Posted by Matches on October 31, 1999 at 14:08:54:
In Reply to: Re: To Matches - once more with feeling!. posted by Tiggy. on October 31, 1999 at 08:33:10:
: [Who is anyone else and what do you care what they want? Why can't you do the assignments? You'll fail your own and others standards more if you don't do it at all. I used to not hand in essays because I was afraid of looking stupid (actually all my tutors thought I was clever, but unusual), but anyway, my History tutor said, 'How much more stupid will you look if you don't do them or hand them in?' He was right. I wanted to get a good grade at college and knew I wasn't achieving my potential, but now I'm just really glad I got through it and passed with an average sort of grade. I don't have to prove myself, people know that I'm clever anyway, though I don't maybe go along with the Academic style of writing. I've been accused of being too passionate in my writing, but it's the passionate writers that stand out. I'd rather write a book than do a PHD anyway. It's nice that people believe in you, but you don't have to meet their expectations when and how THEY say. I'm sure you've got your own internal and maybe external agenda. You know Richard Branson? The multi millionaire businessman who runs Virgin Airlines/Radio/Trains/Record STores? He didn't even get his basic maths exam!]
"Anyone else" refers to my parents and my teachers over the years, who have been frustrated at the fact that I don't get straight A's and B's. I don't understand. I haven't gotten marks that good since I was in 3rd grade probably. As one cynic once said, "Virtue is its own punishment. Do something right once, and everyone expects you to do it again."
The reason I can't do any assignments is because I just have no desire to. There's not a bone in my body that thinks its worth it to spend all that time and effort writing a paper that I hand in, one man or woman reads, and then hands back to me with a letter on it. What is the point of that? I've never heard of RIchard Branson, but God bless him. I don't know what you mean by "internal/external agenda."
: So the origin of Matches is lost in the mists of time. Except for its link to Matt. It's a cute name. I'm sure there was someone in a film (gangster probably), part of a group or gang who was the small cute one, who was called Matches - may have been a reference to pyromania!
Yeah I'm not a pyromaniac or something. I don't even like to light a match. Fires are cool though. Every Fourth of July we visit my aunt's and a bunch of us sit around the fire..the only source of light in the darkness of the evening...so very peaceful.
: I just wanted to know if my idea of you was anything like the real thing. Small meaning slightly short and of smallish build/small frame. Cute - well you know, sweet. There was a quiet boy at school called Malcolm and I suppose I imagine you as looking a bit like him. I don't know how you have a visual image, it just comes naturally to me to have a picture in my head of what people here look like. I don't think about it,it's just there. Do you have brownish curly hair?
I think maybe you could call my hair brownish...a very light brown which is probably closer to blond...I wish I had a picture so you could see for yourself.
Matches