He's back!!
Okay, I've left my loyal readership, few but proud as they are, for far too long. I apologize for weeks of nothing to read except my old crap and April's journal. There are a great many things that I've wanted to write about, but classes, work, and laziness have gotten in the way a bit. Since I like to keep my journal more of a collection of observations rather than an account of my activities, it's hard to sit down and do without thinking about it a bit.
So a good friend of mine, who has for a long time regarded me as an intellectual elitist, recently told me some interesting things she found reading this site. She seems to think that I use this as a showcase of my intellectual prowess, that I like to show everyone how smart I am and how many words I know. Apparantly my tone and my style of writing somehow project an air of superiority, as if I'm talking down to my readers. I really hope this isn't the case - while I accept that I am probably of above average intelligence, I certainly don't ever want to talk down to anyone. I swear I don't sit here with a thesaurus and find the most complex word I could possibly use in any given situation - this is just how the thoughts occur in my head (scary, isn't it?).
Man, if I'm already coming across as superior, once I'm a doctor I'll be just plain insufferable!
So a good friend of mine, who has for a long time regarded me as an intellectual elitist, recently told me some interesting things she found reading this site. She seems to think that I use this as a showcase of my intellectual prowess, that I like to show everyone how smart I am and how many words I know. Apparantly my tone and my style of writing somehow project an air of superiority, as if I'm talking down to my readers. I really hope this isn't the case - while I accept that I am probably of above average intelligence, I certainly don't ever want to talk down to anyone. I swear I don't sit here with a thesaurus and find the most complex word I could possibly use in any given situation - this is just how the thoughts occur in my head (scary, isn't it?).
Man, if I'm already coming across as superior, once I'm a doctor I'll be just plain insufferable!