Ego: Good or not?
Jan. 11th, 2003 02:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dewingedSomeone once said something that caught me: The most attractive a person things they are, the less attractive they actually are.
This throws me. I'll explain.
I have The Party tonight. 10 PM, a night of gaming and food and no alcohol. Not what I want out of a party, but I know I need to get out, and the person throwing the party for themselves (tacky, much?) is inviting other friends outside the gaming group. Maybe someone, maybe not.
But...well. See, I went shopping yesterday, and in the midst of finding out I lost 2 inches off my waist from dieting, I got a few things out of Eddie Bauer.
And...I wonder how it reflects on me. Because, if I'm in nice clothes, and I'm all cleaned up and shaved and groomed, with my contact lenses in...I think I look pretty damn good. Now you guys know how I usually see myself. But...I do look nice, when I put the effort into it.
But, I see that statement I talked about at the top of this post, and I wonder...
This throws me. I'll explain.
I have The Party tonight. 10 PM, a night of gaming and food and no alcohol. Not what I want out of a party, but I know I need to get out, and the person throwing the party for themselves (tacky, much?) is inviting other friends outside the gaming group. Maybe someone, maybe not.
But...well. See, I went shopping yesterday, and in the midst of finding out I lost 2 inches off my waist from dieting, I got a few things out of Eddie Bauer.
And...I wonder how it reflects on me. Because, if I'm in nice clothes, and I'm all cleaned up and shaved and groomed, with my contact lenses in...I think I look pretty damn good. Now you guys know how I usually see myself. But...I do look nice, when I put the effort into it.
But, I see that statement I talked about at the top of this post, and I wonder...