Comments on: Boring old me and my pet kangaroo

By: Mahala Mazerov

Mahala Mazerov — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:08:23 +0000

@Andrew. Lightheart <– love it! Sending kleenex and hugs through the internets. Don't know if it helps, but I cry all the time. It hoits less and less, but at the same time the heart becomes more and more tender.

@Havi. I will keep in mind your suggestions for a blog about talking to my keys. I DO anticipate a post about Raccoon Whispering, although in actual fact they whispered to me more than the other way around.

On branding. Back when I wanted to be a gardener, but had very little energy and moved very slowly, I was going to call myself a Zen Gardener. Gardening with peaceful awareness. I think the brand's still available, if anyone wants it.

Love, Mahala
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By: Sonia Simone

Sonia Simone — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:07:43 +0000

@Alicia, “achievery” is making me smile. Which is good, I needed a smile today. :)
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By: Chen Shapira

Chen Shapira — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:21:04 +0000

I love this too. It feels very… supporting and affirming.

I happen to brand myself as “Just a simple DBA”. I’m most definitely not the best expert you can find. I make mistakes and blog them so everyone can laugh and learn. This is me.
I admit that I’ve yet to figure out why this is valuable to other people, but people read me and listen to me at conferences and pay me to manage their databases – so I guess there is some demand for a simple DBA :)
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By: Mikelann Valterra

Mikelann Valterra — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:09:21 +0000

Oh how I love this post! Yes, I AM free to be boring, or whatever. A therapist friend of mine once told me,
“Mikelann– if everyone likes you, you’re doing something weird.” I always think of that. If everyone likes me, I’m probably being a Chameleon. (That IS boring!) The truth is that I create girly scrapbooks while I watch NFL football. It just is. That’s me. Kooky or not.
Such freedom.
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By: Alicia

Alicia — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:31:24 +0000

Oh God – this is super triggery. I am naturally kooky and I love being kooky and I think maybe what I’m triggering on is that, in an effort to be “good” and “achievery” (“You’re not living up to your potential, Alicia!”), I have consistently put myself in places where I get slapped down for kookiness. Hence my new dammit about not working anymore in places that don’t allow the word “bitchin”.

Do I want to be a professional if I can’t be kooky too? What kind of professionals are allowed to be kooky?

Aggh – off to process.

Thanks.

By: Havi Brooks

Havi Brooks — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:25:19 +0000

Hey guys!

@Andrew McGregor – that is so perfect. Especially since Magritte is beloved by kooky people the world over, despite probably not wanting that at all. Awesome.

@Andrew Lightheart – totally counts! You’re in the kooky animal club. And I second what you said to Erika!

(“But passion is our middle ground, and so we come together there.” Erika! You rock.)

@Sonia Simone – I know! How many fish can we possibly flop ourselves in the head with? Loving the (extremely disturbing) mental image.

@Mahala – okay, I want to read posts about you talking to your keys and them talking back. I have a friend who found her missing cat that way. Well, kind of that way.

@Amna – Ha! I was hoping someone would ask. I will write a post about my Unfair Advantage (… it’s just one guy, as Gilbert said) soon. It’s not what you think. Not that you’re thinking anything. Never mind. I’ll just write the post!

@Patrick – *blows kiss* thank you!

By: Andrew McGregor

Andrew McGregor — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:44:16 +0000

My favourite boring normal person is Magritte. You know the guy who did all the paintings of guys in bowler hats. He had a whole theory of living a common, normal or in the language of his day bourgeois. He felt there way no need to be like Dali or others of his time who live extravagantly and were of course kooookkkky.

Andrew
.-= Andrew McGregor´s last post … The Fool, Magician and Priestess =-.

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:59:10 +0000

Love it!

I work at a TV station where I have to write a bunch of emails that nobody really wants to read. So I try to have fun with them, make jokes, add pictures. More for my own entertainment than anything.

Now I’m known for writing funny emails, but ask anybody what I wrote, they haven’t a clue. But from a personal branding perspective, mission accomplished!
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By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:30:23 +0000

I love you.

Can I just say that? I’m learning to be honest with myself, so YES I CAN. Absolutely awesome post, sure I guess I could elaborate a bit more and put my two cents in like “oh this is how i feel about it” and maybe just rearrange some words and add a few phrases including the words “juxtaposition” and “parallel universe,” but I’ll keep to myself. If I could pick one blog post for life, this would be it. Seriously. I’m sure you get this enough, but one more wouldn’t hurt or help, so it’s practically neutral. Which in retrospect, is kinda bad, but oh well. I’m just learning to love my weird side and my boring side, and expressing them effectively, and this post is totally helping me out. Thanks.

By: spiralsongkat

spiralsongkat — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:25:19 +0000

Wonderful post, Havi. I'm going to celebrate it by allowing myself to leave a boring comment here, because right now I'm too tired to think of anything much to say except, "Love it!" Well, that, and the fact that you inspired me to Google scones in a tube. .-= spiralsongkat´s last post ... There’s a nap for that. =-.