(M-W's Word of the Day: trenchant-keen, sharp)
Hi, procrastinators! This post isn't writing related (but check my NaNoWriMo widget-so much progress!) but I thought I'd share this story anyway.
I've been having an awful day. I barely got any sleep thanks to an online physics project that was due this morning, which I gave up on at about 8. I was stressed about a Precal test that I'd missed (and barely had time to study for, thanks to the physics project), and was worried that failure was in my future. I like to think that I'm good at playing things off, making them into jokes and acting as if they were nothing, but I was really a nervous wreck. I still am, really.
But today, during one of my favorite classes, I was eating lunch off campus, ranting about my physics project, when one of my friends said, "I love the way you talk."
I must have looked confused, so he explained by saying, "You have all these different voices." (It's true; I do have a multitude of different voices I use when I'm quoting or mocking myself or others.) "Listening to you talk is like reading a book," he went on. "It's really cool. Plus, you use a lot of big words, and it makes you sound intelligent."
I honestly don't remember what I said in response, but I remembered feeling a lot better. This also meant twice as much than it normally would, since for the past few weeks, I'd been feeling like no one really cared what I had to say. It was nice to know that someone not only listened, but liked what I said. (Or how I said it, at least.) And despite taking the precal test after school and bombing it completely, I still feel 137% better now than I would have if he hadn't said anything.
My point in telling you this? I guess I'm just reminding you that kind words really do help brighten someone's say. After experiencing this today, I'm going to try to use more kind words towards others, and I highly, highly encourage you to do the same.
Now, time to study for a Spanish test! ¡Vamos!
T
Hi, procrastinators! This post isn't writing related (but check my NaNoWriMo widget-so much progress!) but I thought I'd share this story anyway.
I've been having an awful day. I barely got any sleep thanks to an online physics project that was due this morning, which I gave up on at about 8. I was stressed about a Precal test that I'd missed (and barely had time to study for, thanks to the physics project), and was worried that failure was in my future. I like to think that I'm good at playing things off, making them into jokes and acting as if they were nothing, but I was really a nervous wreck. I still am, really.
But today, during one of my favorite classes, I was eating lunch off campus, ranting about my physics project, when one of my friends said, "I love the way you talk."
I must have looked confused, so he explained by saying, "You have all these different voices." (It's true; I do have a multitude of different voices I use when I'm quoting or mocking myself or others.) "Listening to you talk is like reading a book," he went on. "It's really cool. Plus, you use a lot of big words, and it makes you sound intelligent."
I honestly don't remember what I said in response, but I remembered feeling a lot better. This also meant twice as much than it normally would, since for the past few weeks, I'd been feeling like no one really cared what I had to say. It was nice to know that someone not only listened, but liked what I said. (Or how I said it, at least.) And despite taking the precal test after school and bombing it completely, I still feel 137% better now than I would have if he hadn't said anything.
My point in telling you this? I guess I'm just reminding you that kind words really do help brighten someone's say. After experiencing this today, I'm going to try to use more kind words towards others, and I highly, highly encourage you to do the same.
Now, time to study for a Spanish test! ¡Vamos!
T