May 7, 2008

• In my mind, I accidentally offend people once in awhile. Then I feel bad about it. When I mention it to them, they are perplexed that I even worried about said offense because it didn’t even occur to them that I had possibly offended them. (Unsure if that sentence made sense…) I suppose it is better to know this about myself than to be oblivious and offend people left and right without knowing. I am almost TOO aware of what I say. Perhaps it’s the “Englisher” in me (as Cheryl calls us), but I plan & overanalyze before it goes out of my mouth (typically) and then I analyze it after the conversation is over. I recall answering some question in an interview once that, later, I found out I had answered “politically” (asked to see the interviewer’s notes). I have no idea how that would’ve happened. Seriously.

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