General: May 2004 Archives

The question was: "Would you say you had problems with self-esteem? Is it harder for men to admit, because it's "owned" by women? Is it a facet of having too much time on one's hands?"

I'll tackle this a little at a time. I have had problem with self-esteem, but no more than anyone else. Low self-esteem is not a bad thing every once in a while, especially if you actually screwed something up, in which case it only makes sense. Those who never, ever have low self-esteem tend to arrogance, and in the extreme, scary disorders. Of course, it goes without saying that chronic low self-esteem is no good for anyone. By anyone, I mean the person with the low self-esteem as well as those who deal with them.

As previously stated, I went to an Indian dance recital on Thursday night where I somehow made a complete ass of myself. But I'll get to that later.

I was to meet Daywalker and her friends, at the Henri-Bourassa metro station. She neglected to mention which entrance, however, and it took 20 minutes to get together. On the way I passed an Indian couple dressed in an Indian way, looking confused and lost. I thought about asking them if they were her friends, but that seemed so gauche to ask the only Indian people in sight if they knew one in particular. I finally found Daywalker a block away with her new boyfriend and another friend of hers that I met a couple of months ago. We were still waiting for these other people when a conversation ensued: