Wednesday, June 11, 2008

The alternative

I met my replacement this evening, in the university. Well, what a fucking nerd. He seems like an alright bloke, but I am hard enough on myself as it is. If I was him, there would be a lot of cutting and general self-harm involved.

It is such a relief to know that there is not a bigger, better, faster, smarter, stronger and better looking version of me out there. I try really hard to be good and do well, and if there was somebody who was just beating me, and I could not understand why, then it would fuck with my philosophy of the world.

I just read his cv. It is pretty impressively written. I might use it as a subsection of mine.

10 comments:

Ammaro said...

hahahahahaa dude... i really don't knwo what to say to this, besides email me a copy of his cv please, wouldn't mind using some of it here too!

Manutdfanatic said...

Why do I sense insecurity there?

That, is not you. You're not human remember?

Dr. Shale bin Agnon said...

It would die a death in industry. I did not realise academics from toff universities would really go for stuff that crappy. I have actually done all of it, the organising undergraduate maths sessions and all that, but I did not think it would be relevant.

ABU, you ever thought maybe people most often come across, due to overcompensation, as the opposite to what they are?

Anonymous said...

So now I understand wat u meant by a comment u made of my blog a while back. ;P

Don't be too hard on urself. In the working world, everyone is replaceable. And u, my friend, are no exception.

But i agree, it does feel good to know he's not all the things u mentioned he's not. ;)

Manutdfanatic said...

If I've understood correctly, by that logic, you are a sensitive loving caring sentimental human being?

Hard to imagine. But I'll rest my case here.

Dr. Shale bin Agnon said...

It is relieving, Miss Shoush.

Manutd, I moved my stuff immediately so the little old lady could sit down on the bus, even though there were spare seats further back and I knew it would make me really uncomfortable for the rest of the 4 hour trip this afternoon, and then I rang the cops because this guy was walking down the street punching things until his knuckles were bleeding and screaming "I'll fucking kill him", and I did not want the poor (nuts) bloke to get himself into trouble. I am bloody lovely.

L.R.643 said...

atleast u acknowledge that he's competent enough.. that's a 1st for me

Dr. Shale bin Agnon said...

You mean it is the first time you have seen me acknowledge somebody is competent? It happens, regularly, but maybe I forget to mention it.

L.R.643 said...

hmm, i wud like to think so...

Dazed and Confused said...

how modest of u !