I have not yet read all of the resopnses to my last post. I slept like crap last night, had to go to the eye dr. and have a very messy house to clean and deviled eggs to make. I will go back and finish when I am more clear headed.
BUT I WANT TO CLARIFY
I did not say nor meant to imply that "Cool Kids" are bad people. They are the people who sparkle.
Most of them are lovely people. They have to be or they wouldn't sparkle.
A small proportion take advantage of their sparklyness and dominate conversation or circles or are rude because they are easily forgiven because of their sparklyness. But that is a SMALL proportion.
If the sparkelers were bad we wouldn't want to be them.
They are the people who are noticed and remembered.
Sparklers tend to hang with other sparklers.
Some times they get so wrapped up in their mutual sparklyness, they make the rest of us feel left out. That's not their fault, it just is what happens.
You can't make yourself into a Cool Kid. You can try, but you usually end up looking like a pompous nit.
The frustration comes not from the fact that "they" sparkle, but that "we" don't.
I am not upset that "you" are a Cool Kid.
I am upset that I am not and don't know how to become one.
ANd that is nobody's fault but mine.
BUT I WANT TO CLARIFY
I did not say nor meant to imply that "Cool Kids" are bad people. They are the people who sparkle.
Most of them are lovely people. They have to be or they wouldn't sparkle.
A small proportion take advantage of their sparklyness and dominate conversation or circles or are rude because they are easily forgiven because of their sparklyness. But that is a SMALL proportion.
If the sparkelers were bad we wouldn't want to be them.
They are the people who are noticed and remembered.
Sparklers tend to hang with other sparklers.
Some times they get so wrapped up in their mutual sparklyness, they make the rest of us feel left out. That's not their fault, it just is what happens.
You can't make yourself into a Cool Kid. You can try, but you usually end up looking like a pompous nit.
The frustration comes not from the fact that "they" sparkle, but that "we" don't.
I am not upset that "you" are a Cool Kid.
I am upset that I am not and don't know how to become one.
ANd that is nobody's fault but mine.
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So, because I know there are HUNDREDS of people out there who think you are a cool kid...
(paphs you with her sparkly wand) I herein dub thee "COOL". And you are, you know. Even when it's hard for you to see it. I think most of us can't see it when it's us.
I think you're pretty cool.
and put perfectly too :)
I've mentioned this to Barry and Sally but probably didn't think to tell you... One of the things I really enjoyed at Thing was that I got to spend time chatting with you and that I got to hear you sing more than you're able to when you're merching all weekend. Really having more time to get to know you and Bill and Erica was one of the high points of that weekend for me!
There are, perhaps, people who are more outgoing than you. More openly social. Musically, there are people who are trying new styles and new performance techniques. Whereas you are the same ol' Gretchen, hi, hug, and singing things much the same way as you always did.
This is not a bad thing. And it does not make you "uncool". It merely means that, for whatever reasons, at certain moments you perceive some people as getting more attention than you. So, I guess, the question becomes, would you like more attention from your peers, and how might you go about getting it? (Please note that, generally speaking, I am the third-to-last person you want answering this question for you, the first two being
Remember, my sentimental friend, that a heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others. And, from an informal poll, I think you're doin' okay on that. [preview of hugs at WindyCon]
I hard boil eggs, peel them, cut them in half and throw the yolks into a bowl.
Then I get creative. Usually I throw in some minced onion (reconstituted), some sweet relish, a dash of salt and a touch of mustard. Then add enough sour cream to make it all stick together. Most recipes call for mayo or Miracle Whip. Roper doesn't like the white death, so I found sour cream works just as well.
You drop (or pipe) a glob of the yolk mixture back into the white and garnish. A dash of paprica makes it festive and just a hint of spicy.
A dash of paprica and a touch of parsley or cilantro makes it Christmassy.
This time, since they are for a Halloween party, I'm going to top them with a slice of black olive. Makes 'em look like eye balls.
GHR
What kind of mustard? Yellow or Dijon or powdered or...?
Now I'm hungry.
There is nothing talented about it.
All it takes is imagination and the willingness to throw it out if it is yucky.
It really is hard to make deviled eggs yucky.
GHR
Said like a Natural Cook. We Unnatural Cooks may beg to differ on how easy it is to make a supposedly dead simple recipe Yucky. But thank you for your support. :-)
But you can use whatever tastes good to you.
GHR
I'm not sure if they changed the formula in Canada though.
"But you ARE one of the Cool Kids!"
And as somebody in there observed, we never see our own actual gifts; we mostly see the gifts others have that we wish we had.
I really enjoyed singing for you in the dealers' room this con. I like it when people shine at me like that.