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Jan. 25th, 2005 12:39 pmThe Ferrett on trying to be a man
The Ferrett on being a man, with more careful editing
I know a few people that can agree with this sentiment:
Why phrase it as "a man" at all? Why not "an adult"? And the answer to that raises another issue I haven't been able to answer.
See, a "man," when said in the proper tones, invokes an image. If you say, "He's a real man!" with reverence in your voice, it's archetypical; you hear that John Wayne cowboy voice, you know a lot of the guidelines, you understand instinctively what that person is and who they're trying to be. A man is someone who has people's respect. A man is honorable.
Somehow, the words "He's a real grownup" don't have that same strength. In fact, it sounds like an insult.
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I'm now wondering if I shouldn't try and learn a trade. My parents (more correctly, my mother) don't want me working through university, but I am feeling stagnated. I have trouble pulling myself out of bed in the morning, the 45-minute walk to campus seems eternal, and studying is something that other people do. I have no drive for anything, and that includes things like writing. I need to fix that, somehow. And maybe what I need is a skill.
Other options include working out - which I have a strong distaste for - or a hobby. The problem with a hobby is that too often, I'll do it for a little while and then poof, it's gone. (Like drawing. At the very least, I should damn well do Meredith's Christmas present >.<) Of course, there's always volunteering...
Sigh. Maybe I'll read All My Friends Are Superheroes again. Just to get back in the habit of reading.
The Ferrett on being a man, with more careful editing
I know a few people that can agree with this sentiment:
Why phrase it as "a man" at all? Why not "an adult"? And the answer to that raises another issue I haven't been able to answer.
See, a "man," when said in the proper tones, invokes an image. If you say, "He's a real man!" with reverence in your voice, it's archetypical; you hear that John Wayne cowboy voice, you know a lot of the guidelines, you understand instinctively what that person is and who they're trying to be. A man is someone who has people's respect. A man is honorable.
Somehow, the words "He's a real grownup" don't have that same strength. In fact, it sounds like an insult.
---
I'm now wondering if I shouldn't try and learn a trade. My parents (more correctly, my mother) don't want me working through university, but I am feeling stagnated. I have trouble pulling myself out of bed in the morning, the 45-minute walk to campus seems eternal, and studying is something that other people do. I have no drive for anything, and that includes things like writing. I need to fix that, somehow. And maybe what I need is a skill.
Other options include working out - which I have a strong distaste for - or a hobby. The problem with a hobby is that too often, I'll do it for a little while and then poof, it's gone. (Like drawing. At the very least, I should damn well do Meredith's Christmas present >.<) Of course, there's always volunteering...
Sigh. Maybe I'll read All My Friends Are Superheroes again. Just to get back in the habit of reading.
