"You always look so tired."

[eye_of_a_cat]

Apart from the fact that this doesn't ever sound like a compliment, it's just annoying. I thought I was organising my time and work quite well. Apparently, I am organising my time and work quite well - but the effect of this is that I'm existing at some low level of tiredness all the time, that other people can see this, and that I don't even notice. Can't I at least fool people? Bah.

In better news, a student who's usually the quietest and shyest person alive, and who's only just recently started speaking at all without looking absolutely terrified of it, turned up to class yesterday all happy and confident and enthusiastic about discussing things. And she brought grapes, too.

Comments

[moon-very-thin.livejournal.com]

Well done. I guess the shy girl feels comfortable in your tutorials. That's brilliant.

[eye-of-a-cat.livejournal.com]

I really hope she does - the quiet students bother me, because I don't want to think there's anyone feeling too intimidated by the others to speak, but I hate to pick on them by asking direct questions ("Uh, someone who's not spoken to me yet?" *eye contact drops*)