I *do* go to bed, I sleep almost immediately. Unusual for me.)

- I don't feel hungry. Again, I eat because I *should* eat. (Chocolate is the exception here.)

This must be exams-induced stress, methinks.

I'm listening to a CD Carole had made for me (not the one I was listening to earlier, another one) and at some point it had three consecutive Moby songs. I don't really like Moby, but was too lazy to skip them, so I thought, 'whatever'. Third one was Natural Blues (lyrics here), and I was reminded of how, when it was first out (2000) and the videoclip played at MTV, the older of my two brothers, who couldn't for the life of him figure out the lyrics, had dubbed it "doom-pay doom-pay" because that's what "don't nobody know my" sounded like to him. XD

(Now, Christos never had a knack for English, but seriously, can you make out anything of what Moby sings? Especially in Natural Blues.)

And now for something else, which will probably make me sound at best like I'm fishing for compliments and at worst like I'm terribly conceited, but damn, I have to ask.

(I'm leaving RL aside for this.)

Here on LJ, when I'm unsure/stressed about things like exams, various people often comment on how I'm really smart and I know everything and so I'm bound to do well.

My question is simple: Why do you guys think that? What have I done to merit such a reputation?

And I actually have a very good reason to ask. I won't get into much detail, but suffice it to say that when I first joined #loisclark (I don't know if it went further back; that's when I found out, in any case) people thought of me as I know-it-all. And usually, it was the bad kind of know-it-all; the one who thinks she knows it all but she's far, far from it. A couple of you might be aware of it.

So... what's different here? Is it that I've changed since late 2003, which is when the above took place? Do I *really* come off as a know-it-all, only I'm usually right, therefore, I must be smart? Do you just say it to encourage me? Have I told you that I'm considered smart IRL and you're just following with this? Or is it something entirely different?

Those of you who are 'guilty' of that - please, don't pity me. Tell me the truth, whatever it is. I won't get offended in any case. (Hey, I'm the one who coined "it's okay to be arrogant, as long as you have a good reason to be". :p)

Okay, that's it for tonight. Well, not really, because I could go on, but I want to finish a differential equation I was earlier working on.

See ya,
Anna.

Comments

[timetraveled.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, I really dunno how to make a coherent answer. I think you becoming my beta confirmed to me how smart you were, but I always thought you were smart before that. I dunno how to explain it but you've got that nice aura about you, you know? We all know I like to call you Moony because you're intelligent and a lover of grammar, and I imagine Remus to be like that :) Basically you're just smart but in a cute and endearing way like Remus! You're also I think organised in comments and posts which is something I envy :P

And when you became my beta I was basically floored by your brain because you wade through some of the bollocks that is my writing and make it sound better, not to mention pick up on awful typos I never seem to notice after proof-reading.

And you also seem busy with studies a lot yet you still manage to do things like write, beta, comment or whatever. You = superhero ;)

Schmooooooze,
♥

[annabtg.livejournal.com]

*huggles Cath* Thanks for the comment!

I enjoy beta-ing for you very much, because your stories are love. ♥ Even though I'm terribly behind at it at the moment :(

Love,
Moony

[timetraveled.livejournal.com]

You're not behind, papoose! Besides, I'm kind of writing in the waiting anyway which is good :)