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So I finally finished going through the confessional post this year; there went my week. ;) I'm still not entirely sure why I let myself get caught up in it every year. It has this incredibly compelling quality I can't define, even if I skip the parts that contain ugly drama.

The thing that struck me, though, was this. I'm usually mentioned in the confessional, if only once or twice, and so far, always favorably. But I notice that what people usually have to say is that I'm sexy (about which I cannot complain), and further, that I have some kind of untouchable/mysterious/sensual/powerful quality that makes them afraid to talk to me.

And all I can think is, really? Still? I know I don't spend as much time as I could in the company of the core group that tends to most participate in the confessional. But I feel like I am out there to a certain degree, I'm very public about who I am, and I try to be friendly when I'm not feeling too introverted or crazed. I guess it keeps surprising me that there are people who think I'm scary. The encouraging thing, I guess, is that I figure the people whom I find intimidating probably feel the same way about themselves: i.e., I shouldn't really be afraid to approach them. :)

But I guess I wish that if I were going to get mentioned, someone would say, "I love her writing," or "Her show was really good," or "She really helped me this one time." I mean, I know it's ultimately a crush meme, but somebody started this "fan letters" trend of suggesting people to say nice things about, and it was neat to see the kinds of nice things that people noticed about each other. It took such a long time in my life for me to feel as though I were seen at all; it's a very special gift to be seen accurately, and it's one of my favorite things when it happens.

Date: 2012-03-06 11:58 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] ivy
Heh. I read it (though I didn't comment) and I don't think I know any of the core group of people -- I know four or five of the people mentioned in the four thousand odd comments. But it's still sort of compelling in the way Postsecret is; it's a window into the kinds of things people think but normally don't say.

I can understand wanting to be seen with depth and complexity. That's a totally reasonable and natural desire.

Date: 2012-03-06 03:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dietrich.livejournal.com
But it's still sort of compelling in the way Postsecret is; it's a window into the kinds of things people think but normally don't say.

Yeah, that's probably what keeps me coming back to it. Still...I don't know, maybe I'm weird, but I guess there's not a lot that I don't say. I know I can be a bit too honest, so it's compelling and hard to relate at the same time.

I keep forgetting or maybe never knew: where do you live? It'd be neat to meet you someday.

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