Comments on: Ugandan clinic princess

By: robin

robin — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:00:23 +0000

Emmaco, thanks so much for sharing that story! I would have had the same reaction you did–both in the beginning and at the end.

This seems to be one of those repeating lessons for me, because I still don’t have it down: do not prejudge. Sigh. One day I will be perfect. (Cough.)

By: Emmaco

Emmaco — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:11:59 +0000

Hi Robin, I found your blog through Seven Impossible Things, and can’t resist telling my Ugandan clinic princess story. I recently attended my friend’s graduation dinner from her medical degree and the MC announced the after dinner speaker would be a plastic surgeon. “Great” I thought. “A profession filled with people dedicated to helping sick people and we get to hear from the one specialty that basically has no point. The one for rich people who want bigger breasts.”

Then the doctor gets up and talks about his work, which is a charity that works in developing countries helping children born with facial and cranial deformities. He spoke of the difference it made to these children to be able to talk and eat like other children. It was extremely inspirational and moving.

Eeek. I’m so glad I didn’t say any of my earlier thoughts aloud!

By: annette

annette — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:53:03 +0000

vc, i hear ya girl.

By: Vc

Vc — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:01:09 +0000

“Also, I believe Vc is a she. Right, Vc? ”

Last time I looked…. (If you get that ref….) *snicker*

As to a sense of humor, Annette, I’m in full agreement with you. I know mine’s WAY out on the far side of Saturn, but really I do have a very well developed one - it’s just that 99 and 99/100ths of this world or any other will never get it….

By: robin

robin — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:33:23 +0000

now i find it’s a good way to weed folks out of my life. you know if they don’t have a sense of humor (defined by whether or not they think i’m funny) then i just have no use for them

Annette, what a GREAT policy. Think I’ll adopt that.

Also, I believe Vc is a she. Right, Vc?

By: annette

annette — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 22:37:14 +0000

i don’t know who this vc is but i like him, a lot, all those “o” word attributes and a clean desk, oolala. patrick your office is a mess–no dinner (or girl scout cookies) for you until it is straightened.

i used to have a moderate amount of anxiety about saying inappropriate things. well not so much anxiety about saying inappropiate things as anxiety about my husband saying in the car on the way home, “I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU SAID THAT!–THAT’S MY BOSS FOR CHRIST SAKES!” (as one example). but i’ve moved on. now i find it’s a good way to weed folks out of my life. you know if they don’t have a sense of humor (defined by whether or not they think i’m funny) then i just have no use for them.

By: Vc

Vc — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 15:50:17 +0000

Patrick, mine’s clean all the time. I can’t work if stuff’s everywhere…. I was the only one at my last “real” job whose desk always looked like:

A. No one works there.

B. The person who uses that desk must be a relative of the boss who can’t get a job anywhere else.

By: Patrick, The Space Lord.

Patrick, The Space Lord. — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:01:25 +0000

Herb said it. Not me.

Vc, that’s the cleaned version of my desk. I keep the multi-functional paper device in another room. All the external hard drives and DVD burners are in the drawers at the moment.

By: robin

robin — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 03:11:18 +0000

Lizzie, that’s such a sweet story! I’m sure a lot of us have had that stupid situation of hating someone for no good reason, but not everyone gets the happy ending you did. And for such a small reason like holding open the door.

Patrick, do not use me for that example. You may recall from an earlier post that I’m still holding a grudge against someone who thought I was pregnant when I was just fat. Which would have been fine, except she kept insisting I must be pregnant. Slap her.

Vc, you’re right–e-mail can be both good and dangerous. Many’s the time I wish it didn’t send so quickly. But then the post office won’t let you take envelopes back out of their mailboxes, either. I’ve had that problem, too.

By: Patrick, The Space Lord.

Patrick, The Space Lord. — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 02:38:28 +0000

Robin, it’s a necessary contradiction. A hair stylist once tried talking me into dyeing my hair purple and my best friend responded, “Nah, he’s too weird to not appear normal.”

Herb, you’re looking at it all wrong. Talk as quickly as possible. Once it becomes clear that you’ve said something stupid, run with it.

“Hey, are you pregnant?” said Herb.

“NO!” shouted Robin

“–with an alien about to burst out of your chest?” said Herb. “Pfflaugg…”

Thrusts arm from chest in mock alien fashion.

“Squeeeeaa… Squeee..Pffttt AAAAAIIIIIEEEEE!!!”

Disclaimer: Robin was used as a stand in for someone who could be taken for being pregnant. Robin does not have any appearance of looking pregnant.

Don’t hurt me.