Words, words, words, words. Words.

[cyrano]

Reply to this meme by yelling "Words!" and I will give you five words that remind me of you. Then post them in your LJ and explain what they mean to you. *edit* Or just five words that I want to see your associations with/thoughts about. Or you give me five of your own, and I write about those. We're all about flexibility in this journal.

RightKindofMe gave me words to start this whole thing off:


Honesty
I try very hard, outside of the occasional diplomatic redirect, to hold to the truth. I don't always meet the standards I set, but given my standards I ought to be satisfied.

Questions
I'm full of questions. Sometimes it's idle curiosity. Sometimes it's not so idle. I think that one of the only reasons to become a History major (which I did) is because you've got questions. I ask a lot of questions to define situations that I'm uncertain of. I probably ask too many questions in these situations, because I'd rather be certain before I start than to make inferences and trust my own judgement.

Vanilla
I'm definitely not as vanilla as I was when I met her. And she definitely played a part in that, although not as directly as I might have liked. (: I've admitted to myself (and then to others) that there are certain things outside the mainstream that I like. And then I wrote about them. But I haven't acted on them much.

Gentle
Unlike honesty, I don't think I've ever criticized myself for not being gentle enough. Perhaps occasionally too gentle. I don't have a whole lot to say about this myself--it's kind of like asking a fish about water, I guess.

Ambition
This wasn't one I expected to see--she surprised me with the final entry. I don't see myself as an ambitious person--I'm not big on confrontation or competition. Advancement mainly serves the purpose of giving me more resources so that I can stop trying to advance and work on the things that really interest me, things like learning to play guitar, acting, singing, learning, telling stories, dancing... I have a lot of side hobbies.

Comments

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Hurrah! I like to cultivate friendships with people who tell me what they think and what they're thinking. I revel in the certainty of the communication. And while I may infuriate you on occasion, I should hope it won't last.
And as regards the last paragraph, may I just say hurrah again for not that old-fashioned?