Comments on: from the greek: hē apóstrophos http://jessicaclary.com/blog/?p=973 jessica clary (dot) com Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:06:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: MarkHB http://jessicaclary.com/blog/?p=973&cpage=1#comment-6475 MarkHB Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:02:07 +0000 http://www.jessicaclary.com/blog/?p=973#comment-6475 I used to worry about being pedantic. I used to think I was weird for obsessing over details, and finding myself redoing work for the most picayune fault that I'd find. Then I noticed that I was getting cooler jobs than everyone else my age. Then I noticed that I was getting a really good reputation, and that other guys were going out of business. Then I stopped worrying about being weird, and obsessive, and picky. I started to think that maybe I was doing things right. Then I noticed how so many of the people who had told me to get a life were now asking me if I wanted fries with that. And I smiled. I used to worry about being pedantic. I used to think I was weird for obsessing over details, and finding myself redoing work for the most picayune fault that I’d find.

Then I noticed that I was getting cooler jobs than everyone else my age. Then I noticed that I was getting a really good reputation, and that other guys were going out of business.

Then I stopped worrying about being weird, and obsessive, and picky. I started to think that maybe I was doing things right.

Then I noticed how so many of the people who had told me to get a life were now asking me if I wanted fries with that.

And I smiled.

]]> By: Brian http://jessicaclary.com/blog/?p=973&cpage=1#comment-6414 Brian Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:37:41 +0000 http://www.jessicaclary.com/blog/?p=973#comment-6414 COMMA SPLICE COMMA SPLICE

]]> By: Becky http://jessicaclary.com/blog/?p=973&cpage=1#comment-6301 Becky Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:41:56 +0000 http://www.jessicaclary.com/blog/?p=973#comment-6301 You are so right! You should start a public education campaign. You are so right! You should start a public education campaign.

]]> By: colin http://jessicaclary.com/blog/?p=973&cpage=1#comment-6264 colin Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:19:10 +0000 http://www.jessicaclary.com/blog/?p=973#comment-6264 and you wonder why you're single. and you wonder why you’re single.

]]> By: Katie http://jessicaclary.com/blog/?p=973&cpage=1#comment-6260 Katie Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:22:30 +0000 http://www.jessicaclary.com/blog/?p=973#comment-6260 I love you. I love you.

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