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On Being Quiet

Posted Jun 30, 2005

As I have already introduced myself I guess it's time to introduce my journal. It doesn't really have a name but if it did I would call it Whitney On because that's just what it's about, me on stuff. Well, essays about things is more of a way to think of it. Most of these entries will be written in first draft here in the journal so if there are aggregious errors then that's just too bad. I can spell and I do write so get over it.

So, welcome.

Being quiet is one of the most misunderstood parts of my life. Partially by me and partially by others (mostly by others). Most people, if not all, that I come in contact with think I'm quiet because I'm one of several things: Shy, stupid, mysterious. I have no idea what they mean by mysterious other than once I was told I was an enigma. Shy is a problem only at my last job which I learned that now the managers were telling other people I was quiet. I hate that people think that I'm so quiet and that's all they can think of to say. What about all that blasted customer service and extra things I did when I was there? Those buggers need to be shot and that's all there is to it.

The biggest question is this: Why can other people be quiet and not be called enigma's or shy?
I'm not anymore quiet than most I don't think and certainly not as much as I was two years ago. No one takes into account the geniuses that have been quiet in the past (Graham Chapman comes to mind). Not that I'm calling myself a genius but I imagine Albert Einstein didn't just run off at the mouth everyday.
When you're really young people like to say that quiet people learn better so you think it's alright to be a little quieter than some. But as you get older you get called wierd and you find out that's it's suddenly not. However, as an observance, I have found that I do know a few more things than those who talk talk talk all the time but that could also be in my extraordinary interest in things.

The point is I can't stand being told I'm quiet like it's something I never noticed before or like I'm the quietest person in the world. Seriously people need to get over themselves.
Unfortunately I can't turn this into one of those "believe in yourself and don't let anybody get to you" articles because I can't stand it and people do get to me. So the best I can do is this: Make some threatening phone calls and repent afterwards.

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