The Finals

[notodette]

You don't have to go far to see the difference between Allison and me as writers. Just take a look at our last entries. Allison pens an essay with the dark, powerful muse that can bring people to tears. I'm that guy who shows up to the party being just a little too loud, laughing just a little too hard, and yet somehow making a mildly favorable

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[notodette]

<3

[thexphial]

Oh god, I laughed.

[p_m_cryan]

Often, after you've been beaten down by the not-the-best stick, you confuse that with the you're-the-worst stick.

A sage statement, and applicable to oh-so-many.

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As far as voting...

At different times, two different people sit down at the same Steinway baby grand in the same hotel lobby.

From one person's fingers issues Rachmaninoff; from the other, Jerry Lee Lewis.

It's going to be hard for me to vote.

[notodette]

Haha, man, why I always gotta be Lewis?!

[beldarzfixon]

From one person's fingers issues Rachmaninoff; from the other, Jerry Lee Lewis.

That's exactly the problem here. There's more than one kind of genius.

[muchtooarrogant]

I'm laughing so hard I have tears in my eyes. Oh no, not gangsta-speak for whipchick, anything but that!

I also loved what you said about trying your whole life to be the absolute best at something. My friend Hank always strove for that as a writer, and while I was always icredibly impressed by what he wrote, he never seemed to be.

Great entry.

Dan

[sayga]

LOL. Perfect reasoning. I love this entry!

[sayga]

http://www.fastcompany.com/3000721/perfectionism-holding-you-back

By the way, this article completely supports your less-than-perfection ideals! It's ok to be less than perfect!

[notodette]

Thanks for this!