So, the other night, Jer was telling me about some conversation he had with a friend back in high school.  They told each other to describe the other in just one word.

“So what one word would you use to describe me?”  I asked him.

He paused for a moment to think.  “I can’t think of the right word.  It’s not, ‘cynical’ but it’s the closest thing I could think of.  And then maybe complicated.”

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I don’t know how I feel about being called “cynical.”

Is it because at times I have low(er) expectations (of society, people and situations)?  I do so because I like to be wonderfully surprised instead of being greatly disappointed (and then having to turn to alcohol to numb the pain…*smirk).

I like to call (spin) myself a “cautious optimist.” 

But then I realized, “Wait a minute.  Maybe my sense of reality pales in comparison to his idealistic view of the world!” 

I don’t know.

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Anyway, eventually, we agreed to come up with five words for each other.

I think I have mine now:

1. Philosophical
2. Idealistic
3. Tragic
4. Complex

The last word is a toss up among the following:

• Hippie
• Slutty
• Racist

Would it be cheating if I said “a hyphenated combination of any or all?”  Perhaps a “racist-slutty-hippie?”

Ah, just close your eyes and throw a dart.

(*Inside jokes. He’s not really racist.)